Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-23

to their comrades, captain Wulter M.
Ccarfy Post, No. 315, of the American
"e"''' Legion. is considering
,snsS the proposal Of main
ZSSsNSSM tanning bed in hos
ENlAWsSAMR pital for the benefit of
S@SNMS3SNE its members.
ANNE.4yXF Post Commander Da
%aeNSW vid 3. Simpson declared
today that at recent
meeting of the post it developed that
nne of the comrades was in a serious
condition in hospital and that
neither the comrade nor his family was
in financial position to maintain him
in such an institution.
This man is n native of the British
West Indies. former sergeant of a
machine gun company in the 109th In
fantry. and was gassed in France.
At the last meeting Of the post a
resolution was adopted to the effect
that any member of the post. who is
thc rost commander or post adjutant,
should be provided with flowers at the
expense of the post
Plans have been completed by Tioga
Post No. 319 for its first annual ball to
he held in the Second Regiment Armory,
Broad street and Susichanna avenue.
next Wednesday evening. January 2S.
The officers of the county committee. to-
gether with representatives from num-
her of the posts in the city. have been
invited to attend this function. 1t is
being conducted for the benefit of the
memorial building fund of the post
The army recruiting Office at 1345
Arch street, which is in charge of Col
onel j. A. Castor, will provide the
names and addresses of the next of
kin of the Philadelphia soldier dead
In connection with the Forthcoming
exercises in the Metropolitan Opera
House. February %, when GER
tifcates of the French Government will
be presented by the Legion.
Colonel CASTOR will receive these
lists from the War Department. He
lean Legion, and. in Philadelphia
county, the distribution will be made
through the various posts. The big
task which confronts the War Depart
ment will be realized when it is un-
derstood that the lists of the families
Of 10000 of this country's soldier
dead must be divided according to
states and cities and these names dis
tributed throughout the United States,
so that distribution of the French GER
tifcates may be effected one mouth
from yesterday.
Arrangements for this affair have
been in charge of a committee of six
teen in Philadelphia county and much
of the work of proper distribution will
devolve upon the following seven dis
trict chairmen of the Legion: First
district Frank W. Melvin; second dis
trict, r. r. Hogan; third district.
H. n. Schwartz; fourth district. Leo
Weinrott fifth district. J. j. Lamond;
sixth district, A. Nevin DIETRICH; sew
cutb district. William o. Muench, Jr.
Lieutenant Henry H. Houston Post
No. g. of Germantown, will hold its next
meeting, Wednesday, January 2S, at
which time a report on the Americana
zation conference will be made by Edgar
W. Baird, who is the Pennsylvania
representative ON Americanization and
a member of this post. .
Hyram Calkins, professor of political
economy at the University of Pennsyl-
yania, will discuss the new bill on war
risk insurance at this meeting. There
will be a discussion of post activities
and the presentation of an outline of
legislation at state and national con
ventions.
Byron s. Walton. of Post No. 3, has
been elected chairman of a Fraternal
IUllN DAN lJtuSue III lHc
league to be composed of the different
organizations, including the American
Legion, whose representative is chair
man.
1t was decided at the executive com
nittee meeting of this post to organize
Yst band. Raymond Netter is chair
man of the music committee, and all
men eligible for membership who can
play instruments are to be invited to
Join Post 3, with the idea of forming
complete band. The post will secure
complete set of instruments.
Philip J. Meaney Post. No. 249. of
the American Legion. meeting at 1885
South Broad street, proposes that the
city posts get together for joint ac-
tivities. The post meets every Friday
evening, and is anxious to hear from
other posts which might be interested
in this suggestion.
Permanent officers were elected at
The last meeting of the post, to serve
for 1920. They are:
Commander. Joseph " Somers vice
commander, william A. Mclaughlin ::
adjutant, Walter W. Haugherty |;
hnance officer, Albert S. Myers; his
torian, Charles F. Devine chaplain,
urdnNllle Taylor; employment OFFICER,
Homer Hacker; county committee dele
gate, Homer Hacker.
Executive ommittee-Philip Roach,
Joseph Keenan,. Charles Esola. Frank
Coster and Frank Cersee.
Display of anything binting of wealth
brought fines at the poverty party"
OF the Prince Forbes Post, American
Legion, last night, at the Kingsessing
recreation Center, Forty ninth street
and kingsessing avenue.
Some of those who thought they were
cad properly had overlooked little ar
llces of adornment betraying wealth or
e1travagance and were fined
The proceeds from the entertainment
h Will be added to the post fund for
4 new clubhouse.