Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-02
LEGION CR|T|C|zES.
!. S. GOVERNMENT.
Farre Convention Condemns II
for Failure to Penalize Indis-
criminate Wearing of Victory
Buttons

q govornn,on, oc 49, 49,, '''''''N
lowis the yioto,.v h,tton - sau ,.,,
sgrace tbrouyb ro,Iiao,,n. -, ,.,,..e
discriminoto ,vo,r,,f 80 IL ,,,~., 49,,
iIinr fnr nuuisbn,nn. 81, ,,,,,,r,s,,,,,,
persona uearin, 90. .oIiir a., ,,,,,,o,,
ithout proner nu,boritv n,as .dnntod
.sterdsy Mt tho socorL arn,,aI ,nn,,o,- =
pn of the American Iogion Danortn,ont
Ver,nont il, sessi,, a. ,hi. ,i,, A.
her important resolution which recalved
q arprobation of tho ex.soryice mon
as that which fnvorod tho .don,ion hv
Vermont I.egislaturo of toot ~ laws
prevent tho ,mnronor woar,,, ~ rho
sigma ~ ,be America, ocio,, tn Va
ont.
Although tho vvoa,bor u,s a,,.,,i,e- bu.
cal tho ~, ox.sor,,ico wan ronr,so,,,i,,,
posts of tho denar,nor. ,nd Tho T.
leratcs from, rour meets of ,,,o No,o.,.s
ixiliary. ontored into tho sn,rit Of tho
casion with much onthusiasm and main
med the renutatior which tho American
Agion gained AT its first convention Il,
arlington last year for being a live
ganization.
AT the opening or the afternoon session
ere was a lively contest for tho honor
entertaining tho ox-servicc men at the
ird annual convention next wear. Rut-
nd finally won out. after 81. Johnsbury
I'd put IN strong bid and then with
tawed from the race. The choice was
ane Unanimous
There were also some spirited contests
r the various offices. BY resolution
iopted in the afternoon. the offices of
,utant' state war risk OFFICER and state
cstonai framing or,cer We're J',n'u
l'er one mead ana Inc three-to'd oHloe
- !, y,
a" maze more important ny the attH'n-
ent OF a salary amounting 70 nor more
an ~" per MONTH me resoiu'l''' pro
oes 'lldt ,ne man e'ec'eo w 'n'S oui.e
=" sNe ms en,l'e u'ne 10 tne WoIh
~ sha.' ',s''l'5.n ms o.We AZ Non'
fn,en ,.'e' W '',,eso"
lieu w III, 'i'ls i',p'l .d"t .i NV
go VIC unanimous
n,ei'''",,,
INC &c 60,
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s'oi'
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riHeue'u, vi an VI ,"u'oN' Nui rs
alaHeF u burlington anu george MAJ
e"s OF bennington.
en- oeiesa.es Gnu .en e''.Ina'ss 10 .he
WV NUN "e en,e' Lo.'
alrs' 'ohn "u'hvah VI o.
pane' MI foWe'l Oh 81 JohhsourF' Guy
uooaru VI ""uSo'' Mn" rlsner VI
III. W. '' NreE " N"'ar'' 'u'
Arm
etcheI OF 'ohnson' ~, u L. rroSt 0.
ttsioro, ber' . tiElaIu VI hutlAno ana
aip" reaieo'' % Huuio"' at'e'na
req / Lang or burlington MI hast
rs ol oprlnsi'eIa' 'd'hes Cruihshhnk OF
aro"lck' bert bahleis OF 81 JoAhsourF'
gorge carpenter or MontpeIer' George
orion OF Wlnooskl, b. W. Randall OF
ichmond' Daniel ?. thompson Of Bel
VS. Falls, George b. kearney OF Ludlow
"a Or George Newton or waterbury
me second annual convention opened
onoaF evening "nen prelminaries were
tenoeo 10 ana an ADDRESS delivered by
rank r Sioley. war correspondent OF
Boston Clone This cleared the
Pcke for action az the regular business
Getting OF the convention which was
lied TO order yesterday morning at nine
clock IN the opera house, Department
Pmmander John N. Thomas Of Middle
irr presiding. l. T E,dCerton acted