The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-08
LOCAL LEGION
HOLDS JUBILEE
City Legionnaires Cele-
brate Pendill's Election
as State Commander.
ADDRESS BY RANDALL

AUDlEES DI hAVDALL
1t takes more than a drizzling rain
to dampen the enthusiasm of the mem
bers Of the Kenosha Post Of the
American Legion. This was demon
strated on Tuesday evening when de-
spite driving drizzle, more than three
hundred, Kenosha legionnaires, paraded
through the down town district of Ke-
noshalto celebrate the election of their
former post commanded, Claudius G.
Pendill to the position Of commander
of the department Of Wisconsin.
There were paper caps, canes, horns
and everything which go to make up a
first class parade. The place of honor
in the procession was accorded to
State Commander Pendill with whom
rode Commander Theodore Boyington
Of the Fred S. Lowell post Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic and Congress
man Clifford E. Randall Then came
the four young lady members Of the
Kenosha post who served as Red Cross
nurses during the war, and behind
ing, iubilant legionnaires. The pro-
cession marched through the down
town district, circled Library Park
and returning to Market Square, took
a swing into the city hall which
episode brought forcibly to the minds
of the city fathers, at their meeting of
the city council, the honor which the
election had brought to Kenosha.
Pendill Praises the Post.
The parade did not start the jubilee.
AT eight o'clock, an hour before the
procession started the legionnaires
held their regular meeting in the Coli
scum. The first order of business was
a concise report by Ralph w. Corey,
chairman of the Kenosha delegation at
the recent Green Bay convention, who
told how Claudius G. Pendell had been
the unanimous choice of the legion
naires of the state for the commander
Of the department Of Wisconsin.
In reply Commander Pendill declar-
ed that the thing which had brought
the headquarters Of the Wisconsin Lee
gion to Kenosha had been. the splendid
work of the Kenosha legioni in building
up the Kenosha post to it's place as a
leader among the posts Of the state"
"The Kenosha post represented what
the legion should be in Wisconsin"
declared Commander Pendill, land that
is the reason the Communicating came
to u.s." He urged the Kenosha post to
continue to set the pace for the other
Badger posts and declared that in
this way they could help greatly
in the work of the organization in
the coming year.
Resigns Local Commandership.
In closing his address, State Com
mander Pendell thanked all members
of the post for the splendid support
which he had been given during bis adj
ministration. He declared that he
would try to spread through the state
this same spirit of cooperation which
had already made Kenosha famous.
Commander Pendill stated that as
much as he regretted it, his new duties
would force him to resign his present
position as commander Of the Kenosha
post and asked the members to release
him from this position.
With the acceptance of the resigna=
ton, Vice Commander John D. Alex
ander became acting post commander.
Later in the evening the executive
committee held a called meeting and
elected Ralph w. Corey to serve out
the unexpired term as commander Of
the Kenosha post. The fact that Vice
Commander Alexander will not be able
to remain in Kenosha most Of the
time during the next six months, was
taken into consideration by the com
mittee in making its choice.
Congressman Makes Address.
Acting Post Commander Alexander
introduced to the service men, Con-
gresham Clifford E. Randall, whom he
characterized as one of the solons,
who had kept the spark Of life in the
soldier compensation bill and had all
ways been ready and willing to help
any man who defended the flag in any
way that he could.n
CAS- citizen of Kenosha," said Con-
gresham Randall, as one who has
watched the splendid work of this or
ganization and as one who has done
whatever was within his power for
your members, want to express my
pride in your post and in the honor
which the election of Claudius G.
Pendill to state commander has
brought to it,"
Tells of Bonus Bill.
AS suggested by Acting Commander
Alexander, Congressman Randall spoke
to tn, legion men regarding the
bonus bill" He told how "sinceJ he
thought that those who had gone out
and fought for the country were able
% handle their own affairs" he had
been strong in the support of the
measure to compensate without tying
any strings to it" all men who served
in the war. He told how he had been
one of the forty five who forced favor