Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-03
WOMEN ARE LAUDED
IN LEGION SESSION;
GOV. DAVIS SPEAKS
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GUESSING the efforts that mad been put
forth 10 keep the general patriotism
OF the state al high level. he de-
clared that. In his belief. the failure
o: The ..ro?osaI 10 establish universal
military training was perhaps 4 bet
ter thing on the whole than its sue
cess would have been. as the citizens
at LARGE showed themselves uuready
TO accept the idea. and the members
of the legion were Of :. divided
cp!nionI
Legion HnIks Mobs.
Citing the several instances in the
state where mob action had been
avorted due solely To the efforts OF
legion men to calm excited citizenry.
Commander stuart stated this was
sufficient evidence that the campais n
10 promote loo per cent American
ism had no, been unfruitful De-
clariag himself az thankful for the
fact that the State had one Of the
smallest alien elements in the ma
ton TO keep free from the Bolshcvist
theories. The speaker went on to
urge that the legion whole -hcartedly
should back the public cduca / ion
system that the unseen but not I'M
felt enemies o. Ignorance and
prejudice might be successfully put
10 rout. lie intimated that he Will
nc tho champion o! q resolution
along this line In coming sessions
Of the convention
Under the head OF relief for the
wounded and the dependents of the
dead, which the legion has univer-
sally taken as cardinal principle
for its existence, Commander stuart
gave credit for the passage of the
Sweet bill through a hostile national
legislature entirely to nation w ide
gatherings OF DICTIONARIES who de.
seconded upon Washington In the
darkest days of the bills life and
brought IL through to its rightful
place on the statute books. lie then
went on 10 outline the progress that
has been made with the so-callcE
Optional Fourfold Relief BILL" pro.
viding compensation for all service
men, which has been passed by the
House of Representatives and awaits
senatorial action next March.
Commander Stuart closed his re-
marks with commentator for tho
better records now being made IL
the war risk bureau and Fedora
Board for Vocational Training
Speaking of the doubled membership
that has been brought about since
last October, making the Virginia
department the largest east OF tho
Mississippi with the single exception
OF Kentucky. the retiring executive
expressed entire confidence in the le-
gion's future success.
Price Praiscs Women.
state Adjutant w. l.. Price pre-.
faced his report with the hope thai
among the smaller posts OF the Stat,
tie individual mcmb.is would, il
the future. shoulder more OF the re-
sronsibility for making the legion {
1.-Two body. lie urged post officers t.
SEQ that in Il suitable position in thei:
communities Il bulletin board bt
erected. declaring .hat the Interest
in the legion would be gagged by The
consistency with which the bulletin
was maintained. lie illustrated hi:
point with an anecdote from his ser.
vice In the Argonne. His unit nat
been showing signs of "droopiness.'
Suddenly on their divisional bulletin
board at headquarters appeared i;
statement from German colone
WIZ iidu bSSi prisoner. Inls
officer, ono OF the few Teutons who
ever praised the American military
forces, declared that the infantry ans
artillery had exceeded by their ex.
cellent performance anything eve,
before known to European military
leaders.
Adjutant Prico drew tho bigges
ovation Of the session when he de.
:lared that the highest recogniti6r
vas due to the women who arc striv.
Ing to Keep up their auxiliaries
Again no illustrated his meaning
with reference to tho other side
3 When he noticed that for a long tim:
no men of s b: 81 n ess had 4 secrist
sss sas s'sls 'aSss!s Ess.sss;