Evening journal., 1921-09-23
LEGION VOTES
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also made an address.
Wilmingtonian secured a num-
Der OF important places on the list
OF officers. The entire list OF Of
hcers elected follows:
Commander. Harry J. Pettyjohn,
Milford.
Vice-commander. DR.. Richard X.
Spahr. Middletown.
Chaplain. the Rev. Francis Tuck
er. Wilmington.
Historian. II. b. Cohee. Whining
ton.
Master-at-arms. l. II. Glover.
Wilmington.
National Executive Committee
man. Colonel Thomas w. Miller
Wilmington.
Delegate-at-large. National Con-
vention. Colonel Miller, Whining
ton.
] Alternate. C. W. wishtman. Do
YER
Members OF the State Executive
Committee.
Wilmington, DR. Meredith T. Sam
uel. past State commander; Wesley
r. Taylor.
New Castle county. Harvey Clou-
ser.
Kent county, u. H. Hanson.
Sussex county, John A. Lindsay.
Delegates 10 National Convention.
wilmington John J. Dugan.
Henry G. Parker.
Alternates. DR.. Meredith 1. Sam
uel. L. II. webb.
New Castle county. Dr. Louis NJ.
Levinson.
Kent county, James Bice, OF Do
YER
Sussex county. Earl Sylvester.
Retiring State Commander. Lieu
tenant-Colonel John p. LeFevre. OF
Dover. in his report said that the
Legion In Delaware now numbers
500. He urged the posts to be more
active in their work and TO use more
system. He commended the Middle
town Post for the erection Of the
monument as a memorial 20 sol
dier who died overseas.
He also commended the Walter r
Fox Post OF Dover for tho success.
ful carnival that the Post held. and
which brought the Legion before tho
people. He said there should be a
women's auxiliary for every post. Hs
lauded Department Adjutant Parker
OF Wilmington. for the systematic
work he had accomplished in plac,
ing the Delaware Legion on a work.
ing basis.
Resolutions adopted unanimously
by the convention urged Congress
, to legislate for the protection Of thl
dye interests; asks that a fedora
ban be placed on the importation o
4 German moving picture films; com
D. mends the activities OF the Fedora
Employment Bureau. and reafirmc
the stand Of the department favor
ing the passage Of the soldiers ad
justed compensation bill by Con
gress.
. BY resolution Of the convention
b presented by Laurence Roberts Post
o No. 21, Of Wilmington. George \
! Davis, prominent Wilmington attor
J. ney and first temporary chairman o
the American Legion in Delaware
was named a past state commando
in recognition Of Mr.. Davis service
in organizing the first units Of IN
y legion in the state.
I New Commander Bntcrtains
Shortly before / o'clock the con
vention recessed and the delegate
attended luncheon as the guest
Of Captain Pettyjohn. Upon recon
; yening the convention heard the re
ports Of retiring State Commando
John p. LeFevre and Henry G. Parl,
. er. state adjutant
= In his report. Adjutant Parker re
= viewed the great amount OF relic
/. work carried on by the departmer
1 during the year in giving assistanc
2 10 the diseased and disabled forme
4 service men and their families. Owe
II 1900 such cases we're handled durin
d the year. the report showed.
o The convention voted down tw
resolutions condemning the Ku Klu
n Klan, the members opposing the
n passage taking the position that IN
IS Legion should take no action unit
/. the federal authorities had acted
II the matter.
IT Commend CustOdian's Action
h The steps taken by Alien Properi
Custodian Miller and the officials
o his department in recovering an
y holding the Bergdoll properties WEI
l. warmly commended in resolution
+ adopted. The Foss-Kenyon bill, pre-
l. viding for the extension OF the fec
/ eral vocational training act was al
. proved as was the action Of Repre-
sentative Joseph p. Fordney in bs
. half Of the soldiers adjusted CON
pensation bill.
The way was paved for a futur
enlargement OF the State Executiv
Committee to nine members by tn
, adoption OF a resolution which mus
be submitted TO the next convention
The convention also gave past Stat
commanders the privileges OF dele
gates in future conventions
Governor William ID. Denney wa
rendered a cordial reception whe
he reviewed the recent trip OF IN
American Legion delegation throug
France. While Il was not suEgeste
by the Governor. a resolution wa
adopted condemning the action ,
members OF the party who receive
foreign decorations retaining sue
as their personal property. Tn
measure will be presented to IN
national convention.
II was set out in a resolutio
adopted that the American Legio
should not accept any medal or de,
\ orations from a foreign government
and that such medals as have bee
received should be returned to N
department head. This had rerei
ence to medals that were conferro
.on members because they wer