The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
BANGS ELECTED
LEGION HEAD

jamestown, N. D., Sept. 29.-The
third convention of the North Dako-
ia Department of the American Leg
ion became history today with the
election of officers and the selection of
Devils Lake as the 1922 convention
city.
M. H. Sprague of Grafton was
lected National Committeeman and
'hillip r. Bangs, of Grand Forks, vice
commander, was elevated to the office
state commander. -.
Jack Williams was unanimously
hosen as state adjutant there being
no opposition.
Other officers elected are: ,
George H. Rusk Of Bismarck, vice
commander; L. r. Baird Of Dickin-
son, finance officer; L. W. Upshaw
of Jamestown, chaplain; William
Jcr a:. =, Lisbon, historian.
IT, fight of the day was in the Sc
lection Of next years convention city.
Mark Y. Traynor, chairman Of the
Devils Lake delegation, made an elo-
quent plea in behalf Of his city as the
chosen place and Major A. B. WEIGH of
Mandan presented the advantages of
Mandan. Devils Lake was chosen by
a vote of 1877 to S3.
A resolution was adopted changing
the constitution so that tho state exc
eutive committee shall be composed
of the department commander, the de-
pa-tment adjutant and three members,
one from each of the three judicial dis
tricts. The three members from the
Judicial districts chosen are H. G. Car
penter of Fargo, F. S. Henry of Bis
marck and A. B. Welch of Mandan.
These men with the two department
officers viii comprise the new execu-
tive committee. $780,.
At today's session it was decided
that the term of the department Off
GERS shall begin Immediately instead
of in January. AS result Mr.. Bangs
today assumes Office and presided at a
meeting Of the executive committee
tonight,
In order to retrench financially
the salary of the department adjutant
was set at 50: 200 and the Office Of War
Risk Insurance officers was abolished
The department adjutant will handle
The state headquarters will remain
in Fargo. s..
The national committee man, de-
partment commander and adjutant
We're chosen delegates at large for
the national convention which will be
held next month in Kansas City.
The delegates for the national con-
vention elected are as follows:
First District =. Seth Richardson
Fa-go; Earl Sarles, Hillsboro; M.
H. Lynch, Lidgerwocd; J. H. Frame:
Grafton.
Second Districts. W. Newberry
jamestown: S. B. Streeter, Linton;
Hugh Mccullough, Washburn; A.,
A. Jones, Bismarck.
Third District j. M. Hanley
Mandar; F. R. Landers, Minot; j.
X. Kennedy, Mandan; c. R. Stark
Dickinson.
The alte-nates chosen are as fol
lows:
First District-Paul Glass, Lari
more; Vine Lord, Cando; H. M. Stan
ton. Grand Forks; S. S. Pinkham, Cas-:
selton.
Second District ]. R. Murphy.
Darlington; Ed. Hadley, Glendale;
DIR. Pick, Velva: Cliff Ferguson, Val
ley City.
Third District-A. Rossdeau, Cros-
by, Harry Polk, Bowbells; Ben Ev-
erson, Nrashburn; E. G. Peterson:
ickinssn.
A definite stand against the Indus
ial Workers of the World was taken
TIE convention at the morning SEES
n today. A resolution was passed
king The next legislature to exert
.ery effort to secure the enactment
the next legislature Of this state
Of such laws as shall effectually and
speedilv rid North Dakota Of the 1,
w. w"
Other resolutions asked North
Dakota employers to give preference
to the disabled veterans and that the
new bridge across the Missouri river
8 Be named as North Dakota Memorial
Rridren to perpetuate the cause for
which the men, and women Of this state
served. A resolution was passed pay
inc respects to the late National Com