The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-19
HOTEL CLARENDON

Observation-Disclosures.
Among the distinguished guests at
the Hotel Clarendon during the week
were r. w Galbraith, national com
mander of the American Legion. with
his charming wife. Col and Mrs.
Galbraith live in Cincinnati but they
came to Florida direct from New
York TO Seabreeze ON pleasure and
business trip. The colonel expressed
himself as pleased. because he had
met so many old time friends IN Sea
breeze. among them being Mr.. and
Mrs. |. E. Gardner of Toledo and Mr..
and Mrs. F. H. Berold of Cincinnati,
both families having cottages in Sea
breeze; also r. l.. Gallo. the eour-
teous cashier at the Clarendon, whom
he colonel had known for six years,
and when Mr.. Gallo was cashier in
the Woodward hotel in New York
City. also A. Roach. who is chief bell
boy at the Clarendon aad whom Col.
Galbraith had known when Roach was
serving in the same capacity in the
Woodward hotel
Col Galbraith Is d very distin-
guished appearing gentleman. He
has prematurely gray hair. which
gives added distinction to his APP
pearanee lie was with The Thirty
seventh division and was colonel OF
the l47th infantry, and although he
was too modest to talk of his war ex-
periences. the history OF his division
tells its own story.
Col. Galbraith was elected to the
high office OF national commander of
the American Legion on September
70 10 succeed Franklin D'Olier, who
was the first man to enjoy this honor.
His office will expire ON November /,
holding past the year to the time of
the national convention To be held i'll
Kansas City on September 1880 and
November /.
Col. Galbraith said that there was
now / 900 organized posts of the
American Legion, a million members
- wemen's auxiliaries. ana that there
We're organizations in every state and
every dependency OF the United
States. and as well in IS foreign eoun
tries. including all the allied nations
Col. Galbraith was asked what the
advantages were to man belonging
TO the Legion. and he said
I'VE never inquire what a man is
TO gain by joining the Legion. but il
is rather a matter OF what he Legion
gains BIZ his membership The Legion
is bound 10 become the greatest foree
IN the world. 1t is absolutely demo
cratic: no man is ever addressed by
mis- title; every man is plain Mr. or
tomrade' in the Legion. The organi-
zation is absolutely non-partisan. non
political ard non-sectarian. Our aim
IS to teach and to insist upon 100 per
cent Americanism
In every community where there is
post this organization stands foi
all things that tend to the uplift O
the public and for all civic righteous
less.
III is not the province or work o
the Legion TO enter into the labor dis
tarbances OF the country. and it ha
never acted as a strike breaker o
taken part III any of these disturb
ances.
col Galbraith was asked if Their
was any distinction made between tn
men who had seen foreign servic
and those who had only been in cam
ON this side, and he said:
1T is very seldom that one men
5er will even ask of another whethe
OF not he mas seen overseas service
The man who stood ready TO go whe
mis- time came is just as much of
patriot as the man who Went across
in fact, every man who was compete
by Circumstances 10 remain on hi
side doing military duty feels that
was his misfortune that he was nc
called overseas
Col Galbrsith said there was en- O
ganization OF overseas" men, bu
that he did not belong TO it.
Mrs. Galbraith is very charmin
little woman and was much please
With Seabreeze, ana both she and he
distinguished husband we're deiighte
with the Hotel Clarendon. Mrs. Ga
braith said she had feared that
would be N ultra fashionable pIac
but that she was delighted with il
elegance and at the same time i
genuine homelike air and democrat
atmospheric They enjoyed the NO
derful beach. as do all visitors, an
Col. Galbraith, who spent steFda
noretng on the Clarendon golf iint
pronounced them wonderful and sd.
that he had very thoroughly enjoyt
the games there
Col and Mrs. Galhraith have r
Gently spent several days IA Jackso
vile. where he spoke at Il large NEE
ing Of the Legion. ana viii stop fhel
Today on their way North
H. H. Raymond OF New York Gil
arrived at the Hotel ClarendC
Thursday Mr. Raymond is presidel
81 the Clyde line 81 steamships al
is also connected with the Mallol
steamship line. In his party at Il
Clarendon are Miss NJ Ryan II Br2o
kn. y. Y; Mrs. r. L. Burgess of We
frsll. n s.. aud Mrs F. II. Borden
Fernandina, Fla.