Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-26
|, J. WILKES IS
CHOSEN HEAD
OF ARK. LEGION
Helena Man Elected Com
mander at Pine Bluff Con-
vention-To Hot Springs
in 1922.

Pine Bluff, Sept. 21.--Election OF
officers and naming the next con-
yention city yesterday afternoon
finished the business session OF the
state convention of the American
Legion, which convened here Thurs
day with representatives from more
than 100 posts in the state aud
with several hundred visitors i'll
attendance.
Luther J. Wilkes, commander oil
Richard l.. Kitchens Post No. Al OF
Helena was elected state commander.
Mr.. Wilkes was nominated by John
Sheffield, and it was Immediately
moved that the nominations be clos
\ ed.
| Following the election o. the state
commander the oath of office was
administered by Leigh Kelley OF
| Fort Smith, Wilkes predecessor.
The new commander at once as
sumcd office and presided during
| tho remainder of the session.
! Following a spirited fighting in
which Fort Smith and FL Dorado
lwcre strong contcnderS, Hot Springs
was selected as the city for the
|1922 convention.
Other officers and delegates nam
led were:
| First vice commander. represent
ing the navy, Floyd Wingo OF Stuff
CART: second vice commander, repre-
lsenting the Marine Corps, w. {.
|Rokc, Lake Village; third vice COM
mandcr. representing the Nurse
| Corps, Miss Joe Cooper Texarkana;
fourth vice commander representing
Iarmv, George d. Mccain, McGchcc;
department adjutant Pat Murphy,
Arkadclphia; department treasurer,
| James Keith, Little Rock trc-clcct-
cd; department historian, Joe Burns
| Blythcvillc; department chaplain, the
Row Hugh Robinson, McGehoe; ser
geant at arms, Maj. Sam Crawford,
FL Dorado; national executive com
imittccman, DR.. j. S. C0misky, Tex
larkana:: vice national committee
at large OF state executive commit
tee, Sam Trimble of Pine Bluff, O.
&c. Brewer Of Helena, Leigh Kelley,
Fort Smith, and Phillip Sisney OF
Hot Springs; delegates to the ma
tional convention. Kenneth Raincr,
Blythoyille, and Ebert Reynolds,
Pine Bluff; alternatcs, Leigh Kelley,
Fort Smith. and Horace Chamber
lain. Little Rock.
The following delegates and al
tcrnatcs to the national convention
land members Of the state executive
committee from the seven congress
sional districts were elected
First district--Walker of Para
gould. delegate; j. Sheffield of Hell
cna. alternate; committeeman, Dr..
Floyd Clardy of JonesbOro.
Second districts. i. Whitman of
Newport, A. f. Whisinant of Claren-
don, alternate; {. +. CoGfey, COM
mittccman.
Third district Lloyd Ellis of Fay
cttoyillc. delegate; s. T. Donahoo, al
ternate
Fourth district-Sam Wood of
Fort Smith; w. S. Jones of Tex
Iarkana alternate; A. +, Wadley Of
lTeXarkana. committeeman.
Fifth district--Paul Griebol Of
Little Rock; Luther A, Reed. alter
nate: Roy Wood Of Little Rock, COM
lmittCcman.
Sixth district NJ. l.. ReinbcrGcr
Of Pine Bluff; Floyd Wingo of Stuff
CART, alternate; S. A. Drcnncr, COM
Imittceman.
Seventh distrct-E r. McFaddcn
of Hope; II. S. Smedley of El Do
RADIO, alternate; Sam Crawford Of
El Dorado, committeeman.
Members of the American Legion
posts were urged by the new state
commander to make their posts inn
lportant civic organizations, such as
are the chambers of commerce aud
other organizations