South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-08
NOTABLES IN CITY
FOR BIG MEETING
OF DICTIONARIES
Fathers and Friends Invited to
Witness Installation of
1922 Officers.

LEGION PAGE-NOTABLES IN 3
Fathers and friends OF South
Bend Post so, the American Legion.
will gather with the vets Of the
World War tonight at the Chamber
Of Commerce to hear addresses from
Department Commander Claude +.
Gregg Of Vincennes and i. r. Gig
nilliat. past department commander.
OF Culver Military academy. Frank
Henley. state adjutant. VIII also be
IN South Bend for the meeting.
Tonights gathering. which prom
Uses 20 be "a record breaker for at
tendance, Will witness the installa-
ton OF new officers of the post
Otis s Romine, former captain Of
machine gunners overseas. will take
his place as commander. relieving
A r. Macdonald Harvey KlOckow
of the Studebaker corporation. for
merly an army cook, viii take his Of
fee as vice commander. and K. J.
Kenltner Will be installed as adju-
tant Keltner served in the L. S.
navy.
headquarters Of the post viii be
ay with colors tonight. There will
a.. music and refreshments. includ-
ing smokes" Joe Cunningham. IN
charge OF the refreshments has
placed a quantity order of '1es gatu
fritz and good old South Bend cider.
and Harry Engel is providing the
/ weeds" The decorating is being
done by Comrades Keltner, Wheeler.
Berner and Cook.
Gregg on State Tour.
Commander Gregg viii DC IN
South Bend two days. He is tour
ing the state. visiting posts and sur
veying conditions, and is particu-
: larry interested I'm inspecting Health
! win hospital, where 50 ex-service
men are taking treatment. Col
/ Glgnilliat made several trips 10
/ Healthwin in his term Of office and
/ is high I'm his praise of the work of
! Or. ST. c. Darden, i'm charge there.
From South Bend. Commander
T Gregg viii go TO Elkhart. Friday.
! and from Elkhar. to Goshen and
other points, spending the week end
at headquarters in Indianapolis.
Personal touch with Legion affairs
I'm the state is Commander Gregg S
aim Adjutant Henley is also keep
ing n weather eye out for the needs
OF posts. and looking to a doubling
Of post mem bership before the New
Orleans convention i'm 1922. Gregg's
election is helping the membership
fin the south. and Henley's standing
ia the vicinity of Wabash is doing
the Legion considerable good there.
Program Starts at Eight
The program for the evening viii
start at s o'clock. with the regular
order Of business. giving South Bend
people outside the Legion an idea
OF the posts work here in the past
and the efforts 10 be made in the flu
ture. After the brief business ses-
sion. a musical program will be
given, following which the order Of
/ business viii be carried out. includ-
ing the installation of officers.
Charles Butterworth RaIp h
Dumke and r. 7. Patterson. well
| known South Bend songsters and
pianoists will give the musical pro-
| gram. +. r. Beck. sergeant-at-
arms, will be in charge OF the ritual
Q. s. Bullock viii be in hte chap
( lain's chair until relieved by FIR. H.
! r. White. George Ford will turn
! over the treasury TO Harry Engel.
The first meeting Of the new exec
utive committee viii be called by
Commander ROmine at tonights
meeting