Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-28
Mrs. Lillian M. Towne
Is Elected President
of Legion Auxiliary "

The temporary organization of the
department of the Women's Auxill.
airy of the American Legion which
was effected IN Portland in July 1920
was made into a permanent organi.
cation at the meeting of the order
held at the American Legion hall
Wednesday afternoon. A constitu.
ton was adopted and officers for the
coming year elected. Thirty eight
, delegates were present.
Thirty eight Delegates Wepe Present
The meeting opened at . O'Clock
with the temporary president. Mrs.
Julia Wilkinson of Portland in the
chair. The welcome of the city was
extended by Alderman E. E. Binette
who duplicated the mayors act at
the morning session of the Legion
by presenting the ladies with another
big golden key to the city. Brayer
was offered by department chaplain,
Rev. John II. Yatts of Watervile.
Adjutant James L. Boyle and Vice
Commander Edward S. Anthoine of
the department fthe American L.
gion assisted in the perfecting of the
organization.
A feature of the meeting was the
very detailed and comprehensive re-
port of the temporary secretary.
Miss Ethel NJ. Parlin of Augusta.
The election of officers resulted in
the following choice of candidates.
There were contests for president,
vice president and for mem bers Of
the executive committee.
The following committees were
appointed: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Car
rier ,Rumford: Mamie E. Varrell,
South Portland: Alexina Rounds,
Strong; Catherine Weeks, waterville,
Frances Dustin, Dexter.
Rules Committee-Edith K. Fish
er, Augusta; Ethel C. Deming. Do
yer: Harriet Hamilton. Madison;
Nellie Bartlett, Northeast Harbor;
Cora Written, Pittsfeld.
Resolutions-Lola Hayes, Dover;
Mrs. George L. Pratt, Pennington;
Alice F. Durrell. Kingfield: Marion
Nelson, Portland; Margaret Tutte,
Bangor.
Constitution-Anni Rumery Nc.
Donald. Eastport; Minnie G.. Miles.
Rochland: l.. Mae Kelley, Brewer:
Mrs. George Toppan. Watervile;
Ethel Maxcy, Gardiner.
Officers elected were: President,
Mrs. Lillian W. Towne, watervile;
vice president, Miss Marion Nelson.
Portland; secretary, Miss Ethel NJ.
Parlln. Augusta: treasurer, Mrs. Ma
oeiie X. Hadley, Augusta: chaplain,
Mrs. Abbie Ladd. Fairfield. Execu-
tive committee, Mrs. Alice Tozier,
Bangor: Mrs. Frances Dustin, Dex-
Ter; Mrs. Elizabeth Julien, Water
vile.
The report of the secretary, Miss
Ethel Parlin showed that the Official
name of the organization will be
The Women's Auxiliary of the Am
erican Legion" There are now SO
units of the Auxiliary in the state
~--N WV uhiIo III the CnlIGQ SIdIcs-
Permanent state organizations have
been perfected in California, Con-
necticut, Florida, Indiana. Iowa.
Kansas, Massachusetts,: Michigan
Minnesota, New Jersey New Hamp-
shire. North Dakota, Ohio, Oklaho-
ma, Rhode Island Vermont. Vir-
GINA and Washington. Temporary
organizations are functioning in Mon
taa. Kentucky, Illinois and Maine.
At the close of the meeting. the
newly elected president. Mrs. Lillian
M. Towne asked the corporation OF
all for the welfare of the organia-
ton and thanked the convention for
the high honor conferred.
In the evening the visiting dele
gates were entertained at the Elk's
nall by the local auxiliary. Lam
berts orchestra furnished music.
there were readings and vocal solos
and Mrs. Henry Kreger of Fairfield
gave brief talk on the necessity Of
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