Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-09-03
LEGION CONVENTION
Officers Elected and Resolution Adopted
BY the State Convention of
American Legion.

After a short and sharp contest on The
floor Of the American Legion conven
tion at Rapid City held from the 23rd tC
the 26th Of August, Mr.. Fred b. Ray
was elected State Commander for tht
ensuing year
This district composed of Pennington
Custer and FaI River counties, will b,
represented on the State Executive
Board by II. r. Hanley, of Custer
Much business was done by the con
yention which worked at top speed dur
ing the entire four days. Of specia
interest IS the action of the convention
which retains Sioux Falls as temporary
headquarters, Aberdeen having made a
strong bid for the temporary head
quarters. Huron, South Dakota, wa,
named as the convention town for the
ensuing year.
Resolutions Adopted
The preamble to the resolutions
adopted by the state convention of the
American Legion at Rapid City last
week is as follows;
The American Legion of the De-
partment Of South Dakota in convention
regularly assembled reiterates its alleg.
ance to our country, our constitution,
and the great principles Of liberty and
justice upon which our government is
founded We conceive the highest
memorial to those of our comrades who
gave their lives to their country, TO be-
that country, kept just, clean and great,
in their name, and for those who will
follow after us. "For God and Country
to uphold and defend the Con.
.stituuon Of the United States of Ameri-
ca, to maintain law and order,
10 combat the autocracy of both the
classes and the masses, to promote peace
and good will on earth, to safeguard and
transmit to posterity the principles OF
justice, freedom, and democracy
these words, taken from the preamble
Of the constitution of the American
Legion we commend to our comrades
aud fellow citizens, and to their realiza-
tion ,.e hereby commit ourselves"
There was a resolution Of appreciation
of the hospitality of Rapid City; an
other depIoring the death of and eu-
logizng Col f. w. Galbraith, late
national commander; anotherrequesting
that the federal government place Fort
Meade at disposal of this state to be
used for military training purposes; ap
proving vocational training work; en-
dorsing the standard of compensation
fixed by the Rehabilitation Division,
.adyocation that medical service in hos
pitfalls for veterans be only by ex service
physicians and surgeons; calling for
punishment Of Grover {. Bergdoll, and
approving of publication of Stacker
lists, coudemning thecourse of congress
in delaying action ou the Adjusted
Compensation bill; commenting the
legislature of this state for the enact
ment of the Foreign Language Bill,
making Armistice Day a legal holiday
and enacting other legislation desired
by the Legion, expressing thanks to
speakers at the convention; condemning
the use Of the name, American Legion
in connection with commercial enter.
prises such as shows, orchestras and
other organizations which even if made
up of service men are still conducted
for gain and are not part of the agencies
of the American Legion, and we urge
all Posts to suppress such abuses when
they come to their notice.
Other resolutions expressed appreci.
alton to the people of this state foI
voting approval Of the Soldiers Com.
pensaton Act and appropriation asking
that the Vocational Training building al
State College at Brookings and its
equipment be used exclusively for ex-
service men in training and under the
Federal Board for vocational training
disappearing Of theuse of offices created
under the Veterans Bureau as political
patronage; commencing the organza-
tion of the Ladies Auxiliary to the
Legion.