The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-02
LEGION AUXILIARY
TO MEET IN RUTLAND
Second State Convention Of Organza-
ton to Be Held in Rutland
Next Week.


Next Week.
Rut and, Sept. 2.-The second State
Convention of the Women's Auxiliary
Of The American Legion, Department
Of Vermont, viii be held at Rutland.
The afternoon session on Tuesday,
September 6, will begin sharply at 2.SO
0 clock.
There are at the present time fifty
departments Of the Auxiliary distri.
buted through the United States,
France, Alaska, Cuba the Philippines
and Hawaii, with nearly 3400 Units
and over 10000 members The
First NATIONAL Convention Of the Aux
iliary VII be he'd November lst. and
End, at Kansas City, Missouri. Each
Department organized as OF October
Is, 1921, will be entitled to five dele
gates for each 1000 members or
major fraction thereof, and Vermont
will therefore be entitled to seven
delegates, having over 1890 members
Vermont has the seventh department
organized and the First Department
Convention was held at Burlington,
January Is. 1921, at which time nine.
teen units were represented and TWEEN
ty.seyen applications for charters
filed
1t is expected that Miss Pauline c.
Curnck, Of indianapolis, National
Organizer of the Women's Auxiliary,
will be present at the convention.
The wives of the speakers of the
Leg on convention have been invited
to attend the Auxiliary convention.
Mrs. Ely.ra ~ Nourse OF Rut and,
is chairman OF all convention commi.
ttees. The Unit at Rutland are to
serve a luncheon at $3.50 o'clock
Tuesday. to the convention members.
at the Grand Army Hall. The Auxil.
iary convention will be seated in
body at the evening meeting Of the
Legion. September 9th.
The purpose of this convention is
to elect department officers, to elect
a department executive committee; to
e ect delegates and alternates to the
National convention; to transact such
other business as may properly come
before the convention and to elect a
rationa. executive committeewoman.
II is expected that over one hundred
and fifty women will attend this con
vention, representing thirty eight Units
in this department.
The following is the tentative pro-
gram drawn up for the convention:
The Credentials Committee will
meet in session at the Grand Army
Hall. Merchants Row, to pass upon
credentials and certify same.
Convent on called to order by Mrs,
Eliza +. Clifford. Department Presi-
dent
Reading Of Call by Department Sec
retary, Marguerite j. Snow.
Prayer by Department Chaplin, Mrs
Waterman,
Flag Salute.
Singing of Star Spangled Banner
ed by Mrs Adams.
Address of Welcome, Mrs Gretchen
Shedd.
Response by Mrs Norton.
Roll call of officers.
Report of Committee on Credentials.
Roll call of delegates.
Reading of minutes of last meeting
by Miss Snow.
Secretary's report.
Treasurer's report
Auditors report
Reports of Comm ttee on Activities,
Constitution and BY Laws.
Election of Department officers;
(a) President
(b) Three vice president
(c) Secretary.
(d) Treasurer
(e) Executive Committee of three
members.
(f) Executive Commtteewoman
and alternate.
Reading of Call to National Con
vention and election of delegates and
a ternates.
Transact on of such other business
as may properly come before the con
vention.
Address by Miss Pauline c. Curnck.
National Organizer.
Supper.
Joint evening meeting with the
American Legion delegates.