Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-29
RESOLUTION
PASSED TODAY
AT CONVENTION
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this conventions expense to meet,
and a set of delegates yet to be tent to
the national convention in Kansas
City.
Expenses Heavy.
THE expenses of the past year have
been large for many apparent reasons
and undoubtedly were sanctioned be-
cause your officers and executive COM
mittee were like all Of us, hopeful for
q large expansion. in the ranks OF our
membership. Notably, however,
among the added expenses of the year
were the xpens of delegates to the
national convention in CLEVELAND last
year, the addition of a bureau Of wal
risk insurance, insurance costing ST.
500 and the Increase in, the total OPP
flee,
Recognizing that the cardinal
principle underlying all successful
business and organizations is the pay
mert Of their. obligations and feeling
that this is the desire of every MEM
ber of this department., we submit the
following recommendations: #
THAT a special levy of SO cents
per membership be assessed at this
time upon all costs so that the ex-
pense Of delegates to the next national
convention be- limited to not exceed
SIS per delegate; that the executive
committee at this time establish a
national budget based upon the rev.
enue to be- derived from our present
membership and other known in
comes, and that our executive com
mittee determine the ACCESSIBILITY of
continuing u war risk insurance bu-
reau with its attendant expenses" f.
Rabinovich Makes Report.
1t was brought out in the report of
the auditing committee Of which Joe
Rabinovich OF Grand Forks is chair
man, that the twenty-one representa-
tives of the state department of the
Legion to the national convention a,
cleveland last year spent the sum Of
~$3,006.37 and the state adjutant's Of
flee was short SIG in the button ac-
counts.
Chairman Ra.binovich also emphas-
lied the fact of the deficit with three
months still to operate during 1921
and urged tina speedy action be taken
to get the state department on a
sound financial basis. "
Compensation Reform.
At the session this morning resolu-
tons were also adopted asking that
the bridge over the Missouri at Bis
marck be dedicated to the sons and
daughters of the state who paid the
supreme sacrifice. and that it be
named the North Dakota Memorial
Bridge. Other resolutions passed con
tain the following points:
To ask the next legislature Assem-
bly, to amend the present existing
compensation act and. To- provide
through the sale of bonds Or other
wise as It may be deemed advisable,
\ for the raising of funds for the I'M
mediate payment in full Of all proper
claims for compensation.
Approve the five-fold optional plan
Of federal bonus and condemn the at
titude and actions of organizations
and officials who procured its post.
ponement- and urge the members OF
congress from North Dakota to bring
about an early consideration and
passage Of the same.
Urge employers in general and es.
tpecially public officials to give prefer.
ence to trained disabled service men
Memorialize congress to pass q bill
providing for the retirement of dis
abled, emergency or. reserve corps Of
ficers on the same basis as regular
army officers and bills for the building
/ ~ wv AAS0P QA0 = ~. a.HEH Lh#H., NaGE..Ns
Thanks jamestown for its splendid
entertainment,
Entertainment Program.
Wednesday nights entertainment
consisted Of boxing bouts. vaudeville
entertainment preceded by a monster
street parade, featuring all sorts OF
army life Including the Grand Forks
delegation with its voiture OF forty
Hommes and eight Cheveaux
Local business floats made the pa.
rade q great spectacle, covering about
rs city blocks in length
, Jamestown N. D.. Sept. 2s.-An
address on the Amertcanization pro-
Dean F. p. Norton OF Drake Univer-
stty. Des Moines, Iowa, featured the
first day OF the convention OF the
North Dakota department oe the
legion.
Changes In Bylaws Urged.
During the session this Afternoon
the committee on constitution and by,
laws Recommended Several changes II
the present bylaws ~ follows: in,
stead Of paying all expenses OF dele
gates to the National conventions a
L. proposed to pay only actual rail
road fare and pullman fares, and
those in no Case to exceed q hun
dred dollars.
The national committeeman, any
the state adjutAnt lSheIl be. ex-ofict
delegates to the national convention
along with the retiring and newl!