Evening star., 1921-11-03
|HANF0RD MACN|DER
|. new LEGION CHIEF
New Head of Veterans Many
Times Decorated in
World War.
|WCE COMMANDERS PICKED
Daisy Replaces Poppy as Official
Flower-National Officers
Chosen.
VICE COMMANDERS PICKED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CONVENTION HALL, KANSAS CITY.
Mo-, November 3.-The national con-
vention Of the American Legion ad-
journed here last night after electing
Hanford MacNider of Mason City.
Iowa, national commander5 selecting
other officers and adopting resolutions
covering a wide range of subjects.
Mr.. MacNider succeeds as national
commander John G. Emery of Grand
Rapids, Mich, who was named to the
place to succeed the late F. w. CAL
braith of Cincinnati. killed last June
in an automobile accident.
He served on the border as a first
lieutenant with the I'd Iowa In
fantry. After the outbreak Of the
world war he entered the officers
training camp at Fort Smelling and
was commissioned as second lieu
tenant on August Is, 1917.
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
Mr.. MacNider arrived in France on
September 20, 1917, as an officer in
the 9Th United States Infantry. Dur
promoted until he finally attained
rank Of lieutenant colonel OF infantry.
He took part in the Aisne, Aisne-
Marne and other battles.
Mr.. MacNider was wounded at St.
Mihiel and holds the following dec
and one cluster. chevalier de legion
d'honneur, croix de guerre Give cita-
tiOns. five palms, one gold and one
silver starr, forragere and the Italian
war cross. He was given three cita-
tions in general orders.
Before his departure from France
he served with the I'd Division head
quarters.
Since his return to civilian life he
has been prominent in legion work
in his state. having acted as de-
partment commander.
The vice commanders chosen were:
George L. Berry of Rogersville. Tenn:
H. Nelson Jackson of Burlington. VT.
and Charles Kendrick of San Fran
cisco, representing the Army. and
Mass. and J. A. Mccormick of Fort
Lyon, Col, Of the Navy.
Elected National Chaplain.
The Rev. Earl Blackman of Chanute,
Kan, minister of the Christian
Church-Disciples Of Christ was
elected national chaplain.
The election of officers concluded
an all-day session marked by de-
tions Of the resolutions committee re-
port. Particularly heated was the
discussion of the resolution CRITICS.
ing severely the speech delivered by
George A. Harvey. American am
bassador to Great Britain. before the
Pilgrims Club. in London. upon his
arrival in England to assume his
duties as ambassador. and in which
Mr.. Harvey discussed the reasons
why the United States entered the
war. The original resolution was
thrown out of the report on a roll
call vote. and later a substitute was
adopted.
The text Of the substitute resolu-
tion said:
THAT the sentiments expressed by
George Harvey. United States am
bassador to Great Britain, in his
Pilgrim day speech. setting forth the
reasons for Americas entry into the
world war, and the cause for which
America fought, does not represent
the true American attitude as inter-
preted by the American Legion; and
let 1t be known for all times that
America fought not only for the
maintenance of Americas rights, but
for the freedom of the world. ana
that a copy Of this resolution be So
to the President of the United States"
Members Of the committee on reso-
lutions said prior to the presentation