The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-06
HAD Wild time
Carnival Marked Close of
Hutchinson Legion Meeting.
Gen. Wilder S. MetcaIf, of Law
renee, Is New Chief.
WANT DOPE ON CONGRESSMEN
Veterans Want to Know How
Kansans Are Voting.
Urge Senate to Withhold Pro-
motion of Major Peck.
WANT DOPE ON CONGRESSMEN

Hutchinson, Kan. Oct. "a gen
eral jamboree' in which the down
town district was converted into a
miniature Paris wound up the state
convention of the American Legion
here last night.
The convention meets next year,
September II to 70, at Eldorado. An
attempt to rotate the convention
thereafter by congressional districts,
starting with the First, was voted
down.
As forecast Gen. Wilder S. Metcalf
of Lawrence was elected department
commander over George Withers of
Clay Center.
Other officers chosen are:
Vice commander, J. H. Bracken,
Beloit
Chaplain, Rev. W. o. Shank. Atchi-
Master at arms, Robert W. Hemp
hill Norton.
Historian. John H. O'Conner, Win
field.
Representatives from Kansas to
funeral at Arlington National ceme-
terry, Washington, on Armistice day in
honor of the body of an unknown sol
der brought from a French battle
field: John Allen, AtchisOn; Vernon
Hendry, Kingman; Arthur johnson,
Usage City; Joe White, Ottawa.
National committeeman - Richard
Meek, Parsons; alternate. William J.
Tod, Maple Hill.
Delegates at-large to national con-
vention-Frank Samuels, Topeka; DR..
Charles E. Brown, Leavenworth; r.
A. Anderson, Dodge City; Miss LYDIA
A. Fuller, Manhattan. Alternates, DR..
L. s. Nelson, Salina; Ray Simmons,
Wellsville; Charles Orr, Geneseo, the
first soldier wounded in the A. z. F.,
and Thomas A. Lee, Topeka.
State Executive Committee.
The state executive committee will
be composed as follows: Committee
man at large, DIR. r. W. Davis, Fort
Scott; First district, Robert D. Nc
Giffert, Topeka; Second, Charles A.
Bowman, Kansas City; Third, Ernest
Ryan, Girar1; Fourth, Frank Haucke,
Council Grove; Fifth, R. NJ. Montgom-
cry, Marysville; Sixth, Charles Mitch
ell, Mankato; Seventh, DR.. E. E Boyd,
Stafford; and DR.. A. B. Buck, An
thonyi Eighth, Hart Ortmeyer, Wich-
jta.
District delegates to national con-
yention chosen are:
First-orlin A: Weede, Atchison;
Cliff W. Baldwin, Seneca; Edwin
Brown, Troy. Alternates = G. L
Burke, Troy; Clarence Hardy, To-
peka; Joe Williams, Atchison.
Second-Morris Liepman. Fort
Scott; Ray Enfield, lola; DR.. J. W.
Scott, Ottawa. Alternates-J. J. Bell,
Baldwin; F. D. Matthias, Humboldt;
D. c. Sutherland, Osawatomie.
Third-Fred E. Deal, Weir; Sam
Degen, Pittsburg; Doctor Young, Ar
kansas City. Alternates-Glenn Par
menter. Columbus; Earl Lake, Coffey-
vile; Doctor Parrish, Mulberry.
Every District Elects.
Fourth-Giles Sullivan, Wamego;
NJ. R. Gray, Burlington; E. E. Ped
roja, Hamilton. Alternates-C. P.
Weisberger, st. Marys; r. J. Hep
worth, Burlington; Ed Staley, EN-
Fifth-Ralph Luier. Abilene; o. A
IGitterman, Salina; John F. Leoy
Washington. (No alternate chosen
Sixth - E. W. Getty of Downs
Hemphill of Norton, Harries of Wa
keeney. Alternates, Richards. of Ell
lis, Butler of Norton, Marrs of BeIoit
Seventh-Dr. L. c. Wesley of Dodge
City; J. o. Foster, Pratt; r. H. CALI
han, Garden City. Alternates-H. r
Anthony; John Mcclure. st. John.
Eighth-C. r. Johnston, Wichita
Fred Rice. Augusta; Coe Howthorne
Oilhill. (Alternates not announced:)
The convention unanimously en-.
dorsed Chaplain 2. A. Blackman oil
Chanute for national chaplain of the
legion.
Want Dope on Kansas SoIons.
A service record is to be secured or
the congressional record of every con.
gresham. and United States senator
from Kansas. The convention ordered
that this record, showing how each
member voted on matters pertaining