The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-09
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES

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In a bulletin just received from
! headquarters giving the number of
paid up memberships in this depart
ment Newberry county post came
seventh from the top. Charleston
leads with 546.; Columbia 371; Spar
tanburg 344; Greenville 315; Flor
ence 2O9; Marion 100; Newberry
129. Fellows are you satisfied with
that position? Have you signed up
your man in the every-member-get-a-
member campaign? The campaign
closes October 10th. But can't we
put Post No. "a over the top by Sep
tember 7th, the time of our depart
ment convention? We can if we try
hard enough. q
Wherever there is Legion post
the dead of America are remember
ed The Legion Weekly of August
5th carries a picture showing the
graves of ex-service men who lost
their lives fighting the Bolsheviki as
members of the Kosciusko squadron
of the Polish air forces which were
decorated on Memorial day at Lem
berg by Warsaw Post of the American
Legion. This spost was representing
me and you, provided that you are a
member of the Legion. "Fall in'
with your "buddies."
We had hoped to have Major John
G. Emery, our national commander,
honor our convention with his pres
ence. But in letter of August 1st
he writes 81 regret deeply that I will
be unable to attend the convention
of your department. Colonel Alvin
NJ. Owsley, acting director OF the
! Americanism commission, will repre-
sent me-"
Our national commander is now on
the ocean with the delegation the
American Legion is sending to
France to receive the hospitality of
France and her people, and to con-
vey to them the greetings. Of a friend
and ally. "It is of peculiar signl-
fcance," says Major Emery, that
when the French government con-
ttemplated asking representative
party of Americans to visit their
shores-a party which to French
eyes should be the complete embodi-
ment of the finest ideals Of our ma
tional life-the choice Of France
should fall upon the American Le-
gion.'' Was France mistaken in her
choice? The opportunity lis ours to
make good.
Colonel Owsley, who will repre-
sent Major Emery at the convention,
had a remarkable record both as a
soldier and as citizen. He resigned
position as distrit attorney to enter
the military service. AS major of
infantry he recruited his own bat
talon from his home state, Texas.
Colonel Owsley went overseas with
the seth division He was made ad-
iutant of the division and directed
the operations in two major engage
ments in Champaign and Argonne. At
the close of the war Colonel Owsley
studied law and court procedure in
i England, and after his discharge in
July, 1919 was appointed assistant at
torney general of Texas. While head
of the legion's legislative committee
! of that state he carried to success
full finish fight for two million dol
lar hospital for disabled service men.
He resigned his position as assistant
attorney general in February, 1921
and took his post as assistant director
, of the legion's national Americanism
commission.
July % Col. Owsley was, appointed
acting director of the Americanism
! Commission.
General Pershing's letter to Gov
ernor Cooper stating that he would
be unable to attend our department
convention was sore disappointment
to the legion members throughout the
state.
! Miss Georgia Porter, the posts
sponsor, has appointed Miss Pauline
! FAINT her maid of honor.
! Don't forget that the posts baseball
squad practices on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday afternoons at college
park. Come out and give them a
! boost. To date our team has won
three games out of four.
The following telegram has been re-
ceived by the post from K. H. Ash