The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-08
ELECTION AMERICAN
LEGION OFFICERS
Well Attended and Pleasant Meeting
of the Post Wednesday
Evening

Evening
Marion County Post. No. q, of the
American Legion, held one of the best
attended meetings Wednesday night
that has been held since its organiza-
tion in 1919. The meeting was feat
ured by the election of officers for
1922, a splendid address by W. W.
Hampton Jr., of Gainesville, vice COM
mander of the Florida department of
the legion, and by arrangements for
4 membership drive to begin Dec. Is.
The meeting gave the greatest prom
Use for the future of the legion in this
county. The following officers were
unanimously elected for the year 1922
and will assume Office at the first
meeting of the post in January: Mas
ton o'Neal, Ocala, post commander;
George Wilmington, Fairfield, vice
commander; Robert L. Van Osten,
Ocala, adjutant; L. T. Izlar, Ocala,
post finance officer; Rev. j. ]. Neigh
bour, ocala, chaplain; Sam Smith,
Ocala, post historian; Rex Nichols,
Belleview, master at arms, and Carl
Ray, Ocalas and Leon Simpson, Weirs-
dale, members of the executive COM
mittee.
State Vice Commander Wade
Hampton made an address that was
warmly received by the post. He out
lined the history of the American
Legion from its first meeting held in
Paris, in 1919, and reviewed some of
the outstanding accomplishments Of
the legion since that time, pointing to
the constructive legislation passed by
the Congress of the United States for
the benefit of the disabled men in
particular.
/. Vice Commander Hampton stated
that no organization in existence to-
day has a finer preamble to its con-
stitution, and stated that members of
the legion living up to the ideals as
set forth in this preamble must of
necessity be high types of citizens.
He stated that every ex-service man
should be proud of the opportunity to
become member of an organization
such as the legion is, and urged that
every effort be made to get the mem
bership of every ex-service man in
this section. He spoke also of the ef-
forts being made by a committee ap-
pointed by the state executive COM
mittee of the legion to locate tracts
of land in Florida upon which service
men might be located and particularly
those service men who are taking
agriculture as vocational training.
The vice commander congratulated
the post here upon it's excellent show
ing.
Commander Moremen appointed the
, following committee to make arrange
: ments for, and to direct the member
ship campaign which is to begin Dec.
, 18th: Thomas NJ. Kilgore, chairman;
T. d. Lancaster Jr, r. L. Anderson
; j., Rev. J. ]. Neighbour and Robert
L. Van Osten.
The commander announced the ap-
: pointment of an auditing committee
consisting of L. T. Izlar, Elwood
; Raymond and NJ. c. Izlar.
; A big supper is planned as part Of
l the membership drive and it is expect
ed that this supper viii be attended
: by prominent visiting legionaires,
$ who will explain the ideals for which
the American Legion strives as an
: organization
: The post unanimously adopted q
!. motion to thank the members Of the
! American Legion Auxiliary for the
). splendid cooperation given the post
5 and the much enjoyed refreshments
t that have been served at each meet
ing, and congratulated the auxiliary
t upon its recent successful conduct OF
e a lunch counter at the Marion Codnt1
e Fair. for the benefit Of the disabled
: men in the hospital at Lake City.
n During the evening, the post took
a recess and enjoyed refreshments con
Il sisting of hot coffee and sandwiches
e served by the members Of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary.