Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-07
A|MER|CUS MAN
NEW LEGION HEAD
BY ESTES DoEEMUs
(Staff Correspondent of The Journal

J. Fort of Americas, prohibition en-
! forcement officer of the state OF
| Georgia, was elected commander of
the Georgia department of the Amer
| lean Legion here Wednesday at the
closing session Of the annual con-
| vention of the organization. Mr..
Fort defeated Edgar b. Dunlap, Of
Gainesville, the vote being 142 to 129.
Immediately after his election Mr..
| Fort announced that he would name
]. E. B. McLendon, of Americas, de-
partment adjutant.
The election Of a new state COM
mander ended bitter fight for the
place that has been waged here for
/ three days by the friends of Messrs
| Fort and Dunlap. The issue was in
doubt until the last vote was cast.
Walter A. Richards, commander of
the Charles S. Harrison post, of CO.
| lumbus, was elected senior vice COM
mander over r. S. Roddenberry, of
| Moultrie, by the vote of 40 to 1872
Mr.. Richards, who served with dis
tinction overseas, was decorated with
the Distinguished Service Cross Tues
day afternoon. Harry Kendall, OF
Macon, was elected junior vice COM
mander by reclamation, and James
A. Bankston. Atlanta. was reelected
state treasurer.
The convention also named Rodney
S. Cohen, Of Augusta, and G. L..
Toole, of Arlington, members of the
state executive committe-at-large,
and Sam Cam, of Savannah, was re-
named national executive committee
man from Georgia.
Waycross won the 1922 convention,
| the date to be fixed by the state
executive committee. The executive
committee also will select the depart
ment delegates to the national con-
vention in Kansas City.
| Before taking up the question of
election of officers. the convention
heard an address by Thomas w. Mil
United States, which will be found
elsewhere in today's paper.
Adjutant General Peter c. Harris
also spoke briefly on the publication
of the Stacker lists, explaining how
the lists were got up and purged of
all names that did not belong there.
Only very few, he said, proved to
be mistakes. .',
Without debate, the convention re-
versed itself on the bonus question
and unanimously endorsed the adj
justed compensation bill now before
congress. Adverse ACTION on the
bonus question was taken in 1919
at the first state convention of the
| legion in Atlanta. In the interim,
however, a vast majority of the state
departments have endorsed the adj
| justed compensation bill and Georgia
now has taken her place in line.
The matter of adjusted compensa-
| ton was briefly referred to by Mr..
Miller, who declared that the bill soon
| would pass.
Mr.. Miller is one of the original
| founders of the legion and was the
| first national chairman of the
legion's legislative committee.
! He was accompanied to Column
| bus by Colonel Barry Wright, of
| Rome, with whom he served in
France.
Other resolutions passed expressed
| the appreciation of the delegates for
the magnificent demonstration given
at Camp Benning Tuesday afternoon.
The convention which thus comes
! to close, has proved to be, from
| social and entertainment stand
point, the best in the three years
history OIL the oISdHlZdIfOH III NeoA
gia.
Columbus has set a mark in hos
pitality that may be equalled, but it
is not probable that it ever will be
surpassed. The round Of entertain
ments began on the first day, and
has been continuous since.
Permanent organization of the
women's auxiliary of the legion was
effected last night with the election
of the following officers: Mrs. Frank
T.. Fleming, Augusta, presiden-; Nus.
w. F. Baker. Savannah. first vice
Mrs. John T. Mulherin. Augusta:
third vice president. Mrs. j. G c.
Bloodworth. Jr., Atlanta: recording
secretary. Mrs. E. L. Murrah. Co
lumbus; corresponding secretary.
Mrs. T. H. Nimmons. LaGrange;
dosta; auditor. Mrs. Harry Dixon,
Ridgeland; historian. Mrs. Mary l."
Grower Mrs. Fleming returned to
Resolutions Adopted
At a special session of the conVen-
ton last night, which prevented the
staging of the French carnival, a
number of resolutions were offered
and messages read Resolutions
adopted included the following:
That a committee of three be
named to cooperate with the Red
Cross; Endorsed the citizens training
camps and the federal board Of vo-
cational training.
A message from high Legion Of
fetal now in Washington was read,
this stating that legislation for the
disabled veterans was progressing
favorably in both houses and that
leaders in both houses promised early
consideration of the adjusted com
pensation bill. Support of the Lee
gions legislative program by the
in
urged.
Entertained at Benning
The most interesting event of the
entire Legion program was the trip
noon, some 800 visitors being taken
to the camp from Columbus. Upon
their arrival at the camp they were
taken in charge by the camp au-
thorities and piloted to the student
officers mess, where Major McCor-
mick and his assistants had prepared
a typical old army chow. Each
guest was given mess kit and !
formed in line the same as soldiers.
After all were seated, General
Gordon, Colonel Malone and Major |
Halpin made interesting remarks
covering Camp Benning in a general
way and extending to all warm
welcome.
Immediately aftof mess, Major
Lowell, of the air service, had pre-
pared an exhibit parachute drop from |
his large observation balloon. This |
event caused the ladies to view the
thrill with mixed feelings as they |
watched the sergeant and parachute |
fall about 1000 feet.
After this event. the crowd was |
piloted about mile and half east
to view the Kelley problem planned |
and carried out under the super
vision of Major r. n. Kelley, of the
infantry, AS the doughboys came !
forward by degrees and fell prone |
to the ground, the doughboys of yes
terday gave them cheer after cheer. |
The audience was most appreciative,
as the men had in actual combat |
carried out the movements of the |
troops on the field before them. and |