The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-30
ApJUrANT DEHNARp KAISER Ao-
YocAfEs IMPORTANT STEP IN
ANNUAL R1PO1S.
Report reflects unsslnsh Spirit Whieh
Woa commsadadon OF DspNt-
msnt Commander.

An.ndnent OF the constitution or
the West Virginia Department or the
American Legion. 70 give departments
.pfneers the power to call in me chat-
,ers OF inactive posts In the state. ~
recommended IN the annual report OF
department Commander BERNARD L.
Yaiser. submitted TO the department
convention yesterday. The nauona'
headquarters extends this privilege 70
oepartment officers, but the state E"n'
: st!,ution at present does not em''"F
such provision ,.
The splendid report OF the adJntame
n.r.cts the unselnsh spirit "hlch
prompted Bernard e. Kaiser. nee
.irr bow. 70 accept the position at s1'r
,ry below tho maximum allowed by tho
dsnartmen. bylaws. In order to heip
-.duc. the debt OF the department. anu
which won for Mr.. Kaiser tho hisnes'
commando tlon, expressed In tho rep"Vs
OF DEPARTMENT Commander NtGEerson.
D>psrtnsnt dIutant kaiserS report
= follows:
70 the Third Annual Convention, Amer
iean Isrion. Department Of West VIZ
KiniA Wheeling. W. Va:
Your department adiutant Is very FOR
tunate In having department. '""'-
mandsr who in his report has =" C'e'',s
sst forth the activities or the aei'"'F
mont for this year. thereby re''TN'ns
from my Shoulders that duty.
Cpon the resignation OF your t"r"'el
department adtutant. Mr.. Louis n Carr
and At tho request OF your aep,r,.'e" inc.
commander, proceeded to tlArkShnrs'
With instructions to bring 10 Wheeling
All Office effects which belonged 20 tue
dspsrtment and which Mr.. Carr had IN
his possession. Upon my return -
WheslinY, | waa appointed !" MI MI
Cars unexptred term cf office.
After spending q period Of eight DAYS
with Mr.. Carr and absorbing the routih'
york while absent from the ci:E. the
wheeling Automobile club very gen"r'
eusly offered to the department com
rander. Mr.. Sickerson. Office space IN
their headquarters which was very
readily accepted) the equipment was
shipped TO Wheeling and your depart
rnsnt was runcttonirg on the Riteen'"
day or February. 1927
Equipment
N1,en YOUR present department. adiu'
@,nt took over the effects OF the do
nartment otnce. then located at Clarks'
burx, the Items consisted OF the follow
Ing equipment:
I Mimeograph machine
Steel-rou drawer letter filing case
wood-lo drawer filing case for SXI
earda
10 Letter f,les.
Is Clip board fles.
Drawer containing AddresSoSraph
plates
All correspondence. forms and sta
tionery relative 70 the department.
Upon hearing that n" depart u'e','
headQua,ers was 70 be located In he7'
inx, the Wheeling Chamber or com
msrce got In taAch with your depart
rnent commander 10 ascertain whcthe!
ar not they could be OF any assistance
n tho department IN helping them carry
ON their activities. Your department
commander advised them or tn" rac''
a they existed, and a few days io'H'
there was handed 10 your departm"n
comma nder a check for six hundr''
(i6oo. oo) dollars given Icy the g"neT"u'
citizens OF Wheeling through the Cham
har OF Commerce. To b. used tor pdr
chasing equipment Tor the department
Office, out OF which fund the to''o"lAS
articles wcr" purchcs"d
Double flat top desk.
| typewriter desk.
s once chairs.
I Small tables
1 Metal letter hle
ss-drawer wood f,le for SIS card'
and forms.
Metal cnstumer.
TypewrtterS
{ Stationery. stencils, Ink ana otneS
ofnce supplies to enable the depart
ment 10 function.
Aftar YOUR department office wa
,occned and had been carrying on ~
work, Wheeling chapter of the Service
Star Legion. presented "a your depart
,rrrnt office a typeNritec 10 be used h'
1.-The DEPARTMENT as long as II rename
in Wheeling. and after that time. to re-
vc-, N Wheeling rost No. !. tho Amer'
can INSion.
The generosity ~ the Mneeun'
Chamber Of Commerce. the Service Sta
Legion and Wheeling Automobile c'"'
10 to he commended.
To expedite matters in getting Z
IN. various posts bulletins. etc" which
w.re of Importance. Your department
adIutant suggested 10 the department
commander that an AddressoSraph b.
nurehased, He readily contented and
AT once put In an order for the Address
oraph and its equipment. " h / c
amounted TO $3.50. thereby making
po.sible for your department 20 &c
out communications 10 all posts in
very short time.
PosS ana Members.
Az the time your department Office
WAS moved to Wheeling. there wa
listed IL posts or these. ~ posts re
u,Irted. with a total membership o.
s.@Sl. Today your department has y
po.,s with a membership OF 1857. rang
Inx from Wayne No. IS, eight members
TO Blusfeld No. 8, $50 members.
II Is 70 be noted that OF the liz post
listed in 1920. II OF these has been can
cslled, but were still listed.
During the year 1921. IL posts faile'
To remit their dues foc the year. Re
peated requests were made 10 them II
various way 20 bring them into TN
thld. A communicate was sent TO eacl
member that belonged during the yea
1890, urging him TO Join his post again
The failure OF these posts 10 remit VA
caused. In my Judgment because OF tn
unemployment OF It's former member
and Industrial conditions.
Auxiliary untts.
During tho year OF 1920. l And tina
no auxlliAries had paid any dues Int
tho department organization and tina
the matter OF pushing this particula
branch ~ tho work had been EVIDENT!
overlooked.
Tn. report OF membership endin,
December 81. 1920. did not show an
auxiliary listed as having paid It's dues
Therefore / dcduce from that repor
that there were no auf!itar!es in IN
department at that time.
On February 10. 1921, a report va
issued showing two unlts lis,eG!
namely, Parksrshurk and Mar'insourG
-.,,h ~ rnenbNrs each