New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-07
Active Campaign Opened
for Passage of Constitu-
tional Amendment Giving
Civil Service Preference
Chairman Ward Calls ON
Every Veteran to Support
Drive From Now Until
the Election Next Fall

Legionnaires, under the direction of
Thomas F. Ward jr, who was candi-
date for state commander of the or
ganization at the convention last fall,
have begun an active campaign to
bring about the passage of the con-
stitutional amendment providing for
preference for veterans in civil service
examinations.
Chairman Ward has established
headquarters at 1913 Schermerhorn
Street, Brooklyn, and all veterans. in
Guiding members of the United Spanish
War Veterans, the Legion, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Civil Employees Asso-
citation of World WarsVetorans and the
War Veterans Legion, are behind the
movement TO put the campaign over.
"The cooperation of every veteran in
New York State is needed to assure
the success of this drive" Chairman
Ward said yesterday. every member,
especially those in the service of the
city, county or state, is expected to
devote as much time as possible from
now until Election Day spreading the
veteran preference propaganda among
other veterans and non-veterans."
The dues in the organization are ST
a month, and the initial expenses of
the committee are expected to be SO
heavy that veterans are requested to
enlist in the fight without delay. In
the committees appeal to ex-service
men to enroll in the movement it says:
Remember this. Your opponents
had two whole years to decide whether
they wanted to be veterans or not, and
they decided not to be. Your services
md life ypara inst necessary to yOllr
family and home as theirs were Your
country chose you because you were
the best of her sons, and that you
should go forth to fight and die for
her, and now we claim that being the
best and having offered 20 die we
should be given recognition in our offer
to live in the service of the state and
city which we so honored by sacrifices.
Every war veteran in years gone by
has been honored by this privilege.
Why discriminate against us ?"
Members of the advisory committee
in this campaign follow:
Thomas f. Cannon, chairman; Ralph
Bell, James S. Long, Peter J. Master
son, Harry c. Boyce, William Deegan,
Donald Strachan, Timothy j. Moyna
han, Peter S. Seery, Maurice Simmons,
John J. Hannigan, Bernard ]. Pierce,
Bart Hunt, Hugh j. Joyce, James Kier-
Hail, DS1 HdiR "A. flUoui iiiilP zIiiHiiiCl,
James P. hester, Charles Barkas,
Alvah B. Stetson, John B. Martin, Luke
Flanagan, Frank Pasta, Harry Sylves-
ter, George L. Serenbetz, David Arm
strong, and Helen M. Kemper.
Membership and organization COM
mittee-John j. Russell, chairman;
Frank Maher, Frank Bolen, William
R. Fox, George w. Barton, Fritz L.
Stenstrom, George Sickenberger, Ter
ence O'Donnell, Thomas E. Red, Will
Finance and audit committee
Charles Lawrence, chairman; Daniel
Sheehan, John j. Carney. Robert Mo
ran, John J.. Hannigan, John J. Falls,
John Quinn, Harry G. Frazee, Frank
P. Coen, Thomas S. Healy, John j. A.
Conlin and Frank Conlin.
Speakers and publicity committee
Thomas T. Ward jr., chairman; Harry
C. Boyce, John 2. Oats, Patrick Harvey,
Clarence N. Severn. John A. McCor-
mack, Bart F. Greene, Harry P. La
belle, Harry D. Costello, Edward s.
Bennett, ] ohm ]. Cronin, Robert j. Law
less, Thomas II. Casey, Bernard J.
Fagen, Patrick A.sGarrahy, John Room
ey, William Mckay and Joseph BOWL
ing.