Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-01
'lECION ASKSSDO0.
ASCHR|STMASfUND
opsr Drive for Means 70 Enter.
%aln Disabled and 0sstl.
tute Soldiers
$4,000 RAISED FOR HOME

drive for funds to provide for the
s,.shi",i and destitute ex .servace men
s.ssyi 2. sChristmns was started this week by
- o"'. the Legion Christ.
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NNX4Nzh mas Entertainment
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oHS ~ South Tenth street.
q The appeal 10 be.
~ 4 ing made to the
Legionnaires BY
H 81 mall and is stint.
N kN lar In mnny re.
~QUN spects to the bnt
,,sds last year when 1900 was raised.
.;Ths goal this year Is $1,000.
William II. DuI3arry, p. Il. Hollen.
h.ct anI Mrs, Bertha Hoffman com.
nose the committee. Their letter says:
"r1o you remember how we took
core Of tue disabled and destitute ex.
service men nt Christmas time last
r.arYS A thousand men In the hospitals
~ philotelphia received gifts and ~.
mcmbrnnces from their former buddies
Scyenty five destitute families received
Christmas baskets. There ID no more
imnortant work before the American
iesion today than to dispense Christ.
mas cheer, Make all checks payable to
Il n. lIollcnbnck, treasurer, ID South
Tenth r. street. Nothing Is too SMALL
Among the recruits received In tho
lieutenant Joseph 8. Eergus6n Post
mn at its last meeting were Itenten.
mt Edwin Brint0n, former bendmI1.
Tor. and First Sergeant Walter w:
Hausherty. Company +. ut the old
Third Regiment.
Four days Of intensive efforts on the
mart Of the membership committee d
the Roche Post resulted in the raising
n; SIN. 900 for the erection and cnslOw.
,nent Of a Legion community house In
the Fortieth Ward. The home, when
erected. will be community center and
the Headquarters Of post cOnsOli.
dated from the Roche and Prince.
Forbes posts.
A great cheer greeted the announce ,
ment made at the last meeting OF the
Henry H. Houston. I'd. Post, No.. 3:
Gern,n ntOwn. that the post had reached
the unprecedented enrolment Of 1O2O.
70 Houston Post goes the enviable dis.
tinction of being the very first unit In
Pennsylvania to reach this figure since
the permanent organization Of the dc.
partment.
sion Of the second phase Of the mem.
bership drive, the cash prizes offered to
hustling member. .gettefs being awarded.
The successful contestants were Stuart
l.. Kirk. first prize Of $2I Or. Amos
X. DuI3ell, second prize Of $15; Sam.
uel NJ. Lieberman, third prize OF $40.
Membership cards for 1923 were
awarded to H. j. Zimmerman. w. D.
GloIer and NJ. X. Gessleman.
Tie guest Of the evening was State
Finance Officer John NJ. Dervin, wAo
delivered brief but very interesting
talk on American Legion finances. A
rising vote Of thanks was rendered BY
the post to this popular department
official upon the conclusion Of his rs.
marks.
! In announcing that nominations for
officers for 1923 were In order. Com.
mander Bromley suggested that success.
sion In Office plan be adopted. The sug.
and the nominations of First Vice Com.
mandcr Walter II. Bornman for com.
mander and Second Vice Commander
William Van Z. Brandt for first vice
commander were unOppOsed. The con.
test will be centered upon the election
Of second vice commander, the NOM.
necs being Russell A. Deily. ]. George
Black. W. Whitney Ball and Thomas
Bailey.
Because of his faithful services the
nomination of IlO,lman J. Hicks for
post finance officer was also unoppOsed.
Hicks has served in this capacity since
the post was organized. The Rev.
Father Edwnrtl Hawks waa ths sole