The New York herald., 1922-04-12
MacNider's 'Uncalled for
Act in Debating to Har-
ding Is Assailed.
POST BECOMES CLUB
More Than 100 Vote at One
Time to Quit Veterans
Organization.
ALL VOLUNTEERED In WAR
Many Socially Prominent
Young Men of This City
Among Filters Resigning.

Because it's members are unani-
mously opposed to the soldier bonus
and disguested with the attitude Of the
American Legion, the Naval Aviation
Post of this city has surrendered its
legion charter and will. be known
henceforth as the Naval Aviators
Club. an Independent organization.
1t is composed exclusively of young
men who enlisted in the navy air SER
vice at the outbreak of the war, most
of whom are listed i'll the Social Regis
ter as the sons of prominent New
York families. The post has the repu.
tation of being a silk stocking" out
ft, but there was nothing silk stock
ing" about it's war record. Every man
enlisted voluntarily and chose the most
hazardous branch OF the naval SER
vice. Many came ont with honors and
promotions and tile majority are now
officers in the reserve corps.
THE NEW YonK HERALD learned yes
terday that the fight the legion made
for adjusted compensation" provoked
revolt that ended in adoption OF
resolution in which the post expressed
itself out of sympathy with the legion
officers and especially "the uncalled for
act of Commander Hanford MacNider'
in demanding that President Harding
support the bonus.
Letter RcsigninE From Legion.
On Marcl, 6 the following letter. was
addressed to the New York county or
ganization Of the American Legion:
This is to advise you that at meet
Ing of the Naval Aviation Post. No.
2l7, of the American Legion, held
at the Army and Navy Club In New
York city, on January 10. it voted to
withdraw from the American Legion
and surrender its charter.
Will you kindly send me any nee
essary papers to be filled out and
advise that we are stricken from
the roster OF the American Legion?
FRED ID. KING,
Post Commander
Mr.. King said yesterday he had re-
ceived no reply to this letter. The act
that particularly offended the naval
aviators. he said, was the telegram
written by Col. MaoNider TO the Presi-
dent in which he attempted to dictate
to the executive on behalf Of all vet
erans OF the war At the Army and
Navy CLUB dinner 106 members present
of total membership Of 200 voted to
quit
All Denounced MacNidcr's Act.
Most of them made one-minute and
two-mnute speeches" said Mr.. King.
"They all thought MacNider was in
sulting in his telegram to President
Harding"
Among the members OF the post-or
club-are Justis ID. Graves, +. Trubee
Dawson. Allan w. Ames. James J. Fin
negan. John Rutherford Lawrence
White, James II. Herbert, Turner Barr.
" NJ. Barr. David Coddington. Howard
w Maxwell Jr., Herman A. Peterson.
r. Rogers Benjamin and James B. Tay
lor. Jr.
Others IN the. organization are w. =.
Barnum. Gavin Breckenridge. George
w. Blood. Nelson Doubleday, Stanley
Mccormack Henry II. Naylor. Bry'son
Payne. c. n. Payne, Gerald G. Philbin.
william 4. Rogers. j. S. Stanley Don
r.. whiting. Barlow Read. Duncan
Read. David A. Mount. II. +. Sullivan.
George Gelden. r. verue Lake. G. G.
Bassett. Jr.. Webb Hilbert Samuel Bel
wing and John Mcclure.