The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-14
PLAN COUNTY MEETING
or LEGION nv BARRE
Tentative Organization Was Formed at
Meeting in Montpelier
Last Evening.

A goodly delegation Of members oi
Barre post, No. 10, and Ladies' Auyil.
iary unit of Barre post attended Q
meeting of Legion posts Of Washington
county, held in Montpelier posts, No. .
new clubrooms at Montpelier last eve
ming. Members of the state depart
ment were present and good sized del
egations of Montpelier, Waterbury
Mortified and Marshfield posts, AZ
well as Of Barre post.
The meeting was called to order by
Commander Abare of Montpelier post
at $3.50 o'clock Commander Abare
made speech of welcome to the dele
cations and thanked them for their at
tendance. The orchestra of Montpelier
post furnished music for singing sew
eral songs which was participated in
by the entire gathering. Mrs, Michael
j. Cohan pleased very much with 4
solo, which was followed by an en-
core.
Commander Abare then explained the
purpose Of the meeting which was to
form Washington county organiza !
tion, and he called on Department Ad-
jutant Allen Fletcher to explain the or
ganization of a unit of this nature. Ad
jutant Fletcher informed the meeting
how county organizations had been
formed in other counties and states by
the election of temporary officers and
two members from each post to make
up the executive committee, they TO
call county meeting of one delegate
from each post and one delegate for
every ten members of the post, this
meeting to draw UP temporary con-
stitution and bylaws previous to the
annual convention, where a permanent
would be formed. 4
Colonel Fred b.. Thomas of Montpel
Ter was elected to act as temporary
chairman of the executive committee,
Robert B. MaclSie Of Barre temporary
adjutant. David Symes of Waterbury
temporary finance officer, the elections
being unanimous. One member from
each post was then elected to act on
the executive committee, +. G. Duffiey
Of Barre. Bert Rogers Of Northfield,
Robert Luce. Waterbury, George Hamel
Of Marshfield and James Brownlee of
Commander Abare then turned the
meeting over to the temporary officers.
Temporary Chairman Thomas made a |
few remarks concerning the Legion aud
is prospects for glorious future. He |
,alIed on National Commander II.
Nelson jackson of Burlington to ad
lress the meeting.
Major jackson thanked Montpelier
post for the invitation extended the |
living squadron of the department TO
PRESSED his pleasure at being able TO
sttent. He made plain that his posi-
Jon III the Legion was to stand be-
.ween the disabled veterans and the
to see that the disabled |
fetcrans received from the government
lie care and attention they were 20
Justly entitled 10 receive. He also told
low the department was doing its
,esi to see that the. veterans bureau
unctioned properly in behalf of the
isabled veterans. citing several in
iances Of inefficiency in the bureau
hat had been brought to the atten-
ion of heads in Washington.
Admtaut Fletcher was then called
pom for remarks, which he gave
earthly endorsing the statements of
lsjcr Jackson regarding the efforts of
he department in behalf Of the dis.
5lcd veterans.
Resolutions were passed unanimoas
Y. thanking the department represen
stivcs for their attendance and Mon.
elier post for the hospitality shown.
fter the meeting was adjourned, re-
reshments were served by the ladies'
uxiliary unit OF Montpelier post. The
committee met and formu-
tied plans for the first county meet '
" to be held in Barre Friday, March
D. h
A special electric car brought the
ARE delegation back from Montpelier