The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-27
Willard Makes
 Lengthy Report To Junior c. Of C.

Junior Chamber of Commerce at their meeting last night received the re- port of Executive Secretary c. A tion's delegate at the convention o1 the United States Junior Chambers of Commerce at Indianapolis on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 15, 16, IT. The gist of MT. Will lard's report follows
 About 500 delegates were present at the opening of the convention, rep resenting 25 of the 42 Junior Cham these were official delegates repre- senttng their organization with the power to vote. Representation GOV cred the country from Jacksonville, New Orleans, La, to Springfield. Mass. It goes without saying that the most remote points had a small representation, with the exception of Milwaukee, which was well represent ed.
 The election of officers resulted in an expression of complete confidence in the nominating committee inas- elected. The officers for the coming year are: President. Raymond T. Wilber, Springfield, Mass; first vice. president. E. Fred Johnson, Tulsa, Okla; second vice president, Harry Mortimer. Milwaukee, Wis; third vice president, Robert B. Ranson, New Orleans, La; fourth vice president, Andrew G. Mungenast, St. Louis, Mo. The directors elected for three years were: George O. Wilson, Dallas, Tex; H. O. Hodson, E. St. Louis, III. ; E. Phil Millet. Cincinnati, O.; P Ed ward Dahlin, Chicago, H.; and Mark B. Ravens. Omaha, Neb. Inasmuch as the president was elected from Springfield he withdrew his city from the contest for the fourth annual tween Cincinnati, O., Jacksonville, Fla. and New Orleans, La. MiIwau- kee entered and received the conven- uon on the next ballot.
 Legion Leaders Address
 "The Preservation of the American Republic" was delivered by Col. Al win M Owsley, Director, National Americanism Commission, American Legion. He said in part:
 There are some who think this re- public, if she escapes the strain of the great war, will go down under the oppression of hard times. They withstand and live through the strain or nervous exhaustion of the last few years. We are told that our civiliza- ton is only fit for the days of na- tional prosperity, that the days of self-sufhciency, self-control are over and that our state is really typified by lawless bands rushing wildly here and there clamoring for laws by which men shall be made rich despite
 
 God and man have ordained that men shall work out their own salvation. In these times of confused states of minds, it is well for us to remember that we came of hardy stock Our race is not easily kept down, the vic tims must come from other stock
 The close of the great war left the public mind in a state of stupor of misunderstanding and rare degree of disappointment. No keener dis appointment came to any citizen than came to the American soldier. sailor, and marine. These men have been diligently searching for themselves since the day of discharge from ser vice, in the earnest hope of finding a place to fit in again in the old re- gime as they were fitted when called out to war. The great majority have in a measure found themselves and are gaining strength and indepen- dence of action in their old positions or in new positions Yet there is a great restless army of unemployed service men who are yet lost to the nation and are subject to the ill winds of un-American tendencies who must receive our constant care and solicitude.