Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-11
KLECKNER HEADS
COUNTY LEGION
County Organization Votes
Unanimously for Local Man
as Commander

Not only through the efforts of
the legionaires of Perth Amboy was
Ronald Kleckner elected to the
Office of county commander at the
| county convention held at the Har-
old L. Berrue Post, Piscataway, on
Saturday, but through the work of
the county legionaires in general
| who voted him unanimously to the
county leadership.
In the early part of the afternoon
| the retiring county executive COM
mittee held a short session, at which
time their past activities were gone
over and discussed. Followed by
| this came the adoption of the fol-
| lowing resolution which was pre-
| sented by the resolution committee:
! Whereas: The American Legion
is an organization based on princi-
pal of one hundred per cent Amer
, icanism to foster and to perpetuate
those principals of liberty, justice
and equality for which American
patriots sacrificed their lives and
their fortunes, and
Whereas: We believe in civic and
religious liberty, of freedom of
ST sech and of press, and in the vital
principle that America is a great
government, by consent of the gov
erned and not to be ruled or raw
aged by the individual or band of
individuals who assume their right
| to take into their own hands the
| carrying out of their own selfish
and bigoted ideas of government
, and justice, therefore, be it
ResoI d. that the county organ
! ization of the American Legion, in
carrying out a debt that it owes to
| the country and to those comrades
| of all creeds and faith who served
with them under the colors and of
those who made the supreme sacri-
| fee for the union they loved, does
| hereby denounce the tactics en-
ployed by the so-called Klu Klux
Klan in the carrying out of its out
RACES mostly under the cover of
night and mask.
After the introduction of this
resolution, which was the only one
presented, Lester Templeton, chief
of the Cooperative Section of the
-nited States Veterans Bureau,
| spoke on the functions of this or
ganization and the work being done
| by it.
| The next speaker was Major Nc
Donald, commanding officer of the
| Raritan Arsenal. He spoke on the
work being done by the government
| army schools about the country in
which he showed the vast experience
and education that can be secured at
the schools. He also extended an IN
| vitation to any legionnaire or body
| of legionnaires who wish to visit
these places of government educa-
ton.
Raymond White, chairman of the
membership committee, spoke on the
activities Of the com mittee and the
coming membership drive to be held
during the latter part of December,
during which county rallies will be
| held throughout the various coun-
| ties of the state. The rally to be
held in Middlesex county will take
place at New Brunswick at which
time members of the state executive
| committee will be present.
The retiring county commander.
Joseph +. Deegan, then read his an
nual report in which he showed the
| work of the county organization
| during the past year and the CO.
| operation of all it's branches, after
| which he presented the following
| recommendations:
Greater support to the county or
ganization. Wiping out the county
deficit by each post remitting to the
county organization the sum of not
exceeding one per cent of the posts
profits from carnivals and other en-
| tertainments. The encouragement
| of the sale of poppies for the up
keep and maintenance of the Toms
River home. Greater service to ex-
service men. Continuation of the
| fight for national adjusted compen-
sation. The encouragement of the
| formation of auxiliaries to posts not
already having them. Let there be
no bachelor posts. Active and Wig
orous opposition to the Ku Klux
Klan.
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