The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-20
'NAGELE ELECTED
Legion Commander
DUDLEY LOOMS POST NAMES
OFFICERS = ANNUAL REPORT
MADE AND PLANS OUTLINED.

Dudley Loomis Post No. 6, American
Legion elected officers for the COM
! ing year at an interesting meeting
held in the Chamber of Commerce
room, on Monday evening. Most OF
the present officers were reelected
for the coming year. Eugene Nagele,
acting commander since N. A. Thomas
moved to New York, was promoted
to commander.
Other officers elected were G. e.
Behre, first vice-commander; Ed. H.
Mcconnell, second yice-commander
Walter r. Melgard, adjutant; Neil D.
Caplinger, finance officer; ]. W.
Parkhurst, historian and publicity
officer; G. w. Chenoweth, chaplin; and
c. C. Dimond, sergeant at arms.
The election of the sergeant at
arms developed the most spirited con-
test of the election, but Dimond won
by margin of two votes over Bob
Johnson, the present incumbent.
These men will constitute the execu-
tive committee and will have charge
of the activities of the post during
1923.
Commanders Report.
The annual report of the commander
was a brief summary of the activ1-
ties of the post for the past year.
He mentioned five things as the major
engagements of the post during the
past year. First was the Washington
birthday banquet for ex-service men
given by the ladies of Moscow, at -
which department commander Robert
d. Leeper was the principal speaker.
The next major engagement was the -'
movie election on March 27. An aux
iliary unit to the post was organized
on April with the assistance of the
state president of the American Legion
auxiliary The Fourth of July ce1e-
bration was the next big event and
more recently the first annual Armis-
Lice day dance.
Assist i'm Civic Work.
The commander called attention to
he fact that the post had joined with
,ther civic organizations in contribut-
ng to the Salvation Army, the Civil
War veterans monument, and the as
,ociated charities. This Christmas
he post is presenting a large easy
;hair for the new reception room in
he Boise barracks hospital.
In offering his recomm endatfons for
he future the commander suggested
hat the post is in need of post
lag bearing the American Legion
emblem and the name of the post.
The present post banner is not the
roper shape to be carried on parade
nd does not contain the name of the
'Ost or the emblem. A few small
rticles of furniture, including a gavel
re needed. J. w. Lieuallen an
ounced that an Illuminated American
egion emblem which is used during
he initiation ceremony, would be
resented to the post in the near
lture.
Membership Campaign Report.
Team captains in the membership
ontest got their teams together be-
IRE the meeting was called to order
get a line on the work done so
lr and to give further instructions.
he finance officer reported that the
I'd team has turned in the largest
1mber of 1928 memberships to date.
II applications must be in the hands
the finance officer by December
|. The losing team will be required
finance the auxiliary in serving a
anquet at a joint meeting on January
A. Pitman Atwood, of Lewiston,
ho is department vice-commander for
orth Idaho, will be here and install
e 1923 officers in accordance with
e American Legion form of cere-
OnieS, preceding the banquet
The statute of a Doughboy, which
atah county will erect to the memory
her sons who lost their lives in
e great war, will be ready for the
lveiling ceremony on next memorial
y according to word from the county
office. The commits
oners will furnish a suitable base
r the statue with bronze tablets on
e four sides, giving the names of
who went from this county and
ade the supreme sacrifice. All of
e American Legion posts of the
unity will be asked to cooperate in
mpiling the list so that it will be
th complete and accurate. The
atue will probably be placed on the
urt house grounds in anticipation of
bigger and better county court house
me day