Evening journal., 1922-09-16
diana, president Of the NationaiNAux-

diana, president of the National AUX
| iliary.
Members of the Auxiliary ant
Legionaires, bring you greetinl
from two million women who re
new their pledge to you" she said
I'VE are helping you to build you
clubhouses, your hospitals and help
! ing the women TO care for the chill
, dren while the men are in thes'
hospitals"
Mrs. Hobart spoke of the creation
of gift shops for ex-soldiers.
The Auxiliary is planning to take
charge of these stores and dispose
of the goods produced by the men.
This afternoons session promises
to be Interesting. several Of the
delegates intimating that the reso-
lutions committee will have its
hands full. One of the resolutions
which promises to create a fight is
that presented by James II. Sewell.
one OF the organizers of Norman d.
Scott Post, No. 5, (colored). Sewell
was accompanied TO the convention
by Mrs. May Dumpson, mother of
Scott in whose honor the post was
named. The resolution presented by
members of the Scott Post was as
follows:
"Whereas, Norman d. Scott Post
No. s. The American Legion, has
been sundered through the action
of a minority of its members in
changing the name Of that Post TO
Louis A. Taylor Post, No. s, and
whereas. the original organizers
of Scott Post, who labored so faith
fully in behalf of The American
Legion for several years, resentiDg
strongly the change in name. have
organized themselves into another
Post, resuming the name Norman
D. Scott. by having assigned to them
the No. %. and
Whereas, 1t is their desire, and
they feel a matter of simple justice
that the No. should be retained by
them; therefore, be Il
Resolved, That this convention
requests the national headquarters
10 reasslgn the No. TO Norman d.
Scott Post and to transfer the No. 22
DR. such other number as they may
ieem best to Taylor Post"
Another resolution presented pro-
yides:
THAT the State Department
its State Executive Com
nittee draw up resolutions to be
presented to the next session of the
State Legislature that Armistice Day
November 11th. be designated as a
egal holiday in the State of Della
ware and a day of rest"
This post also presented reso-
ution which will be acted on this |
lfternoon providing for the election |
# three state vice-commanders, one (
rom each county. to look after af-
airs in their districts and to ap-
'olnt teams for a membership drive |
Turing the coming year.
Another resolution TO be present
d provides for the presentation of
appropriate pins to retiring COM
nanders.
Another resolution which is said
0 be approved by the majority of
he delegates is as follows, 1t having
cen submitted by John L. Fisher
ost:
Whereas at the present time
thousands of our disabled are not
roperly hospitalized, because hos
ltals have not been built; thousands
t the present time will not enter
he hospitals afforded. because of
le class of the institutions placed
t their disposal and some are now
le objects of charity due to these
auses.
BE it Resolved, That this con-
sDtion now assembled go on record
5 condemning delay by the Fed
-al Board of Hospitalization to
rovide hospitals for our disabled |
ar veterans. Also to instruct our
elegates to National Convention to
: held in New Orleans TO take this
after up, calling attention TO these !
cts known to all, asking the
= oerican Legion National Rehabili-
tion Committee to have each State s
apartment to write to their Sena- Y
RS demanding action at once. ]
"Be Il further resolved that each
,st in this State let their voices and
cir sentiment be heard everywhere
approval Of the stand taken by A /,
Sprague. the chairman OF the Le-
on's National Rehabilitation Com
lttee and If necessary direct a fire
letters of protest to President
irding asking or demanding resig-
tion of General Sawyer or i'm
ediate action in caring for our
,unded buddies."
Representatives OF Fisher Post e
10 presented the following resolu- 4
n which will be acted upon with n
Q other resolutions at this after
on's session:
BE It resolved that each post in
. state see that all ex-service men "
10 lost their lives in the World o
ar or died after leaving the ser n
70. have an American Legion .
ave Marker provided for their ,
I've after receiving the permission y
their next of kin, and that the
Iutant OF each post give the state
Itorian the following information:
cord OF service as far as possi-
); next OF kin; place OF burial;
-e OF death, and all further infor- c
tlon."
IYS AUXILIARY