Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-29
JOHN |, FISHER NAVAL
POST AND ITS HISTORY
Named In Honor Of Wilmington
Officer Who Made Supreme
Sacrifice. !

John l.. Fisher. Naval Post. No. rs.
American Legion, has an interesting
history,
Naval members of Delaware Post.
No. I, American Legion. on November
\. 1919. decided that the proper thing
tu do vas To organize n post OF ex-
sailors and marines and to call It
Navy Post, No. IL. rndcr the leader
ship OF T.. e. Mcginniss. r.. G. Hanf.
v. &. Murphy. n. II. Brittingham. T..
l.. Maeaw, X, T.. Magaw. G.. l.. Evans.
W. u. Cohcc. ". NJ. psynter, q. A.
Wcdlcr, G.. W. Shauh. w. Tomlinson,
W, y. Weyl. W. l.. Nannerson. II. A.
Wakefield snd y. H. Coffin they de-
cldcd To start Post No is on No
Vcmher 10. 1919. "A meeting was called
at the state Armory. Twelfth and
orange streets. r.. &. Meginniss having
charge until such time rs II was pos
sihlc to elect officers. There being AZ
mcmhcrs present. including those that
had brought application cards. Later
In the evening the post held an cleo
,iun and the following members were
elected officers for the new year 1920
and To- finish the year 1919 out.
Geo. l.. Evans. Post Commander. q.
A. Wodicr. NiCo-Commander; IA. II.
Cohee. Finance officer; r.. l.. Magaw.
Adlutsnt. who later resigned In favor
of Ellwood Souder. jr.: w. S. Milliken.
Historian. NJ. J. Walsh. Chaplain. n.
W, Anderson. Sergeant at Arms: Ex-
ccutive Committee. q. T.. Ely. ID. II.
Muhlhauscn and ". NJ. paynter.
At tha following meeting OF Post
No. I there were applications for
transfer of IS members to Navy Post
No ~. AZ the next meeting of Navy
Post No. is. the post decided To invite
tho hand from the Navy Yard at
League Island. Philadelphia, To visit
the new post and stir enthusiasm in
the mcmhors. a committee, under the
leadership of John ID. Mari. chairman;
q. A. Wedler. w. Erhart, met the
Navy Yard hand at the Pennsylvania
railroad station and marched TO the
kimory for one of tha finest meetings
held by any post In the state at that
time. Everyone seemed to enjoy them
selves and at tho close of the meeting
all decided 90 march from the Armory
to the station. They proceeded from
the Afmory 10 Twelfth and Market
streets thence 20 Front 10 French
street station and by that time had
nearly to0 eS-service man In line.
At a meeting January ~. 1920. the
members of the post decided that they
should name their post after one OF
the Naval men that made the supreme
sacrifice. After several suggestions II
was nnally decided that they would
like Co have their post named after
DIR. John l.. Fisher. with the consent
uf his mother. next OF kin. and the
post was named John l.. Fisher. Naval
Post. No. rs.
AZ tho close OF the year 1920 Fisher
Post had 2o6 paid UP members and
on the last Monday night OF the year
elected tho following officers for the
year 1921: q. A. wedler. Post Com
msndcr. Ellwood Souder. Jr.. Vice
Commander; III. II. Cohee, Finance
Officer, II. n. Muhlhsusen. Adjutant; !;
l. H. Allen. Chaplain; c. j. Csthcart,
Master at Arms; Executive Commit
tee. q. A. Wedler. r. souder. Jr. II.
X. Cohoe. i. Il. Hsmhsch and Geo.
l.. Evans.
Under the leadership Of John ID,
Mari and wife the Ladies Auxiliary
was formed and had several meetings
durine the year. after which time they
Of tho year 1921 gave UP the charter.
The post had a set back in members
only having los paid up members a,
the close Of the year 1921, due mostly
60 members moving out OF town. be-
cause of unemployment and trans
fcrs 90 posts IN other cities. wher,
some were able 10 find employment
On the last Monday night OF ths
year 1891 the officers now SERVING
wcre elected. as follows: Geo. l.. Evans
Post Commander; w. I. Duer. Vice.
Commander; II r. Cohee. Financ,
bf'icer; u. II. Muhlhausen. Adjutant
later resisninE in favor Of G. ID
Fletcher; Executive Committee. w
Erhart. y. W. Anderson. w. X. Duer
Geo. L. Evans. G.. A Wedler, c. d
Fletcher, ID. b. Muhlhausen and II
Il. Cohee
April IL. 1922. at a meeting of III.
post executive committee at the hom
OF George NJ. Dorsey. the ladies' q