The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-10
|1IHTZE.NIANII.s
ONEOE LEADING |. |:
POSTS OF STATE
Has Splendid Club Rooms at
Cleveland Avenue and
Adams Street
Ell IN MEMBERSHIP
anoed for Fred r. Heintzel-
man Who Gave Life on
BattIefieIds.
. HIGH TN MEMBERSHIP
By. CREED BOLYARD 4

81 most active posts IN Lile SLdle-
Since the post leased the U. ~. Ar
nett property from the Fairmont
Building & Investment Co. for a
home where 1t might ENJOY the
benefits Of club rooms, it has taken
W. on Fnew81ife and is now near the
stot&of the list in membership.
The centre second floor of the
legion Building is used by Heint-
&Zeiman post and its auxiliary as
their club rooms and the third
ss floor has been fitted up as meet
ling room and dance hall. The
d club rooms are comfortably fur
@nished and lastly decorated i.
making them equal to anything of
the kind found in city the size
ofsFairmont
While the club rooms are pri-
n mariIyaforS the use of HeintzelInan
post and its auxiliary members
cordial invitation is extended to
other posts of the city and county,
visiting members of the American
Legion, every ex-service man.
every member of post auxiliary
and every citizen in the commun-
f#sggi ty.5 to share with us the comforts
2of our home. All will find a res
pectab1e, comfortable, home-like
L atmosphere where a few minutes
or a few hours may be spent IN
rest, writing or reading.
Organized in 1919
The Fred r. Heintzelman Post
No. II American Legion, was or
the county court room
of# theS Marion County Courthouse
Julys24,S 1919, and application was
made for a temporary charter. A
spermanent charter has just been
granted by the national and state
departments.
The first officers of the post
were: Major Earl II. Smith, post
Irvine L. Huntington
vice post commander; Orville L..
sfJay, post adjutant; Ralph 3:
Hamil ton, post treasurer, ana
Shannon ALLEN, post historian.
The activities and influence of
the post in establishing other posts
IN he3county resulted in the selec-
stion Of our first post commander,
Major Smith, as the first state
commander of the American Lee
sgion, department of West Virginia
Sin September, 1919, an honor of
(which we feel Justly proud.
Upon his selection as state
Major Smith resigned
+ Al 81 comm nder of Heintzelman
Post and SRolIo J. Conley was cleo
ted In his stead Captain Conley
served until November IL, 1920,
when Homer c. Toothman was
elected and served until December
1921
Year of 1922
At the close of a successful year
N In 1921 the officers chosen to
direct the activities of the post for
o
Lawrence NJ. Cunningham, post
John f. Barr, vice
post commander; Creed E. Boil
yard, post adjutant; Marshall NJ.
Hamilton, post treasurer; Robert
20. Watkins, post historian and
Captain Albert Carr, post chap.
lain.
The activities incident to OBJ
tanning and remod cling the Legion
Building for use as club rooms has
occupied much of the time SO far
Isthis year.
E,,or number of months the
post had been privileged to use the
N. c. as a meeting place, but
1.-THE need of its own club rooms
had been apparent for some time.
The opportunity presenting itself,
the present building was leased
The occasion Of the dedication
ofSthe5new home at a joint session
sSofSthe post and auxiliary was an
zsauspicious one. Talks were given
on behalf of the Legion by Post
&Gommander Cunningham and on
5behalfEof the auxiliary by its presi-
dent. Mrs. Creed E. Bolyard.
These were followed by the adj
s@dress Of the evening by State Com
mander Andrew J. Edmiston.
Heintzelman post has staged its
second membership campaign of
the year. In drive staged the
first of the year under the leader
ship. Of the post adjutant gain
of fiftysmembers was obtained.
or the membership campaign
ending June i S, the post was
sSdiyided Into four divisions under
division leaders were: Greed E.
BoIyard, Fred o. Meats. Edwin J.
sSnoder1y and " NJ. Wade. a
prize of S 55was offered by C. Clyde
sMcD Donald to the team obtaining
the largest number of members.
Every ex-service man owes 1t to
Ehimselfs ito join the American Lee
sgion Itneeds him. His interests
and the Legion's in terests are the
same. In numbers there is
atrength Why not join hands in
3aNcomm cause and help to keep
Friendships formed as, We
fought side by side, fresh until
we. too, have gone West?"
He1ntzelman post meets at it's
club rooms the second and fourth
Thursday evenings of each month
and sitSextends a hearty welcome to
al who care to Join its ranks. For
blanks, call on Post
Adjutant BoIyard at the Home
Savings Bank or Post Treasurer
sHami1 ton and the H & H. Drug
Store.