Evening journal., 1922-09-18
DIR. SPEAKMAN
HEADSLEGION
Wife Is Chosen President of
Auxiliary of Delaware
Department
NAME DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION


the American Legion. Department o
Delaware, came to close in tn
Hotel DUPONT. on Saturday after
noon after the selection OF DR. VIII
liam c. Speakman as Astate Com
mander. Other officers elected were
Dunbar B. Mulhausen. OF this city
vice-commander; the Rev. G. A
Burslem. Dover. chaplain; Henry b
Cohee, of this city, historian, and P
II. Naudain, master at arms.
The convention also elected tn,
following delegates to the Nationa
Convention to be held at New Or
leans, October 10 10 2O:. Johr
J. Dugan and William Berl. VII
mington; A. w. Porter. rural New
Castle county; John Argo. Kent
George Mcdaniel. Sussex; delegate.
at-large. Colonel Thomas W. Miller
MISUNDERSTANDING, DIR. Meredith
Samuel; alternates for delegates
George L. Evans and George Dorsey
Wilmington: william Duffy. rural
New Castle; Eugene Raughley, Kent
and Earl Sylvester, Sussex.
Dover was selected as the meeting
place of the fifth annual convention
on the invitation of the Walter l..
Fox Post of that town.
Reports of the retiring officers,
Captain Harry J. Pettyjohn. NIL
ford. State commander. and John
J. Dugan, State adJutant, showed a
marked growth OF the Legion in the
State.
Tvb,a +to Tosior f,opya,+fo, vras
concluding its business, members of
the Women's Auxiliary perfected or
ganization at their first convention
by electing Mrs. William c. Speak
man as first president. other off,
GERS elected by the Auxiliary were
Mrs. Linford Outten. first vice-pres-
ident; Mrs. Ada Roberts. second
vice president; Miss Mary r. r.
Rossell, secretary and treasurer.
The executive committee IS COM
posed Of Mrs. Gertrude Underwood
chairman; Mrs. r. r. Sparks. Miss
Baldwin. Miss Elsie p. Walker and
Mrs. Stein.
Other committees are: Commit
tee on Credentials. Mrs. Gertrude
Underwood. Mrs. Ada Roberts and
Mrs. G. r. McSherry.
Committee on Resolutions, Mrs.
Marshall c. Derby. Mrs. r. T. Shella-
dy and Mrs. ]. B. Stubbs.
Committee on Rules. Mrs. James
Nealey and Mrs. Ada Roberts.
Upon her election. which was
unanimous, Mrs. Speakman took the
chair and Immediately sent the fol-
lowing telegram 20 President Hard
ing. upon instruction Of the conven-
tion:
Department OF Delaware. Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary. in convention
assembled, requests that President
Harding sign adjusted compensation
bill in recognition OF services rem
dered by these men and women"
At meeting of1he executive COM
mittee which followed these appoint
ments were made; Hospital Welfare
Relief Committee, Mrs. Ira Burns,
chairman.
State Legislation Committee. Mrs.
Marshall c. Derby. chairman.
World War Orphans- Committee.
Mrs. J. Montieth Jackson, chairman.
Reconstruction Committee dds
posal OF veterans work.. Miss Will
labella Shurter, chairman.
Memorial Committee. Mrs. Donald
S. Ashbrook. chairman.
The following delegates were Sc
lected for the National Convention in
New Orleans on October 16 to 20:
Mrs. William C. Speakman. Mrs.
Mary Mcdaniel. Mrs. Gertrude I'm
derwood, Mrs. George w. Dorsey and
Mrs. ]. p. Eckles, with these alter
mates: Mrs. Z. T. Shellady. Mrs.
Marshall c. Derby. Mrs. G.. z. Nc
Sherry. Miss Elsie p. Walker and
Mrs. Barnes.
The executive committee viii meet
at least six times a year in different |
parts of the State. Bylaws are now
under consideration by this COM !
mittee and the preliminary draft
viii be submitted to each unit for /
criticism before final adoption.
At the afternoon session OF the /
Legion's convention resolution
commencing the work of District /
No. 3, United States Veterans Bu-
reau, and especially the manager and /
personnel of the sub-district office,
located in Wilmington, for the efh-
cient care and treatment Of disabled
ex-service men during the past yeaS
was adopted. Past State Command
er Dr. Meredith l. Samuel is mana
ger Of the sub-district office.
The movement now on TO raise
100000 for the erection OF library
at the University OF Delaware was
heartily approved Of by the conven-
tion. Interference with the work Of
rehabilitation was condemned and
call was made upon the General As
eembly to set aside Armistice Day,
II. as a State holiday.