The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-27
INSTALL OFFICERS
OF CARSON POST
Installation Before Hun.
dreds of Visitors at
Convention Hall

sion veterans, legionnaires, members
Of Tulsa billet OF the American
Women's Overseas league of Okla
homa and Tulsa citizens, the new
officers OF Joe Carson post, No. /,
were installed by Dudley Monk Of
Okmulgee, new state commander OF
the American Legion at smoker In
convention hall last night In connec-
tior with the Ninetieth division re-
union.
Monk. extending greetings from
the department of oklahoma and
wishes for A satisfying and success
ful administration OF this post, ad-
jured the new officers to protect the
good name Of the American Legion
and follow it's principles Of Justice,
freedom, democracy and loyalty. He
congratulated the post upon Its
choice of men of affairs for Its Of
flcers. such as Post Commander Alva
J. Niles. terming this evidence of the
fact that the legion is not simply
hall OF memories filled with memen-
toes OF a glorious past but an active.
everyday working organization
which has lis gaze directed forward.
I'VE seek TO endow a university OF
citizenship. for we believe that
country worth dying for Is worth
living for" he continued.
Honor to Dead Hero.
Joe Carson.-hero who made the
supreme sacrifice while Mt the front
in France with the Ninetleth, whose
name the local legion post bears.
and Of whom the Ninetieth, the city
and the post are similarly proud
forms an insoiuble tie between the
post, former Brig. Gen. Patsy"
ONelll, new president OF the Nine
tieth division veterans association.
said in placing the meeting tempor-
arily in the hands OF the post. r. A.
Beard, retiring commander, led the
installation services salute to the
flag. recital of the legion purposes,
Introduction of state Commander
Monk--and presented the badge de-
noting commandership to Niles. The
officers go sent forth on their du-
ties were Niles, II. Il. Carter, c. r.
Allen. II. Coff, Walter Ditzler and
j. G. Farmer. Ninetieth division Of
ficcrs and Joe Carson post officers
and members occupied the platform.
Service Impressive.
The installation service was rem
dered douhly impressive and solemn
by the soclabillty before and after,
and the lively sallies OF wit delivered
with military crispness by former
General o'Nelll. HIS first command
was that everyone sing the army
doxology, which turned out to be
For were all merry good fellows"
and his last orders were Boys and
girls, do as you please" A band
played at intervals.
Niles declared II 20 be his ambi-
tion as head OF the Tulsa post to
have the Tulsa organization meet !
the responsibilities facing the legion |
throughout the country in a manner !
which will make the post an out
standing unit In the legion national !
ly. He said in part:
Address by Commander.
whether we wish 1t so or not our |
Influence in the political affairs of |
our government will be a controlling |
factor and we can not do better than |
TO make the words of comrade Theo- |
fOre Roosevelt our watchword: Let |
is resolve to see not how much we |
can take out Of our government, but |
how much we can put into It.
IL want to insist that we OF the |
Tulsa legion safeguard the reputa- |
lion of our organization, and In the |
future refuse to permit the use of |
our name by promoters of advertis- |
ing, carnival proprietors, book !
agents or any other get-rich.quiCk |
idVcnturers, who are ever ready to
'apttalize their wears or their at
-racti-os by the use of the legion's
1ame and the influence of its MEM
oers. Any other course serves to
liscredit the legion In the eyes of
he business world, and in every
,ase it hos been found that the pro-
noter and not the legion is the bene-
iiciary. / have no fears but that the
4
hat bought more liberty bonds, sent
more men to the colors and donated
more money 10 relief work during
he war in proportion to it's popula-
ion than any other city in the Unit
I'd States can be relied upon 10 give
is every assistance i'm financing our
in proportion TO serv-
ces rendered by IL. Let us take the
position that the Tulsa legion cannot
De used for such questionable finan- /
'ial transactions, and our gain in re-
spect and confidence OF the whole
Deopfe win much more than counter
balance the meager financial consid-
'rations offered.
"As an organization the published
-eports of our meetings are read
with interest by thousands of our
friends and well wishers. Let us so
conduct our business affairs as to
the respect OF the business
world, and let us so decide in all
'esolutions and matters coming be- 4
'ore us for action that these de-
,isions will show careful, mature
Judgment worthy of the brain power
1f our organization. Let us take
line to discuss, to investigate and 4
% carefully consider every definite
proposed for action by
his post, and make no decision until
Ill the facts have been considered,
lntil the hearing has been made
and then act fearlessly,
and firmly, confident
ha; the decision reached will in
ustice appeal to every patriotic cit
zen,
Let us make the goal OF this post
lot 1000 members, but every man
md woman who wore the uniform.
md build up such an organization
u viii appeal TO every soldier and
o every man, woman and child in
his city.
1t is my desire that this post take
IN active part in the civic develop
nent OF Tulsa and help to make of :
I even more of a city of home owners
md the best place on the map in
which to rear and educate a family.
.et us give our loyal support to the
,fficers of the city, county. state and
'ation In such an affirmative man
Ter as to make the doer OF evil know
hat III every legion member he has