The Devils Lake world., 1922-09-20
AUXILIARY HAS
BIC CONVENTION
IN Valley CITY

Mrs. Eugene Fenelon of this city,
was elected National Committee wo-
man and Mrs. w. H. Witherstine of
Grand Forks was elected president, of
the American Legion Auxiliary at the
state convention at Valley City, which
closed Thursday. Mandan was cho-
sen as the 1928 convention city, after
the reading of an invitation rendered
by the Mandan Commercial club.
Other officers elected are: Mrs. M.
Lynch, Lidgerwood, first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Morris, Darlington, Sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Wall Beach,
third vice president; Miss Abbie M.
Hurley, rejected secretary Treasurer;
Mrs. Litton, Larimore, sergent at
arms; Charles Fouts, Towner, Chap
lain, and Mrs. Rafferty,, Harvey his
torian.
Mrs. James McCulloch, Washburn;
Mrs. H. S. Demalaussene, Crosby and
Mrs. Jefferson, Hope, comprise the
HCW CASCOGltC
Mrs. Eugene Fenelon and Mrs. A.
L. Knauff, Jamestown, are the new
National delegates at large. Delegates
to National convention at New Orleans
are: Mrs. Paul Meyer, Wahpeton; Mrs.
c. A. Fisher, Valley City; Mrs. Truax,
Wilton; Mrs. Bruce, Berthold, and
Mrs. Larson, Finley.
A resolution was adopted and wired
to President Harding requesting him
to sign the adjusted compensation
bill. kilograms were sent to all con-
grossmen and senators of the state,
asking their influence in keeping the
program approved by the Veterans
Bureau and the American Legion, for
the disqualification of disabled soldiers
up to the approved minimum. Mrs.
Witherstine, Miss Lizzie Tolma of
Hillsboro and Mrs. j. A. Kasper, of
Mandan composed the resolutions
committee.
The remarkable progress of the
organization since it's inception year
ago in Devils Lake, was stressed by
all speakers. Its membership has in
creased fourfold, and it's units doubled.
Among the speakers Of prominence
were Mrs. Eugene Fenelon, of Devils
Lake former president, and now Ma
tional Committee woman, and Mack
V. Traynor, Legion Commander, al
so of Devils Lake.
Their speeches were, in part. as
follows:
"The work Of your organization. +"
said Mr.. Traynor," "and other similar
organizations for these boys while in
the hospitals, and for their wives
and families keeps these boys the
same good Americans that they were
during the war, ready to again do
their bit for their country.
"The American Legion acted wise
ly," he said, "when it established the
American Legion Auxiliary. We were
familiar with the great work done
and the many sacrifices made by YOU
women during the war.
Il, for one, have always contended
that the ladies who stayed at home
and worked and sacrificed while their
loved ones were fighting in France or
were in service of our country
somewhere, suffered as much as most
OF US and more than many of us, and
performed just as worthy service to
our country as did we who actually
We're the uniform of our country. Il
IS but fair to you, therefore, that the
American Legion school recognize
you and your work by the formation
OF the American Legion Auxiliary.
Lauds Work Done
Il think, however, that the Legion
mad something of a selfish viewpoint
IN mind when your auxiliary was
formed. Knowing the energy and
ability of the ladies eligible for men,
bership in the auxiliary, we well
Knew that this organization would be
Of inestimable value to the Legion in
furthering the purposes for which it
was organized. Although your or,
ganizotion is still in it's infancy, it has
already, by its great work along hos
pitalization lines, obtaining emplov-
men for ex-service and other worthy
enterprises, justified it's existence and
proved the wisdom of it's founders.
Zone of your chief works during
the past year has been the establish
ing of your state organization and
the formation of local units. The
auxiliary in this state will not be
complete until you have a unit for
every post of the Legion. And want
to say to you right here, that you can
depend on the officers of the depart
ment of the American Legion to work
with you until that end is accom-
plished. Not only should you have a
unit for every post of the Legion, but
you should work during the coming
year to at least double or triple your
membership. You have done re-
markably we'll in both these respects
during the past year, but the work
ahn,,1d ho narriad n, until x,o,, o,o