Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-29

..ltun sDldicr In whose honor
~, ,o,vrvd American Legion post was
nam,d
tcleratoa presented resolution go the
convention. denouucing lynching.
which waH unanimously accepted.
uhe convention went ou record as
approving the same. pr O n. Smith
was elected go the first state eNecu-
tive committee and Ieonidas Laws
wnn elected alternate Go the national
CanVontion.
The following officers wore elected
Vor tho year ia20t Charles NJ Smith,
Commander; wealey E Taylor. Vice
Commander, taFrRntz Jones. Ad-
Sutsnt. Holmes Fauntlerny. Historian;
tucius Glover. Treasurer; Courtland
eceney. Chaplain.
The nrrt active member - the Post
g. die was Warren Rolden Of New
Castle. April "a. 1920. Tie was MEM
her ~ the Engineer Corps.
Scott Post has the distinction of
hurSine with fuu military honors. on
june ia. 1920, tho first 81 poiawaro's
hero dead 60 arrive ON the home sou.
llc was Jaman i,arkins He was born
IN Wilmington and was survived by
q father and brother. who I've in VIII
mlnEton.
The post was represented at the
sscond state convention. held al d
Nor. by Charles NJ. Smith. Franklin
Robinson and Dr. Oscar y. smith
A. this convention Charles NJ. Smith
wns elected Co the state executive
committee and Dr. Oscar y. Smith was
elected alternate of tho dolCrate to
the SECOND national convention o. hc
held az Cleveland. shortly before tho
Delaware delegation lcft for Clcve-
land. "a vacancy occurred 'and Dr.
oscar y smith nled tho vacancy.
IN December 1890. the following men
were elected as post officers f.r the
,rar 1891. Wesley r. Taylor. Com
nnnder, tov Ioper. Vice Command
er Aloyslus p Harris. Admtant: Dr.
oscar y. smith Finance officer
lucius Glover. Treasurer; Courtland
secncy. Chaplain. Herman King.
sorrcant-at-A Arms
The next comrado's body 60 be re
turned was that OF Private. First
Clasu, Leon n cork. of tho Medical
Detachment 34pth Field Artillery. He
was buried with fan military honors
by this poet on MAY "a. 1927.
The ncxt soldiers body % be re-
turned Co hts home soil was that ot
Clarence G.. BOldcu. on June 10. 1921
he wRs buried with fun military
honurs
During the months ~ June and
Ausust the post paid its Anal tribute
- -. rHsHHH. "a Nfaa
wares war dead Sergeant Horace A
bumpson Of the S4eth Field Artillery
Band and Sergeant James D. Mood,
~ Go u a2oth Field signal Battalion
The month uf septcmhor was an
important month In the annals of th,
poet Tor in that month % was caIet
on 90 pay military honors to the re.
n1sins 90 the only Colured man from
tho state Of Delaware killed in action
Corporal l.eWis A. TAYLOR q IN,
fhmous ltth New York Infantry a,
~ss wounded May So 1918. during "a,
heavy nghtinC iu the Champaign Sec
TOR. helping Co rvpidse thc tcrrih,
German onslaught ol the spring q
ipls. lie died May 81 1915. Corpora
Taylor was probably the first Della
warean O. cross the ocean az a com
hataut. lie enlisted in the l5th New
York Infantry n The spring Of 1917
shortly after tho declaration q war
and sailed for France in December
1917. The 10th Infantry. famumrl,
known us Col. Haywoods Hell Fight
ors. wus part ~ the provisional g3r,
Division hriFaded with the French
The post was represented at Ia
third state convention by Wesley 4
Taylor and pr Oscar n. Smith.
At this convention tho post presente
resolution denouncing the furthe
organization OF the Ku klux Klan d
the gtatc az Delaware. Wesley D
Taylor was elected 90 the state eNecu
tive committee and l.. ". Glover Wa
elected sergeant -at -arms
In january 1922 the following wer
elected pest onlCers far the currer
y.ir. Lal'rantE jones. Commander
law Lovor, Vice Commander; ID