Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-07
ADAMS JACKSON
POST CONDUCTS
GREAT SESSION
Plans For Organization Out
linedEFarewell Address
to Harold Pearce Who
Moves Away
tFrom Wednesdays Daily

held a rousing meeting at the Cham
Der of Commerce rooms 1t was thu
largest meeting held this year ant
the intense interest and enthusiasm
shown was very gratifying to the
leaders.
Calvin Yeargain, Post Adjutant
read his report showing that the
membership has doubled within the
last sixty days.
Ray Meriwether made very ap-
departing Commander Harold
Fearce, calling attention to the
noteworthy active part he took in
the affairs of the legion. His work
shows that he took the responsible
ties of the post ON his shoulders
and carried them through success
fully and Mr.. Meriwether made a
motion that the Adams Jackson
post write in it's minutes vote
of gratitude for his work while with
us, and wishing him success and
I'D ppli1eSS III Hlo hCW pohiC' no
motion was carried by acclamation
Clifton Massey was then nom
mated for the new commander to
fill Mr. Pearces unexpired term and
was elected by an overwhelming
maj ority.
Mr.. Massey then outlined his
rN,,ly n o 1ntpn6S
put on a membership campaign in
the next few days, he said, to bring
every ex-service man in the coun-
~ into the organization. Mr.. Mas
sey is very enthusiastic over the
work of the legion and he will no
doubt make one of the best COM
manders the post has ever had. In
his acceptance speech last night he
said that he did not consider it a
duty for an ex-seryice man to join
the legion, but privilege and an hon
or. 1t is the largest organization
of its kind in the world and has
great aims and is accomplishing
great things.
In the meeting last night it was
shown that the local post is active
from every standpoint that tends
to help worthy service men, theil
widows and orphans and it has
done much to keep the burden OF
these off of the public's shoulders
True enough they have no large
and costly edifice built by pubic
transcription to hold their meetings
in and they do not hold public
demonstration and try to get pun
Ilicity every time they buy sand
witch for the men, that call upoi
them, or every time they take in
new member. They do not 81
around boasting every time they ge
some fellow a bonus or back pa.
that is due him. Some posts il
the state do this to create excite
ment and Paragould should fee
even prouder of her post for doinI
her work quietly and without cele
bration 1t was brought out in tn
meeting last night that over te
Thousand dollars has been collecte
by the posts legal adviser, Mr.. jon
Batten, last year, but not half O
the post knew of it. Mr. Bate
also placed nearly a hundred ex
soldiers in hospitals, yocationa
training schools and other place
where they might get the best on
of life
DR.. e. S. Baker as examining ply
stefan has examined hundreds Q
our men and helped Mr.. Bate
place them where they rightfull
belong.
Bob Gardner as war risk adjutan
has become one of the best war ris
insurance men in the state and h
has spent much valuable time famil
iarizing himself with his work i
order that he might Intelligent
assist those who call on him TO
information and service daily.
1t will not be many months befor
! there Will be placed IN the YARD O
the Court House large bronz
statue in memory of those who hav
departed from their ranks, thos
whose spirits Will remain with IL
Throughout our lives.
Plans are already on foot for at
tending the state meeting in Ho
Springs in August. The member
| win attend this meeting in larg
numbers from this section. 1t i
planned to pay the expenses of abou
five of the members if the mem
bership increases sufficiently. Al
lservice men who have not paid thi
years dues are urged TO do so a
/ once so the post can complete ii
plans.
There will be another meeting
one week from next Wednesda.
night and another large attendance
is exDpcted