The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-08-02
LOCAL MAN NAMED
TO HEAD LEGION
Duaas BSsh Elected State Com.
nandsr at Convention Held
Here Monday and Tuss-
days Owsley . Visitor

Without meaning to be boastfu
1t seems only fair to say that Win
nemucca and Winnemucca's post o,
the American Legion covered them
selves with glory at the state con
vention Of the American Legion
held here Monday and Tuesday oi
this week, authority for the state
ment being no less than numbers Of
the Legion delegates themselves
from every portion Of the state and
National Commander Alvin Owsley
who was an honored guest of the
convention during the first day and
who was listened to with intense in.
terest at a public meeting held in
the Nixon opera house. Thus will
Winnemucca's fame as an ideal, con-
vention city grow in all parts of the
state, and rightly so, for with
matchless hotel accommodations
adequate meeting places and excel
lent auditoriums for public meet
ings, there is little left to be desired
by any convention managers. But
added to these advantages are the
facts that this city is practically in
the population center of the state
and on the main lines of two trans
continental railroads, these latter
making convention attendance easy
and Of consequent great value.
Added to these advantages, the dele
gates said, they found whole-hearted
hospitality here.
Aside from convention activities
which were carried on in Winneva
hall. a public meeting was held
Monday afternoon, at which Ma
tional Commander Owsley delivered
. masterful address concerning the
National Phase and Scope Of the
American Legion" That night there
was . dance at the Hotel Humboldt
Tor Legion men and women and
their friends, following a banquet
served at the Hotel Humboldt for
the Legion and another banquet
served at the Overland Hotel for
members Of the Women's Auxiliary
Of the Legion. Next day similar
banquets were served, with the
grand finale occurring at a public
dance ct the Nixon.
Business sessions of the conven-
tion resulted in the election of
Duane Bush, commander Of Vernon
Robins post Of the Legion, of this
city, being elected state commander
OF the Legion for the department of
Nevada, vice Harold Bellinger of
Fallon, retired. Other officers elect
ed are B. G. Mcbride Of Elko, vice
commander; Thomas J. Salter, Car.
son City. national executive com.
mitteeman; F.. C. Murgotten, Reno
chaplain; J. B. Laveaga, Fallon. his,
torian; H. J. McSherry, Tonopah
finance officer: A. H. Scott, Love-
lock. state adjutant.
Auxiliary officers elected were
Mrs. E. K. Smith. Lovelock, state
president; Mrs. Thomas Salter. Car
son City. first vice president; Mrs.
Ehie Connors, Fallon, second vice
president; Mrs. Abbie Bellinger
Fallon, treasurer; Mrs. Thomas Sal
ter, Carson City, national commit.
tee woman; Mrs. Kate Lemaire
Battle Mountain, historian; Mrs. De-
lano Beddo, Lovelock, chaplain; Mrs.
Harvey Payne, Carson City, ser
geant at arms.
Earl T. Ross Of Reno and DR.. A.
W. Shaw Of Elko were elected dele
gates at large to attend the national
convention to be held In San Fran
cisco this year, while district dele
gates we're named - follows: r. B.
Taylor of Reno, district No. 1; C. D.
Farrar Of Las Vegas, district No. q.
w. Ira Beddo Of Lovelock, district
No. 8; Samuel s. Arentz of Yering-
ton, district No. 4.
Las Vegas was chosen for the
meeting place of the next state con-
vention.
Winnemucca's delegates to the
convention were Duane Bush, Chas
w. Guthrie, Duane Bush, Vern
Hursh and L. o. Hawkins.
Besides the addresses of Com
mander Owsley, the convention at