The Coconino sun., 1923-06-15


nor G. w. P. Hunt, read from the
platform by Department Adjutant Me-
ri Osborne, Jr. Hunt declared StOd-
dard in error; that Stoddard, not Hunt
had first rushed into print" Stod~
dard letter to the posts calling atten-
tiOn to Hunts neglect of the Legion
in the special conference on the Colo
RADIO river pact having been published
in the COcOnin0 Sun.
Carl Mayhem of Flagstaff jumped
| from his seat and announced that the
governor is in error, that Commander
| Stoddard did not have letter publishr
! ed, but that he, Mr.. Mayhem, was re-
sponsible for its publication in The
COconino Sun, "the best paper in the
state" Cheers from the audience,
wide grin from the representative OF
The Sun.
! Invitations followed from Nogales
and Prescott to their frontier day cell
ebrations.
| Harold Baxter Of Phoenix, announc-
ed the death Saturday in an automo-
bile accident at Globe of Marvin Dill.
member of the Phoenix post and for
mer sergeant in the officers training
school, whose remains had been
brought to Flagstaff where they
would be buried at 1 o'clock in the
afternoon, the Legionaires to attend
in a body, the burial to be with full
military honors.
/ Frank Chisholm of Flagstaff an
nounced that cars had been secured
to carry delegates to Grand Canyon
next morning.
L. E. White, Grand Canyon dele
gate, extended cordial invitation, tell
ing what fine preparations had been
made for entertainment. George G.
Bolton, acting superintendent Grand
Canyon national park, said his chief.
Colonel Crosby, had returned from the
! Orient Monday night and, himself
former service man, extended hearty
! invitation to all. Mr.. Bolton had ar
ranged to certify the delegates reg
istering at the Commercial hotel here,
so that there would be no need of
further registration at Grand Canyon
The report of the nomination COM
n1ittee was read by Adjutant Osborn,
/ placing in nomination:
| Commander, DR.. Harry T. South
worth of Prescott. Elected by ac-
clamation.
Vice-C Commander, Joe Lieberman,
division welfare secretary for Santa
F'e r. R., Winslow. Elected by ac-
| clamation.
Historian, B. H Mills, Nogales, ser
geant in regular army. Elected by
acclamation.
Sergeant-at-Arns, George r, Lewis,
assistant county attorney, Flagstaff.
/ LrIoo%od b1yo an,affon
Executive committee: (Seven NOM
! mated, the following five elected)
Val De Camp, mining engineer, Jer-
ONE; George j. Schaeffer, county
treasurer Navajo county, Holbrook; j.
| F. Murphy, former chief of Forty and
Eight Of state, Douglas; Joe B. Rickel,
clerk of the county board of supervis-
| ors, Flagstaff; E. S. Stallcup, attor-
ney, Phoenix.
/ Murphy and DeCamp, getting the
most votes, are elected for two years,
the other three for one year.
! National delegates elected by roll
call: Louis Meyers, Tucson; Thad
Moore, Florence; A. K. Keindienst,
| Winslow; Nick D. Collaer, Nogales;
Geo. v. Hays, Wilcox; Tom litter
ington, Morenci; B. w. Freudenthal,
Stafford; w. 4 Geddes, Kingman; f.
H. Keller, Bisbee.
Alternates, elected by acclarnation:
Charles Lane, Clarkdale; w. B. Dar-
ling, Winslow; DR.. A. L. Gustetter Of
Nogales, DR.. J. C. Wilson of Wilcox,
Geo. Nilsson of Prescott, Alec Gean~
erias, M. Te1npleman of Kingnlan,
Mr.. White of Douglas, Frank A.
Chisholm of Flagstaff, ]. C. Andrews
of Hayden, w. G. Carlson of Flag
staff, M. J. Murphy, Mr.. Vermillfon-
With wild enthusiasm the crowd, on
Charlie McMillan's motion, gave a
rising vote of thanks to Retiring
Commander Stoddard and the other
state officers for their splendid and
successful administration during the
year.
Keller of Bisbee got them again
when he congratulated the delegates
on the personnel of the new officers.
National Commander Cronk
hite of the Forty and Eight told the
men they should be proud of the har.
mony and progressive spirit they had
shown in convention.
Commander Southworth and Vice
Commander Liebernan were brought
to the stage, where each briefly
spoke, promising no let-up in hard
work to keep the state commandery at
the front among the states.
! Convention Adjourned.