The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-09
HILL Is NAMED
LEGION LEADER
Byron M. Barney Hill is
Elected Commander of
Kenosha Legion.
NEW OFFICERS NAMED
Former Commander Jessel
Whyte Is the First
Vice Commander.

Byron M. Hill, better known as
Barney" Hill, was elected command
er of the Kenosha Post of the Ameri-
can Legion at the annual meeting of
the order for the election of officers
held Tuesday evening at the Legion
clubrooms. He has been vice-com-
mander of the post for the last year
and his election comes in recognition
of his untiring and efficient work In
that office. Under his direction the
American Legion band of this city has
been organized and with him as man
ager entered the competitive drill at
the national convention of the Legion
at st. Paul and took seventh place.
AS an officer of the Legion post he
has also had an active part 2in other
activities of the post during the past
few years.
The new commander is an overseas
veteran, having served in France for
more than a year. He enlisted as a
private, in the 38th Infantry at Camp
Greene and was advanced to the rank
of a second lieutenant. He served
first with the 331st Machine Gun
corps. later was in detached service
and was then sent to the line school
for the infantry at Langres, France,
where he won his commission.
Praise for Retiring Commander.
Jessell S. Whyte, the present COM
mander, under whose direction in the
past two years the Legion has taken
commanding position in the COM
munity and who refused to be a can
didate for reelection, agreed to ac-
cept the office of first vice-commander
and to take charge of the direction of
the band. He was elected unanimous
ly to this Office, the election coming as
an endorsement of his work as COM
mander
The complete slate of officers named
was as follows: Commander, Byron
M Hill; first vice-commander, Jessel
S. Whyte; second .vice-commander,
William Francart; adjutant, Thomas
C. Tweedie; finance officer, Harry
Hammel; historian, Ray Greene; chap
lain, Reverend Myron Argus; service
officer, Donald w. Frost; sergeant-at-
arms, Lawrence eMelbusch; executive
committee, John D. Alexander, chair
man; Robert Smith, Donald w. Frost,
Or. Th0mdS OoDD1nS.
Will Aid War Mothers.
A committee of the Kenosha Post
of the American Legion has been
named to cooperate with the Kenosha
War Mothers in staging the state con-
vention here the latter part of this
week. This committee among other
duties is to raise $500 among the
manufacturers Of the city to help de-
fray the expenses of the convention.
The personnel of the committee fol-
lows: T. c. Tweedie, chairman, AL
fred Grosvenor, Robert Smith, Or. ].
C. Holland, James Barden.
The Legion voted to continue its
policy Of presenting medal to the
football player on the Kenosha High
school eleven who was chosen by the
committee as the most valuable men,
Der of the team during the present
season. 1t was also voted to offer a
medal to be given to the young man,
who is named by the members of the
graduating class of the Kenosha High
school, to be the best "all around"
member of the class, both scholarship
and all other school activities to be
taken into consideration. Details Of
of this reward will be announced lat
er.
A large number of Legionnaires at
tended the meeting for the election of
officers showing the continued interest
which Is being shown in the affairs of
the post.