Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-05
Election Session Held At Com
munity Club House. Monday
Evening, Following Banquet
Legion Post Has Had Most
Active Year With F i n e
Record of Accomplishment

Charles W. Savage, lieutenant
colonel of Maine National Guard,
and at present acting as State ord
nance officer. was elected command
er of the James Fitzgerald Post, No.
2, American Legion, at the annual
election meeting held following a
supper session at the Augusta Girls
Community Club house Monday
evening. Commander-elect Savage,
with the full corps Of new officers
| named at the largely attended ses-
| sion last evening will be installed
with ceremonies at the regular meet
ing of the post to be held on Mon
day evening, Oct. Is.
Colonel Savage will be the ninth
commander of the Augusta Legion
Post, which this year is the largest
in point of membership in the State,
and which has ever maintained a
splendid record Of accomplishment
in it's public and civic relations and
in it's service to its members and to
the community as a whole. Colonel
Savage will succeed Commander
Reuel B. Soule, under whose leader
ship during the past year the post
| advanced to its present commanding
position of the posts in the depart
ment of Maine.
| Elected to support Colonel Saw
age in the conduct of the posts af-
fairs for the coming year were the
| following: First vice-commander,
Audrey Goodheart: second vice.
commander. Leland Niles; post ad-
jutant, Frederick Best; finance Off
Ger, Clarence L. Frye; sergeant-at-
arms, Philip Gilbert: chef. George
=, Fox; historian. Emery o. Beane.
ty1
the posts internal and parliamentary
proceedings the election was keenly
fought with contests for every elect
i've office. Following the counting
of the ballots and the announcement
Of the results. Commander-elect
Savage made brief remarks in which
he expressed his appreciation of the
honor which had been conferred
upon him by his comrades. and
called for cooperation on the part
of the entire membership to promote
the interests of tne Legion and of
the James Fitzgerald Post. Brief
expressions were also made by 9TH
er officers-elect.
Send Aid to Florida
During the business session, the
Legionnaires listened to an appeal
for funds from American Legion
posts in Florida, for the relief work
being carried on by comrades in the
stricken areas, and after consider
able discussion the sentiment of the
! meeting was crystalized with the
authorization for the post finance Of
ficer to send at once through the
regular channels, the James FitZ-
gerald Posts check for SD to aid
the alienation of suffering and dis
tress in the storm and food swept
cities Of the sister state. By their
action last evening, the members of
the James Fitzgerald Post took the
lead in contributing to the Florida
relief, so far as Augusta organiza-
tons are concerned, and again DEM
onstrated that the Legionnaires are
lust as much Service men in peace
as they were in war.
Record of Achievement
Commander Reuel B. Soule, who
will retire at the installation meet
ing two weeks from last evening re-
ported upon his stewardship during
the past year, and reviewed briefly
the long record of activities in which
the local Legion post has taken the
leadership or participated. Included
in the list were the sponsoring of
the Armistice Day observance, and
support and participation in the
Memorial Day program; the ARMS
tice night entertainment in City
Hall; the annual Legion Ministries;
the public meeting at the time of
the appearance in this city of Ma
tional Commander, General John r.
McQuigg; the successful record of
the Legion bowling team in the City
League; the sponsoring of the cam
paign to cut down illiteraey in Au-
gusta; and the many contributions
} to charitable causes. The compile
ton of the first phase of the Legion
Community Park development at
Three Mile Pond was probably the
biggest single enterprise carried
through during Commander Soule's
regime. The James Fitzerald post
, also gained Statewide prominence
! by increasing it's membership by
more than one hundred per cent
during the past year.
, Committee chairman presented
reports on projects now pending,
which included the big mass meet
ing to be held at st. Johns hall this
Tuesday evening to open the active
campaign in support of the city
night schools and increased enroll
ment. Edward ]. Lemieux and
Audrey Goodheart presented reports
on the status Of the organized effort
being made by special Legion com
mittee at the request Of the Au-
; gusta Schools Department. Arthur
S. Merrill informed the members OF
the progress being made on the three
act comedy. 1T Pays to Advertise"
which is to be staged in Augusta
City hall as the entertainment fea-
ture for the evening of November II,
Armistice Day.
The active and largely attended
meeting last evening was held in the
assembly hall at the Augusta Girls
Community Club, where the Legion
aires enjoyed a splendid supper at
which members of the American
Legion Auxiliary acted as the wait
resses and for which the members
of the post expressed their apprecia-
ton by rising vote of thanks.