Smyrna times., 1926-07-21
IIHITPDsTs Of DELAWARE IN
IHJl KID SESSION At REHOBOTH

! ANNUAL GSSIUN II hLlODu'"
/, = ENNIS ELECTED TEL asItE STATE
a.oTuANDER r FOR DELAWARE
1 ws,Jr. Makes Close Race
y ?, w ~ Commander But Loses to
@f Dan psul Heinel of Wilmington
vI..+ian I IN Of Howard 7. Ennis, Of
,ls.H.toTn, h,s to the post Of State com
ss,5sr s,,sss following a spirited contest,
u ..sd he closing sessions of the
go annual convention Of the
' s.a-,.n Legion, Department OF Del
% .a st Rehoboth, Saturday. Mr..
N'S / commander Of the Sussex
Sa4 ~ No. S, and superintendent Of the
] n..rsre M Colony at Stockly.. He was
Jrtsi on third ballot, after the
S:rington Hs delegates had failed to
% T.. man a candidate from that
n Jay N. Holmes, State vice
'.rrm,rjer. Y and ]. Paul Heinel, a
.nmsnder Of Delaware Post, No. !,
! M # Wilmington, were the other
..,idates. One feature Of the cleo
"a 4 Nj. Ennis was the fact that
c.-,,dav was his birthday. He was
~ Julv II, 1889. The convention,
ETfb was said to have been the larg-
! \ attended and most successful in
n IegiOn history in Delaware, was
l,rrgbt to a close with a dance and
! rrd concert Saturday evening at the
SgTbsven Hotel. More than 400 Leg
rraires and their wives or friends
T,p present during the two-day af-
#s,x. quite a number being from
sSnna. Rehoboth was selected as
Es4Ulace for the convention next year.
EFsI Sylvester, retiring State com
rrder. presided at the business ses-
IN, which we're held at the Blue Hen
Ehshe.
Contest in Election Of Commander
4 Fory-one delegates were present
III on the first and second ballots
BIZ Holmes and Ennis leading, no
Majority could be reached. On the
Mini ballot six Of the eight votes
rn the Delaware Post delegation
#Emg over to Ennis and he was
Eted with p votes to IS for Holmes
Esnel received none on this ballot.
Die convention then proceeded into
Be election Of other officers and Helm
who is commander of Delaware
FcSt, was named vice-commander over
n, E Matthews, Of Smyrna, after a
Se vote. A curious situation arose
Vsr Tie election Of chaplain and five
FalOtS we're necessary before Rev.
Pecrge Whitehead of Laurel, was
fnaly elected. Three candidates were
lned, the other two being Rev. J.
sncis Tucker, Of Wilmington, and
FE William Gibson, Of New Castle.
fter considerable debate it was de-
da to vote for the two candidates
stsNng the highest number of votes
d Father fuckers name was with
an. Mr.. Whitehead was then
Eted on the fifth ballot, 26 to Is.
ie new chaplain is a mtmber of
a1coke Post, No. 6, and is the rec
Y 'f the Episcopal Church in Laurel.
served overseas three years dur
'he war. Q. Leslie Sweeney, Of
aaenee Roberts Post was reelected
N'nan and Howard Kelley, Of the
.ne post was reelected sergeant-at-
@' Miller Reelected to National
0lolel Thomas W. Miller, Of Del
'afe POst, was reelected as national
@u''e Committeeman BY a vote Of
~ over John B. Jessup, of Laur-
Y NOerts Post. Colonel Miller
: lailed for term of two years.
pala Herman B. Hanson, Of Wal
L fox Post, Dover. was elected as
late 70 Colonel Miller. Mr.. Jes-
~ 'ss 4 also a candidate for this Of
u. SH delegates and their alter
~ one at large, two from VIII
.,ns.;. s"n ana one each from the three
,s. ' were elected to attend the
N a ! :: convention, which will be
at.i I Philadelphia at the Sesuui-
m ai nv Exposition, October Is to
~. Il. \. delegates named are as fol-
,r,at.la :. large, Earl Sylvester, of
IT0n' alternate, Colonel John
9Sn svre N Of Dover; Wilmington,
M lan,a.an an ana Everett Borton, both
s,ssS stsnGe : e Roberts Post, alternates.
b, Sa,S l. !. LAWSON Y and H. Eugene Saw
d .Ds.,t SD,a q Delaware Post; New Cas-
s.T GaSs. George T. Lyon, Jr., of
IN Il ; cas., alternate, A. E. Goods,
B, / LAS rosstle; Kent county, Major
sogs pm, PaS of Milford, alternate,
a@T PosO PpoOlnsOn Of Milford; Sussex
snats 'y%ond yil Peacock, Of Seaford,
'0nn R. DOlt, Of Seaford.