The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-22

NSMkISsS>EsA#s stem to stern by
VASSeSTsfSy% the committee
EI1S7fHTE1jON The matters OF
food TO be served
class Of accommodation and service
to be provided all were found to be
satisfactory.
Vessels inspected were the Cunard
liner Aurania; the French liner La
Bourdonnais; the Royal Mail liner
Oraca; the United States liner Re-
public and the Whole Star liner
Megantic. Nineteen or twenty more
ships will be named.
Clarence r. Martin, commander of
Indianapolis Post, urges his tribe of
Legionnaires to draft a program of
civic and community service so that
the organization will have some OBJ
ject in life other than to meet and
elect officers. Backed by a strong
body of post officers, Martin intends
to make the post vital factor in
indianapolis organizations.
officers installed Wednesday night
were: Clarence r, Martin, COM
mander; DR.. Matthew Winters,
senior vice commander; Robert Frost
Daggett, junior vice commander; Ar
thur B. Fuller, finance officer; Mar
shall williams, adjutant; Hezzie B.
Pike, chaplain; John Downing, serv-
ice officer; Miss Mabel West, his
torian; John George, sergeant-at-
arms, and Ray Order. Wade w. Tai.
bert and Malcolm Lucas, members
of the executive committee.
Committee members are:
Activities-Hezzle B. Pike, chap
lain, chairman.
Entertainment and Program-Rice
w. Lambert, chairman; Myron c..
Cosler, vice chairman; A. Hodge
Worsham, Ralph H. Daugherty, Will
liam T. Raplee,, Ebert s. Harrison,
Hiram E. Stonecipher, Harold E..
Harter, George w. Miller.
Community Work and Civic Affairs
Nathan H. Swain, chairman;
Robert L. Moorhead, vice chairman;
Harry o. Chamberlin, William III.
Remy, Marshall T. Levey, John w.
Becker, Thomas E. Garvin, Reginald
II. Sullivan, the Rev. Clyde l.. Glib
bens, Harold K Batchelder.
Observation-Disclosures Paul Jones,
chairman; John A. Royse, vice chair
man; Orla 0. Archey. George G..
Rinier, Asa j. Smith, Charles L.
Lamb, James F. Quigley. Ralph K.
Spence, John A. Deery Jr., Fred ].
McCord, Walter st. Clair.
Post Quarters and Visiting-Neal
Order, chairman; J. Burdette Little,
vice chairman; Emil c. Stroeh,
Charles Macy, Samuel Lerman.
Service and Legal--John Downing,
chairman; George E. Gill, vice chair
man; Remster A. Bingham, Judson
l.. Stark, John G. Rauch.
Americanism and Military Affairs
Frank M. ". jeffrey chairman;
Walter Myers, vice chairman; Brig.
Gen. Dwight e. Aultman, Colonel
Fred L, Price, Harvey A. Tutewiler,
Samuel K. Ruick.
Miss Mary Bostwick,
chairman; w. C. Allen, vice chair
man; Richard A. Rice, Irving A.
Ward.
F'inance--Arthur B. Fuller, chair
man; Eugene S. Barnhill, vice chair
man; Harold B. West, Scott r.
Brewer, Ed P. Brennan.
Athletics-Louis A. Yochem, chair
man; Robert Tatman, vice chairman;
Myron S. Harlan, Herbert L. Haag,
Peter Costas, Russell P. Jewett.
Child Welfare = DR.. Matthew
Winters, chairman; DR.. Frederick C.
Warfel, vice chairman; Dr. Harry
A. Ware.
National Headquarters Representa-
tive-Bowman Elder.
Central Committee Representative
Ray Order.
Auxiliary Liaison william
w. Ward.
A final count shows that 14,027
Indiana ex-service men were enrolled
in the American Legion during 1926
it was announced by State Legion
headquarters today. This member
ship was enrolled last year in 275
active post organization in about 260
different Indiana communities.
A campaign for increasing mem
bership to 26,4O0. quota set by
national headquarters, is already
under way and some excellent re-
suits are being shown, State Legion
officials say. One Indiana post, at
Upton, has increased it's membership
over last year by more than 800 per
cent, while Corydon, Huntington,
Portland and Bedford posts have in
creased their memberships more
than 200 per Ncent. Twenty other
Indiana posts already have more
than 100 per cent of their 1926 mem
berships and sare still going.
Tom Mcconnell, Fowler, retiring
State comander, has established a
travelling record for his office. Dur
ing 1925 Mcconnell drove his car
$4,000 miles over Indiana highways
in attending Legion post meetings
At recent meeting the State
Legion executive committee, McCon-
nell was presented with large
bronze plaque.
The first number of the Madison
County Legionaire. publication to
be issued monthly by George w.
Hockett Post No. 1877, The American
Legion, made it's appearance at An
derson Monday. The new publica-
ton is unique in that it is the only
post publication being issued in this
State.
The Indiana Department raised
$11O, 900 for the National Endow-
ment Fund during 1925. Indianas
quota of the SS,0o0,0o0 fund was
100000 and the Legion expects to