Smyrna times., 1927-07-20
AMERICAN LEGION POSTS OF
ri gIIE CONVENE AT REHOB0IH
~ uEINEL OF WILMINGTON
ifAeS e,rS ". E. MATTHEW'S, JR.
ro0ion Has Interesting Session
sla,S ~ So DeIighted Were Ex-seryice
~. anu \ Meet At RehObOth Next Year

C,,ts Legion Has !n.eres.ms oe:sa
Sass q Delighted Were Ex-Service
~, aau \ Meet At RehObOth Next Year
s.,,,na ns,r ex-service men, members OF
ng S r Harrison Post No. IA, Amer
DS'iI Iecion. i turned out considerably
Kan sanog iast Friday and Saturday to
u0ng m nggrual convention of the Depart
y III a u Delaware at Rehoboth. The
psa. asri,l Y delegates appointed to repre-
.i11 navid G. Harrison Post of. Smyr-
y, roTe. Davis H. Bell, Augustus
I'm Clarence Webber. The alter
Nns' Nsas'STobn Conrad, Edward Vogel
ns:II ~ Grant Garris. Saturdays session
ana y. fsatured BY lively election in
VI; si.b W, =. Matthews, Jr., Of Smyr-
'. WV was pitted against J. Paul Heinel,
~ Y Wilmington, VIII for State Commander
7 .rreeed Howard 7. Ennis, the re-
80 cbief. Heinel who Of Delaware
p.s % No, /, was elected State Com
r.rdsr and W. E. Matthews, Jr.,
S-rrna s,. vice State Commander. 9th
= Ulcers elected were: State chap
II Rev. William Gibson, Of New
| rsstIe ls Post New Castle; sergeant-at-
s,ms George Walls, Delaware Post,
WlminCton; historian, Leslie Sween-
i u Laurence Roberts Post, Will
minuton. "a Delegates to the national
convention which will be held in Paris
4 Saptember were elected as follows:
Jobn ] Dugan Of Wilmington; Leo
rsrd G. Hagner Of Wilmington; S. B.
I Duncan Of New Castle; Glyn New
ton of Dover; J. Albert Robinson Of
| Ssaford; Morris Black of Milton; dele
cate at large; alternates, William
/ Berl Of Wilmington; Lester 4. Hud-
IN Of Wilmington; George I. Lyon
h New Castle; William E. Matthews
Of Smyrna; George Hopkins of Mil
ford: William H.Ross Of Seaford. 9th
q auxiliary officers elected were:
First vice-president, Mrs. S.B. |. Dun
can Of New Castle; second vice-presi-
dent Mrs. Gertrude McSherry of Do
yer; third viee-president, Mrs. Hanna
Morris Of Leyes; secretary, Mrs. Will
liam n. Cam Of Wilmington; treas
urer, Mrs. Jay N. Holmes of Whining
ton; national committee woman, Mrs.
C. NJ Dillon; alternate, Mrs. A. E.
/ GOudiss Of New Castle; historian, Miss
Mary E. Lynch; delegates to the ma
tiOnal convention at Paris, Mrs. w. G.
Speakman, Mrs. Jay NJ. Holmes, Mrs.
William N. Cam, Miss Harriet Rog-
ers; alternates, Mrs. Thomas Leonard,
Mrs. Lester P. Hudson, Mrs. A. z.
GGOudss, Mrs. George T. Lyon, Jr.
NJ. Ennis was presented with smok-
! lg stand by the Rehoboth Chamber
m Commerce. 1t was decided to hold
he convention next year at Rehoboth.
Inc closing event of the convention
REas a parade on the boardwalk. A
concert was provided by the Rrum and
3BHgle Corps of Delaware Post. The
ste Auxiliary held its election fol-
'Flng that Of the Legion and the fol-
Sowing officers were named; Chief de
#Iare, DR.. Roger N. Gregory, of Laur-
Fnee Roberts Post, No. IL, Whining
o.; Chef de Train, John A. Bader, Of
DelaWare Post, No. l, Wilmington;
Onducteur, Clarence p. Taylor, Of
lelaware Post, No. /, Wilmington:
'uarde La Porte, William E. Matt
eVs; COmmissaire Intendant, John
'faghOwsh; Cheminots, Joseph p.
aEsOn, c. Taylor Maxwell, ]. Paul
ieinel.
Howard I. Ennis Makes Report
howard I. Ennis, the retiring State
0nmander in his report, pointed out
u me outstanding feature of the
n was the creditable participation
me Department in the National
invention at Philadelphia last fall,
community service work by the
Z. and the closer contact between
m9"aual posts and the coopera-
y al posts and department ac-
l.ss with department headquarters.
.ssesVed permanent place, such
- e'ale House at Dover, for keep
H. 4 records Of the department.
.rr.a. s established, we believe, the
i s.On S... Oh the Legion for good in
,s,s. se' and having received a full
Elept q support and encourage
han 0vl tne general public" Com
bow rs,..a inns said in his report, at
ndpnsr.s Means for US to exercise sound
inue + II ! al our activities, to con-
aiDina : ATsp a sreeds and politics from
nod Of the organization"
Az A rs. Matters Before he Convention
ublie iDvsalmendation iDsa for keeping up
BE nsw,st ,siTst IN the Legion through
|ort u papefs Tpefs was made in the re-
|Hcer = qnafns Samonisky, publicity
he Ieo; me Capitalization of news of
syerals s,ua Y. ior its dissemination and
Eere suoaas. sl matters in this respect
Hudsosse In the report. Lester
FRcer toI1 State France convention
epatjon !. = ms report Of the par
e renn;. ; u the Delaware Legion in
hs HotsI HTn ! N Paris in September.
,Ao1ei Henlopen vyas l,aaJo......
ss ssss; W. conventions. The busi-
tie Ps,On PI,s Of the Legion was held
Esution ue Hen Theatre. A special
d MA was passed recommending
zdoO s'1news ss Jr., of Smyrna, for
kh ior service of d;s+;ro+;o.. IL.