New Britain herald., 1927-07-16
LEGION DELEGATES
TO STATE Meeting
MdyGloYer Post and Auxiliary
Choose Representatives

Delegates to the state department
convention Of the American Legion
in Danbury next month were elected
at regular monthly meeting OF Ed
dy-Glover post Of this city held last
night at the Legion homo on Wash
ington street The delegates. seven
in number. are: Commander Harry
Ginsburg. chairman: George Moland-
er, Harry Scheuy. Howard Timbrell,
Leslie Golf. Edward Ogren and Har-
ny Vessels. The alt>rnates are Emil
schaal. Arthur Petts. Elliot Burr.
Charles KAHN, Nathan Avery. Maui
rice Pease and o. G. Curtis.
Past Department Commander Har-
ry c. Jackson announced last night
that the membership OF the post was
5s4. A drive Is being started In an
effort to increase this number to
700.
The Boys camp instituted by the
post OF the American Legion forest
in Barkhamsted. will be occupied on
July % by Is boys.
The members Of the post will meet
at the post rooms at 6 o'clock next
Wednesday night to attend the cere-
mony of the laying of the corner
stone OF the World War Memorial
at the summit of Walnut Hill. The
'Legionnaires will march from there
to the scene of the ceremony pre-
coded by the American Legion
band.
committee was appointed last
night to look into the advisability Of
holding another show this coming
fall. The post realized q profit on
the last venture and 1t is likely that
another production will be attempted
this year.
The Hartford County association
is holding a meeting today at the
Legion forest in Barkhamsted. Dis
trict Commander Edward E. Ogren
Of this city. accompanied by a large
number Of the> members Of the To-
cal post. are in attendance.
Eddy-Glover Unit, No. 6, has
elected Mrs. Fred Ellsworth, Mrs.
Arthur Pets and Mrs. Fred Hoff-
man as delegates to the. state con-
venuon to be held in Danbury. Aug
ust IS, 10 and 20. Alternates are
Mrs. Nathan Avery, Mrs. John Ball
and Miss Bertha Sheldon. Mrs. Ems
worth will be delegation leader
while Mrs. Hoffman will have charge
of parade costumes. assisted by Mrs.
Newton Whittemore and Mrs
George Conklin.
Mrs. Cedric Powers has announced
a sewing bee to be held on Monday
evening July 25, to make children's
clothes for needy eX-servicemen's
families. All members are urged to
attend or materials will be issued to
those who wish to help with this
much needed welfare work.
Members will participate in the
parade on Wednesday,. July 20. in
connection with the laying Of the
cornerstone of the memorial, meet
ing at the Legion home at p. m.
A contribution OF $50 has been
voted to the Post for the proposed
boys camp at Burlington.
The American Legion Forest. a
tlUtt VI ldllu -Iv dNIco III area
which was purchased with a fund
contributed by and through the vari-
GUS posts of the American Legion
in Connecticut, will be presented to
the state of Connecticut today at
special exercises to take place In
the forest The gift is to be ma
terial demonstration OF the Legion's
approval of the present program of
the state for the esta blishment Of
parks and forests for the improve
ment Of hunting and fishing.
The forest is situated in Bark
lanlsted on the west side of the
Pennington river about mile above
Pleasant Valley. The presentation
of the forest to the state will be