Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
R. \. ARCHER HEADS
MARYLAND LEGION
Silver Spring Man Named
Vice President for South
ern Area.
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
FROSTBURG, Md, August o.
Robert H. Archer, Belair, was elected
commander of the Maryland Depart
nent, American Legion, at the tl1ir-
teenth annual convention, which adj
journed here late this afternoon after
q 3tlaree-day session. Ocean City was
selected as the place Of meeting next
year.
other officers chosen were: Vice
presidents Baltimore district, Harris
Henderson: Southern Maryland, s.
Felkner, Silver Spring; Western Mary
land, John r.. Tenney, Hagerstown;
North Eastern Shore, Ralph Townsend,
Chestertown; South Eastern Shore,
Alexander Grier, Salisbury; Northern
Central, Dr.. r. b. Mcdonald, Towson;
treasurer, Walter L. Price, Baltimore;
Judge advocate, Edward j. Ryan, Frost
burg; sergeant at arms, j. Beal Helm,
Frederick; Executive Committee, Gen.
Milton A. Reckord, Lewis Williams, DR..
Z. d. Stone, Baltimore: Harry E. Flock,
Cumberland; Thomas B. Mudd, Hagers-
town; Robert N. Tolson. Rockville;
Charles s. Houck, jr., Frederick; r. r.
Norris, Crisfield; Charles G. Conrad,
Sparrows Point; chaplain, L. B. Baugh-
man. Baltimore; historian, Margaret /.
Collision, Baltimore; national executive
committeeman, Asa Needham, Balti-
more; alternate, Harlan johnson, Bal
timore., Archer for commander received
1T votes to SO for Emerson c. Har-
rtngton, .jr., of Cambridge. Arthur L.
MCGEE of Baltimore was appointed adj
jutant for the fifth year.
Ofaoers Of Auxiliary.
Mrs. Charles T. Conrad, Sparrows
Point, was reelected president by the
American Legion Auxiliary. Other officers
named are: First vice president, Mrs.
Theodore Leadman, Baltimore; second
vice president, Mrs. F. w. Ritter, Bal
timcre; directors, western district, Mrs.
Susie A. Ramsburg, Frederick; Mrs.
Maxwell Agnew, Frostburg, alternate /;
northern central, Mrs. Samuel Cooper,
Sparrows Point; Mrs Catherine Davis,
Havre de Grace, alternate; Southern
Eastern Shore, Mrs. j. E. Wheatley;
Mrs. +. J. Henry, alternate; Baltimore,
MRS. B. L. Mann; Mrs. A. G.. Miller,
alternate; North Eastern, Mrs Bes-
sic Bratton, Elkton; Mrs. Marie Estell,
Easton, alternate; southern, Mrs. James
G.. Weldon, Rockville; Mrs. j. c. CisSell,
silver Spring, alternate; national ex-
ecutive committeewoman, Mrs. Charles
r. Conrad; Mrs. George z. Parker, IT,,
Baltimore, alternate; delegates to the
national convention at Detroit in Sep
tember, Mrs. Harlan johnson, Mrs. K.
Golden Kennlly, Mrs. Walter Price,
Baltimore; Mrs. A. Charles Stewart,
Erosthurg; alternates, Mrs. George T..
Houck, jr., Frederick; Mrs. Susie r.
Ransler. Frederick: Mrs Helen Morans,
SpaTroWs Point; Mrs. Maxwell Agnew,
Ffugtburg; Mrs. Luther Sweiger, Hagers-
town.
The convention held as "controver-
eiai' q proposition to ask the national
convention TO call on Congress to re-
peal the Volstead act and permit light
wines and beer. The vote was "a for
the proposition and 121 against.
A report showed that Maryland World
42e.051 BY the Government on IA ,69T
adjudicated service certificates, while
43s4iS 900 was paid out on compensa-
ton claims. Thomas Taylor, national
Legislative chairman, told the conven-
ton the American Legion during the
last nine months experienced its great
est growth, the membership now total
ing over 100000.
Prizes Awarded.
Awards for the best appearing drum
and bugie units In yesterdays parade
were presented today. Out of State
corps, Jeanette, Pa, placed first;
Fa1rmont, w. Va, second, and Pied
mont, w. Va, third. Havre de Grace
placed first among State teams, Cum
hefland second and Cambridge third. In
the drill contest Jeanette, Pa, took
the $500 first prize; Fatrmont, w. Va,
second, $500, and Cumberland, third,
500. The drum naor Of Keyser, w.
Va, was judged the best and received
o special award Of SIS.