Smyrna times., 1932-08-03

the interests of the Legino. Col
onel Hanson's annual report sum-
married. the many kinds of work
carried on by the Legion, and paid
tribute to the support given him
by the committee chairman and
auxiliary unit leaders and commit
teewomen. Ira S. Brinser, depart
ment historian, outlined the his
tory of the administration of Com
mander Hanson. United States
Senator John G. Townsend, Jr., ap-
peared. on the floor of the conven-
tion and congratulated the Depart
ment of Delaware on "the manly
and courageous stand taken on
the monus question. I received
many letters of congratulation
from Delaware Posts and individ-
uals when I voted against the
bonus payment and 1 want to
thank you and congratulate you.
Prizes Awarded
The following prizes were award
ed at the Bugle and Drum Corps
competition held on Rehoboth av-
enue at 6 pm. Saturday and which
officially closed the convention:
Governor c. Douglass Buck cup,
Brandywine Drum and Bugle
Corps, Wilmington; the Senator
Townsend cup, Dorchester County
Drum and Bugle Corps, Cambridge
Md, and the bugle, Brandywine
Club, Wilmington.
Sketch of New Official
Colonel Thomas w. Miller, the
new department commander, is a
former secretary of state Of Del
aware and a former Representative
at-Large in Congress from this
State He also served as alien
property custodian at Washington
for four years, and was by appoint
ment of the President, a member
of the American Battle Monument
Commission, of which General
Pershing was chairman, and also a
member of the Dawes Commission
appointment by the President to
revise and codify the laws relating
to veterans affairs. In Legion af-
fairs, Colonel Miller has been ac-
tive since the inception of the Leg
ion in Paris following the Arm
] se-As bn nd n raI
man of the convention. He served
on the national executive commit
| tee from Delaware from 1919 to
1928, and for several years was
chairman of the national legisla-
tive committee at Washington. He
has served the State Department
as chairman of several standing
committees. From 1924 to 1925,
he was president of FIDAC, the
inter-allied veterans organization,
with headquarters in Paris, being
the first American elected to this
post. Colonel Miller was recently
awarded "The Purple Heart" by
the Secretary of War. This decor
alton was instituted by General
George Washington to be awarded
personally by him and has been re-
vived by Congress in commemora-
tion of the Washington Bi-Centen-
NAL. 1t is awarded to those ofic-
ers and men of the American EX-
peditionary Forces who received
wounds in action or who were the
recipients of meritorious service
citations by General Pershing. He
was also cited by the Commanding
General of the 10th Division for
''gallantry in action and meritor-
ious service under enemy fire. "
His home is in Wilmington and his
business offices are in Wilmington
and New York.
Auxiliary Head Reelected
Mrs. j. c. Ehrlich, of Dover, was
unanimously reelected president of
the Women's Auxiliary, Depart
ment of Delaware, American Leg
ion, at the closing session of its
meeting, also held at Rehoboth,
Saturday. Other officers were
elected as follows: First vice-pres-
ident, Mrs. Conrad Miller, Newark !;
second vice-president, Miss Helen
Jones, Dover; third vice-president,
Mrs. August Faix, of Milford; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. August
Faix, Milford; treasurer, Mrs. Mel
vim Hopkins, Dover; chaplain, Mrs.
Grant Garis, Smyrna; Historian,M Mrs
John T. Murphy, New Castle. Mrs.
William N Cam, of Wilmington,
was reelected national committee
woman. Mrs. Stephen Springer, of
Wilmington, was named delegate
to the national convention. Prior
to the election of officers, past
presidents parley luncheon was
held in the Hotel Henlopen. Relief
was given to every case of distress
brought to the attention of the
Women's Auxiliary during the past
year, asserted Mrs. Marie L. Ehr-
Itch, department president, in her
annual report. The report stress