Milford chronicle., 1935-09-13
E. A. MULROONEY
new LEGION HEAD
TCoufiuued from First Paqe1

tertainment, Walter Freeman, ant
Frank NJ. Heal; Sons of Legion
. chairman, a hOldOver office.
i Delegates to the national conven-
: tion in St. Louis we're elected as
u follows: John r. Fader, Captain
0 John J. Dugan, Daniel Conant, Sud
r. Ter King, Edward H. Naylor, and
Captain H. H. Hanson.
Executive committeeman appoint
ed were John r. Fader, retiring
: commander; Edward Emmert, Re-
! hoboth; Robert E. jackson, Will
! mingtOn; John KERN, Dover; R. B.
! Wilkinson, Delmar.
Resolution Adopted
t The convention was almost forced
J to adjourn in confusion after its pro-
ceedings last Saturday afternoon
were disrupted by several delegates
who refused to cOncede the Legion's
wisdom in publicly upholding Pro-
fessor S. E. Burr, of William Penn
High School, New Castle, who had
been criticized by the Patriotic Or
der Sons of America, Delaware
Chapter, for his alleged stand fav-
4 Oring school instruction in COmmu-
nism.
The discussions followed a read
ing of several resolutions by Robert
Jackson, chairman of the resolutions
committee. His last resolution ap-
proved the action of a legion COM
nlittee in supporting Professor Burr,
a World War veteran. and which
support added that Professor Burr
was 100 per cent American"
AS he finished reading the Teso-
luton, the delegates voted to accept
the report of the committee. AS the
vote was being concluded a storm of
/ protest arose and after a heated de-
bate the resolution was adopted.
4 Professor Burr thanked the Legion
for its support, "in spite of the fact
that several individual Legionnaires
evidently did not agree" He said he
only stroye to serve his country in
100 per cent American principles,
and that his only object had been to
show comparisons of two types of
government"
New Post Welcomed
The convention was called to or
der at q o'clock last Saturday NOR
ming by the department commander,
John r. Fader, of Newark. Follow
ing the advancement of the national
cOlOrs and the Legion emblem to
the center of the platform upon
which presiding officers were seat
ed, Chaplain Park w. Huntington
pronounced the invocation. Edward
A. Mulrooney, vice commander, read
the preamble to the Constitution of
the United States. Roll call of posts
came at 9:15 and Glenn Rayne Post,
No. Is, of Delmar, headed by Post
Commander Marion L. Hastings,
with his delegates. Ray Wilkinson
and Newell Johnson, was welcomed
into the Department of Delaware.
This post was formed last spring
A roll IF deceased members was
called, followed by reports of de-
partment officers. An increase in
the membership of the Delaware
Department for the year was noted.
giving the organization a percent
age of 125 per cent Of potential
strength.
Frank E. Samuel, national adiu-
tant of the American Legion, gave a
short address in which he extended
the congratulations of the national I
commander, Frank Belgrano, to the
Delaware veterans for their work of
the year just closing. Further ad-
of veteran legislation, a
reiteration of veterans demands for
prompt payment of the bonus in
cash. larger preparations for in
digent and invalid veterans, increas-
ed grants of money for hospitaliza-
ton and veteran relief. general ad-
herence to the Constitution of the
United States, and an approval of n
the policies of the present adminis-
tratiOn of the Veterans Bureau at
were recommended by 4
MFR. Samuel.
Retiring Commander Fader, in his i
address. paid tribute to members of 4
the Department of Delaware whom n
ne said made his administration n
successful through their coopera-
ion. He praised the work of the var
Ous officers and particularly conf
nended Vice Commander MulrOOney n
or his aid at various meetings and
or his services as Grand Chef de N
fare of the 40 ct 8 through the ef-
OTts of which the membership of N
he Legion had been materially in n
,reased. N
Commend National Guard N
At the reopening of the conven- N
ion in the afternoon, Robert Jack
on, chairman of the resolutions N
ommittee, offered the following M
all of which were ac-
epted: increase of the State appro- m
riatiOn for INDECENT soldiers from
1000 to $4,000 by the Legislature; NJ
congratulations to Colonel George J.
commanding ofacer Of the n
9Sth Coast Artillery, Anti-Aircraft
.egiment, Delaware National Guard,
Or its excellent record Of the past
ear during which Delaware soldiers
ron the Army award for the highest
of efficiency in training =
nd military routine: a tribute to \
he Rev. Park w. Huntington, de- N
and national chaplain of N
he American Legion for his efforts n
f the past year, and a motion to N
ttend DR.. Huntington's church in N
on Armistice Day, No
ember IL, in a body; a resolution
gainst the transfer of Thomas " In
owd. field officer in charge of vet
rams affairs of Area B. from Phila-
elphia and Delaware to Washing n
IN; tribute to the memory of the
tie John EldOn, former department M