The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-23
INSTALLATION
Held FOR new
LEGION HEADS
COLORFUL CEREMONY HELD
LAST NIGHT AT LEGION
HALL; DISTRICT OFFICERS
WERE PRESENT

Cooperation of Florida depart
ment officials of the American
Legion and state, county and
city officials in arranging the
l941 state convention of the
Legion in Key West was promised
at a meeting last night of Arthur
Sawyer Post %.
Occasion was the installation
of officers of Arthur Sawyer
post and OF the Key West unit of
the Legion auxiliary, but follow
ing the cOlorful and impressive
ceremonies the meeting de-
velOped long succession of
preferred assistance in handling
the first big convention this city
has ever been called upon to en-
! terrain.
AT the same time, district and
state department officials of the
veteran organization stressed the
importance of the various
patriotic and youth activities of
the American Legion in the seri-
GUS national and international
problems resulting from the in
vaSlOn of the DemocracieS by
! tOtalltdTian nations.
Firm promises to assist Arthur
Sawyer Post in handling next
years convention were made by
Council President William A.
Freeman, representing the coun-
Gil and Mayor Willard M. Albury,
by Carl Bervaldi, chairman of
the Monroe county commission
and by State Representative Ber-
ME c. Papy.
Speeches lauding the program
OF the American Legion, the eff
forts of Arthur Sawyer Post in
bringing the convention to Key
West and the hospitality of the
city were made by Art Ryan.
district vice commander of the
Florida department of the Lc-
gion; Judge Advocate ]. K. Will
llamS of the Florida department;
N. P. Hiatt, chairman of the dis
trict, state and national Sons of
the Legion program; Department
Chaplain Ed Stratham, and Ed
ward Keene, publisher of vet
eran publication.
District Commander Ryan in
stalled the new officers of the
Key West post, while Mrs. N. P.
Hiatt, district president of the
auxiliary organization, installed
the officers of the Key West
auxiliary. An interested specta-
tor, who also gave a fine talk,
was Mrs. Zoe BuzzefI, depart
ment president of the auxiliary.
Post officers installed were
Harold Russell, commander; Al
Mills, first vice commander;
Myrtland Gates, second vice COM
mander; William Reardon, ad-
iutant; John Pinder, finance of
ficer: R. A. Lehman, chaplain:
Victor Hartmann, historian; John
DelpinO, sergeant at arms, and
Bill Lee, DR.. A. M. Morgan and
Donald WEIGH, executive COM
mitteemen.
Auxiliary officers installed
were Mrs Grace Archer. presi-
dent: Mrs Walter Kemp and
Mrs. Harold Russell, vice preSi-
dents; Mrs. Will Richardson,
treasurer; Mrs. Ralph Sawyer,
secretary: Mrs. Ross Spencer. cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Jose
phine PiOdela, chaplain; Mrs.
Grace Gibson, historian, and
Mrs. Jack Wharton, sergeant al
at arms.
After assuming command OF
the post from Commander Viii
liam ReardOn, past commander
and new adjutant. Commander
Russell turned the gavel over to
DR. A. NJ Morgan. who served as
master of ceremonies
Before the meeting, some 80
men and women of the Legion
and a number of city and civic
officials sat down to dinner al
La Concha hotel Among those
present were William " Little,
president of the Rotary club;
Representative Papy, Commits
Sioner Bervaldi. Councilman
Freeman, S. c. Singleton of the
Chamber of Commerce, Mrs
Georgia Stratham. Miss Gladys
Stratham, John Houston, John
Delgado. Mrs. Mary Kelly, and
several officers of the Legion and
auxiliary, whose names already
have been mentioned.
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