Evening star., 1940-08-25
George D. Harman
Elected Head Of
Maryland Legion
Veterans Soy Communists
Shouldn't Hold Office;
Auxiliary Names Officers
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND. Nd. Aug. "a
George D. Harman of Baltimore was
elected commander of the Maryland
State Department of the American
Legion at the closing session of its
22nd annual convention today.
Mr.. Hsrman. commander OF the
b and o. Post, Baltimore, polled
233 votes to 139 for w. Ray Tabler
of Centreville, in the election which
climaXed a seven-hour session dur
ing which the delegates denounced
Communism and urged in reSolu-
ton that Communists be banned
from appointive Offices in Maryland.
They also declared their support
for legislation requiring the publica-
ton of he names of persons signing
petitions to get candidates on the
Maryland ballot. A State law re-
ouires parties which poll few votes
to present such petitions and the
resolution was thus aimed at Com
munists who get candidates on the
ballot IN SuCn manner.
J. Bryan Hobbs of Baltimore was
chosen national executive commit
teeman. polling 2O4 votes to ITS for
Godfrey Child of Pocomoke City.
Others elected:
Samuel J. Cohen, Hagerstown. al
ternate national executive commit
teeman; Paul B. Milburn. Balti-
more. reelected treasurer: Robert c.
Bowers, Cumberland. historian: the
Rev. John Carroll Moore, Baltimore,
reelected chaplain Bruce Lighter,
Hagerstown, judge advocate. and
William Rodgers, Halethorpe, SER
geant at arms.
New vice commanders, by dis
tricts:
Baltimore, Harry Lockwood of the
I'd Division Post; Southern Mary
land w. Henry French, Annapolis:
South Eastern Shore, DR.. Henry M.
Lankford. Princess Anne: North
Eastern Shore, George w. Aldridge,
Centreville: mountain district. Ed
ward A. Ryan, Frostbure: Western
Maryland. Charles E. Shipley. West
minister; north central. J. Gordon
Connolly. Dundalk, and at large
Percy S. Smith. Federal Post No. 19.
Baltimore. The new officers Will
take office october l8.
Auxiliary Elects.
Delegates voted to hold next years
convention in Baltimore
Mrs. George Rodock ir.. OF Fred
erick was elected president OF the
Legion Auxiliary. defeating Mrs
William Goldman. Baltimore. l67
to 73.
Three candidates for auxiliary Of
fees were unopposed They were
Mrs. Ellen D. Taylor. ST. Baltimore
chaplain: Mrs. John E. Norris. Sails
bury. historian, and Mrs, Arthur C.
Meade. Baltimore. treasurer.
District vice presidents elected
we're: Mrs. Catherine Miller, Balti-
more. for Baltimore; Mrs. Grace
Cearfoss, Frederick, Western Mary
land: Mrs. Roman Schniechel, Havre
de Grace, North Central: Mrs. Min
ME Mae Mclean. Fort Meade,
Southern; Mrs. Griffin Callahan,
Snow Hill, Southeastern Shore; Mrs.
James Rooney. Elkton. North East
ern Shore; Mrs. William o. Mclean.
Frostburg, mountain; Mrs. Ida E.
Harris. Annapolis. at large.
Five delegates to the national con-
vention were elected-Mrs. Helen
Bamford and Mrs. Sue Conrad, both
OF Dundalk: Mrs. Maize Bolden,
Elkton: Mrs Ellen Taylor Baltimore,
and Mrs Helen Wilson, Perryville.
Bunds Are Opposed.
A resolution urging the outright
banning of Communists from the
ballot in Maryland was amended
after some members said 1t would
violate the Federal Constitution.
Other resolutions adopted:
Asked legislation to require regis
tration of names of members OF
certain mi-military organizations
designated as bunds and otherwise
end having sympathies with foreign
powers whose systems of government
are opposed to the American system
of government"
Asked a State law requiring all
public and parochial schools in
Maryland to observe Armistice Day.
Pledged the Legion's support to
recruiting drive for enlistments In
the lst Infantry, National Guard.
1t was presented by Brig. Gen. D.
John Markey, commander of the 1st
Infantry, Maryland National Guard,
who flew here from the training
maneuvers in New York State to
make an unscheduled appearance