Evening star., 1941-04-19
Loyal Legion Women
Oppose u. ). Convoys
For War MaterieIs
Senator Tobey's Proposal
Endorsed at National
Convention Here

Convention Here
Vigorous opposition to the use of
American conveys of ships to bellig-
| erent countries was expressed to-
day by the National Society. Danes
of the Loyal Legion, at its AID annual
| session at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Declaring that the American peo-
pie are still paying for the last World
War, and that they will pay for any
| future war with blood, tears and
money, the group adopted a reso-
luton urging support OF the pro-
poSal by Senator Tobey, Republican
of New Hampshire, to forbid conveys
by this country.
Mrs. Percy Goodsell, president of
the New York Society said, however,
that our first line of defense is Eng
land and that conveys may be
! necessary to save the life of our
Nation"
Separate Air Board Urged.
In another resolution the organi-
zation urged that the independence
of the Air Safety Board be re-
established instead of being merged
with the Department of Commerce
as at present.
Arguing for an independent board,
members of the society pointed to
recent airplane accidents which,
they said, were due principally to
the fact that there was now too
much politics in the board"
Other resolutions approved by the
group included opposition to the use
of Ruge textbooks in schools, call
ing them subversive and unpatriotic;
opposition to bill in Congress to
place educational facilities under
| jurisdiction of a Federal bureau of
five persons and denunciation of
any proposal to unite the United
States with Great Britain.
Dies Is Praised.
The group also gave vote OF
thanks to Representative Dies, Dem
ocrat. of Texas for his great work
in uncovering subverSive and under
mining movements in the United
| States
The meeting was called to order
this morning by Mrs. David Daniel
Good, national president. Reports
of the national officers and of
standing committees followed
At this afternoons session reports
of State society presidents will be
given, after which more resolutions
will be offered under the direction
of Mrs. Edward s. Moulton
The two-day conclave will close
tonight with a banquet at pm. at
| the MayfoWer. Principal speaker
will be Representative Mas, Repub-
| lican, Of Minnesota. DR.. Robert Lee
Kincaid, executive vice president OF
Lincoln Memorial University at Har-
rogate, Tenn, will pronounce the
invocation, and the United States
Navy Orchestra will play.
Memorial Service Held.
At the opening session yesterday
afternoon, the delegates were well
coined by Charles NJ Remey, COM
mander of the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion of the District, and
memorial services were conducted
for society members who died during
| the last year. Mr.. Remey laid stress
on the responsibilities of patriotic
societies in the present world sit
uation. Mrs. Harriet Vaughn Rig
don, former national president Of
the society, responded to the well
coming address.
Mrs. Good presented two other
past presidents, Nine. Cantacuzene,
who is chairman of the Special Com
mittee on American Coalition, and
Mrs. Percy Young Schelly. The So
ciety also heard greetings from rep
resentatives of other organizations
affiliated with the National Fed
Grated Patriotic Societies.
Tributes Led by Mrs. Western.
The memorial services were con-
Quoted by Mrs. Maude Stanton
Western, chaplain of the District OF
Columbia Society. The deceased
members to whom tribute was paid
and the society to which each be-
longed were: Mrs. John Henry Hull
New York; Mrs. Herbert H. Bennett
New York; Mrs. Justis Thompson
Pennsylvania; Mrs. George Cook
Ainsworth, New York; Mrs. Ray
Cooney, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Henry
James Carr, Pennsylvania; Mrs
Charles Hill, Illinois; Mrs. Mabe
Morley Kindred Illinois; Mrs
Nathan Smith, Massachusetts,, anc
Miss May Hustled, District of Co.
lumbia.
DR.. Kincaid praised the society fol
providing scholarships and othel
; forms of assistance to the Lincoln
Memorial University. He said "w'
are trying to make the school
shrine to promote the ideals of Lin
coin throughout the country"