Evening star., 1941-07-11
Third Division Men
Support Presidents S
Defense Program
Society Pledges Efforts
To Combat Enemies
Of Nation

The Sd Division Society, which Il
holding It's annual convention at the
Willard Hotel, today pledged sup
port of President Roosevelt's pro-
gram of national defense
On motion of Col. George M
Duncan of Miami, Fla, who was
provost marshal of the division In
France. the society adopted a reso-
luton declaring:
The members of this society are
In full accord with anything the
President does in support of this
dom and liberty, and the individual
members of this society are ready
at any time to render anything in
their power to the furtherance of
the plans of the President in his
efforts to combat any and all
enemies of our country"
Reports differed as to what had
had happened to the Third Division
monument in France, some said 1t
was preserved and others said 1t
was destroyed by the Germans oc-
cupying that section. A resolution
concerning the monument program,
another concerning monument
fund OF the society, and other reso-
lutions were referred to the Reso-
lutions Committee for report back
at tomorrow mornings business
session.
Resolution Committee Members.
The Resolutions Committee, ap-
pointed by Col Albert S. Fuger of
Maine, president of the society, in
cludes: Maj. George Dubois of Chevy
Chase. Md; Ben Gurnett, Washing
ton; Sam Kornbluth. New York
City; Col. Duncan, John r. Fink,
Staten Isla md, N. Y, and John
Mcdonald. Dorchester, Mass.
The Nominations Committee,
which will report tomorrow morning,
includes Frank Miller, Floral Park,
Long Island Oscar Jacobson, Rich
mond Hill, Long Island; James G.
Boyd, Buffalo, N. Y; Harry Cedar,
Arlington, Va: Sol M. Lehman of
New York City and John Sharkey of
Philadelphia.
The report of the treasurer, Robert
Craig of Philadelphia, was adopted.
A message of greeting was re-
eeived from Milo J. Warner of the
Srd Division, now national COM
mander of the American Legion.
Two honorary members were
admitted: Mrs. Joanna NJ Thorpe of
Irvine, KY, whose son, Edward
Thorpe, member of Company B, 7th
Infantry, was killed in action July
IS. 1918, and Harry F. Klenke OF
Hoboken, N. j., whose son, Fred C.
Klenke, Is, was killed in action July
IS, 1918.
Dickman Welcomed
John, B. Dickman, sr., of this city,
prominent in civic affairs, and an
officer of the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants, was welcomed to the
gathering as an honorary men,
OF the society. His brother, the late
Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, COM
manded the division in France.
After the business session men,
bers of the society went by bus to
Arlington National Cemetery where
Mrs. Thorpe laid a floral Sd Divi-
sion insignia on the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. The body of
Mrs. Thorpes son never was re-
covered and she has made several
journeys here to pay tribute to the
unknown soldier
On behalf of the division, Mr..
Fuger placed in the trophy room
at the Arlington Amphitheater one
of the new Sd Division medals,
which was struck during the past
year.
From the amphitheater, the
group went to decorate graves Of
Gen. Dickman, Maj. Gen. U. G. Nc
Alexander, commander OF the 38th
Infantry in France, and Col. Robert
II. c. Kelton, chief of Staff of the
Sd Division.
The afternoon program included
golf tournament at Kenwood Golf
and Country Club. A boat trip down
the Potomac River is planned to-
night.
Tomorrow's program will include
. business meeting at 10 am,
party by the Last Mans Club trip to
Mount Vernon and banquet tomor-
row night.