The Sidney herald., 1957-08-08
Am. Legion Post
Hears Reports on
State Convention
BY Post Reporter

AT the regular August meeting
Of Richland Post No. IL, members
in attendance heard very compre-
hensive reports on the American
Legion Department Convention
held in Helena or July 10, 20 and
FL. Clarence Homstad, district
vice-commander and past COM
mander of the local post, gave the
main report. Other members at
tending the convention filled in
with the highlights Of the meet
ing. Those attending from Rich
land Post No. IL included HON.
stad, Clint Fulkerson, present
commander, Marvin Woods and
Hurry Carey, past commanders,
and Wayne Melton. club steward.
Several points of definite inter
est to our members were discuss
ed at length. One of these con-
cerned the resolution which Rich
land Post No. IL presented to the
convention regarding the fact
that there were two posts in Mon
tana with the designation of Rich
land Post. Our resolution stated
that Richland Post No. IL should
be the only post to carry such
designation and requested that
the proper action be taken to
change the name of the other
Richland Post. This resolution was
passed by the Resolutions Com
mittee and sent directly to the
Executive Board for action. AS a
result, the board Immediately in
formed the other "Richland' Post
that it was necessary that they
change their name and requested
the new name by which they
wished to be known.
A second point of major interest
to u post members and all men,
bers in District No. 10 was the
election of Harold Brubaker of
Terry as Department Commander
for the ensuing year. With our
population in this part of
the state 1t is indeed a major vic
tory when we can succeed in pro-
.ucing a Department Commander
from our area. The delegates from
our post and from every post in
District No. 10 worked diligently
Brubaker's election, re-
In his winning the office
by an overwhelming vote. Bru-
baker has been very active in Lee
gion affairs at the post, district
and department level and his cleo
lion evidences the good work
which he has done and is expected
to do. There were four candidates
for the office of department COM
mander when the convention
opened, all of which were highly |
qualified for the position. Eastern
Montana can be justly proud of
heir candidates election.
The Charles Wallace Cup for
community service, which our
post won last year, was awarded
the Butte Post. District No. 10
vas presented with a cup award
ID the district having the most
,ost colors represented in the pa
'ade. This is an honor which our
district has won twice in a row
md when 1t is considered that
he convention is usually held a
,ood many miles from our post
loAAASo, ~ ACoAAy SPCdAS e 1OX
'ur representation at the conven-
ion and the interest which the
'osts of Eastern Montana have in
fairs of the American Legion.
Another item brought out at
he meeting was in regard to the
Doth which our post runs
very year at the Richland Coun-
y Fair. 1t was pointed out that
,e have run an asphalt floor In
he building and that all mer-
handise has been ordered in
reparation for this big event.
Woods Is in charge Of the
,ork details for the various shifts
,hich r needed and any men,
er who can take time off to work
ny of the shifts is urged to
Marvin. Remember, this
Doth provides the financial as
stance which we need to carry
ut our various youth programs
lroughout the year. It needs your
j.