Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
Wild Marshall, Local
Doctor Recalls Early
Legion Days
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would seek in Milford the Veter-
ans he had known. Col. SpeakmaI
had commanded in France the
American Dental ambulance AZ
tached to the French Army early
In 1915 TO 1916. This wss a rowing
laboratory and operating clinic
and had been credited as having
initiated some distinguished surg
cry in reconstructing shattered
jaws and faces. DIR. Speakman came
TO Milford and together we con-
suited a few of our veterans re-
Gently returned from the service
and a post was formed called Post
No. 10 and later THE Carlisle Tru-
lit Post" for 1t Paris T. Carlisle,
Jr., killed in France and Richard
Truitt died OF flu in this country
early in the war. The minutes of
this Post / haven't been able to
locate but meetings were held in
Armory Hall on West South Front
Street, Milford, with what ] would
Judge about a final 20 to 30 MEM
bers who enjoyed the reminiscent
ses and associations but finally
acrimonious dissensions and con-
fiicts developed and on efforts of
the State Officers to straighten out
the troubles our charter was sur
rendered and a new one with Post
No. was traded to us and no me-
mortal names were added to the
designation. The acrimonious that
developed in the old post were
mainly those of overseas against
those veterans who didn't get over
seas service.
A charter was issued by the first
then commander, DR.. William Il.
Speakman of Wilmington on 0cto-
ber 6, 1919, to Milford Post No. 10,
our first Post The charter bears
the following names: S.M.D. Mar
shall, William Marshall. Willard
Pierce, T. G. Collins, Harry j. Pet
tyjohn, ]. Harold Harrington, N.
M. Stokes, w. A. Lank, Jesse +.
Legar, Clarence Smith, Joseph Lof-
land, Grier Baynum. Davis S. Pru-
lit, Charles Il. Banning and Archi-
bald ID. Lank.
The first Commander of the orig
inal Post No 10 was Capt. Harry
j. Pettyjohn. In 1921-1922, the Post
name was changed to the Car
lisle-Truitt Post" but later when
II was found that John West,
Milford boy, had also paid with his
life for his service, it was argued
that Vests name should be added
and in the ensuing controversy the
membership of the Post dwindled
and in the efforts to canciliate the
elements of our activities, we ac-
cepted the offer made by the then
Commander of the state to aban-
don the No. 10 charter and accept
the No. one.
On October 10, 1924 at a banquet
in Grange Hall, Milford, at which
about 100 ex-servicemen were
present, the Hon. Josiah Marvel,
a distinguished barrister of Will
mington spoke and an organiza-
tion was affected and Post No. 8
was formed.
The following officers were elect
ed Commander, T. Carlisle Col
Inns; Vice Commander, Anthony
Summers; Adjutant. Cylde A. Nell
son; Treasurer, Harold G.. Grier;
Sgt.-at-Arms, James Hudson; His
torian. Arch ID. Lank; Chaplain,
Byard p. Burn.
Charter Members Post No. g.
1924: Riley Walls, w. f. Lank, A.
ID. Lank, William Marshall, Jr.,
Duane Lynn, Byard Burn, Harold
G. Grier, Anthony Summers, James
A. Abbott. T. Carlisle Collins, Sam
uel M. ID. Marshall, Norman Wind
sor. Harry j. pettyjohn, Clyde A.
Nelson. N. NJ. Stokes, j. N. Tracy
and Willard r.. Pierce.
The records show these as listed
above but l Judge there may have
been more as James Hudson is not
shown in lists below but was elect
ed Sgt-at-Arms and must have
been a charter member.
ON the 18th of October, meeting
was called to order by 4. G. Collins
at o'clock at the Armory with 8
members present. Reading of Off
GERS elected at previous meeting
New members, James w. Cannon,
Milford. and John Fisher of Mil