Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 227, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 January 1926 — Page 13

JAN. 22, 1926

ELDER HELPS PICK LEGION SHIPS

B~}OWMAN ELDER, Indianapolis. American Legion T 1 national executive committee member, returned from New Tork a few days ago his mind filled with images of decks, life boats and other nautical objects. Elder was among the Legionnaires who selected boats for the 30,000 veterans class pf accomrriodation and service to be provided all were found to be satisfactoryVessels inspected were the Cunard liner Aurania; the French liner La Bourdonnais: the Royal Mail liner Oraea; the United States liner Republic and the Whote Star liner Megantic. Nineteen or twenty more ships will be named. Clarence R. Martin, commander of Indianapolis Post, urges his tribe of Legionnaires to draft a program of civic and community service so that the organization will have some object in life other than to meet and elect officers. Backed by a strong body of post officers, Martin intends , to make the post a vital factor in Indianapolis organizations. Officers installed Wednesday night were: Clarence R. Martin, commander; Dr. Matthew Winters, senior vice commander; Robert Frost Daggett, Junior vice commander; Arthur B. Fuller, finance officer; Marshall Williams, adjutant; Hezzie B. Pike, chaplain; John Downing, service officer; Miss Mabel West, historian; John George, ' sergeant-at-arms, and Ray Grider, Wade W. Talbert and Malcolm Lucas, members of the executive committee. Committee members! are:

Activities—Hezzie B. Pike, chaplain, chairman. Entertainment and Program—Rice W. Lambert, chairman; Myrori C. Cosier, vice chairman; A. Hodge Worsham, Ralph H. Daugherty, William T. Raplee, ( Ebert S. Larrison, Hiram E. Stonecipher, Harold E. Harter, George W. Miller. Community Work and Civic Affairs -pNathan H. Swain, chairman; ftobert L. Moorhead, vice chairman; Harry O. Chamberlin, William H. Remy, Marshall T. Levey, John W. Becker, Thomas E. Garvin, Reginald H. Sullivan, the Rev. Clyde L. Gibbens, Harold K. Batchelder. Membership—Forrest Paul Jones, chairman; John A. Royse, vice chairman; Orla O. Archey, George G. Rinier, Asa J. Smith, Charles L. Lamb, James F. Quigley, Ralph K. Spence, John A. Deery Jr., Fred J. McCord, Walter St. Clair. Post Quarters and Visiting—Neal Grider, chairman; J. Burdette Little, vice chairman; Emil C., Stroeh, | Charles Mazey, Samuel Lerman. Service and Legal—John Downing, chairman; George E. Gill, vice chairman; Remster A. Bingham, Judson L. Stark, John G. Rauch. Americanism and Military Affairs —Frank M. V/. Jeffrey, chairman; Walter Myers, vice chairman; Brig. Gen. Dwight E. Aultman, Colonel Fred L. Price, Harvey A. Tutewiler, Samuel K. Ruick. Publicity—Miss Mary Bostwick, chairman; W. C. Allen, vice chairman; Richard A. Rice, Irving A. Ward. Finance—Arthur B. Fuller, chairman; Eugene S. JJarnhill, vice chairman: Harold B. West, Scott R. Brewer, Ed P. Brennan. Athletics—Louis A. Yochem, chairman; Robert Tatman, vice chairman; Myron S. Harlan, Herbert L. Haag, Peter Costas, Russell P. Jewett. Child Welfare Dr. Matthew Winters, chairman; Dr. Frederick C. Warfel, vice chairman; Dr. Harry A. Ware. National Headquarters Representative—Bowman Elder. Central Committee Representative —Ray Grider. Auxiliary Liaison Officer—William W. Ward. A final count shows that 14,027 Indiana ex-service men were enrolled in the American Legion during 1925. it was announced by State Legion headquarters today. This membership was enrolled last year in 275 active post organization in about 260 different Indiana communities. A campaign for increasing membership to 26,400, a quota set by national headquarters, is already under way and some excellent results are being shown. State Legion officials say. One Indiana post, at Tipton, has increased Its membership over last year by more than 300 per cent, while Corydon, Huntington, Portland and Bedford posts have increased their memberships more than ,200 per -cent. Twenty other Indiana posts already have more than 100 per cent of their 1925 memberships and*are still going. Tom McConnell, Fowler, • retiring State comander, has established a traveling record for his office. During 1925 McConnell drove his car 27,000 miles over Indiana highways in attending Legion post meetings. At a recent meeting the State Legion executive committee, McConnell was presented with a large bronze plaque. The first number of the Madison County Legionaire. a publication to be issued monthly by George W. Hockett Post No. 3 27, The American Legion, made its appearance at Anderson Monday. The new publication is unique in that it is the only post publication being issued in this State. , j i B The Indiana Department raised SIIO,OOO for the National Endowment Fund during 1925. Indiana’s quota of the $5,000,000 fund was $209,000 and the Legion expects to raise the balance of that amount in this State during 1926. The Rehabilitation and Child-Wel-fare work to be done by the Legion under the provision of this fund already It going forward la Indiana. A child welfare organization, which will function in every Indiana county is being formed under the chairmanship of Tom McConnell, Fowler, 19?5 state Togion commander, and the rehabilitation program is going forward under the

direction of Dr. Charles R. Bird, Oreensburg. Thirty-nine Indiana communities have equaled or exceeded their quota of the endowment fund. Sixty-three others have thus far raised a part of the quotas assigned and 163 other cities and towns not yet started their endowment campaigns The posts which equaled or exceeded theii quotas are: Rockville, New Albany. Grown Point, Jeffersonville, Newburgh, Warsaw, Fowler, Shelbyville, French Lick, Brooitville, Whiting, Seymour, Eaton, North Judson, Rldgeville, Columbia City, Liberty, Corydon, Ofterbein, Oreensburg, Ossian, New Castle, Petersburg Bremen, Boonville, Sellersburg, Franklin, Tell City, Huntingburg, Dunkirk, Hope, Rodkey, Lawrenceburg, Mitchell, Batesville, Fairbanks, Akron. Holland and Elberfleld^ HOME IS THREATENED Police Sent After Appeal Is Made to Governor. Bu I'nitrd Press FT. WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 22.—Police today were watching the home of P. L. Duff, local railroader, in an effort to prevent the carrying out of a mysterious threat on Duff's life sent to Governor Ed Jackson, In Indianapolis. Immediately uoon receiving a message which Ha/d, “they are going to kill p. L. Duff, 1412 Eokart St., Ft. Wayne. Stop It quick.” the Governor notified local authorities and police and deputy sheriff's rushed to the Duff residence. Everything was calm and the Duff's knew of no attempt on the life of the head of the family.

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Harry Williams Vermilion, Ohio, has had the same mayor for twenty-five year*. Harry Williams is starting on hie thirteenth term. ROAD SCHOOL CLOSES Purdue Conference Hears Speech by John Brown. Bu I'nitf'i Press LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 22.—One of the most successful road schools it: the history of Purdue University drew to a clr.se today with more than 400 persons in attendance. At the annual banquet held last night John Brown, chairman of the State tax board, told of the important part played by taxation In road building, and President E. C. Elliott of Purdue praised the road building program of Indiana.

THE TNDIANAHULIS TIMES

Hoosier Briefs jjHEN a large fish yanked \Y/| his line while he was fish--1 I ing through the Ice on Wabee Lake, Shirley Clayton, Milford, slipped and fell and broke his collar bone. Fraternal Order of Eagles will erect a $75,00 home at Elkhart this spring. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Miller observed their sixtieth wedding anniversary at Warsaw this week. Sheriff Thomas Long of Goshen had a “sad” task to perform. Judge W. B. Mile ordered him to pour sixty quarts of Canadian whisky and 200 bottles of beer, valued at $660. Kosciusko County has found how to make money in real estate. Dr. F. W. Hopper of Indianapolis, who is inspecting cows for tuberculosis, has offered $15,000 for a garage building the county bought three months ago for $9,000. There is $854 per capita on deposit in savings banks at Columbia City. With only 3,500 population, the town claims the "savings record” of the State. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fugate of Monroe were injured when their auto struck the edge of a bridge and overturned. Frank Ball, Ft. Wayne motorist, arrested on charge of driving while intoxicated, when brought into court testified he had made a New Year’s resolution swearing off liquor and tobacco. He was released on ball as a result.

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