Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 July 1947 — Page 24

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Legion Sets New Record in State

More Than 125,000 Members in Indiana

Membership in Indiana department of American Legion set a new all-time high this .week as Hoosier Legionnaires prepared for ‘their 20th annual state convention here Aug. 2-5. The Indiana department will go into its three-day meeting with more than 125,000 members. It was announced today that the fourth Legion district, commanded by F. M. Rogers, Lagrange, will lead the convention parade through downtown Indianapolis the night of Aug. 4. The district won the front spot by leading the 11 districts of

the state in enrollment of 11202 per cent of its quota. | Paul V, McNutt, former, natignal |

Lagiéns commander, will speak du- | ?

Vote Registration Office Kept Open

The Marion county voters’ registration office will be kept open every Monday until 8 p. m. for the re-| mainder of the summer, registration | board members announced today. The extra hours were arranged following widespread complaints made by labor union leaders that | hundreds of workers couldn't get! registered to vote during Working hours in the day time. Beveral weeks ago, a delegation +k labot leaders from industrial plants | called on the board, demanding that the office be kept open at least one night a week to accommodate workers. ! Action on the request was delay ed | while registration board members| obtained a special appropriation of | funds to hire extra clerks for the night hours, | The state tax board yesterday approved extra expenditures for night service State ' Officials Going To Mackinac Parley | A group of state officials will leave Indianapolis tomorrow to attend a week-long meeting of the Council of State Governments at Mackinac Island, Mich | Those who will attend the ses-| sion are members of the Indiana! commission on interstate co-op-|

eration. Commission members include Governor Cates, who will net.

be able to attend; Lt. Governor Richard T. James, Secretary of Btate Thomas Bath, Treasurer

Frank T. Millis, House Speaker Hobart Creighton, Attorney General Cleon Foust and Public Counse lor Glenn Slenker. Thurman A. Biddinger of Marion is executive secretary of the In-| diana commission

A. H. E Pp. A. Convention| To Open Sunday

James Whitcomb Riley chapter

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be host to the 16th annual state!

convention of ihe order here Sun-|

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The convention will open at 2! p. m. Sunday in Claypool hotel! with initiation of new members. | V. 1. Chibithes, Washington, D. C..|

past supreme president of the order, wil speak at a banquet that night Jess C, Zilson is president of the! Indianapolis chapter Other ofMcers are Emaihiel phirou, vice president; Georgopoulos, treasurer Kostarides is secretary,

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