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. - - The OREGON STATESMAN, Saknu Oregon, Thnrsdajr Mornings Angnst 8, 1929 PAGE SEYEN " r : - ' i ! : . - I . ... - - . ; . - , . 1 Small rcWntlom. Mrs. I Alvta ZUnAoa with Clm Waatoo M J.. CHILD WELFARE IS AUXILIARY Al Supply. off Clothing Kept on Hand to Assist Homes Which axe Needy HeadsSalem Auxiliary Child welfare work la one of thft maior activities of the Salem American Legion Auxiliary and a great deal has been accomplished during the past year. , . Mrs. Bess Watting Is chairman of the child welfare committee. and in addition to the local wor more than $50 worth of clothing Itas been sent to the state head quarters In Portland. A BUDDly of children's clothing is kept here in Salem and calls from those in need are very fre- nuent. The ladies of the auxu inrv sew for needy children and thus provide them with new cloth ing. An Important feature of the child welfare work is the caring for the-wiT.es and famines of vet erans who are In the hospital. Three or four calls of this nature aro made each month. This com mittee flso cares for families of veterans who are out of work, calls upon them And sees that their needs are supplied. ' Holidays Busy Time The veterans children who are in the state tuberculosis hospital always come In for special atten tion from the child welfare group. Easter, Valentines Day and other holidays dear to the heart of the voun esters are never overlooked, and the kiddies are made happy with appropriate gilts. "Another activity of the group is to secure federal compensation for the children or , veterans ana during the past year a great deal field. An Interesting case came to light recently illustrating the type nf work beine done. A report came In that a three weeks old baby whose parents were living in a nearby camp ground, -was In a critical condition. Auxiliary Saves Life A visit to the camp disclosed the fact that the baby was only hovering on the brink of life and that immediate care was neces sary. The little one was bronght treatment. The local auxiliary bought one quart of milk each day for the baby and in a short time It had improved to such an extent that "it didn't look like the same baby," according to one of the ladles of the local unit. Little publicity Is given to the activities of the child welfare committee because of the very personal nature "of the work, but those who know realise the great importance of the work. ' . . v Jfr y t f f ' f I 4. S jivn -J'i v v-v - n 'if GOOD CITIZENS AIM OF LEEION Dan Sowers Outlines How His Department Has Been Functioning . 3trs. H. R. White who has been as busy as anyone wants to be in prefmratlon for the convention here. How Post Got State Meet is Pointed out; Sending the American legion drum corps of the Salem post down to Louisville, Kentucky, is a problem which will confront the local boys as soon as the conven tlon Is over. Last vaar the drum om n&ved its sheckles and accumulated con- Blderabla mnnev from m. hlanknt sale staged In Salem and pooled this monev with"' sV vnbaerintlon f . J from Salem business mn,?making tla " POMihle for the corpf to go vn vea i urn m - f , , . , Btartt'lVfor Medford - J - Here Becoa howtn t9Z$9 n. - . 1 Hpa Tin (f a J ' A f a (ra ianM li BffBQJMr: Cap tol. post aete- -.t .corert the gates ;ett for Medford last year i-rlonrnto corn from all 'How did the Leeion happen to come to Salem for the lszs eon ventlon?" Members of the eon vention commission of Capitol Post looked at each other. With perfect team work it told the story of the Yankee at a dinner party, explaining how a oamA tn twi wounded after thA armistice had been aimed: "It waiIfl a cabaret and a fight started. I went eut through a plate glass- -window tt PE1SENT MIL IN SALEWl IS PROJECTED the-chamber of commerce repre- Ro7vffn ihfl business me oc oa lem had made a formal -request that we ask for the next Legion convention for Salem, and they made, certain gestures toward aid In financing It. of the coming Idea, Long Dormant, May Be Revived When Con vention is Finished Away back in the minds of some r mpmiwrs of the Salem le- t much closer in the vis ion of other members of the le- e-tnJa the Idea that Salem sTinnM haT a nermanent meeting hall for the legion, owned by the legion and administered for its ti:o Several years ago the Idea gained favor with the legion and t endowment fund was started, a residue of which re mains hut for the last two years at least, other activities nave oc onniod tha attention of be past. Last year the drum corps com petition which t!3fc the Salem drum corps to San Antonio, Tex as whtn second honors for the entire United States were won by the legion, temporarily cenierea all attention on tnu acuvuy. r....tu Riff .Objective The came the state convention to be held in Salem this summer .n that alone was a sufficiently large objective to keep every mem ber of the post anve to ine Poa ,ikihh and resnonsibilitles of attempting the largest convention t.ii in th state. This objective has occupied the attention of the legion throughout the current year but wun me un int. nf the conconvention. a new poal towards which the local postj should worn win do sovgnu MUCH MONEY NEED FOR SALEM CORPS crack legion drum corps;" from all parts of the United -Ut3.. Now the post here -js out to win again, not second place, but first place at the national convention. It will take from tn Hiaii ,ar,ln moat I aSOAA tft SOnil h MAVtf i aj guests for this cording to local legionnaires but antA itun tnnVtnr at I sal Am ha nrlita mil a rroVev us with an expectant eye for the jack drum corps and where there's . OaIam. I 111 iL.u A. 1 . past mree or iour years. diu mu, vuerr inusi ixj a way, iuo has a lot to offer In tnt war oi local corps members believe a a. A I interest to state visitors, n m easy to reach, and It Is ntar Port land they would au enjoy com inr here' and well. It seemed the only thing to do under the circumstances to ask for the pnv 11 of beine host for the next convention. "tDioi, A m act as host again t This Is the 11th state con. vention. We expect to again en tertain for the lllth Teachine the principles rood cltizenshio has always been one of the major activities of the American Legion, according to Dan Sowers, national director of organization was founded on the stalwart rock of patriotism and love of country, so it is only nat ural we should at all times evince a profound interest In the quality of our citizenship. The American ism Commission was created for the purpose of formulating and directing a program of activities to achieve the desired results along this line. Early-in our history we -were impressed with the good that could be accomplished in working with the boys of the nation, tnose who in another generation will take over the reins of govern ment Wa" saw that the Boy Scout movement was. an ideal me dium lor tnis wort ana accora lngly made the sponsoring of Scout trooDS bv Legion posts an Important nart of our general Americanism program. This work has been highly successful and to day Legion posts all over the na tion are findincr this activity a splendid avenue for Americanism effort. "To supplement 'the Boy Scout work we launched a nation-wide tnnior baseball program for boy We started this athletic competi tion on the theory that the pnnci pies of good sportsmanship and fair nlav as taught on the base ball diamond are closely akin to tha. nrlnclnlea of rood citizenship. Last year 122,000 boys were out on the diamonds, and this year Indications are that before the season is brought to a close n-ar ly a half million' boys will have taken nart. Nothinr could soeak higher for the success of the ac tivity. Tn this connection I want to einresa appreciation for the fine cooperation the department of Oregon has given us this year in the Junior baseball movement. Vonr department did not enter any teams in the national compe tition last year, but the enthusl- an with which oreron leKion- naires carried on the Junior base ball activities this year is lnaeea commendable. It Is this spirit nf serrlca and cooperation that makes for the success of all Lea-ion actlritles. One of our major citizenship efforts has been to awaken the public consciousness and to bring about more Individual interest in the affairs of government The success of our get-out-the-vote campaign is reflected In the large increase of qualified voters who went to the polls at the last pres. idential election. The American Legion is not interested In parti san noli tics but it is Interested in seeing that the publie officials elected and the public policies represent the majority. isr Job of Housing All of Delegates Handled Well By Elliott's Committee Hotels Turn Over All Available Rooms to Le gion Boys; Hundreds of Salem Homes to Care for Guests NO LITTLE part of preparing for the Legion convention has been handled by the housing committee, members of which have prevailed upon Salem hotels and homekeepers to l. a. r aa 1 m svrvsk save rooms ior Deiween a,ow ana o.vuv persons. This is how the committee went about the matter, as gathered from J. J. "Jack" Elliott, chairman: AU hotels were asked weeks ago to turn over as many rnvme a a TvQcihla tn trta mmmittpp. thp fmrr main Viofpla re sponding with from 50 to 95 per cent of their rooms for a total accommodation tor ouu persons, wnicn meant anywhere rr i A M rf 1 L A. 1 Jl XOm Z.iHAJ io ,uu leii.io nanuie. Committee Handles Hotels O ' Hotels simply turned Brasier Small: Jesse George. The - subcommittee chairmen are: Defcoratlons, Mrs. Frank Waters- hostess. Mrs. William Wat kins: refreshments, Mrs. Ches ter Mofflt; trophies, ana awaras, Mrs. .Helen Gregg. over numbers and rates for all rooms available to the committee, and registration in these four places Marion. Senator. New Salem and Blieh is being handled en tirely from the committee. Dele gates and visitors who arrive. wnst first report t, reeistratioa headquarters in the Klett build ing, corner Liberty and Ferry street, for Identification card and assignment to rooms whether in hotel or private home. Hotels nrovine Insufficient for such a crowd, the committee then advertised for rooms in Salem residences, and response was ready, with care of more than 2006 persons listed with the committee a week before the con. vention. Members of the local Auxiliary have called at and in Rnectnl nverr room listed from private residence, and report bact a i A j Jill . m to tne committee ine conaixion oi the rooms. Many exceptionally nicn ronmn Tiara been listed. And no lata aa tha Tint nav or tne convention .the housing commit, tee can still use all private resi dences offered so anyone having extra room can realise on it by calling 1015. Uniform Home Rate Set The committee set a uniform rate of a dollar a day per person for all rooms in private homes, the housekeeper signing agree ment to this effect at the time the room was listed. Tne com mlttee will collect for these rooms at time of registration. and will remit to the owner the day following the convention! First reservations for the rath ering started coming as far back as February, when C. A. Rey nolds of Silrerton sent in his room order. From early in Marc reservations were numerous with the committee. These early res ervationlsta were acknowlede'ed by card as they came and assign ments sent out more recently. Reservation a which have benn coming in the past few days will not receive assignment until they report at convention headquar ters. ThA linnslnr cnmm)tlin tins aintained headquarters in the ar mory for more than two weeks. Assisting Mr. Elliott have been C. M. Irwin. Frank Cain. Ken. neth Bell and Al God!ard. HUES Will BE PROGRAM FEATURE Hal Hoss Says All is Ready For Visitors; Rooms For Committees 295 DELEGATES 10 ATIMHT1 (Continued from Page Z ) Ralph Peavllle and 'Albert Jonsrud with C. C. Miller. R. D. Mickey and H. A. Barnes alternates. Cottae Grore. No. 33 P. I. Gran nia, John C. Miller, P. 8. Bukowski nrvl I .a Sella Stewart with alternates F. O. Bennett. Rar N. Vinson. Grant J. Williams and Duncan P. Cameron. Independence. No. 33 R. M. Walker nnd O. G. Godfrev with alternates Glen C. Smith and E. E. Addison. XV Si Vrnnlc Rlack. Lyle B. Chapii-11 and C'-iarles W. Hul- en and alternates rcme nimm, Ar thur Chapman and E. A. MeNair. rortlard. No. 35 William Klotzer. fleorge Koehn. IVlmore Lesaard and (ieorge sandv witn uarrou .-uornaon. J. E. Feist. Lyle Dunsmoor and C. 1. Shelton alternates. Coquille. No. 36 A. ft. McLeod. Ray I k T.i,K . rt- CI V 1 J1x- with Tr r XC TVt--i lr. William A fl r.A Juhn C Oerdlns alternates. Hermlston. No. 37 Harry Kel- lav T V. TTalljCHnrtrtn anA Tfran C Todd with alternate Jaim-s D. Todd. t . a. Baty and liarry t-eiicey. Springfield. No. 40F. B. Hamlin. Ira M. Peterson. M. B. Huntley and al ternates J. M. Iarson. William Vasby and ern woolley. . Baker, No 41 R. C Lanffrell, W. M. Ummon, William C. Kelly and C. J. Walts with alternates E. P. Da vie. George L. Jett; C. D. Potter and Joseph W Foyer. oi. i " . . " 11. ... ....... Carl Huston and W. J. Sullivan With alternates Joseph B. Gedney, Harold A: SpraKuer and Abe Chaneelor. 1 Hraiide. No. 43 Hugh E. Brady. C. V. Talbott, R. R. Huron. O. W. Pal mer and Harry Sandos with Ralph tt c .1 Jt T A uni 1 1, i ll-ill j mcuiuvni nuu m a. Gjermo alternates. Amity. No. 45 Soren sorensen ana "Onr ttnant. some host." ia the loran of CaDltal TTnit No. 8. of the American Legion auxiliary and if plans are an indication the boast is not an idle one. Mra. TT. TV White, nresident of the unit has a commission or 15 women aa heads of the various committees and every member of the unit has been doing her bit tnward helniner to make the tenth annual convention one long to he remembered by those who attend. Mrs. King Bartlett is general chairman. Mrs. B. A. Victor finan cia.1 secretary and Mrs. Paul Bur ns has charge or housing Mrs. Walter Zosel has charge of entertainment and music for the local unit and is also acting as state music chairman in the place of Mrs. Lydia Horsetail, who is too HI to be present Xfra. Clifford Brown has given the use of her lovely graden for the party for auxiliary delegates and la nersonallv attending to Tnanr nf the details of the affair ntliar commissioners are: Pub licity. Mrs. Ray DeQulre; trans portation. Mrs. Eari uurcn; pres idents' dinner, Mrs. Aitan uieve- hand? secretaries' parley. Mrs ft 1 I Plmiin HtV fSlMm Wlllll ami Tillamook. No. 47 IH S. McCherry. Ira White. Victor White and Henry, ; Heissel with Rosa E. Pummerwell. J. E. Reedy. E. W. Crane and Earl Go been alternates. Kent. No. 41 A. E. Murphy and W.: C. Jensen with J E. Norton and G. I. -Hoskinsoa. alternates Lebanon. No. H E. T. SchoR. Glen I. A re hart and I a. W. Gatchell with alternates W. W. Robins, Vaa W. Hou ston and H. A. Wight. . ' Lakerlew. No. S3 C O. Kelson. a .l.nn n A fl R Vtavar with i alternates J. J. Keulen. C. J. Clause and W. E. Dykeroan. - Toledo. No S4 Archer I McMurrati, Earl P Conrad, and Wyatt S. Peck and Fred I McCoulorr, R. D. Fuller and H. R. Kauffman alternatea Hosier. No. 65 J. E. Proctor and . L B, .Evans wtth C. A. Root and Her bert Lambert alternates. Kewbera:. No. 5T Roy Shlrea. Ger ald Gower-and Dr. O. S. Rankiw with alternates Russell Parker, James rues ett and George Owinn. - Stayton, No. ts Paul Pletrok. Hsr rv Humphreva and Ed Forrett with Sim Etael. Marion Hunt and Dava Johns altematea .. Antelope. Ko. 0 William N. Jtoon er and William T. Jewett with alter nates R. B. Rooper and F. H. McRar.- Burns. No. 63 Robert M. Duncan. Harrv Howell and A. C. Vincent wUh alternates Earl Hasrey. N W. Luckey and R. L. Christphler. .... Monmouth. No. 6S Charlee M. ..t water. Walter L. Smith and Phillip M. Srhweiser nd alternates J. F. Santee. Clarence G. Stem and Edward O. Brown. Ontario. No. 67 Charles McClees. Donald Graham, Charles F1e(fel and . . i rlm,M wlrh Vjirl Rlnrkftbv. iiura Blackaby. Grover Francis and Jemes Evans alternates. Wauna, No.-SS M. A. uauon. a. r., Rice and Jesse Bryant With Stev Nvls. E. F. Bowman and WUllam Mdntyre alternatea - . Kerby. No. 70 Homer T. White and nnrn Thnnher with alternates A E. Williams and E. Husaey. ' Estaoada, NO. 74 J. .-. raoirignu S E. Lawrence and L. E. Townsind ; with W W. Smith, Frank Mead and Llovd Ewalt alternates Sheridan. No. 75 E. J. Bayliss, Melvin Wilson. Otto W. Helder and Ar lie G. Walker with Roy Malo. 8. B. Waite, Charles W. Gill and J. J. So christ alternates. Gold Beach, No. J. v. win and F. J. Huntley, with Vincent Byram and W. E. Bean alternates. Monroe. No. 113 T. H. Carpenter and D D Foreman with alternates . Averv Larkln and W. A. Kessi Veronla, No. lis M. E Carktn. Ir William H. Hurley. H. E. McQran and C Anderson wun r.. r. i nipni. T 1 In v and A. X xut alternates. Jtehey Welcome! Legionnaires and Members of Auxiliary The SPA Salem's Leading Dining Place "Russ" Smith H IS INVITED TO MINT SK rha F.iainarR theatre has an- ..tiMI that sneclal midnite shows are to be offered at that theatre during the American Le- Hn . reinvention In tnlS CUT, Thursday. Friday and Saturday These midnite shows are to be trnnwn "Midnite Jamborees. The shows will start promptly at n-?ft n m. and will Include a big yaudevUle .bill, as well as oth er surprises. : t. carina Meier, premier organ ist, has arranged a novelty organ presentation that promises 10 nar mnnlxn with the Lesion activities. A big preview showing of one th. r'a tvest talkinx produc tions ia to be offered in conjunc tion with this program. Greetings While in Salem j EAT at The Valley Grill II H 1562 SJ CcfflMnercUl Street I i SHORT ORDERS DINNERS, SANDWICHES Jj I Open da j and night I I j ; Youll be welcome here i I to thb LEGIONNAIRES and; AUXILIARY MEMBERS L A. LIVESLEY & CO. MOPS : i First National Bank Bldg. ler Tire Service Extends greetings to all visiting Legionnaires and members of the Auxiliary . Ve trust you may like Salon and come back again NOT&-V joq lure oy to IrouUa wklli kut tX jnst Iwre to du Urtx i - i ...