The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem Oregon, Thnreday Morning-, Angnst 8, 1923
PAGET
FIRST MEETING
TO STAHTTDQAY
Mrs. Jessie Kelly Presides
Women Veterans Hold
. Their Sessions
Salem Legion Post Takes
Active Part in Sponsoring
$50,000 Municipal Port
Artist's View of Salem's New Municipal Airport
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.Ex-service women and
wives of ex-service men have
not flocked to Salem only to
look upon the annual conven
tion of the Amrican Legion,
for they will hold their own
annual meeting in conjunc
tion with the three-day cele
bration and business session
of the men. The official aux
iliary program gets under
way at 7 :30 o clock this
morning with registration of
delegates and alternates with
the department secretary in
the senate chamber of the
state capitol. About 145 del
egates are expected.
First meeting of the auxiliary
will begin at 8 o'clock this morn
ing, with Mrs. Jeseie Kelly of
Portland, department president.
In the chair. Following advance
ment of colors and pledge of al
legiance and salute to the flag,
Mrs. L. C. Gatchell of Lebanon,
department chaplain, will give
the invocation.
Miss Tartar to Lead
Ringing of the "Star Spangled
Banner" and group songs will be
led by Lena Belle Tartar", Salem
vocal instructor and head af the
music department at the Salem
high school. Following thi3 the
session will close with reports
from the credentials committee
and the committee on commit
tees, adjourning in time that the
women may attend the public
mass meeting for Legion opening
ceremonies at Wilkon perk at 10
o'clock.
At 11 o'clock all convention
committees of the Legion are
scheduled-to meet in the commit
tee rooms of Eaton hall, on the
Willamette university campus.
The afternoon business session
will begin promptly at 1 o'clock,
and following call to order by
Mrs. Kelly, there will be com
munity singing and special music.
Reports lp Thursday
. Reports of the year's wo;k and
outlines of future plans from the
following w511 occupy the re?t of
the afternoon session: rules com
mittee; Mrs. Ke'.lr, depnrtment
president; Mrs. Rose Wilcox of
Antelope, national committee
woman; Mrs. Newton Chaney of
Medford, vice-president; Mrs. J.
W. Mclnturff of Marshfield, secretary-treasurer;
department fi
nance committee; Mrs. Allen
Cleveland of Salem, historian;
Mrs. Otto Heider of Sheridan.
Mrs. Harriet F. Gemmell of
Heppner and Mrs. W. W. Stuart
of Albany, .district committee
women. Committees on constitu
tional amendments, publicity, leg
islation, membership, American
ism, community service and guar
dianship will also report. The
group will adjourn at 3 o'clock
Members of the Auxiliary will
be guests at a garden party from
4 to C o'clock this afternoon at
the home of Mr3. Clifford Brown,
1118 Mission street.
Glee Clubs Tonight
The dedication of the Salem air
port and barbecue will claim atten
tion of the women at 5 o'clock and
at 7:30 tonight the glee club con
cert and Legion initiation contest
Allison park will be held.
All secretaries, past secretaries,
treasurers and past treasurers will
gather at the Gray Belle at 7
o'clock Friday morning for a
breakfast and parley and at 9
o'clock the first business session of
tbe second day will come to order
at the senate chamber, with roll
call to follow the advancement of
colors, and pledge and salute to
flag. Invocation by Mrs. L. C. Gat
chell, chaplain, and- community
singing and special music.
Reports on hospitalization, child
welfare, poppy sale, constitutional
amendments, finance, unit activi
ties and music committees will be
heard at this session. There will
be special music again at 10:45
o'clock, followed by report of reso
lutions and recommendations com
mittees. Recess for lunch will be
taken at noon.
Community Singing Booked
Community singing lead by Lena
Belle Tartar will reopen the ses
sion at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon,
and then will come one of the ex
citing minutes for certain local
units; report' of trophies and
awards committee, and awarding
of department prises, trophies and
citations.
Glee club and quarter competi
tion will draw a crowd to Waller
thall, on the Willamette campus, at
3:30 o'clock. A memorial service
with Carl B. Fenton unit of Dallas
In charge will -conclude the after
noon program there.
Presidents and past presidents
wUl hold a dinner and parley at
the Elks' club at 6:30 o'clock. In
the evening the drum corps eon
test and fireworks at Olinger field
-will be as enthusiastically attend
ed by the women as by the men.
Election Saturday Morning
Election of department officers
will be chief item of interest at
the Saturday morning business
cession which is to get under way
at 8 o'clock. Complete program
outlined for this final business
meeting Includes advancement of
colors, pledge and salute to flag,
invocation, tS"arpnaS- -Invocation,
6tar Spangled Ban
ner" and community singing led
by Miss Tartar, special music, roll
call, committee reports, district
caucus meetings, election of de
partment president, vice-president,
secretary-treasurer, historian, dis
trict committeewomen, delegates
'and alternates to national conven
tion; special music, unfinished bus
iness, new business, retirement of
colors and adjournment.
The auxiliary will participate In
tbe convention parade at 2:30
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The dedication of the Saiem municipal airport is very
fittingly set on one of the days of the state convention of the
American Legion m Salm. For the airport may accurately
be described as almost a child of the Salem post of the Am
erican Legion. Over a year ago when people were beginning
to realize that Salem ought to have a better landing field
than the plat of ground near the fair grounds, and when men
about town were talking here and there about the needs, at
one of the sessions of the Salem post a resolution was passed
urging united effort toward securing for Salem a complete
new airport, to be owned by the city, ample to meet the needs
of the city for a long time to come. That was the beginning.
Passing a resolution at a post-
Fonr runways, providing as many different take-offs In tl wind a are needed, are provided at this new field. The long runway which parallels entrance to
the hangars la 4,100 feet in length; the second at the right of the field, east andwest Is 8,400 feet in length and the fourth 8,200 feet. The airport will be formally
dedicated August 8.
Eyerly Aircraft Plant is
Growing Fast With Fine
New Field for Operations
Local Company Reaches $30,000 Proportions
in Two Years With Every Indication of
Steady Advancement in Future
From a shed housinr one lone
biplane with students given in
struction in a machine shop and
under the overhanging roof of th
building to a nlant renresentine
an Investment of nearly $30,000
in two years Is the history of the
Eyerly Aircraft corporation which
Is now located adjacent to tha mu
nicipal airport.
The corporation eneaeea in the
following lines of work: a school
of Instruction with over 40 stu
dents taking lessons In flying at
the present time; taxi service and
passenger flights;; and plane
manufacturing.
The officers of the new com
pany, for it was organized early
in July, are Lee TJ. Eyerly, pres
ident and superintendent of the
airport: Frank SDears and W i.
Phillips, vice presidents; C. J.
(Bud) Jenson, secretary-treasur
er and W. H. Harris and Larry
Hofer, directors. Ray Eyerly is
salesmanager. Eyerly is abo an
airplane designer and his com
pany Is rapidly" getting on a pro-
auction oasis, to manufacture
planes designed by Everly who Is
a member of the American Society
or Aeronautical Eiglneers.
Equipment now includes a man
ufacturing nlant 85x98 feet with
fully equipped machine shop; a
combination administration build
ing and office and a 44x30 foot
building for student Instruction.
ixeariy ou students are now en
rolled for the complete ground
school work and both day and
night classes are offered. A new
Eagle Rock biplane with a 150
h. p. Hiseo motor was added last
month and is used for trainiug
purposes while the equipment in
cludes a monoplane designed by
Eyerly and a Travelalr biplane
with an 0x5 motor.
Eyerly has been flying for near
ly nine years and has spent ap
proximately 1000 hours in the
air. For years he held all north
west dirt track records in auto
mobile racing.
W. A. (Scout) Hazelwood, chief
pilot and ground school instruct
or, 8 tar ted -flying five years ago,
obtaining his early training at
Broks field and later at Kelly
field, where he became familiar
with all types of planes used by
the army. Hazelwood came to
Salem direct from Kelly field, and
became associated with Eyerly on
Jan. 15, 1928. He has more than
1500 hours to his credit. Hia fimt
flying was gained with the now
obsolete J. N. 4 (Jenny) biplane.
Aviation has twon an
proposition In Salem but careful
instruction nas prevented any ac
cidents to students or equipment.
Flying was first Incorporated un
der the name of the Pacific Air
plane Service, which wa later
changed to the Eyerly School of
Aeronautics and then Incorporated
as the Eyerly Air Transport com
pany. The present company Is the
outgrowth of Interest in aviation
upon the part of local men who
are backing the manufacturing
business. Both the school and the
manufacturing are including by
the same company but prior to the
organization Eyerly maintained
the school separately.
Much Publicity
Given to Meet
Publicity, and lots of it, has
been forthcoming regularly dur
ing the months which have pre
ceded the convention. Frank
Moore has charge of publicity
plana whUe "Fdd" Maison, execu
tive secretary of the convention,
was responsible for most of the
detailed planning.
To check results, the legion
here employed the services of
a clipping bureau. Up to last
week, more than 1000 clippings of
advance stories on the legion con
vention had been received at local
headquarters as taken from news
papers throughout Oregon.
CONCERT
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Glee Clubs and Quartets
Have Ideal Spot for
Concert in Park
The legion auxiliary concert
which is to be given In Willson
park Thursday evening promises
to be one of the outstanding
events of the convention.
Glee clubs and quartets form
the various auxiliary units that
have been invited to appear and
most of them have responded fav
orably. It is possible at this time
to give only part of the program
since, in responding to the Invita
tion some of the units did not say
what their numbers would be.
Capital Unit glee club, under
the direction of Lena Belle Tar
ter, will sing "Land of Hope end
Glory" by Elger and the "Gyp
sies" by Shuman. Lucille Cum-
mings la accompanist for this
group.
The Sheridan .quartet will sing
"The Glow Worm" and a "Medley
of War Songs." The Medford
quartet will sing "A Tis a Dream"
and one other number not an
nounced. Diversion will be provided by
stunts by the Medford and Grants
Pass groups.
A beautiful setting for the con
cert will be provided in the park
with the memorial fountain lights
in full play. Many who are inter
ested in the competitive sing Fri
day in which glee clubs and quar
etes from the entire state will
compete will appreciate this op
portunity of hearing the groups
in advance.
While in Portland Bates got
busy and recruited a brand new
fife and drum corps to compete
with the crack corps from over
the state. Bates Isn't saying, but
his buddies took for an "Alexan
der Rag-time Band" to trail him
as drum major. His favorite se
lection will be "The Old Oaken
Bucket."
finance a city-owned landing field.
That was over a year ago. Now
the field is ready for dedication.
The work of the legion did not
end with the approval of the bond
issue. Members of the legion serv
ed on committees for the selec
tion, purchase and Improvement
of the field. Many of the men have
given hours and hours of time
and faced a lot of criticism in the
performance of the task of giving
Salem Its air field. Legion mem
bers who have given a great deal
of time to the airport development
are Brazier C. Small, J. J. Elliott,
Watson Townsend. Carl Nelson.
meeting Is not the legion's way of
burying a good Idea. Far from it.
That resolution mas Just the sig
nal for active work to commence.
The legion representatives Imme
diately took the matter up with
the chamber of commerce and se
cured the hearty endorsement and
cooperation of that body. The
two organizations appealed to
the- city council to place on the
ballot at the election in May 1928
a proposal to' issue $50,000 in
bonds for a municipal air field.
The council quickly agreed to the
suggestion.
Publicity TVork Done
The, movement thus launched,
a campaign was required to ac
quaint the people with the neces
sity of giving approval to the
bond proposition. The legion com
mittee took the leadership in se
curing support from organiza
tions and individuals. Civic bodies,
service clubs, influential leaders
In community life, all were ap
pealed to. The lesion sponsored a
special publication which was
placed In every home in the city
giving the arguments for approv
ing the bonds for the airport. An
air circus was held on the eve of
the election.
The result of the balloting
showed for the bonds 3300;
against the bonds 1681. By a
vote of nearly two to one Salem J decorated and most every show
residents endorsed the proposal to window has a "welcome" sign.
Decorations in
City Show Riot
Of Bright Color
Gorgeous as a Turkish sultan's
pantaloons are the street decora
tions on Salem thoroughfares in
honor Of the Legion. "A riot of
color" well describes the brillian
ces of the purple and gold of the
legion colors as they flash in the
August sunshine. Flags, "bunting,
banners of the legion colors, the
legion seal, abound everywhere
down town. Buildings are well-
Bert Bates on
"Tap" for Old
Time Festivity
The lure of an Oregon legion
convention proved too much for
Bert O. Bates, formerly Rosebnrg
editor, now sojourning at Holly
wood, shining brightly In the
movie firmament. Bates reached
Portland on the Sabbath day and
came to Salem to be on hand for
the opening bugle.
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GREETINGS
To
Legionnaires
' and
Auxiliary Members
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Biographical Sketch of
Judge Peter H. D'Arcy
(From Cyclopedia of American Biography)
D'ARCY. PETER H., Jurist, born in Brook
lyn, N. T., 4 March, 1854, son of Peter and Bar
bara (O'Nell) D'Arcy. Mr. D'Arcy's family on
both his father's and mother's side were disting
uished for Its ancient origin. The D'Arcy family
traces Its ancestors back to the early dukes of Nor
mandy, many of whom bore the name for many
centuries. William the Conqueror was a prom
inent member of this line. The family from Nor
mandy intermarried with the peerage families of
England and Ireland and became well known in
those countries. Lord Byron was a product of
the English branch. The O'Nells numbered among
Its members, kings of Ulster and princes of Ty
rone and Clanboy, and claimed as an important
member, the famous Hugh O'Neil, who stood out.
alone with united Ulster at his back, the only
prince of Ireland refusing submission to Henry IL
For centuries the O'Neil princeB maintained pre
sumptive to the throne of Ireland. Some of the
descendants of both D'Arcy and O'Neil families
have emigrated to America. Peter H. D'Arcy's
father was born in Gorey, County Wexford, Ire
land, in 1815 and emigrated to America in 1830.
He was a carpenter and builder by trade. His
mother was born in Caherciveen, Ireland, in 1835.
She too emigrated to America, and settled in New
York City where she met Peter D'Arcy and mar
ried him. In 1855, when their son was 16 months
old, they Joined the early pioneer trail and Jour
neyed westward across the continent, by way of
the Isthmus of Panama. After untold hardship
and firm endurance they reached San Francisco,
where they remained for a short time, pushing"
their way on further until they reached Oregon.
They lived in Portland for two years, removing
from there to Salem where thy resided for the
remainder of their lives. Mr. D'Arcy died 13
Apr., 1895, and his wife 25 Dec, 1901. Peter
D'Arcy received his early education in the publlo
and private schools of Salem and was graduated
from Willamette University in 1876 with the de
gree of B. A. He had in the meantime been study
ing law in the office of Judge J. A. Stratton of Sal
em, and was admitted to the bar 14 Dee., 1876.
He has been actively engaged since that time in
the practice of his profession, and a history of his
life Is necessarily a partial history of Salem, since
he has taken so active an interest in its civic and
Industrial development From 1884 to 1886 he
nerved as municipal court Judge, and from 1891 to
1893 he iras mayor of Salem. He was clerk of the
Supreme Court of Oregon at one time and was
president of the Salem Chamber of Commerce. He
la known throughout the entire northwest for his
forceful oratory and lectures and speeches given
by him are always attended by capacity numbers.
As one of the earliest western pioneefs of Amer
ica, Judge D'Arcy has been actively associated
with various organizations commemorating the
early records. He is a life member and director of
the Oregon Historical Society, a member of the
Pioneer Association (president 1910), and presi
dent of the Pioneer Champoeg Memorial Associ
ation. He succeeded after fifteen years' effort in
obtaining the final appropriation for the Pioneer
Memorial Building at Champoeg, Marlon County,
Oregon, to commemorate the meetings of the pio
neers who met there on 2 May, 1843, when it was
decided that Oregon should become a part of the
United States of America. Beside his professional
and political activities, Judge D'Arcy has from
his earliest youth been connected In some capacity
with newspaper publishing. At the age of thirteen
he was apprenticed to the printing business and
began by running the roller of the old Washington
hand press, advancing through, the various posi
tions of the newspaper profession. He worked on
both the Salem Dally Record and the Statesman
and has In the past contributed editorials to both
papers. From a printer's devil and his ten years'
experience in a printing office he has been selected
as an honorary, member of the Salem Typographi
cal Union No. 210, and of the Ben Franklin As
sociation of Oregon. . Judge D'Arcy's opinion in
highly regarded and-he has been an 'important
factor in the upbuilding of his adopted city and
itate. .