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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1920
Page
2
The piece argues real nation building starts at home and that good government hinges on citizens choosing capable leaders. It warns youths who disobey home laws fail to earn respect, and that selecting the right men and women to serve cities and towns requires deeper civic involvement beyond appearance or expediency.
New England women leaders from Maine to Connecticut gather for a two day conference of the National League of Women Voters chaired by Moe Wont Ref Boston. The event includes a Copley Plaza hotel gathering on the evening of the 18th with talks by prominent Republicans and Democrats.
The text notes western Grangers who are accustomed to vast acreage consider new ideas for farming on small ground near Boston. It mentions market gardens around the Hub and indicates many farmers will be active during the current session.
Scouts in a new winter camp mode show interest in outdoor life despite cold and wind. The piece notes hundreds of thousands of boys involved last season, with camps across neighborhoods, emphasizing resilience, self reliance, and all year rounds of scouting.
Seider director of the New York club and Troop 89 Brooklyn scouts defended a climber caught by gravity on the Palisades by scaling 150 feet. A low trail crew used scout ropes at personal risk to lower him to safety. Seider wrote to a boys' school expressing deep regard for the scouts and movement.
The American Red Cross begins its Fourth Roll Call on Armistice Day November 11 1921 and continues to November 25. The campaign aims to enroll or renew members across the United States and overseas with certificates for all. Chapters in New England seek to exceed last year’s totals and support the national goal of 20 million members during peacetime.
A // historical editorial questions true sorrow for suffering and urges concrete support for relief efforts. It cites Europe disasters and local hardships, urging readers to back the American Red Cross during the camping year to fund aid and prevention.
Mrs rd A Adams, appointed national judge advocate by the Legion’s national executive committee, rose from private to major in the Thirty‑first Navy Artillery Brigade. He served in the Aisne Meuse offensives, worked in the judge advocate general’s office, and spent fourteen months with the American Expeditionary Forces. Adams will supervise Legion legal matters, employ counsel, and interpret eligibility statutes. He practiced law since 1916 in Indianapolis, is a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College, attended Harvard Law School, and is 29 years old.
National Commander F W Galbraith Jr pledges full use of Legion machinery to build the Women’s Auxiliary. He says the Cleveland convention set plans for orderly growth and autonomy, aiming for 50 percent unit establishment relative to department posts while aiding the auxiliary without meddling in policies.
Rev. John W Inzer pastor of the First Baptist Church in Chattanooga is named national chaplain for the American Legion. Born January 6 1890 in Hamilton County Texas he joined the ministry and served as army chaplain with the Fourteenth Infantry during World War II era and contributed to the Legion’s early formation and national work through travel and speeches.
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