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AMERICAN LEGION POST COMMITTEES ARE CHOSEN TO SERVE FOR THE COMING YEARB ftbeiIVeterans* Organisation Expects To Carry Out Compre hensive Program; Entertainment Planned For First Meeting of Each Monthe.nthiWjsit:inm ?MiSisouweh. J. Fox, newly elected commander Ol McFarland Post No, 2, American Legion, has announced the appointment of committees to have charge of the regular and specnl activities of the post during the coming year. The post now has a membership of 140, the largest in its history, and it is essential that all members take an active interest in their various duties in order that the post may continue the high standard of efficiency that has been maintained in the past.The executive committee will consist of the commander, vice-commanders, adjutant, finance officer and past commanders Cole and Baskin,Committee on Ceremonies: H. M. Johnson, chairman. W. E, McBride and George Nicol. In addition to other ceremonies, this committee will be in charge of arrangements for till funerals of Legion members or other ex'•servicemen.Armistice Day Committee: Gustav Fredan. chairman, J. A. Shindy and R. L. Reese. In addition to the Huston program, this committee will furnish a speaker for every high school in the parish.Attendance Committee: R. H. Feat.h-or stone, chairman, J. B. Staples and S. L. White.Past Commanders Committee: S. L. White, chairman, W. S. Rutledge, W. E. McBride, Sanders Baskin, Paul Peters. C. B. Carter and J. P. Cole. This committee will have charge of the 1031 membership enrollment.Boy Scout Committee: George Nicol, chairman, P. C. Connell and L. C. Ga-hngan.Legion Boy’s Baseball Committee: L. J. Fox, chairman, Matcrnn Hood, Thei-bert Kidd, John Paul Jones and O, M-Bohler.School Awards and Americanism: Geo. W. Bond, chairman, Harvey B. Prait and George Nicol.Convention Committee: Grady Nelson, chairman. G. M. Bolder, Sanders Baskin and L. J. Fox.Publicity Committee: Harvey B.Pratt, chairman, the membership ofthis committee to consist of all com- \ rji mH.lee chairmen. ' jMinstrel Committee: to be appointed later. jU will be the policy of the Post dur-; ing thee omlng year to have an enter-; taining program and refreshments at g0 the first meeting of each month, held jl(. on the first Tuesday night. The second' re meeting, held on the third Tuesday co night, of each month, will be confined ar to business routine. ; saA Program Committee, consisting of j. p. Cole, chairman, R. H. Feathers- St ton, B. M. Bohler, and G. E. Shively ^ a will have charge of the program for df each of the first monthly meetings. fo The following committees will have lie charge of the entertainments and re-, frosimients for the first meeting of:Q each month: |October 7th: C. B. Carter, chairman,-M. E. Nappier and G. E. Shivley.November 4th: W. E. McBride, chair-: man. C. R. Heard and Lee Cargill. ■ December 2nd: G. M. Bohler, chair-man, E. M. Shirley and R. L. Reese. ■ 1 January 6th: R. E. Evans, chairman, c Glen Shadow and W. E. Kidd.February 3rd: Abe Harris, chairman,-J. T. Cfidlatt and Chas. Gullafct. |March 3rd: J. B, Kendall, chairman,:L. Strickland and Malcolm Hood, j April 7th: J. B. Staples, chairman, A,:H. Barnes and A. E. Stinson. This to be a joint meeting with the American Legion Auxiliary.May 5th: G. W. Bond, chairman, Gustav Fredan and G. W. McGinty.ww s\ w al . h; j Ol ; 01 : aJune 2nd: Sanders Baskin, chairman, ,11 A. Kutipcr and R. V. Rabb. This to bei be a joint meeting with some other; X post of the 5th district. jJuly 4th: J. P. Cole, chairman, J. C.; Hedgepeth and Marshall Nobles, This; committee to have charge of the award; of the American Legion loving cup on that date.August—tiie Convention Committee.. B dwill have charge of the August meet-: ^' C Ah members of the post are expectedto attend the meeting on October 7th,1 ^when further plans for the coming year; v; will be announced, - „
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Ruston Leader
Ruston, Louisiana, US
Wed, Sep 24, 1930
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