The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 3, 1940, Page 10

2 KELLY-RISEIS TYPICAL AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY He worked his way through i y - of Ru\'mmd J. purpose ! K:l::e nlllren:mlr(:;: l\’i]ul “outstand- both the University of Nobre Dame | ing attorney and a ||wmbm of the and the University of Detroit, gra- i National Legislative Committee of duatint from law school in 1915 The American Legion, from 1933 at the age of 20, the youngest man to 1936 is a typical American story in his law class of a boy who rose ‘fram -humble Wide Experience surroundings to positions of respon- The same will power that got him sibility through sheer personal his education over all obstacles pluck, determination and ability. also served to carry him ahead in In his ambition to acquire an his chosen ion after ke education, Mr. Kelly walked six started the practice of law in De- miles each day at the age of 12 treif in 1915 When elected he was | years, to attend high school, Wien corving his seventh year s corpori- he had won his high school di jon caunsel of the City of Detroit, ma went atter a college educa- the fourth largest city in the Unit- tion with the same singlencss of ed Siates; is past president of the Greetings [.egion and Auxiliary We Welcome You to Juneau PASTEURIZED MILK RAW MILK COTTAGE CHEESE g ICE CREAM : | COMPANY" THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 3, Michigan Association of City Al.-}ntely entered a hospital, underwent‘uumder of Pittenger Post No. 119 nelin Detroit for two years, was Com- Institute of Municipal Law Omcers recovered “he -enlisted as a -private mander of the Wayne County Coun- - torneys, and past president of the an operation, and as sbon as the national orgamization of city in the field artillery. attorne; He has also had the distinetion of serving as president tery of the 323rd Field Artillery at of the Detroit .Lawyer's Club, of Camp Sherman, Ohio, as a ser- being the secretary of the Defroit geant,.and attended the Third Of- Bar Association for several terms, ficers' ‘Training Camp there. After and he is a member of the bar of completing the course, he was sent the United -States Supreme Court.) 4o «the field artillery replacement In 1930 he was appointed general depot at Camp Jackson, S. C., counsel of the Detroit Street Rail- whence he was sent into overseas ways, a municipally owned utility, | .duty at once. serving three years, He has been| Mr. Kelly served almost a year head of the legal department of in Prance, was commissioned the City of Detroit since 1933, ond lieutenant of Field -Artillery at Wartime Service Saumur, France, and later was Mr. Kelly had just-settled him-| assigned to the 62nd Coast Artillery. self to practice law in Detroit He was the Commanding Officer when the United States entered the of Battery F of that regiment at World War, He answered his coun- ' the time of demobilization, Mr try's call immediately, and entered Kelly has been active in the Of- the Firsk Officers’ Training Camp | ficers Reserve Corps and is at pres at Fort Sheridan, I, on May 8, ent a Major of Coast Artillery as- 1817. There he was recommended signed to the 536th Coast Artillery for a commission, but suffered an| (anti-aircraft) Regiment, injury which caused his discharge Active in Legion from the service on a surgeon’s cer- Following the war, upon his re- tificate of disability. He immedi- turn to civilian life Mr. Kelly re- 2 Y —— | sumed practice of law in Detroit | and became active in ‘The Ameri- can ltglon He served as the Com- frrrrrrrrrreee WELCOME Wishing members-of % the Legion.and Aux- iliary -an enjoyable .stay.during the convention. WELCOME LEGION “Tomorrow's Styles Today" Halvorsen’s “Juneau’s. Own_Store” LEOTA’S “In the:Baramof, Hotel” Welcome Legion.' HARRY RACE, Druggist PHONE 25 254 FRQN}‘(ST. The Alaska Steamship Company . . . theAll- ‘American lme . is | pleased 1o congralulate 1 The American Legion pon the occasion of the ] Annnal ‘Territorial Con- vention, and 1o wish the officers .and memhers of this onistanding Alaska orgamzafiu every .suc- ‘ cess in fheir program. of aclive leadership in the interest of Alaska .and : the United States. ’ oo 2y i ¢ He served with Headquarters Ba:- utive Committeeman for one Year, sec-! | Kelly is married and is the father lof | three girls | | , Repulilican Candidate for % | cil for one year, Department Exec- Lepartment Vice-Commander for two years and Department Com- mander in 1929 and 1930. In 1931 he was elected National Executive Committeeman from Michigan for a two-year term, .and in 1933 was appointed to the National Legisla- tive Committee, serving as a Chair- man that year. The year preceding his election Department - Commander of Michigan, he served as Member- ship Chairman and increased the Department enrollment substanti- e ally over the records of the pre- ceding six years. He increased the membership again as Department Commander, lirmly established the Children’s Billet as a Michigan in- stitution, organized a Minute-Man Committee of 60 active Legionnaires throughout the state for legislative ction, and traveled more than 500 miles, = delivering approxi- mately 125 speeches in behalf of The American Legion program. Arranged Reunicn national convention held Mr. Kelly was At the in Detroit in 1931, Chairman of the Relinion Com- mittee and successfully arranged for the meeting of 65 outfits, a total of more than 12,000 Legion- naires registering with their vari- ous organizations for these re- unions, Mr. Kelly has been a delegate to 13 national conventions of The American Legion and has twice | cerved as chairman of the Michi- gan delegation, in Boston and in Chicago. During the year he was Chairman of the National Legisla- tive Committee, the Legion was successful in obtaining legislation from Congress to restore the bene- fits. taken from the disabled vet- erans by the Economy Act. Born near Otsego, Michigan, Legion Mr. KELLY (Continued from Page One) ence to those elements of our pro- gram which are in the public in- six children, three boys and The only hobbies he has outside of his work are his home and The American Legion > Subscnpe to The Daily Alaska Em- | terest now. pire —the paper with the largest| You who are members of the guaranteed circulation Legion in Alaska have a gr and g VOTE for z STEVE VUKOVICH General Election Sept. 10, 1940 Let's Go Back 1o the American Way! | HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES | NATIONAL COMMANDER Raymond J. Kelly of Detroit is National Commander of the American 'MUSIC PLAY¥ING " MAJOR ROLE IN TERRITCRY LIFE By FLORENCE TOBIN Department Music Chairman | Alaska is particularly rich in music and music activities. There | amateur groups in each in the form of orches- tras, choruses and trios, There have been study groups but at present none is known (o be meeting regu- larly. One of the largest choruses is the Normanna Male Chorus of 35 voices which has been active in Ketchikan for about 15 years. They have presented concerts in several ties in Southeast Alaska as well s Prince Rupert, Petersburg also boasts a male chorus composed chiefly of Scandinavian singers. The Shrine Band ot Ketchikan directed by Dr. R. V. Ellis, presents concerts regularly. The larger high schools of ‘Alaska have particularly fine bands, most of them composed of mixed groups. Metlakatla Band The Metlakatla Concert Band of 40 members is the oldest music oi- ganization of Alaska. It was or- ganized in 1877 under the leader- ship of Willlam Duncan, mission- ary. In 1906 and again in 1909 it toured the United States with suc- cess everywhere. The choirs of the churches of Alaska fill an important place in their communities, often furnishing the only concerts in their respec- tive localities from year to year. Many of them present regular con- certs while a few have successfully given oratorios of high order. R The St. Michaels Cathedral, the consuming interest in the Nation's Greek-Russian Church of Sitka, one efforts to prepare spiritually, eco- of the oldest churches on the Pa- nomically, and, most certainly, mili- Cific coast, famous for its chimes tarily, for the conditions we must| @nd famous paintings, has a choir face in the near future. of aboub .30 editlers Who itz I am confident your Territorial €ntirely in the Russian language. Choral Concerts Choirs in Ketchikan and other Convention will, therefore, meet and censider these Legion questions with| & 3 it an eye single to the needs of the cities have united in giving con- hour. For the support your mem- Certs during Music Week. The " and your officials have given Presbyterian and Christian church- the Legion program this year I am © of Metlakatla present oratorios elad to express my things. each year which they repeat in 2 ¥ : # I Ketchikan and other cities. Met- Jensd) R‘AYMOVD_" BELLY lakatla also has a choral society National Commander. of a hundred or more members, gl 5 As a whole, music presented by soldiers of Alexan- choirs of churches in Alaska is Records say der the Great took a liking to highly appreciated. sugar cane in India, where it was| ‘The Ameriean Legion and Aux- called “kand"—the origin of the iliary have recently sponsored small word “candy.” music ensembles. These organiza- tions have also sponsored music ; week in several localities in Alaska. { Music has always played an im- ‘ portant part in all Legion and Aux- N \ ) N [ S WELCOM! LEGION iliary affairs. \ ) ) N 3 I} D i ALL KINDS OF SHEET Gypsum produced in Canada : set a 11-time { i o SR 1909, when the output amounted tto 1,408,188 tons valued at $1922- { Geyer SheetMetal | o=~~~ i works A turtle weighing 1100 pounds 372 So. Franklin St. was lassoed and brought to shore i PHONE 154 in the Sabine channel of Texas Pt R o SRRNERIN G T e P e R e s ) P o . Welcome Legion! i | PARSONS ELECTRIC C0. { __ PHONE 16l So. Seward St: -— | HELLO LEGIONNAIRES | We Greet You 3 SAN FRANCISCO BAKERY | . PHONES31 124SECONDST. | Hello Legion! : Success to Your Convention i § “Welcome Legion® The Vogue Shep Phone 658 107 Seward St. Legionnaires [ Juneau & Douglas Telephone Co- Hello CASE 10T GROCERY We Extend Our Sincere Wishes to the LEGION AND ITS AUXILIARY for a-Successful ‘1940 Convention FOR A CAB, (ALL - 22 CITY OF JUNEAU Mayor’s Office On behalf of the ple of “Juneau and as Mayor of the City, I exiend to you visitors who are atterding the 21st Annual Department of Alaska American Legion Conven- “Lowest Prices by Far’ 'PHONE 704 240 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET tion, a most sincere and cordial welcome, and trust your stay in our City will be most enjoyable. Sincerely, HARRY I. LUCAS, i Mayor. : »