The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 2, 1950, Page 2

PAGE TWO THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE--JUNEAU, ALASKA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1950 'DEPARTMENT OF ALASKA - 27th ANNUAL CONVENTION PREAMBLE T0 THE C(ONSTITUTION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION God and Country, we asso- together for the to uphold and For ciate ourselves following purposes: defend the Constitution United States of America; to main- tain law’ and order; to foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism; to preserve the mem- ories and incidents of our associa- tions in the Great Wars; to incul- cate a sense of individual obliga- ‘lmn to the community, state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; of The| to promote peace and good will on earth; to safegpard and transmit to posterity the principle of justice, freedom and democracy; to conse- rate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpful- |ness. o MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE OF BOY SCOUTS, AMERICA Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a pleasure to be able to report to you several instances of unusual support by the American Legion for the Boy Scouts of Am- erica program in Alaska. Along with such commendation, we wish to point out the opportunity for further participation in the char- acter building and Americanism program of the Boy Scouts, feeling certain that the American Legion is keenly interested. Item 1—We commend the Aleu- tian Islands Post No. 9 for their sponsorship during 1949 of Cub Pack 351 and Boy Scout Troop 651. This action on their part made availablel the Cub Scout and Boy Scout programs at Adak during the period 1949-1950. Item 2—We commend to the at- tention of the Department Conven- tion the long-time sponsorship by the Jack Henry Post No. 1 of Boy Scout Troop 616 at Anchorage. Par- ticularly noteworthy are the ef- forts of this troop to reach out the provide a Boy Scout program for certain boys at Anchorage who ap- pear to be most in need of such help. Further, we wish to give public acknowledgment and appre- ciation to the Jack Henry Post for their provision during the past sev- eral years of space for the Alaska Council Field Office at Anchorage. This generous aid has contributed materially to the expansion of our program in that area. Item 3—We commend the Amer- ican Legion Post No. 5 for their sponsorship of a new Boy Scout troop at Seward and for the leader- ship which they are giving the Boy Scout program in that city. Through their efforts 11 boys not formerly members of a troop are being given this opportunity. Item 4—We commend the Am- erican Legion Post No. 3 at Ket- chikan for their sponsorship and enthusiastic leadership of Air Scout Squadron 733. This group has 14 of the leading young men of Ketchikan in its membership, six of whom are currently making application for the Air Scout Ace award, highest and most coveted rank in Air Scouting. This Squad- ron has done the most: outstand- Ing work in this field in Alaska. Item 5—We commend the Juneau Post No. 4 for the outstanding and aggressive leadership which they have demonstrated during the past (Continued on Page Five) AMERICANISM SURE FOUNDATION OF OUR 'NATIONAL EXISTENCE With Americanism, its study and |its presentation to the public, a cardinal principle of The American Legion and The American Legion | Auxiliary, Mrs. Charles J. Davis, | Chairman of the Department of | Alaska Americanism holds that true loyalty and patriot- |ism can best be fostered throuZn the youth of America. | It is just as important to main- | tain the ideals of nations as 1t is| | to buttress the ideals of the indi- vidual. Vigilance, the price of liberty, is a characteristic that needs to be fostered and developed through €d- ucation, and the greatness of the Auxiliary as an organization will be in proportion to the effective- ness with which the true ideals of Americanism are upheld. Observance of our national events, and an understanding of American history are factors in the advancement of that program. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—A new air power brochure entitled “The Fif- ties—A Decade of Air Decision,” has been mailed by the National Security Division to the 58 depart- ments and 17,515 posts of The Am- erican Legion. It also went to more | than 13,000 Auxiliary units. Addi- tional copies are available at no | charge upon request. The office of “Red, White and Blue,” The American Legion’s all- veteran musical extravaganza, has announced a correction of a prev- | ious announcement. Only Saturday | matinees will take place during its premiere engagement at Los Angel- es, Calif,, October 7 to 25, instead of the previously announced matin- ees for Sundays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The show will play ev- ery evening during this period. Committee, | ETHEL TONSETH President American Legion Auxiliary Department of Alaska :Auxilia;y—P_rogram | - Shows Leadership ' And Gefs Resulls Ethel Tonseth, Department Pres- ident of The American Legion Auxiliary, is bringing to a close one | of the best and most smoothly run administrations the Department | | Auxiliary has enjoyed for somej | time. | The accomplishments of the year | | now reaching its end have paved | | the way to higher acievements in the years to come, according to | Ethel Lindley, Department Adju- | tant. The retiring president will pass |on to the office of National Exec- | utive Committeewoman, and in the performance of duties associated with that office, President Tonseth is assured of the full support of the entire department membership and full support in the attainment of still higher service to the organ- ization. Reminding Unit officers ana members through the Territory of the continued need of the Walla Walla hospital, poppy day efforts are urged. Attention is called to he need of a guest house there, and its appeal to people of Alaska should meet with generous response, since it is to that institution that tubercular cases from Alaska are sent. These efforts along with the child | welfare program, serve to make The American Legion Auxiliary a fac- tor in bringing hope and cheer to hospitalized veterans, With the nationwide program placing emphasis on attention to such activities, the organization is recognized as making a lasting con- | tribution to society. | President | First Vice-President | Second Vice-President . | Secretary-Treasurer ; Historian | Chaplain | Sergeant-at-Arms ... : ! Executive Committeewomen 1 OFFICERS JUNEAU AUXILIARY UNIT NO. 4 Anna Bodding, Anna Day, Silva Zenger Sandra Zenger Leona Lincoln Betty Harris Dorothy Manthey ...Margaret Waldemar Mary Jean Perkins .....Marilyn Dapcevich Commander Don Able Alaska Coastal Airlines Alaska Credit Bureau Alaska Electric L. & Alaska Federal Savings & Loan Alaska Hellebore Producers Alaska Laundry Alaska Music Supply Alaska Radio Supply, Inc. Alaska Steamship Co. Alaska Transfer Alaskan Hotel American Shoe P. Co. Baranof Hotel Alaskan Liquor Store Baranof Liguor Store B. M. Behrends Bank Bert’s Food Center Brownie’s Liquor Store J. B. Burford Co. Burrows Welding Butler-Mauro Drug Co. California Shop Caslers Caro Transfer Carter’s Mortuary City Cafe Columbia Case Lot Grocery R. W. Cowling Co. Commercial Liquor Store Connors Motor Co. Country Club THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION of the American Legion Department of Alaska DEPARTMENT OFFICERS Perry McLain O. A. Rasmus John Carlburg George McNabb Frank Cooper B. J. Bingle John VanHorn Ethel B. Lindley Walter B. King ....Frank Nash Peter Melseth First Vice-Commander Second Vice-Commander Judge Advocate Historian .. Chaplain Sergeant-at-Arms Adjutant and Finance Officer National Executive Commiteeman Alternate Natjonal Executive Committeeman Dept. Executive Committeeman-at-Large PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS *George A. Getchell Douglas John P. Walker .. ...Juneau Harold F. Dawes Petersburg G. A. Richards .. .Ketchikan *John C. Gotwals -Juneau *A. C. Fisher Ch)?)na “Eiler Hansen ...Sitka Warren A. Taylor Cordova Frederick Nelson Petgrsburg David Adler . Fairbanks ‘Dr. S. C. Shurick Ketchikan Maurice L. Sharp . Anchorage John A. Talbot .. Ketchikan Ralph R. Reeser . Fairbanks *Clyde R. Ellis ... ¥ Cordova Dwight A. Chase ..Ketchikan Leonard Hopkins Seward Anthony E. Karnes ....Juneau Sidney C. Raynor Anchorage Stanley J. Nichols Valdez *Ernest M. Polley Juneau . Don M. Adler Fairbanks Walter B. King ...Ketchikan J. C. Morris Anchorage Walter Mickens o KOIAK Russell L. Clithero Sitka W. E. Hendrickson e JUNERN Hugh Savage Anchorage Harry Levy Ketchikan Frank Nash Fairbanks ..Juneau Homer Nordling . *Deceased TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION of the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Alaska PAY DEPARTMENT AUXILIARY OFFICERS President Ethel Tronseth First Vice-President ...Delia Saarf Second Vice-President Ethel Davis ... Thelma McKinney Virginia Noonan Chaplain Betty Lee Van Horn Sergeant-at-Arms ; “ Sandra Zenger Department Executive Committeewomen Maud Hartman, Flora Mickens National Committeewoman 4 : Nema Ellis Secretary-Treasurer Historian PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENTS Marie Skuse Juneau May Campbell e Wrangell Anna M. Cook £ Anchoyage Elaine Talbot . Ketchikan ...Juneau Belle Simpson .. *Mary Peterson “Mary B. Ela .. Ruth Beran Laura Johnson Fairbanks Ketchikan Anchorage .. Petersburg Edith Sheelor Harkey ‘Juneau Edna M. Polley .. Juneau NRIMA SABTL .oooovooooocecmieisiareecrieiti coviesbisiasirereeries i Cordova Florence Thornton . ...Ketchikan Theo. McKanna ..... Fairbanks MilAred CUIVET ...........coooooocorcreeissgdecsroesssissesssssessssismssssssinsasnssssisines ..Anchorage Ruth Chase Ketchikan Eleanor Marsch ... ...Anchorage Elizabeth Nordling Juneau Cordova Florence O’'Neill Ruth P. Morgan Ketchikan Myra Rank ... Fairbanks Lillian L. King .. .Ketchikan Edna Raynor . Anchorage Juneau Hattie Peterman . Ethyl West ... < Elizabeth Stiilwell . Beward Nema Ellis ..Anchorage *Deceased ETHYL WEST | | National Chaplain | | American Legion i | Auxiliary 1 LEADERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL CHAPLAIN 1S DISTINGUISHED | In recognition of her service to | The American Legion Auxiliary n the Ketchikan Unit No. 3, of her accomplishments for the Depart- | ment of Alaska units which she ably served as National Executive | Cemmitteewoman, and for her fid- elity to the principles upon which the organization was fodnded, Ethel West was chosen for the high oftice of National Chaplain September 1, 1949 at the 31st national con- | vention held in Phil That ence J demonstrated in the added service and leadership which has come to national, de- | partment, and lo s through her guidance and counsel. | When her term expires at the| National i C ion in Los Angele on- | sibilities will to ano‘her, pass and the opinion has been expressed | that the Department of Alaska will | on Lecome enriched as the result of | the broader ou‘look and wider in- | fluence in national affairs through her having administ an office | on the national level | Auxiliary and Legion members will have the opportu: hear- | ing the National Chaplain at dif- £ times as the 1950 convention | progresses. The Chaplain arrived for the Capital C ns via Pan Am- erican Clipper yesterday afternoon ty of The Michigan State College at | East Lansing has suspended the pub- | lication of its student-edited weekly newspaper for the summer months | because the campus sheet attacked The American Legion ‘Wolverine | Boys* State as “fascistic and mili- | taristic.” | The American Legio ... Saturday-Sunday-Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday .... . GLASGOW CHILDREN National Executive THANK AMERICA FOR Commitieewoman [ THE "TIDE OF TOYS" The cripple and hemeless child ren Scotland have asked Na- tional Comander George N. Craig their thanks to all Leg- ires and to the children of 1 who n Legion’s “Tide of Toys" of to convey ionr Am A pro: P The request was made in the fol- lowing T the Legion Chief from Miss P. Ligertwood, matron of the t-Park Idren, Glasgow, Scotland: 1 should be glad if you would accept and convey to the members our organization and all the Idren who contributed, my ver: sineere thanks for the generosity ou have shown to the homeles: and sick children in Scotland. The children in this home deeply appre- ciate the kindness of their friend to ds in Mmerica and I know they intend to write expressing their {hanks to the individual dono: They are thriiled with the lovely toys and will pass many happy hours playing with them.” NEMA ELLIS National Execuiive Committeewoman Department of Alaska Twice President of Auxiliary Rich d W. Kemler, attorney of town, Iowa, and a member f nk Lewis Glick Post No. 46, of that city, has been elected as President of the ional Junior Chamber of Com- | merce. nolds of Omaha Post 1 yea chairman of the Finance Commission of The Am n Legion, has recently been named to the board of directors of the Chicago and Northwestern rs | Railroad. Commander aoede First Vice-Commander .. | Second Vice-Commander “ | Adjutant-Finance Officer ... | Chaplain | Sergeant-at-Arms | Service Officer | Historian Executive Committee Bert Lybeck, P. C.; T. W. W. Smith, P. C. | * OFFICERS JUNEAU POST NO. 4 Robert N. Druxman John Tanaka Vernon P. Harris ....Saxon H. Snow Eric Newbould .Harold Zenger A. L. Zenger, Sr, P. C. o Be L. Keithahn, P. C. J. Smith, L. A. Sturm, P. C. and contributed to The | Home for Infirm | ;Aflend Convenfion Af'er completir the unexpired term of Mrs. Elizabeth Stillwell, who was obliged to resign when illness obliged her to leave Alaska, Mrs. Nema Ellis, of Anchorage Unit No. 1, was elccted at the Sitka con- vention in 1948, to succeed herself |and serve a full term as President e American Legion Auxiliary, tment of Alaska. hus, after nearly two years of ervice to the department, she be- | came National Executive Commit- | teewoman at the 1949 ‘gonvention in McKinley National Park, to rep- resent the department in national aifairs. ‘ Mrs, Ellis has given of her rength, time and abilities with- out reservation 'and ‘has' been an |'able advocate at matlonal head- quarters. Unit members and offic- ers at ‘the Juneau convéntion will 2 an opportunity of hearing her report - on present trends in the national organization. Mrs. Ellis served as chairman of the Department Americahism Com- mittee during the yearwhich ended with the Anchorage convention of 1946 and her report to that gather- ing will be remembered. It was Mrs. Ellis who placed the name of E‘hel West in nomination for the office of National Chaplain. Mrs, Ellis will be presented at the tment Americanism luncheon mber 6th, 'BATILE BANNERS " OF OLD MEXICO ORDERED SOUTH The President has signéd The | American Legion-sponsored Senate | Joint’ Resolution 133 authbrizing the return to Mexico of some 66 battle- | flags captured by United States | forces in the War of 1845. The action grew out of a resolu- | tion adopted by the National Execu- | tive Committee of The American | Legion at its meeting in Indianap- | olis, May 6, 1949. It originated with | the Department of Mexico of The | American Legion. In urging its ad- option, Past National Commander | Warren H. Atherton of Stockton, Calif., declared that “AMIGO not ALAMO” was the slogan of Legion- naires in seeking to make hand- clasps stronger in the Western Hem- isphere. He said the return to Mex- ico of the captured 1845 battleflags would be a demonstration eof the [ friendship that exists today between | the two nations. Most of the captur- | ed Mexican battleflags are now in a museum at the U. S. Military Acad- emy at West Point. Senate Joint Resolution 133 signed by the President stated: “RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, that the Fi-esli;ienf. is authorized to cause to. be deliv- ered to the Government of the Re- public of Mexico, with such escort and such appropriate ceremony as he shall deem proper, the flags, stand- ards, colors and emblems of that country which were captured by the military forces of the United States in the Mexican War of 1846-48 and are now in the custody of the Na- tional Military Establishment. “Such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of. this joint resolution are hereby authorized to be appropriated.” - The resolution was introduced by Senator Tom Connally. Trever Davis Devlin’s Dumking With Druxman C. J. Ehrendreich Lu-Eks E. E. Engstrom Jack Fargher Feramer’s Transfer Walted P. Field First National Bank Garnick’s Grocery Grocery Lumber Co. Gus George Joe George H. 8. Graves Stan Grummett Harbor Market Harri Machine Shop Hayes Shop Fred Henning Heinke’s Machine Shop Home Grocery Hotel Juneau . . ¢