GEORGIA IN T H E W ORLD WAR 303

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1 GEORGIA IN T H E W ORLD WAR 303 vember n, 1918 Captain Melton became Major Melton. Returning with the 82nd Division, Major Melton was discharged from active service at Camp Gordon. As a member of the Troy D. Barnett Post No. 15, of Griffin, Ga., Quimby Melton served as Post Commander in 1927, becoming District Commander in 1928, and Department Commander In , he served as National Committeeman representing Georgia in the National organization. A t the Miami Convention of the N a tional body Quimby Melton was elected Vice- Commander of The American Legion, having jurisdiction over.* the Southern Division. Quimby Melton was married to Miss Mary Ella Davenport, on September 10, 1919, at Americus Ga. Their two sons, Oliver Quimby Melton, Jr. and Fred Davenport Melton were born in Americus, Ga. His two sons, Quimby, Jr. and Fred Melton, are charter members of the Troy Barnett Squadron of the Sons of the American Legion. Quimby, Jr. being the first commander of the squadron. Quimby Melton is the Editor and owner of the Griffin Daily News. List of the Delegates and Alternates from the Department of Georgia to the Thirteenth Annual National Convention, The American Legion, Detroit, Michigan, September 21, 22, 23 and 24, D e l e g a t e s John M. Slaton, J r. Atlanta J. G. C. Bloodworth, J r. Atlanta Usher W inslett macon J. C. E veretts Valdosta William W ild e r Albany William Parker, J r. Cedartown John S. W o o d Rome R. B. R ussell Winder Howard B. P ay n e Elberton Frank H a a s Atlanta E. E. Cocke Macon Will E rw in Athens C. R. H am m ond Gainesville Harry W allerstein Atlanta Quimby M elto n Griffin W. A. Sirm on Atlanta E. B. D unlap Gainesville A l t e r n a t e s R. E. Stow ers Atlanta Frank K em pton Atlanta R. E. M ille r Gordon Singleton Atlanta Baldwin M a rtin Howard C. S m ith J. R. Spivey Valdosta Clark Howell, J r. Atlanta R. L. B arrett Cedartown George N orm andy Atlanta Guy Stone Glenwood W alter Stevens Macon A. E. R o p e r Gainesville D. L. T u rp in Athens B. M. B arbin P. C. H a rris Cedartown Basil Stockbridge Atlanta D etroit! Never heard of i t! was the convention slogan, and the most familiar sight on the streets was the Georgia peach. These small, natural colored, souvenirs the peach, the adopted emblem of the Georgia D epartment, were proudly worn by many Georgians and other Legionnaires not from the deep south. Georgia s contribution to the parade was a beautiful float, surmounted by an enormous peach. A t this convention, Georgia offered for the first time a candidate for the position of N a tional Commander. In conformity with a resolution passed by the LaGrange convention, which endorsed Edgar B. Dunlap of Gainesville for National Commander, his nomination was made but he withdrew in favor of Henry L. Stevens of N orth Carolina. This was the first time that a Georgian had been nominated for a National office in The American Legion. In the vote on the payment of the Adjusted Service Certificates the Georgia delegation cast its seventeen votes against the measure. In the vote to refer to the people the vote on the retention or repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Georgia voted seventeen votes in favor of this resolution. The Department of Georgia was awarded a 100% Membership H onor Plate having

2 304 'H IE LEGION IN GEORGIA GEORGIA PEACH IN THE PARADE increased its membership % over the former year. The following posts in the Department won 400% Club Citations : Baxter L. Shaub Post No. 75, LaGrange; Edward B. Tate Post No. 14, Elberton; Daniel B. Kelly Post No. 69, Rochelle; Burke Light Infantry Post No. 120, Waynesboro. Department Committees named by Commander M elton: C h il d W e l f a r e John Joe West, Chairm an Albany Fred Brewster Cedartown R. W. C. K. G reen Buford A m e r ic a n is m Howard B. Payne, C hairm an Elberton Frank B. Schneider Albany W. L. H arw ell Brunswick M e m b e r s h ip Scott Candler, Chairm an Decatur Frank M itchell Athens LeRoy Suddath Savannah A. B. Phillips Tifton Frank Stapleton Americus R. L. Callaway Rome C. R. H am m ond Gainesville J. R. F in n LaGrange Selwvnn H allm an Augusta J. A. Rollinson Waycross Guy O. S to n e : Glenwood E d u c a t io n a n d E x p a n s i o n Gordon Singleton, C hairm an Atlanta FI. J. K izer Jefferson H. L. W in g ate Pelham L e g is l a t iv e Sidney Camp, Chairman Newnan Clarke Edwards, J r. Elberton William A. D in an Albany Roy P a rrish Adel James M ad d o x Rome S. P. N e w Dublin Usher T. W inslett Macon Clifford P r a t t Winder Cliff H a tc h e r Waynesboro Ew. P. B ond Augusta Shirley H u d so n Americus H arry W allerstein Atlanta U n e m p l o y m e n t Frank Faulk, C hairm an Albany Will E rw in Athens J. L. Storey Rome F i n a n c e Usher T. Winslett, Chairm an Macon William Parker, J r. Cedartown Emory P. B ass 1 Valdosta F o r e ig n R e l a t io n s W. A. Harris, Chairm an Macon

3 GEORGIA IN T H E W ORLD WAR 305 Clarke Howell, J r. Atlanta Warren L o tt Waycross C o m m u n it y Se r v ic e Louis S. M o o re Thomasville R. W. Jackson Valdosta Alton F. H o o d Commerce H. H. H u n te r Columbus James G ard n er Augusta B oy S c o u t s Eugene Attaway, C hairm an Sylvester Tolbert L. Austin Newnan L. E. A llan Gainesville L ia is o n W i t h A u x il ia r y Claude Christopher, Chairman Barnesville Stewart W o o ten Milledgeville Earl E. Cocke Macon A t h l e t i c R. C. Gresham, Chairm an Moultrie J. B. T u rn er Griffin W. M. W eaver Macon W. W. Gunnels Albany A. T. B eaver Gainesville P u b l ic it y Herbert Porter, Chairm an Atlanta Roy E m m et Cedartown J. H. Shaw Cairo A w a r d s George Scheer, Chairm an Eatonton M. E. Golucke Bainbridge Paul Reddick Millen L. M. W ilson Abbeville T. E. Fletcher Cordele D e p a r t m e n t P u b l ic a t io n William Parker, Jr., Chairman Cedartown M. M. O Sullivan Atlanta Henry M aclin Albany H o s p it a l R e l i e f Marion O Connor, C hairm an Augusta Ernest B row n Atlanta A. R. F aw cett Savannah R e h a b i l i t a t i o n J. G. C. Bloodworth, Jr., Chairman, Atlanta W. C. R o z a r Eastman J. A. Rollinson Waycross D. L. N ow ell Augusta J. C. P r a t t Winder Clarke Edwards, J r. Elberton W. C. S tevens Macon J. A. P eterson Atlanta Frank C. D a v id Columbus William A. D in an - Albany W. D. S eal Cordele LeRoy C ow art Statesboro M e e t in g s a n d C o n f e r e n c e s Macon, November 29, was the city selected for the holding of the annual mid-winter meeting. National Vice-Commander Forrest Cooper of Mississippi was the principal speaker. Commander Melton published and discussed his plans for the year s work. N a tional Community Service Citations were presented to Shanklin-Attaway Post, Rome; Joseph S. Brewster Post, Cedartown; Tift County Post, Tifton; Ivy Woodward Post, Buford; Pete Thurston Post, Thomaston; Baxter L. Shaub Post, LaGrange; John D. Mathis Post, Americus; Chatham County Post, Savannah and the Brownlee Post, Sylvester. Quimby Melton in his report to the Fourteenth Annual Department Convention stated, This administration will not go down in history as the one that attained the greatest membership but it will be the one, I am confident, as one in which every Legionnaire gave his whole being to the furthering of the principles on which our organization was founded. Our strength is great, our opportunity is wide, our responsibility is tremendous, but I am glad to say to you that your Legion today is stronger and cleaner, I sincerely believe, than it has ever been before. This administration may have failed to secure the membership as was expected by National Headquarters, but the spirit of the Legion was intensified in those members who had enrolled in the Department. The aims, purposes and principles of the organization, through the press, (and the Commander being an editor was in this respect an asset to the Departm ent), became known to many outside of the organization. Armistice Day was more generally observed by the Posts in the Department by appropriate exercises. Georgia Day, February 12, was commemorated by over one hundred Posts and by other organizations; Georgia Products Dinners being served. The State-wide Employment Campaign culminated in the well attended meeting in

4 306 T H E LEGION IN GEORGIA Macon, at which time the Department reported that it was responsible in securing 10,- 911 jobs for unemployed men, between the dates of February 15 and April 15. On April 18, every post in the Department had guests speakers to expound the doctrine of the Legion. The Posts Commanders and Adjutants meeting was a great success, hundreds of Legionnaires being present. DINNERS OF GEORGIA PRODUCTS Few states in the union enjoy the climatic conditions which are familiar to all Georgians, and fewer, still, are the states whose soil is capable of producing a variety and an abundance of fruits and foods. Famed throughout the Western Hemisphere are Georgia Cane Syrup, Georgia Melons, Georgia Pecans, Georgia Peaches, Georgia Peanuts, Georgia Sweet Potatoes, Georgia Cured M eat, etc. In the southern regions of Georgia, vegetables and fruits are grown not unlike those found in the tropics; while in the higher elevations of the mountainous sections, which crown its upper border, the horticultural and agricultural productions are similar to those of the northern climates. Although enjoying these climatic features, and with a soil of high productivity, under proper care, Georgia does not produce the variety and sufficiency of foods to supply the needs of her own citizens. Now known as The Empire State of the South, Georgia agriculturally has digressed from that proud position she held when she was once termed The Storehouse of the Confederacy. For years various organizations, even Legion posts, at indifferent times, served dinners composed of the products of Georgia and even of the counties in which these civic and patriotic bodies resided. The intent of these dinners to increase the interest of Georgians in the consumption of home products enjoyable as they were, was unfruitful of results. During the Macon convention a Georgia Products Dinner was one of the main features of entertainment and created a great, deal of interest. The accommodations provided in advance were totally insufficient to cater to the great number applying for admission. This dinner was the conception of Quimby Melton. As a mark of appreciation to him, he was made by succeeding Commanders, Chairman of Georgia Products Dinners and these dinners, throughout Georgia, each year are held by various organizations on February 14, known as Georgia Day as on that day in the year 1732 James Edward Oglethorpe began his colonization of the State. Accepting the invitation of Macon, extended at the Thirteenth Annual Convention of the Department at LaGrange, The Legion and its Auxiliary assembled in Macon for the Fourteenth Annual Convention of the Department, on June 22, 23, 24, The following committees were appointed by the Joseph N. Neel, Jr. Post No. 3 to promote, formulate and execute plans for the Convention : Walter A. Harris, General Chairman R. Howard Sheridan, Vice Chairman S. D. Bedinger, Treasurer Usher T. Winslett, Secretary C h a i r m e n o f St a n d i n g C o m m it t e e s George L. Blossom...Finance Committee Ben T. Watkins... Music Committee Boyce E. Miller... Barbecue Committee D. M. Kessler... Georgia Products Dinner Com. R. C. Connally... Automobile Committee Roland H. Neel... Balls Committee H. D. Russell... Parade Committee Dan D. Dunwody... Entertainment for Ladies McKibben Lane...Entertainment of Distinguished Visitors. John L. Morris... Invitations and Reservations H. M. Block... Reception Committee Walter C. Stevens... Registrations Committee Grover C. Jones... Decoration Committee A. F. Holt, Jr... Halls Committee Stanley A. Jones... Aviation Exercises PROGRAM F o u r t e e n t h A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n M a c o n, Ga., J u n e , W e d n e s d a y, J u n e 22N D 4 p. M. Executive Committee Meeting, Hotel Dempsey. 7 P. M. Executive Committee Dinner, Legion and Auxiliary, H otel Dempsey. Dance : Idle H our Club.

5 GEORGIA IN T H E W ORLD WAR 307 T hursday, J u n e 23RD A. M. Convention called to order by Commander Melton. Joint session with the Auxiliary. Music by the 29th Infantry Band. Invocation by Mrs. H. A. Miller, Auxiliary Chaplain. Advance of colors. Reading of Call. Addresses : Honorable Glen Toole, Mayor of Macon; Mrs. W alter D. Lamar for Joseph N. Neel, Jr. Unit, American Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. Charles Block for Joseph N. Neel, Jr. Post. Response: Mrs. J. M. Toomey, President, Department of Georgia, The American Legion Auxiliary; Quimby Melton, Commander of Department. Memorial Services A. M. Introduction: M r. W. T. Anderson, Editor, Macon Telegraph. Address : Admiral William A. Moffett, U. S. N. Appointment of Committees. Report of Officers. Retirement of Colors. 2 :oo p. M. Reports of Department Committees. 4 :oo p. M. Adjournment. 4:30 P. M. Aerial Circus by 18 planes, U. S. N. 8 :oo P. M. Georgia Products Dinner, H otel Dempsey. Dance Shrine Hall. F riday, J u n e 24TH 9 :3o a. m. Convention called to order. Invocation. Music: 29th Infantry Band. Advance of colors. Committee reports. Awarding trophies. Selection of next Convention city. Election of officers. 11 :3 0 A. M. Joint session with Auxiliary. Address: H arry Colmery, Chairman N a tional Legislative Committee; Dallas B. Smith, U. S. Veterans Bureau. Adjournment. 2 =30 p. M. Baseball game, Junior Baseball, DeKalb Barrens vs Joseph N. Neel, Jr. Peaches. 4:30 p. M. Drum and Bugle Corps Contest, Cherry Street. 6 :oo p. M. Parade. CONVENTION COM M ITTEES C o n s t i t u t i o n a n d B y -L a w s Basil Stockbridge, C hairm an Atlanta William P a r k e r Cedartown Emory B a ss Valdosta Cash H am m ond Gainesville W. A. D inan Albany Albert R o z a r Eastman Howard Sheridan Macon C o m p l a in t s Allen L. Henson, Chairm an Atlanta Paul B a rre tt Buford L. E. C ulbertson Cordele C h il d W e l f a r e Jake Storey, C hairm an Rome Ashley N esm ith Moultrie H. B. Lee, J r. Waycross J u n io r B a s e b a l l Rev. R. C. Gresham, Chairm an Moultrie Jim T u rn er Griffin Trammell S c o tt Atlanta A w a r d s Frank Stapleton, C hairm an Americus B. B. H a y e s A Wrightsville Robert E. Stow ers Atlanta R e h a b i l i t a t i o n J. G. C. Bloodworth, Chairman Atlanta Dr. H. T. C orbill Douglas W alter W hitehead Carlton T im e a n d P l a c e F. E. Gabrels, C h airm an Clarkesville Dennis P e n n y Athens Herbert M o o n Americus J. P. K elly Valdosta A. P. K eisker Savannah Dr. C. W. D ow ney Tallapoosa R u l e s Will Erwin, C hairm an Athens Stewart W o o ten Milledgeville Sam N u n n Perry

6 308 T H E LEGION IN GEORGIA R e- D is t r ic t in g Usher Winslett, C hairm an Macon D. L. T u rp in Athens R. K. A rth u r Americus 0. C. H olleran LaGrange J. A. Rollinson Waycross L e g is l a t u r e H arry Wallerstein, C hairm an Atlanta Sidney C am p Newnan Scott C an d ler Decatur C r e d e n t ia l s Frank Andrews, C h airm an Thomaston Frank K em pton Atlanta G. W. B arb re Dublin R e s o l u t io n s 1. Endorsing memorial poppy anchor to be launched at Portland, Oregon in honor of Admiral William S. Benson, a Georgian. 2. Urging stricter membership requirements in the American Legion posts. 3. Requiring the Treasurer of the D epartment to publish at least quarterly an itemized financial statement. 4. Retaining Department dues of $1.25 per member. 5. Endorsing the Southeastern employment conference to be held in Birmingham. 6. Advocating a referendum of posts in regard to the payment of the Adjusted Service certificates so as to direct the delegates to the National Convention. 7. Appreciation to the city of Macon for hospitality. 8. Tabling all resolutions pertaining to the immediate payment of the Adjusted Service Certificates. A w a r d s The Basil Stockbridge cup for General Excellence won by Frank Andrews, Thomaston. The William Parker trophy, Youth Activities, won by the Eleventh District. The Louis S. Moore trophy, Community Service won by Valdosta Post No. 13. The District Membership trophy, won by Edward Bond, Augusta. Paul Ambrose District Membership trophy, won by F. E. Gabrels, Clarkesville. The Frank Kempton National Convention Attendance, won by Paul E. Bolding Post, Gainesville. The Joe Carr trophy, Cooperation with Auxiliary, wron by T. L. Spence, Jr., Post 31, Thomasville. Individual securing largest memberships, gold watch, Barney H arris, Augusta. CHARTER OF POSTS No. Post Name of Post Location Date 16 Roy Head.....Cleveland Charles F. Griffin.....Blue Ridge Grover W. Calhoun...-Arlington Tom Hollis... Forsyth Madison County.....Danielsville Thomas C. Williams..-Ringgold Pierce County.....Blackshear Toombs County.....Vidalia Lyle-Brewster.....College Park._ East Point.....East Point Henry C ounty.....mcdonough Frank M. Hunt.....Milner Evans County... -Claxton Henry Gillespie... -Maysville Asa Warren Candler...Brookhaven Harold Byrd.....Decatur Effingham County... -Springfield Lincoln C ounty.....lincolnton Jeff Davis George Alexander Mincey...Sylvania Atlanta Post Replacement Charter)...Atlanta CANCELLATION OF CHARTER Pike County, 39 Zebulon, Lawrenceville, 46 Lawrenceville, Stone Mountain, 49 Stone Mountain, Carroll County, 60 Carrollton, Long County, 78 Ludowici, Butts County, 102 Jackson, Grover W. Calhoun, 116 Morgan, Folkston, 132 Folkston, COM M ANDERS AND ADJUTANTS No. Post Town Commander Adjutant 1... Atlanta......J. A. Peterson 2...Americus... Henry Walker 3 Joseph N. Neel, Jr......Macon......R. H. Sheridan L. L. Zerbe 4...Augusta F. C. McClure C. O. Faulkner 5 Shanklin-Attaway Rome... R. P. Kennard J. W. Rozer 6... Milledgeville J. F. Muldrow 7 Paul E. Bolding* Gainesville......W. L. Norton 8 Roy Dozier.... Crawfordsville......W. H.'Rhodes......J. C. Lyle

7 GEORGIA IN T H E WORLD WAR 309 No. Post Town Commander Adjutant...Brunswick......A. E. Fiveash J ames O Brien J. B. Lee, Jr '._.K. R. Porter...Blakely R. L. W hitehead......o. R. Brooks R nr km art.valdosta J. P. Kelly U F. D Tate F.lberton W. E. W hitehead '...d. C. Auld Griffin... P. L. Bramblett F. R. Edwards Cleveland... Dr. H. K. Phillips......E. J. Allison Dublin... G. W. Barhre... Ratonton...E. F. Griffith' N. E. Tatum Athens...B. L. Turpin...E. L. Eberhart Tift on......c. W. King C. H. Childs.Washington......A. S. Q uinn F. D. Brooks...Blue Ridge R. G. Hudson... John T. Wall...S. A. Nunn T. C. Rogers...Barnesville...N. C. Killian......Felix White...Baxley S. E. Neely I. H. Jorden 27 G. W. Calhoun.. Arlington G. L. Toole A. N. Crapps Fort Screven...W. S. Neely... J. R. Dick 29 Horace Orr Marietta H. O. Schilling John N. Heck Albany...-W. A. D in an c. H. Fuller...JB. J. Wolfson Lester Wyche...Covington......T. C. Meadows... J. G. Rogers...Cummings H. W. Moore...J. V. Merritt...Forsyth......J. A. Pennington... J. G. Strickland...Columbus......,'G. W. McKenney... Franck C. David... A. P. Keisker J. Z. Ryan......Jones Purcell 33 Crisp County...Cordele... L. E. Culbertson W. M. Gorman Danielsville R. H. Gordon E. E. Hall... Ringgold...W. E. W e s t Earl McDaniels Moultrie Angel Kettas C. W. Cook 42 Carl Boyd......Cartersville...R. V. Jones J. Q. Pittman...Louisville... S. L. Perkins R. G. Price Wrightsville Dr. H. B. Bray... R. E. Fulford 45 T M Bradv....Canton C. T. McWhorter G. A. Doss Blackshear H. E. Carnway... S. A. Griffis..Calhoun......M. V. Tolbert... Gene Moss Quitman......J. B. Baum... H. F. Arundel Vidalia......Coit Som m ers W. A. Holton College Park...M. S. Parker......A. B. Sims...East Point... J. R. Parham George Sparks...G. W. O Quinn W. D. Turner... R. L. Russell K. C. Arnold Hamilton W. O. Williams......J. O. Kimbrough McDonough...C. B. Gholson......Ralph Sluss...R. D. Brooks J. F. Eckles ^7 A H Harris... H. G. Johnston 58 Dial-Eaves Tallapoosa... Dr. C. W. Downey... R. J. Carnes Milner......R. M. Corley C. L. Crawley Claxton...Rev. J. E. Fain J. W. Sheppard Maysville A. W'. Suddath......'...J. T. Miller Bainbridge... E. R. Y oung......:.e. W. Cox Augusta...Selwyn Hallman P. L. Benson 64 Lindsey Garrett... Monroe......T. N. Roberts J. C. Wessinger 66 Harold Rvrd Decatur Scott Candler...'.FI. H. Howard...Glennwood... W. A. Rvals G. O. Stone 68 Effingham Countv......Springfield... fiq D B TOIIv... L. M. Wilson... H. A. Statham 71 Albert Parker......Millen...E. G. Weathers Paul Reddick...R. A. Patterson J. H. Staples 75 B L Shaub...O. C. Holleran......Frank Winn 76 F K Withoft...Fort Valley......A. C. Riley... Dr. W. L. Nance... J. M. McCollum E. L. Cowan 78 T-T T Hnlt... J. B. Durden Homer Corbitt SO Telfair Pniltltv... P. J. Smith.....Lamar Murdaugh..._P. N. Johnson... J. A. Kennedy Ellijay......Rev. H. H. Dillard......P. E. Watson 83 Hancock County......Sparta F. L. Coleman Charles Friedman... M. N. Burns......H. K. Rickenbaker 86 J. S. Brewster......Cedartown R. L. Barrett H. L. McMurry

8 310 T H E L E G IO N IN G E O R G IA No. Post Town Commander Adjutant 87 Ross Graham E. A. Puryear......Harry Winer 88 Manchester......I. E. Herring Irby Cook 89 M. C. Overton......Greensboro... Dr. E. G. Adams......J. J. Chiles 90 Dexter Allen Statesboro... L. E. Tomlinson... E. L. Barnes 91 Cook County...Adel H. W. Nelson Franklin County P. B. Little 93 Luthi-Gillespie... Harry R. Foster... O. H. Carson 94 Washington County T. C.' Wylly W. T. R. Gilbert 95 Tattnall County...Glennville Reese Hyman......Dr. A. W. Davis P. H. DeBeugrine 98 Dewey Hulse}'......Ashburn...P. V. Kelley E. F. Knowles 99 Mars-McDonald......Carl C. Smith Jeff Davis OcilTa... Sam P. T u rk a. L. Castelaw 101 Quinn Lindsey......Dr. C. H. Brookins H. C. Blankenship 102 Jim Findley Jackson Emanuel County......Guy Alford... J. B. Harrell...R. V. Vinson J. J. Jackson...R. D. Massee 'H.' C. Fisher...J. D. Padgett... J. E. Reeves...J. L. Jones......H. G. Daughtry...C. E. Lowe G. M. Rooks...G. S. Barrard C. E. Ozburn R. R. Lee...H. L. Trammell C. C. Hill... M. C. Owens... C. W. Deariso 114 Adrian...Adrian......O. L. Hayden......A. E. Harrison 115 Otranto Nashviile......R. H. W atson J. A. Rocquemore...R. H. Thompson C. D. Hollingsworth...C. F. Barfield C. A. Blair...J. W. L o w e E. E. Holloman...Roy Hargrove......S. A. Gray...E. S. M auney C. C. Earnest......E. F. Willis...Burl F. Hal! Butler Butler......B. R. Rife E. B. Wilson...Abram Cook W. E. Meadows...Albert Rozar D. F. Thomas...P. T. Barrett R. W. C. K. Greer...,W. J. Phillips... G. P. Ethridge...H. C. Stratton E. D. Ballenger 130 Macon County......Montezuma......E. P. Hodges E. T. Shealey...E. H. Connor... C. M. Leggitt 133 Davis Daniel......Dawson......Dallas Spurlock... Lawson Cook O f f i c i a l St a f f I932-I933 Commander, Georg-e Scott Candler...Decatur Vice Commander, State at Large, Paul Ambrose...Macon Vice Commander, First Area, C. G. Kirkland...Rome Vice Commander, Second Area, Meyer Rosenberg Albany Vice Commander, Third Area, J. A. Rollinson...Way cross Vice Commander, Fourth Area, Walter P. Dillard... Augusta Chaplain, Rev. R. C. Gresham... Moultrie Historian, Dr. J. M. Toomey...Atlanta Treasurer, James A. Bankston... Atlanta D is t r ic t C o m m a n d e r s First, John W. Sheppard... Claxton Second, A. B. Phillips...Tifton Third, W. K. Snellgrove... Cordele Fourth, R. D. Holton...Newnan Fifth, Walter Lecraw...Atlanta Sixth, Stanley A. Jones... Macon Seventh, M. H. Brewster...Cedartown Eighth, H. B. Payne... Elberton Ninth, Clyde McClure... Toccoa Tenth, Selwyn Hallman... Augusta Eleventh, H. J. Day...Douglas Twelfth, H. D. Rozar...Eastman GEORGE SCOTT CA ND LER C o m m a n d e r George Scott Candler was born in Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, the son of Charles Murphey and M ary Scott Candler. A fter a preliminary education in the primary and high schools of his native city, he matriculated at Davidson College, in North Carolina, from whence he graduated in In 1913, he graduated from the Atlanta Law School. In 1917 entering the United States army

9 GEORGIA IN T H E W ORLD WAR 311 as a private, Scott Candler was promoted to the higher ranks, being commissioned Captain in November He was in command of Company D, 328th Infantry, 82nd Divi- Ga., and completed a business education in Atlanta, at the Southern Business College. Enlisting on September 25, 1918 as a yeornanette, Bureau of Navigation, Miss Giles was sent to Washington, D. C., her rank being Landsman for Yeoman. She was discharged from service on September 30, 1920 as a Second Class Yeoman. She returned to Atlanta. She joined Atlanta Post No. 1, The American Legion. On July 1, 1930 Miss Margaret Giles became Secretary to the Department Adjutant. When the Department Headquarters removed to Macon, she retained her position, leaving her home in Atlanta. By her efficiency and her graciousness she has endeared herself to thousands of Legionnaires whom she has met in the course of her official work for the Department. SCOTT CANDLER, Commander sion. In the St. Mihiel offensive, Scott Candler was wounded and during the Meuse-Argonne offensive he received two citations for bravery in action. As a member of the Harold Byrd Post of Decatur, Scott Candler served his post as Adjutant and Commander. He was elected Department Commander at the Fourteenth Annual Convention of the Department in Macon, Ga. Scott Candler was married to Miss Georgia Byrd of Gwinnett County, Ga., and to them was born a son, Scott Candler, Jr. MISS M ARGARET GILES S e c r e t a r y Miss Margaret Giles, daughter o f Thomas Jefferson and Laura Ann Beall Giles, was born in Flovilla, Georgia. She graduated from the high school at Jackson, MISS MARGARET GILES, Secretary Department of Georgia List of the Delegates and Alternates from the Department of Georgia to the Fourteenth Annual National Convention of The

10 312 T H E LEGION IN GEORGIA American Legion, Portland, Oregon, September 12, 13, 14 and 15, D e l e g a t e s Scott C andler Decatur W. A. Sirm on Decatur J. G. C. Bloodworth, J r. Decatur T. A. M cd onough Pittsburg George Beck Atlanta J. B. Spivey Swainsboro F. L. Spivey Douglas J. P. K elly Valdosta A l t e r n a t e s None Listed In the formation of the parade the Departments are ranked according to their membership standing, with the exception of the host department which usually brings up the rear. At Portland, Georgia led Missouri, Maryland and Utah. In the convention, on the resolution of the payment of the Adjusted Service Certificates, Georgia cast, her seventeen votes against the immediate payment of these certificates. The Georgia delegation, under instructions from the Macon convention, launched an anchor made of poppies, constructed by the students of the Georgia State College for Women, Athens, under the direction of Miss Moina Michael, in honor of Admiral W illiam S. Benson, a native Georgian, who served with great distinction during the World War. By the assumption of the office of Commander of the Department of Georgia, Scott Candler became heir to two of the most perplexing problems which the Legion had to face during the official year of The result of the Economy Act was a disastrous revolution in the lives of the veterans affected by this unjust and heartless regulation. By its provisions thousands of veterans, many of whom were worthy cases, had been disowned, as far as their wounds and physical ailments were concerned, by the Government under whose flag they had faithfully served and, in this service they had received their present disabilities. And the second most momentous question was that of unemployment. The Department of Georgia, in the previous administration, was credited with placing nearly eleven thousand men in self-sustaining positions. However, as the depression increased in intensity; as thousands of men were forced to become non-employees; as on every hand, were discerned scenes of misery, despair, and even of actual starvation; the Department, in common with all the Legion world made unselfish efforts to aid and to instill a better spirit into these disheartened fellowtamericans. W ith the thoughts of the Department on rehabilitation, membership suffered and at the end of this administration the numerical strength was lower than it had been in years. Although efforts were made to live within the present income, the Fifteenth Annual Convention found that the debt of the Department had been increased. It is conceded that no administration in the history of the Department had such obstacles to encounter. Nevertheless all the aims and purposes of The Legion were maintained and all phases of Legion activity were actively indulged in. The Commanders and Adjutants Conference was held in Atlanta, Oct. 7, 1932 and w a s well attended. National Commander Louis A. Johnson was the principal speaker. The impetus given Georgia products Dinners, by the large attendance and the interest displayed at the Macon convention, was taken advantage of by the Georgia Products Dinners Committee, Quimby Melton, Chairman, with the results that over a hundred posts in the Department held these dinners on February 12, Georgia Day. The Georgia Legionnaire offered three prizes for the best menus submitted. The following clipping is taken from the issue of March, 1933 :

11 GEORGIA IN T H E W ORLD WAR 313 M ORRIS-LITTLE POST OF LEGION AUXILIARY W INS M EN U CONTEST PU TNAM COUNTY U N IT SECOND Creates State-Wide Interest Mrs. Paul B. Smith, LaGrange Wins Third Award; Mrs. W. C. Miles, Griffin, Chosen Fourth The Georgia Legionnaire s Committee judging Georgia Products Menus consisted of the staff of the Atlanta Georgian, which had in charge the Cooking School of that paper during the first two weeks of February. The Georgia Legionnaire takes this opportunity to extend thanks and congratulations to the many organizations and individuals throughout the state who cooperated so generously in making a success of the project. The winning menus are published herewith with the hope that they will be re-published throughout the state and Georgians urged to use them as frequently as possible: FIRST PRIZE MENU Breakfast Tomato Juice Eggs Broiled Ham Grits Toast Waffles Georgia Honey Georgia ground and packed coffee Dinner Vegetable Soup Toast sticks Fried chicken Lye hominy Sweet potatoes Turnip greens Corn meal muffins cole slaw Apple Jelly Watermelon-rind pickles Georgia cane syrup pecan pie Sweetmilk or Buttermilk Supper Creamed oysters on toast Stewed tomatoes Deviled egg salad garnished with pimientoes Sapelo Island lettuce Beaten Biscuit Canned peaches and cream Sponge cake Coffee A fter Bridge Game Chicken sandwiches Cottage cheese and whole wheat bread sandwiches Ice box cookies Salted peanuts Coca-Cola SECOND PRIZE Breakfast Tomato Juice Fresh Sausage Fried Apples Grits Whole wheat Waffles Georgia Cane Syrup Butter Whole milk Dinner Roast Turkey (or Chicken, Guinea or Goose) Giblet Gravy Dressing Candied sweet potatoes with black walnuts Artichoke pickle String beans Creamed Cabbage Buttered Beets Celery Corn Muffins - Hot rolls Pear blush salad with cheese Dressing Toasted pecans Iced grape juice Butter Scotch Pie Supper Ham and eggs Hot Graham Biscuit F ig preserves Peaches and Cream THIRD PRIZE Breakfast Grits Homemade sausage Georgia cane Syrup Whole Wheat Cakes Butter Milk Coffee Cream of tomato soup Croutons Dinner Mashed Irish potatoes Buttered Carrots Fresh spinach garnished with hard boiled egg Corn sticks Dixie relish Smothered chicken gravy Hot Rolls Butter Pecan pie Supper Cold sliced Veal Loaf Cottage cheese balls Tomato aspic on Lettuce Cooked dressing Butter Hot Biscuits Fig preserves Milk Coffee FOURTH PRIZE Breakfast Baked apples Hominy with cream Poached eggs Toasted Graham bread Kettle tea or Sassafras Tea Dinner Lima Bean Soup Broiled chicken Brown gravy Green peas in timbales^ Spinach Corn on cob Watermelon rind pickles Buttermilk biscuits Stuffed tomatoes on lettuce Individual strawberry shortcakes Milk Supper Asparagus tips on toast Potatoes in half shell Cottage cheese Bread Butter Pear sauce Milk Under the auspices of Post No. i, Atlanta and its affiliated unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, on February 12, 1933, a Georgia Products Dinner was held. Many manufacturers in the State either contributed their food products in the preparations of these meals or used their commodities as table markers, or prizes. The following is a list of the manufacturers and producers of Georgia Products, who by their exhibits and prizes contributed so much to the success of the dinner: Atlanta Municipal Market, Vegetables, Fruits, Meats; Atlanta Flour & Grain Co., Flour; Atlanta Baking Co., Bread, Cakes, Pies; Bona Allen, Inc., (Buford, Ga.), Shoes, Saddles, Harnesses; Blair, Fred C., Flowers; Blue Plate Foods Co. (Ft. Mc Pherson, Ga.), Foods; Bonita Syrup Co., Georgia Cane Syrup; Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Coca-Cola. Callaway Mills, (LaGrange, Ga.), Cotton Textiles; F. J. Cooledge Sons, Paints, Varnishes, Glass; Ficket Mfg. Co., Brooms, Mops; Happ Mfg. Co., (Macon, Ga.), Pants; High Acres Mountain Guild (Flowery Branch, Ga.), arts and Crafts; Harper Mfg. Co., Hats; Kraft Phoenix Cheese Co., Cheese

12 314 TH E LEGION IN GEORGIA Food Products; Kenner Seafoods Co. (Cooperating State Game and Fish Department), Seafoods; King Kake Doughnuts Co., Cake Doughnuts; L. & L. Mfg. Co., Cotton Dresses; Marcus Loeb, Pants, Overalls, Shirts. Norris Candy Co., Candies; Pierce s Certified Dairy (Doraviile, Ga.), Dairy Products; Rogers Stores, Food Products; Ready Products Co., Sliee- M-Balce Cookies; Shun Mfg. Co., Shun Deodorant; Harry Sunshine, Food Products; Swift Co., Jewel Shortening; Stone Mountain Products Co., Food Products; Tom Houston Co., (Columbus, Ga.), Peanut Products; Tru-line, Inc., LaGrange, G a.), Sanforized Suits and Breeches; Valway Rug Mills, (La- Grange, Ga.), Color Fast Chenille and Tufted Rugs; Pedigree Dairies, Dairy Products; Savannah Sugar Refining Co., Sugar; R. V. Crine, (Cairo), canned Goods. On behalf of the Bona Allen Company of Buford, Mrs. Klausman presented Governor Talmadge with a beautiful pair of home grown and home-made Georgia shoes. The Governor expressed his appreciation in a few well-chosen words, stating that I don t see why any man in Georgia should have to buy shoes made outside the state. It was a pretty little tribute to the Bono Allen Company and the audience applauded vigorously. T H E F IF T E E N T H ANNUAL CONVENTION J u n e 26, 27, 28, 1933 The Fifteenth Annual Convention of the Department convened in Valdosta on June 26 and extended to June 28, The committee chairalen for the preparation of this convention w ere: Hollis O liver General Chairman J. C. E veretts Vice-Chairman Ashley M cl eod Secretary Jack Stevens Treasurer Standin g Com m ittee C h a ir m en R. H. B assford Finance W. H. H olcom be Fish Fry W. C. M ckey Dinners, Hotels Leonard L ef iles Automobiles Joe H o lm es Dances, Music Harry Stum p Parade J. B. Johnson Entertainment, Ladies Emory B a ss Entertainment, Visitors 3 =30 p. M. Adjournment. J. L. N ew born Publicity, Invitations 4.00 p. M. J. C. C handler Reception Jack Stevens Registration J. C. E v eretts Decorations R. E. M ille r Halls PROGRAM M onday, J u n e 26t h P. M. Executive Committee, Hotel Daniel Ashley. 8 :oo P. M. Dinner Executive Committee Legion and Auxiliary, H otel Daniel Ashley p. M. Dance with 40 & 8, Legion Hall. T uesday, J u n e 27TH 9 :oo A. M. Joint session Legion and Auxiliary at Ritz Theatre. Call to order, Department Commander Scott Candler. Invocation: Department Chaplain, R. C. Gresham, Moultrie. Advance of Colors. Music: Spirituals, Valdosta Double Male Quartette. Addresses of Welcome: Hon. O. W. Franklin, city of Valdosta; M rs. J. L. Newborn, President Unit No. 13; Commander Tom Hollis, Commander Post No. 13. Response : Department President, Georgia Department Auxiliary; Hugh Carithers, Winder, for Department of Georgia. 10:15 A. M. Address: Honorable Ray Murphy, Iowa, Chairman National Rehabilitation Committee. Memorial Service conducted by Department Chaplain. Reports of Department Officers. Announcement of Convention Committees. Retirement of Colors P. M. Adjournment. 2 :oo P. M. Business Session. Report of Department Committees. Drum and bugle corps contest, Athletic Field, Valdosta High School. 8 :oo p. M. Georgia Products Dinner, Savannah Avenue Tobacco Warehouse. 10 :oo P. M. Dance: Twin Lakes Pavillion. W ednesday, J u n e 2 8t h 9 :30 p. m. Convention called to order.

13 GEORGIA IN TH E WORLD WAR 315 Invocation. Advance of colors. M usic: Band. Report of National Committeeman, E d gar B. Dunlap. Convention Committee Reports. Election of Officers. Awarding Trophies and Prizes. Selection of Convention city A. M. Joint session with Auxiliary. Introduction of new officers. Address: Allen L. Henson, State Director Veteran s Service Office. Benediction. Retirement of colors. 4:30 p. M. Baseball game, Valdosta vs Albany, Junior baseball teams. 6 =30 P. M. South Georgia fish fry, Savannah Avenue Tobacco Warehouse. Convention Committees appointed b y Commander Candler: R u l e s J. P. Kelly, Chairm an Valdosta A. B. M o rris Cordele Paul A m brose Macon Sam N u n n Perry C o n s t i t u t i o n a n d B y-l a w s Basil Stockbridge, C hairm an Atlanta Mayer Rosenberg Albany J. D. C ross Jesup Roy P a rrish Adel C h il d W e l f a r e Usher T. Winslett, Chairm an Macon J. B. Cheatham Toccoa R e - D is t r ic t in g J. R. Fitzpatrick, C hairm an Columbus D. L. T u rp in Athens R. K. A rth u r Americus O. C. H ollerm an LaGrange J. A. Rollinson Waycross R e s o l u t io n s Emory Bass, C hairm an Valdosta James M addox Rome Louis A llen Gainesville Howard G ordon Danielsville J u n i o r B a s e b a l l Trammell Scott, C hairm an Atlanta O. L. A m sler Decatur E. S. N e ely Baxley C o m p l a in t s LeRoy Suddath, C hairm an Savannah Dr. W. L. W ilkinson Bainbridge L e g is l a t iv e Harvey Kennedy, C h airm an Barnesville Homer N elso n Adel Clifford P r a tt Winder C r e d e n t ia l s James Gould, Chairm an Brunswick Hugh B urgess Decatur E. H. Thom pson Sylvania Clyde M cc lure Toccoa R e h a b i l i t a t i o n Sidney Camp, C hairm an Newnan J. G. C. Bloodworth, J r. Atlanta Clarke E dw ards Elberton J. L. S torey Rome W arren L o tt Blackshear A w a r d s District Commanders General Excellence Trophy (Basil Stockbridge Trophy) : awarded to Dr. B. E. Carlisle, Second District. Honorable Mention, Clyde McClure, 9th District. Education and Expansion Trophy (W illiam Parker Trophy) : awarded to the Baxter L. Shaub Post No. 75, LaGrange. H onorable mention, Evans County Post No. 60, Claxton, Ga. The Louis S. Moore, Community Service Trophy: awarded to Thomas L. Spence Post No. 31, Thomasville. District Commanders Trophy (Paul Ambrose Trophy) : awarded to Clyde McClure, Toccoa, 9th District. Frank Kempton Trophy, awarded to Post having the largest representation at the N a tional Convention: awarded to Atlanta Post No. 1, Atlanta. Edgar Dunlap Trophy: awarded to Baxter L. Shaub Post No. 75, LaGrange. Joe Car Trophy: no award listed. District Membership Trophy: no award at this time. Resolutions passed by the Fifteenth Annual Convention, Department of Georgia. 1. Memorial resolution of the recent death of the father of the Department Chaplain, Reverend R. C. Gresham of Moultrie.

14 316 T H E LEGION IN GEORGIA 2. Memorial resolutions on the sudden death of H arry A. Wallerstein, of A t lanta. 3. Memorial Resolution on the death of Past National Commander, O. L. Bodenheimer. 4. Memorial Resolution on the death of Legionnaire L. C. M iller of Waycross. 5. Endorsing all phases of the National Defence Program of the National organization. 6. Advocating an adequate National Defence. 7. Advocating the continuation of the C. M. T. C. 8. Requesting the Regents of the University System to retain Miss Moina M i chael in Athens. 9. Thanking Valdosta for courtesies during the Convention. 10. Asking that regulation governing hospitalization of veterans be amended so that veterans requiring immediate care may be served. 11. Asking that industries give (1) minimum wage scale be a living wage scale (2) that shorter hours each day so as to allow more work and more recreation. 12. Asking that the Director of the Veterans Administration in Washington, D. C. be replaced. 13. Asking that a fund of $2,500 be raised and invested in bonds for Miss Michael, the Poppy Lady. ORGANIZATION OF POSTS Name No. Location Date of Charter Slade-Leonard Talbotton Jim Finley Jackson Charles E. Methvin Jeffersonville Hugh L. Holt Lawrenceville Ira Cochran Ellijay Burnett-Bivens Evans Fulton Countv P O S T C O M M A N D E R S A N D A D J U T A N T S, G E O R G I A D E P A R T M E N T, T H E A M E R I C A N L E G I O N W No. Post Town Commander Adjutant 1 Atlanta Atlanta R. P. McLarty... Franklin Chalmers 2 J. D. Mathis......Americus....S. S. Hudson J. K. Luck 3 Jos. N. Neel, Jr......Macon E. Julian Peacock......Stanley A. Jones 4 L. L. Battey Augusta Frank A. Dolan B. E. Wilcox 5 Shanklin-Attaway Rome......W. C. Kane J. A. Nichols Milledgeville.. 7 Paul E. Bolding......Gainesville E. H. A sh ley... 8 Roy Dozier......Crawfordville... Freeman Blackman......Lee E. Fowler 9 Brunswick Brunswick James D. Gould...J. T. O Brien... Waycross... L. C. Miller......K. R. Porter 11 P. H. Fitzgerald Blakely W. C. Jordan R. Brooks 12 Raymor Brown......Rockmart L. G. Franklin...Fred Fitzgerald 13 Valdosta Valdosta G. Hollis Oliver J. A. McLeod 14 E. B. Tate......Elberton W. E. Whitehead D. C. Auld 15 Troy D. Barnett......Griffin Rev. J. B. T u rn er D. B. Searcy 16 Roy Head...Cleveland Dr. L. G. Neal B. J. Allison 17 Laurens County......Dublin G. W. Barbre B. Overstreet 13 Douglas......Douglas... Clyde M Stubbs Putnam......Eaton ton... Dr. E. F. Griffith......N. E. Tatum 20 A. R. Fleming Athens F. F. Williams......E. L. Eberhart 21 Tift County......Tifton B. K. Hardison......R. W. Terrell 22 J. W. Wootten......Washington.....H. W. Paschal 23 C. S. Griffin......Blue Ridge......T. B. Clyburn 24 R. D. Collins...Perry.... T. C. Rogers 25 Leon Martin...Barnesville E. V. Turner 26 Altamaha Baxley......I. H. Jordan 27 G. W. Calhoun......Arlington A.N. Crapps 28 Amaroc......Ft. Screven......A. L. Hildreth 29 Horace Orr......Marietta......John A. Heck 30 Albany... Albany......S. C. Baddour 31 T. L. Spence...Thomasville Dr. R. B. O Quinn......H. H. McDavid

15 GEORGIA IN T H E W ORLD WAR 317 No. Post Town Commander Adjutant..Covington......Leon Cohen......Cummings......Harris W. Moore....Forsyth......J. C. Strickland... Columbus......H. S. Banner Savannah Calvin George Madison......George S. Parker Crisp County......Cordele......A. B. M orris... Danielsville......R. Howard Gordon T. C. Williams' Ringgold... G. C. Turner... Moultrie Albert D. McKee Carl Boyd...Cartersville...J. Q. Pittman R. S. Rabun....Louisville S. L. Perkins... W rightsville...h. B. Bray T. M. Brady.... Canton......C. T. McWhorter... Blackshear......Dr. T. E. Oden Paul Gwinn Calhoun......Max V. Tolbert Wilbur Oglesby......Quitman Dr. Hugh F. Arundel Toombs County Vidalia......None reported College Park J. C. Hambright... East Point... Geo. A. Knabe... Jesup.... Winder... L. P. Eley.... Hamilton......J. O. Kimbrough......McDonough......D. A. Hood..... Jefferson......H. E. Aderholdt A. H. Harris...Newnan......R. D. Holten... Tallapoosa......Dr. C. W. Downey Frank M. Hunt Milner......C. H. Smith... Claxton......Rev. J. Ed F a in....maysville......a. W. Suddath... J T Miller Bainbridge......Dr. W. L. Wilkinson... E. W Cox...Augusta......J. M. B row ning Lindsey Garrett......Monroe......Jno. T. Aycock Brookhaven......Brookhaven......John O. O w en Harold Byrd......Decatur......Hugh Burgess Bums-Geiger......Glenwood W. A. Rvals......Guy O. Stone 68 Effingham County Springfield None reported... Rochelle...H. A. Statham... J. V. McCallum 70 Lincoln County......Lincolnton......Dr. G. H. M urray Albert Parker Millen......None reported 72 Slade Leonard......Tal button......none reported 73 Randolph County......Cuthbert......E. A. NeSmith...Marvin Breedlove 74 C. E. Methvin Jeffersonville......LaGrange F. K. Withoft. Ft. Valiev C. Hall... Conyers Hugh L. Holt.. Lawrenceville......O. N. Pharr......F. F. Brown 79 Jeff Davis County Hazelhurst John B. D urden Telfair McRae....Thomaston... Ellijay......Rev. H. H. Dillard Sparta......M. E. Waller 84 Habersham Clarkesville Smith-Spence......Pelham......None reported Cedartown......W. Mell Casey S. E. Chambliss 87 Ross Graham.... LaFayette Neal Andrews Manchester Manchester......A. J. Stratton......Irbv Cook 89 M. C. Overton......Greensboro......C. H. Crumblev Cook County A del......guy A. Hendry......Wm. A. Ross 92 Franklin County Carnesville......M. L. Allison......P. B. Little 93 Luthi-Gillespie... Commerce......Walter Howington... O. H. Carson 94 Washington County...Tennille......T. C. Wvllv.....W. T. R. Gilbert 96 Reese Hvman Warrenton... Dr. A. W. Davis......W. T. Pilcher 97 Burnett-Bivens Evans O. G. Emery......W. C. Kemp 98 Dewev Hulsev......Ashburn H. A. Miller E. F. Knowles 99 Mars-McDonald...Fitzgerald......Carl C. Smith......R. N. Mathis 100 Jeff Davis Ocilla......J. R. Graham W. A. Tankersley, Jr. 101 Ouinn-Lindsey Gordon... J. T. S tok es H. C. Blankenship... L. M. Spencer 103 Emanuel County Swainsboro......None reported Toccoa... T. G. Walters......A. J. Mills 105 Fayette County... Fayetteville H. B. Gill... J. J. Jackson Clavton......H. C. Fisher 107 Blecklev County......Cochran......J. W. Bracewell......J. E. Reeves 108 Candler County Metter......J. L. Jones H. G. Daugherty

16 318 THE LEGION IN GEORGIA No. Post Town 109 Hart County...Hartwell Jasper County...Monticello Paulding- County... Dallas Dalton...Dalton Brownlee...Sylvester Adrian... Adrian Otranto...Nashville G. A. Mincey...Sylvania Seminole...Donaldsonville 118 Crawford County... Roberta Suwanee River... Homerville Burke L. Infantry... Waynesboro Ira Weaver...Blairsville Grady County...Cairo Latner Freeman... Chickamauga Butler...Butler John W. Holt... Hawkinsville Dodge County...Eastman Ivy Woodward...Buford Morton Richardson...Richland Chattooga County... Summerville Macon County... Montezuma Taylor Macon... Reynolds Mashburn Murray... Unadilla Davis-Daniel... Dawson... Commander Chas. E. Lowe... G. S. Ballard... H. C. Hutchens... H. L. Trammell... M. C. Owen... O. L. Hayden... E. S. Stew ard... R. H. Thompson... C. E. Barfield....None reported Dr. L. P. Farmer... John T. Palmer... E. S. Mauney....H. Raymond Rushin.Edg'ar L. Peacock... H. C. Walker... Abram Cook... J. G. Williamson... P. T. Barrett E. C. Turner... E. D. Ballinger... None reported E. Paul H odges... -E. H. Conner....Dr. S. P. Kenyon... Adjutant... Chas. Sokol...C. E. Ozburn...R. R. Lee...C. C. Hill...C, W. Deariso A. E. Harrison... R. H. Watson... T. F. Butler...C. A. Blair...J. C. Rewis...H. L. Harrell...,C. C. Earnest...Ebb Willis...C. R. Street... Bert R. Rife W. E. Meadows...D. F. Thomas...T. H. Parker...G. P. Ethridge...C. H. Harlow... E. T. Shealy...C. M. Leggitt...,W, K. Norton M EM BERSH IP Member- No. No. Post ship Del. 1 Atlanta John D. Mathis, Americus Joseph N. Neel, Jr. Macon Louis L. Battey, Jr., Augusta Shanklin-Attaway, Rome Morris Little, Milledgeville Roy Dozier, Crawfordville Ware County, Waycross Troy D. Barnett, Griffin Valdosta Edmund B. Tate, Elberton Douglas Allen R. Flemming, Athens Jerome A. Wootten, Washington Charles F. Griffin, Blue Ridge Robert D. Collins, Perry Leon Martin, Barnesville Altamaha, Baxley Albany T. L. Spence, Jr., Thomasville Tom Hollis, Forsyth Chatham County, Savannah Crisp County, Cordele Madison County, Danielsville Thomas S. Teabeaut, Moultrie Ransom S. Rabun, Louisville Johnson County, Wrightsville Wilbur Oglesby, Quitman Lyle Brewster, College Park East Point Albert Gordon, Jefferson Alvin Hugh Harris, Newnan Frank M. Hunt, M ilner Evans County, Claxton Henry Gillespie, Maysville Brookhaven Harold Byrd, Decatur 9 67 Burns Geiger, Glenwood Daniel B. Kelly, Rochelle Pete Thurston, Thomaston Habersham, Clarkesville M. C. Overton, Greensboro Cook County, Adel... ~ Franklin County, Carnesville Washington County, Tennille No. Post Membership No. Del. 100 Jeff Davis, Ocilla Quinn-Lindsey, Gordon Stephens County, Toccoa Fayette County, Fayetteville Candler County, Metter Jasper County, Monticello Grady County, Cairo Latimer Freeman, Chickamauga Butler...: Dodge County, Eastman Ivy Woodward, Buford Dewey Hulsey, Ashburn Reese Hyman, Warrenton... 2 O FFICIAL STAFF A. Sidney Camp, Commander... Newnan William A. Sirmon, Adjutant... Atlanta Stanley A. Jones, Adjutant... Macon V ic e C o m m a n d e r s State-at-Large, Dr. B. E. Carlisle... Camilla First Area, C. G. Kirkland... Rome Second Area, O. C. Holleran... LaGrange Third Area, G. W. Barbre... Dublin Fourth Area, E. W. P. Bond... Augusta Janies A. Bankston, Treasurer... Atlanta Dr. J. M. Toomey, Historian... Decatur Rev. W. A. Reiser, Chaplain Augusta D is t r ic t C o m m it t e e m e n F'irst, Morris Horovitz... Savannah Second, T. C. Gandy... Thomasville Third, A. B. Morris... Cordele Fourth, George Cahall... LaGrange Fifth, J. R. Parham... East Point Sixth, E. Julian Peacock Macon Seventh, H. L. Trammell... Dalton Eighth, D. Weaver Bridges... Athens Ninth, Otis Pharr... Dacula Tenth, A. W. Davis... Warrenton Eleventh, Warren L o tt... Blackshear Twelfth, H. A. Statham... Rochelle National Executive Committeeman, O. Quimby Melton... Griffin Alternate Executive Committeeman, James D. Gould... Brunswick

17 GEORGIA IN T H E W ORLD WAR 319 ALBERT SIDNEY CAMP C o m m a n d e r Albert Sidney Camp was born in Newnan, Ga. on July 26, A fter a preliminary Nurse Corps, seeing service in France. They have two children: Albert Sidney Camp, Jr., and Molly Farmer Camp. STANLEY AUGUSTUS JONES A d j u t a n t Stanley Augustus Jones, the son of Henry Robert and Bessie Gardner Jones was born in Swansea, South Wales, England, on August 6, When his family came to America and located in Buffalo, N. Y. Stanley A. Jones, then a youth, attended the public schools in the latter city. Enlisting in the United States Navy on March 4, 1908, at Buffalo, N. Y. Stanley A. Jones was promoted through all enlisted grades and was commissioned Ensign on March 15, His present rank is Senior A. SIDNEY CAMP, Commander education in the public schools of his native city, he attended and graduated from the University of Georgia, Law School, in He returned to Newnan to practice his profession. His eligibility in The American Legion is due to his service as Field Clerk in the Division Headquarters of the 82nd Division. Remaining with this Division throughout the World W ar, Sidney Camp was honorably discharged from service at Camp Gordon, when the All American Division returned from France. Resuming the practice of his profession at Newnan, A. S. Camp was one of the charter members of the Alvin Hugh Harris Post No. 51, of Newnan, serving as the first Commander of this post of The American Legion. On November 19, 1925 Albert Sidney Camp was married to Miss Sarah Farmer of Virginia, a former member of the Army STANLEY A. JONES, Adjutant Lieutenant, and he is in charge of Navy recruiting in Georgia and Florida, with headquarters in Macon, Ga. His service medals consist of the Nicarauguan, Yangtze River, World W ar overseas. In Macon, on December 27, 1915, Stanley

18 320 T H E LEGION IN GEORGIA Augustus Jones was married to Miss Myrtle Mae Schelling. They have one daughter, Barbara. Stanley Jones joined the Joseph N. Neel, Jr. Post No. 3, The American Legion, of Macon and served that Post as adjutant. In 1932 he was elected Commander of the Sixth District and upon the resignation of the Department Adjutant, Stanley A. Jones wras appointed by the Department Executive Committee, Department Adjutant. List of the Delegates and Alternates from the Department of Georgia to the Fifteenth Annual National Convention of The American Legion, Chicago, Illinois, October 2, 3, 4, and 5, D e l e g a t e s Sidney C am p Newnan Scott Candler, 1209 Healy B ldg. Atlanta Edgar B. D u n lap Gainesville Walter E. W hitehead Carlton Frank W illingham Forsyth J. P. K elley : Valdosta A. L. H enson Atlanta O. C. H olleran LaGrange William Parker, J r. Cedartown Wm. J. Davis, J r. Atlanta W. A. S irm on Atlanta Arthur C heatham Atlanta A l t e r n a t e s Clark D u n n Atlanta George O. B eck Atlanta Frank K em pton Atlanta Julian Peacock Macon Usher W in slett Macon Col. Wm. W ild e r Albany Jimmie G a rd n er Augusta J. A. Rollison Waycross H. W. Jennings Winder Robt. E. Stow ers Atlanta Guy O. S to n e -Glenwood Steve M itchell Tifton Weaver B ridges Athens LaGRANGE POST DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS

19 GEORGIA IN T H E W ORLD WAR 321 The Drum and Bugle Corps of the Baxter L. Shaub Post No. 75, LaGrange, the champions of the Department of Georgia, marched in the parade and competed in the drum and bugle corps contest. The uniforms of this outfit were made of cotton, produced, woven and tailored in Georgia and were donated to this musical organization by Legionnaire Cason Callaway, LaGrange. It was during Commander Camp s administration that the Economy Act was passed by Congress. The measures of this enactment were most drastic. They affected many Legionnaires, actual and potential, and of necessity played an important part in reducing the membership of the Department. When Sidney Camp assumed the commandership, he inherited an indebtedness of $6,095, an accumulation of unpaid accounts from several previous administrations. N otwithstanding the curtailment of his revenues by a regime of economy he materially reduced this amount to approximately $3,000. R a d io P r o g r a m One of the first acts of Sidney Camp, after he took command of the Department, was the inauguration of a program over the air with a State-wide H ook-up; a program covering all phases of Legion activity. The various broadcasting companies donated their facilities from November This program initiated the membership drive. R e n e w a l W e e k Ten minutes radio program over: W FTI, Athens; WQDX, Thomasville; WMAZ, Macon; W EM C, Americus; W RBL, Columbus; WTOC, Savannah; W RDW, Augusta; W TDW, Rome; WSB, Atlanta; and WGST, Atlanta. Monday, November 6: Rehabilitation. Tuesday, November 7: Child W elfare. Wednesday, November 8: Americanism. Thursday, November 9: Community Service. Friday, November 10: Thirty minutes Armistice over all stations. Announcement of most distinguished service posts (all posts that equal 1933 membership, wire in total membership). Mail all cards to Department Headquarters. Announcement Department Early Bird Membership Campaign results. Saturday, November 11: Armistice. Under Legion sponsorship countywide observance by all citizens. Sunday, November 12: Publication of Governor s a n d M ayor s proclamations designating November 12 to 18 American Legion Week. November 13 to 18 : Intensive membership campaign. Daily canvassing. Daily meeting of membership teams. Monday, November 13: Night, The Legion Calls the Veterans, All stations. Wednesday, November 15: The Legion a Civic Asset. All stations. Friday, November 17: The American Legion and the American Boy. Radio announcement department membership post adjutants mail all cards to Department H eadquarters. November 20 to 25 : Continue membership drive for quota. Cut meetings to two per week for teams but have team captains report daily. Tuesday, November 21: Meeting of all teams. Friday, November 24: Meeting of all teams. Post adjutants mail all cards to Department Headquarters. November 27 to 30: Intensive four-day drive to pass 1933 membership and quota. All posts having 15 or more members for 1933 that equal or surpass their 1933 membership by November 30 will be given a Distinguished Service Citation by the National Commander. Monday, November 27: Under the Banner of God and Country. All stations. Thursday, November 30: Thanksgiving. Victory celebration. Mail all cards to Department Headquarters. Thirty minutes Thanksgiving program. All stations. E x e c u t iv e C o m m it t e e M e e t in g I n M a c o n On February 4, the Department Executive Committee met in Macon and plans for the Savannah Convention were discussed by Stephen A. Harris, Morris Horovitz and Jack Kelly. The dates of the Convention