EVENING PTJBLIO ' LEDGEtPHILADELPHlA; FRIDAY, DECEMBER
19,
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Wm. C. Murdock, State Adju
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to Conference Here
HASSRICK CITY SECRETARY
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Lejjionnrirs from every Rtatc in the
Union attended the conference at Wash
irgton on war risk liiHiirnnco, care of
disabled former service mm, employ
ment nnd otlier vital national problems,
ccconling to tlio statement made yes
terday by Willlnm O. Murdock, Htnte
adjutant, upon bin return to the heud
quarters In thte city.
"Congressmen Mere Impressed with
the Importance of chuncos In some of
the legislation before them naVctlng
If Murdock. Hp will attend the con-
! lerrnce of Legion war risk Insurance
i officers from the seventy-eight posts of
mwi'iiiiniieipiim in tue iitv ciua, ma
Ejouin urond street, next Tuesday night.
to ghe these. Legion men first-hand
news ns to the action taken at Wash
ington. The pressure of the Legion is being
exerted particuariy in behalf of two
bills before Congress, botli of which
received the indorsement of the na
tional convention :
The Sweet bill (H. K. 8778). pro
viding for Increased compensation for
disabled men; extending the classes of
persons to whom insurance may be pay
able, including the insured's estate;
providing payment of converted insur
ance in a lump sum, or installments, or
Installments covering three cara or
more at the option of the insured.
Tlio Watson bill (II. It. 1030,")), giv
ing the Bureau of War HIsk Insurance
authority (a) to establish fomtecn re
gional onipes ; (bl to advertise in news
papers and periodicals, in order to ac
quaint all of their rights under the war
risk act; (c) to receive payment of
premiums through postofficcs, and ap
propriating $2,000,000 for these pur
poses. Post No. 3, of the American Legion,
completed its permanent organization at
a meeting held last evening by adopt
ing constitution nnd bylaws, and elect
ing permanent officers for the ensuing
year. The dues were fixed at ?3 u
year, and the decision of the post was
to proceed alons the recommendation of
the committee on securius permanent
home in Germitntown in the niituie of
a community house and memorial to
soldiers of the Twcntj -second ward.
The first contribution toward the homo
came In the form of a check for
$1040.11', which was 'turned over to the
J lost by the trustees of a fund raised
or the purpose of giving the soldieis
comfort kits. etc.. during the enrly
part of the war. Magistrate Thomas
F. Watson, on behalf of the trustees
of the fund, presented the check, the
trustees being W. J. Seeds, Thomas
Burns and Walter WilHums.
The following officers were elected:
Comnmnder, A. Nevlu Dctricli ; first
vice commander, Millard 1). Brown;
second vice commander, George K. Lip
pincott; adjutant, Leslie M. Pierce;
finance officr, It. J. Hicks; historian,
Earl' AV. Uucklc; chaplain, F. J.
AVethcrlll, and county committeeman,
George J3. Lippincott. The executive
committee is composed of AA'illiam
Whitby Ball, Byron S. AA'alton, Itobert
McLean, George h. Gillum, II. K.
Hathaway, Edward W. Madeira, Dr.
M. M. Franklin. Walter II. Bowman,
Frederick M. Shlmp and Clifford K.
Koelle.
The first annual dance of Sergeant
: Harry J. Ireland Post. No. 218, was
given last night in Mercantile Hall.
The committee on arrangements for this
event consisted of II. J. Dugan, chair
man; M. A. O'Conner, floor manager;
C. Cortncy, Phi'ip M. Anderson, 3. B.
Gaulfield and B. Smith. The officers
of the post are H. M. Ludwick, chair
man; Joseph C. Frci, vice commander;
C. C. Crawford, treasurer; P. N. An
derson, adjutant; D. A. McGuffiu, com
mitteeman, and Krnest Mercer, employ
ment officer.
f The post will have its permanent
headquarters at 1G10 Arch street. Tlie
Nineteenth Knginccrs also meet In this
building, nnd many of them nre planning
to join this post, declared Mr. McGuffiu
yesterday.
There was a meeting yesterday of rep
resentatives of social and ex-service
men's organizations at the Bed Cross
Home Service Section headquarters,
1607 Walnut street, to further plans, for
the revlvul campaign on war risk In
surance In January,
Roroaiue C. Hassrick has been ap
pointed secretary of the Philadelphia
county committee of the American Le
gion with headquarters on the third
floor of the Mutual Life Insurance Co.'s
annex building at 1011 Chestnut street.
Mr. Hassrick, who has been Instru
mental in the perfection of the Ameri
can Legion's local organization, offi
ciated temporarily in that capacity un
til the appointment was made for the
ensuing year by George AVentworth
Cnrr, chairman of the county committee.
Tioga Post 310, American Legion,
last night passed a resolution iirtrini?
that all city posts vote on matters of
Tlllhltp tntnrfst' hpfnri ninrnuuinnu f
opinion are given by Legion officinls for
publication. Tne session took place in
the Nicetown Boys' Club, at Clarissa
street and Hunting Park avenue. J.
F. Doyle was elected chaplain. George
Wentworth Carr, chairman of the
county committee, spoke. The post
plans a ball in the Second Regiment
Armory, January 28, for the benefit of
the memorial building fund.
Tho first annual dance of Harrv ,T.
Ireland Post, given last night Mer
cantile Hall, Broad street above Mas
ter, was attended by more than 1000.
r The hall was artistically decorated with
American Legion nnd national colors.
i. iienry u. Houston 2d Post, with
vj a membership of lino. evtWfa t ..
A1' In Germantown n mpmnrltil hnmr
cost between $ir0.000 and !200,000.
The manner in uhlrli dm nmonni in
&5 be.ralsed has not et been decided.
"w" Post 20-1, American Legion, held a
" amoker last night at 1325 Columbia
i,p avenue, when the announcement of of
iif fleers elected at a previous meeting
m wan made.
r'. They are: Itussell C. Cooney, com
j&. mander; Donald D. Horten, vice com
W mander ; AA'illard It, Cinder, finance of-Vh-
fleer; Nelson Goudy, adjutant, and Has
'j sell O. Eckel, representative to the
S. county committee.
New members were introduced at the
smoker nnd committees were appointed
to supervise future entertainments of
the post. It was announced that no
fiermuucnt headquarters has been ne
eded. Threo places are under con
' ('deration.
Car Hits Auto; Man Hurt
H. T. Cornell, seventy sears old. 1B27
Diamond street, was seriously Injured
last night when the closed car ho was
driving was struck by a trolley car at
Eighteenth nnd Fontaine streets. He
was thrown against the windshield and
, his bead was seriously cut. He was
1 taken to the Northwest General Hos
pital. Mr, Cornell conducted a whole
mJ rooting store at 1810 North Sixtti
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r. Hill Invites Every Man, Tomorrow, to the Gigantic
To Move Out Quickly His Entire Present Stock of Newest Winter
Men's
Leatherette
Coats,
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Trousers mm W&
$4-85 M0
Boys'
oving Into the New Store at
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Q Within 3 years Mr. Hill's great clothing values have won renown:
JJ? continued offering of the best clothing at lowest prices has won Mr. Hill the support of thousands
and thousands of men from Philadelphia and vicinity, with the result that larger quarters are necessary.
J Mr. Hill says: "To show my appreciation, I will give all our customers the greatest clothing bargains it
is possible to offer."
UR entire stocks of finest and newest winter suits and overcoats are
" sacrificed in price. In nearly every instance our sale prices are less
than their present wholesale cost. There is a real, genuine, bona-fide
saving on every garment that every man will appreciate.
MEN -will do well not only to buy their present needs, but to buy for
next winter also. Clothing prices are going higher, and these low
prices cannot come again. Come in tomorrow don't delay, for every day
thousands of men share, and naturally the best goes first.
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In the lot.
Boys'
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Belted all" around;
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Boys' Chinchilla
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5.89
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Of kersey, in blue, green and
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0 years.
Boys' Hats & Caps
$.95
Hats of fancy mix
tures and caps of silk
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Boys' Corduroy Pants
9.89
Knickerbocker stylo.
Lined throughout and
will stand hard wear.
Sizes 8 to 17 years.
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Of neat mixtures, re
enforced seams. Sizes
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