Tuesday, August 15, 2017

The Birth of the Legion by George Seay Wheat, List of State Officers, (post #15)

THE AMERICAN LEGION

LIST OF STATE OFFICERS

Alabama:
  • Chairman: Bibb Graves, Montgomery.
  • Secretary: Leroy Jacobs, Care Jacobs Furniture Co., Birmingham.
Arizona:
  • Chairman: E. Power Conway, Noll Bldg., Phoenix.
  • Secretary: Fred B. Townsend, Natl. Bk., Arizona Bldg., Phoenix.
Arkansas:
  • Chairman: J.J. Harrison, Little Rock.
  • Secretary: Granville Burrow, Little Rock.
California:
  • Chairman: Henry G. Mathewson, Flood Bldg., San Francisco.
  • Secretary: E.E. Bohlen, 926 Flood Bldg., San Francisco.
Colorado:
  • Chairman: H.A. Saidy, Colorado Springs.
  • Secretary: Morton M. David, 401 Empire Bldg., Denver.
Connecticut:
  • Chairman: Jas. B. Moody, Jr., 202 Phoenix Bk. Bldg., Hartford.
  • Secretary: Alfred A. Phillips, Jr., 110 Glenbrook Rd., Stamford.
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  • Chairman: E. Lester Jones, 833 Southern Bldg., Washington.
  • Secretary: Howard Fisk, 833 Southern Bldg., Washington.
Delaware:
  • Chairman: Geo. N. Davis, 909 Market St., Wilmington.
  • Secretary: L.K. Carpenter, Du Pont Bldg., Wilmington.
Florida:
  • Chairman: S.L. Lowry, Jr., Citizens Bk. Bldg., Tampa.
  • Secretary: J.T. Wiggington, 818—15th St., Miami.
Georgia:
  • Chairman: Trammell Scott, 97 E. Merrits Ave., Atlanta.
  • Secretary: Louis H. Bell, c/o Service Record, 208 Flatiron Bldg., Atlanta.
Hawaii:
  • Chairman: Lawrence Judd, c/o T.H. Davies & Co., Ltd., Honolulu.
  • Secretary: J.P. Morgan, Box 188, Honolulu.
Idaho:
  • Chairman: C.M. Booth, Pocatello.
  • Secretary: Laverne Collier, Pocatello.
Illinois:
  • Chairman: George G. Seaman, Taylorville.
  • Secretary: Myron E. Adams, 205 Marquette Bldg., 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
Indiana:
  • Chairman: Raymond S. Springer, Connersville.
  • Secretary: L. Russell Newgent, 518 Hume Monsur Bldg., Indianapolis.
Iowa:
  • Chairman: Matthew A. Tinley, Council Bluffs.
  • Secretary: John MacVicar, 336 Hubbell Bldg., Des Moines.
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  • Chairman: A. Phares, 519 Sweiter Bldg., Wichita.
  • Secretary: Ike Lambert, Emporia.
Kentucky:
  • Chairman: Henry DeHaven Moorman, Hardinsburgh.
  • Secretary: D.A. Sachs, Louisville.
Louisiana:
  • Chairman: Allison Owen, 1237 State St., New Orleans.
  • Secretary: T.H.H. Pratt, 721 Hibernia Bank, New Orleans.
Maine:
  • Chairman: A.L. Robinson, 85 Exchange St., Portland.
  • Secretary: James L. Boyle, 184 Water St., Augusta.
Maryland:
  • Chairman: Jas. A. Gary, Jr., Equitable Bldg., Baltimore.
  • Secretary: Alex. Randall, 12 West Chase St., Baltimore.
Massachusetts:
  • Chairman: John F.J. Herbert, 749 Pleasant St., Worcester.
  • Secretary: George P. Gilbody, 3 Van Winkle St., Boston.
Michigan:
  • Chairman: Geo. C. Waldo, Detroit.
  • Secretary: Ryle D. Tabor, 312 Moffatt Bldg., Detroit.
Minnesota:
  • Chairman: Harrison Fuller, c/o St. Paul Dispatch, St. Paul.
  • Secretary: George G. Chapin, 603 Guardian Life Bldg., St. Paul.
Mississippi:
  • Chairman: Alex Fitzhugh, Vicksburgh.
  • Secretary: John M. Alexander, Jackson.
Missouri:
Montana:
  • Chairman: Chas. L. Sheridan, Bozeman.
  • Secretary: Ben. W. Barnett, Helena.
Nebraska:
  • Chairman: John G. Maher, Lincoln.
  • Secretary: Allan A. Tukey, 1st Natl. Bank Bldg., Omaha.
Nevada:
  • Chairman: E.L. Malsbary, Reno.
  • Secretary: J.D. Salter, Winnimucca.
New Hampshire:
  • Chairman: Frank Knox, Manchester.
  • Secretary: Frank J. Abbott, Manchester.
New Jersey:
  • Chairman: Hobart Brown, c/o Fireman's Insurance Co., Broad and Market Sts., Newark.
  • Secretary: George W.C. McCarter, 765 Broad St., Newark.
New Mexico:
  • Chairman: Charles M. DeBremon, Roswell.
  • Secretary: Harry Howard Dorman, Santa Fé.
New York:
  • Chairman: C.W. Wickersham, 140 Nassau St., New York City.
  • Secretary: Wade H. Hayes, 140 Nassau St., New York City.
North Carolina:
  • Chairman: C.K. Burgess, 107 Commercial Bank Bldg., Raleigh.
  • Secretary: Charles N. Hulvey, A.&E. College, Raleigh.
North Dakota:
  • Chairman: R.H. Treacy, Bismarck.
  • Secretary: Ed. E. Gearey, Fargo.
Ohio:
  • Chairman: P.C. Galbraith, Cincinnati.
  • Secretary: Chalmers R. Wilson, Adj. Gen. Office, State House, Columbus.
  • Chairman: Ross N. Lillard, Oklahoma City.
  • Secretary: F.W. Fisher, Oklahoma City.
Oregon:
  • Chairman: E.J. Eivers, 444-1/2 Larrabee St., Portland.
  • Secretary: Dow V. Walker, Care Multnomah Club, Portland.
Pennsylvania:
  • Chairman and Secretary: George F. Tyler, 121 S. 5th St., Philadelphia.
Rhode Island:
  • Chairman: Alexander H. Johnson, City Hall, Providence.
  • Secretary: James E. Cummiskey, Crompton.
South Carolina:
  • Chairman: John D. Smyser, M.D., 423 South Gargan St., Florence.
  • Secretary: Ben. D. Fulton, 32 West Evans St., Florence.
South Dakota:
  • Chairman: T.R. Johnson, Sioux Falls.
  • Secretary: J.C. Denison, Vermillion.
Tennessee:
  • Chairman: Roan Waring, Bank of Commerce and Trust Co. Bldg., Memphis.
  • Secretary: W.R. Craig, Nat. Life and Accident Co., Nashville, Tenn.
Texas:
  • Chairman: Claude B. Birkhead, San Antonio.
  • Secretary: J.A. Belzer, Austin.
Utah:
  • Chairman: Harold R. Smoot, Salt Lake City.
  • Secretary: Baldwin Robertson, 409 Ten Boston Bldg., Salt Lake City.
  • Chairman: Andrew D. Christian, c/o Ruy & Power Bldg., Richmond.
  • Secretary: R.G.M. Ross, 508 1st Nat'l. Bank Bldg. Newport News.
Vermont:
  • Chairman: H. Nelson Jackson, Burlington.
  • Secretary: Joseph H. Fountain, 138 Colchester Ave., Burlington.
Washington.
  • Chairman: Harvey A. Moss, Seattle.
  • Secretary: George R. Drever, c/o Adj. Gen. Office, Armory, Seattle.
West Virginia:
  • Chairman: Jackson Arnold, 111 Court Ave., Weston.
  • Secretary: Chas. McCamic, 904 Nat'l. Bank of West Virginia Bldg., Wheeling.
Wisconsin:
  • Chairman: E.F. Ackley, 226 First Nat'l. Bk. Bldg., Milwaukee.
  • Secretary: R.N. Gibson, Grand Rapids.
Wyoming:

  • Chairman: A.H. Beach, Lusk.
  • Secretary: R.H. Nichols, Casper.