Post 28 Moves to New Home

The cornerstone of the new Legion Home was laid in 1936 by the late Olin D. Johnston, then governor. The first regular business meeting in the new home Friday evening, June 25, 1937, coincided with the termination of the 1936–1937 term of Dr. E. I. Johnston, Post Commander. The formal dedication followed as part of the Armistice Day program, November 11, 1937 at
4:00 P.M., with a stirring address by the late Miller C. Foster, assistant to Monroe Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Washington D.C.

A quote from his dedicatory address is as follows: “It is my wish, my prayer, that this building may stand 100 years or longer; and that, so long as it stands, it shall never be forced to look upon our people engaged in war again.”

The honor of leading the dance music at the grand opening of the new modern Legion Home went to “Bill Davenport’s Orchestra.” The members were:
• Walter Britton, deceased
• Raymond Westbrook, Technician WSPA
• Woodrow Taylor, Draper Corp.
• Oneal Landrum, deceased
• Bill McCarter, Shipyards Charleston
• Johnnie Blowers, Law Librarian County Courthouse
• Alvin Jolly, NY Airlines
• Harold Millwood, City Waterworks
• J. Wm. “Bill” Davenport, Probate Judge, member of Post No. 28, and Director of the Orchestra
• Henry Williams, NC Dentist