Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-24
FORMER ARMY chaplain WAS
LEADER OF AMERICAN LEGION
Men in Canadian Regiments
From Every State in
the Union


Lieut. col. James H. McRae, Of the
Hawaiian Department. is mentioned
with prominence among officers oil
the 9th Battalion, Canadian Expedi.
tionary Force, commonly known as
the American Legion, In an article In
the New York Times Of May %.
AS stated in the ar-Bulletin last
Monday, young McRae joined the
British forces in January and is now
At Aldershot where his battalion is in
final training for active duty. At the
time the article was written he was
q captain and the adjutant OF the
battalion.
The recruiting station OF two bat.
talions Of the legion and the point
from which the entire organization
was directed is Toronto 1.-THE Indian
meaning OF the city's name is meeting
DIace), and here assembled represen
fatives OF IS states and territories OF
the United States, taking the follow.
ing oath when they enlisted:
Il will be faithful and bear true
allegiance TO His Hajesty King George
Y. and / win, az In duty bound, hon.
estly and faithfully defend His Maj
esty in person, crown. and dignity
against all enemies and will observe
and obey all the generals and Off
GERS set over me-"
Furthermore, the soldier of the
American legion engaged himself to
serve for one year or until the wal
should end, and for six months after
the close OF the war should his seryi
Ices be required.
Leading these men is Unitarian
clergyman, Lieut-col c. Seymour Bull.
Lock OF the 237th Battalion and one
time q chaplain of the United States
army in the Spanish-American war.
The badge OF the legion is the coat
Of arms OF George Washington upon
the Canadian maple leaf.
Col. Bullock made his initial speech
IN a Methodist church In Toronto to
4 CONGREGATION Of Canadians and Am
orleans. He recalled the time of the
civil War when 900 Canadians went
over the border to fight in Northern
armies.
The first battalion OF the legion was
made ND in almost night and desig
mated the 97th. Three more were I'M
mediafely organized, making enough
for full brigade. and now fifth is
under way with Headquarters In Hall
fax
According to statistics the enroll
ment of men from the various states
IN Mai. McRae's battalion, the 9th, is
as follows:
New York. 1877: Michigan, 140; IL
linois, go; Massachusetts,, So; Penn
sylvania, 81; Ohio, so; Minnesota. %;
Washington, 81; Wisconsin, 20; Mis-
souri,. 10: Indiana, 10; California, Is;
Iowa. Is; Alabama, IA; Montana, II,
Rhode Island, IL; Nebraska, IL; Ore
gon IL; North Dakota, 10; Conneftf
cut, 10; Virginia. 9; Texas, 8; Yer
mont, s Colorado, s.; Tennessee, s;
Kentucky, s.; Maryland. 6; Idaho, 5,
Maine. s.; Louisiana, s.; Kansas, B.;
Florida. &; New Jersey, A; New Hamp
shire, s: Oklahoma. 3; District OF
Columbia, 2; Arizona. 2; Mississippi,
p: North Carolina, 2; South Dakota,
2 Georgia, 2; Wyoming, 2; Utah. 2;
Arkansas, ], and West Virginia, l..
This Is for the first SIS men to en-
roll in the battalion.
Il is stated that so per- cent of these
men had seen military service in the
~ited States army or the militia of
various states or both, and the
lnwho had not seen fighting in
phe Mexico or the Philippines was
deneption rather than the rule.
the lage age is about 80 years, but