The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-29
VOLUME xxxvIII
ATTENTION, SOLDIERS AND SAIL
ORS OF BOURBON.

With a view to establishing post
~ the American Legion, in Bourbon
county, mass meeting has been call
ed to be held in the court house in
ahis city, tomorrow Saturday af-
4ernoon, at three o'clock, to formu-
late plans for merging the various
rrecincts of the county into one post
.nd to apply for charter.
can't William Collins, of North
1iddletown, who has been named as
temporary chairman, has recently
heen in Louisville, where he confer
-ed with the COMMITTEES having in
charge the details of holding the
State convention. All soldiers. sail
ors and marines who were in the
service at any time from April g,
1917. to November IL, 1918, the day
Of signing of the armistice, are ellgl-
fle for membership, and all such are
urged to be present at the Saturday
afternoon meeting, to aid in giving
the movement a good start In THIS
county. A number of visitors from
other cities WIN dlC ih1NAS
the success of the movement are ex-
rected to be present at this meeting.
4 few DAYS ago notice was given
through the papers that post OF the
American Legion was to be organ
lied in Bourbon County. The Legion
is a national organization of soldiers,
sailors and marines who were in the
service at any time from April, 1917,
to November, 1918, and all such men
are eligible. The purposes OF the or
ganization are set forth in the pream-
Bile to the constitution, which is as
follows:
ITO uphold and defend the Con-
stitution of the United States OF
America: to maintain law and order;
to foster and perpetuate one hum
der per cent. Americanism; to pre-
serve the memories and incidents OF
OUR association in the Great War; to
incuicate a sense of individual obli-
cation to the community, State and
Nation: to combat the autocracy OF
both classes and the masses; to make
right the master of might; to pro-
mote peace and good will on earth;
to safeguard and transmit to pos
terity the principles of justice, free
dom and democracy; to consecrate
and sanctify our comradeshlp by our
devotion to mutual helpfulness."
The Legion knows no rank. Men
who were officers and those that were
in the ranks are on the same basis
and one of the objects of the orga-
! ni7ation is to eliminate as soon as
possible all ideas of rank to unite all
service men under true spirit OF
AmericaniSm.
A number of men in the county
have already Joined the Legion and
they are at work toward getting a
charter for a post to include all OF
the county. Some committees in the
county are already organized and are
in position to apply Immediately Tor
a charter, but if the service men In
the county will unite as whole IL
is deemed advisable to form one
county post instead of several smaller
ones. With this idea in view 1t is
planned to hold meeting SATURDAY,
August 80, at 8 p. m, at the court
house. All white wen who were IN
any branch of the service before NO
vember IL are urged to be present al
this meeting and to lend their assist
ance and advice in perfecting plans
for such an organization A state
convention for the American Legion
of kentucky is to be held in Louis
willie. October 8, and it is important
that local posts be started right ava!
SO that they may be represented
there.
Capt. William Collins, of Bourbon
who has been named by the state
Executive Committee as temporary
County Chairman, has recently peen
in Louisville in conference with TINS
committee and is in position to give
some information as to what has
been done and as to plans for the
organization. He urges all service
men to be present Saturday and &c
decide then for themselves whot &c
90 about the movement in TINS
county. An effort will also be MADE
to have present at the meeting III
Paris, Saturday, some visitors from
other parts of the State who are lI
touch with the work.