Weekly journal-miner., 1919-08-20

legion as a passing organization,
 quoting Dr. Southworth's remarks,
 and inquired concerning the plans
 for perpetuating the proposed insti-
 tuition, after the members of the
 legion, a closed organization, had
 ceased to be active.
 Referring, no doubt, to the Y. NJ. 1 C. A., in which he is deeply inter
 ested, he said the organization
 should be under such auspices as
 could command the machinery and itrained personnel for it's operation
 He thought the project would last.
 longer if conducted under the r.. NJ. C. A.
 Mitchell replied that the legion didn't presume to give the commun- ity a finished plan, but had merely inaugurated the work. The legion did not care to be the controlling, but did want to be the moving spirit in the thing. He denied that he was against tine Y. NJ. C. A., but couldn't help noting the indifference of the soldiers. He questioned the idea that it could secure the wide support the legion could obtain.
 "The time is coming when the . American Legion will give the ideals to your young Hen. It will form , your public opinion because. it will be you"
 t Dr. A, D. Wilson, who is closely '. associated with the War Camp Com l rnunity Service, said he understood S that the legion was attempting to be- |. queath its ideals to the community s He said there arc already too many T organizations, pulling i'll different di- rections, and that this was the first e feasible plan he had seen for com $ Ibning all resources. He spoke ot c the movement to transfer the w.
 C. C. s. work to a new peace time e organization to be known as the ;. Community Service incorporated, - which would in time try to put its t plants into all communities wltere - the war camp activities had been t pursued.
 Judge Smith intimated that if the d legion and its citizen friends did not l. do something at once there were l. others who were holding plans in r. abeyance. He urged speed ill the h formulating of a campaign and or e ganization plan by the combined T, work of the executive committee of 1. Love Post and the citizens commit e tee.
 l. At the close of the meeting, the j. legion resolution hereinafter repro t. duced, having been adopted, Dr. o Yount named the following to CO., O operate:
 e M. B. Hazeltine e Dixon Fagcrberg D. Lester Ruffner
 D. Frank O. Smith
 d Robert E. Morrison.
 If The Resolution ,e 1. Whereas, there is now, and E. has been for many years, grea'
 need for building and institution r. where the citizens of Prescott and 4 Yavapai county, more particularly 10 the young men, could gather for rec Id reation, exercise, swimming, as wei
 as to read, write letters and in gen Ie eral have pleasant home like place l. in which to spend their leisure hours 10 and,
 wi 2. Whereas, the returned servic, of men of the army, navy and marine: l. have joined together in all organiza hi ton known as the American Legion e. of which post has been organized
 in Prescott, known as Ernest A Ks Love Post No. ?, state of Arizona
 the objects of which are to perpet to uatc the memories of the great decd ,p and comradeship of the American e. who participated in the great war ly to foster a 100 per cent American ee ism; to inculcate a sense of Individ us ual obligations to the communit! ed and to safeguard and transmit tc in posterity the principles of justice ve freedom and democracy; and, ,t. 5 Whereas, it seems most fitting fin that at this time the citizens of Yav he apai county should erect some me on nlorial for those Of its men whr to gave their lives in defense of thei IS. country, as well as a symbol of vic us tory for those who returned and 10
 the coming generations; be it nE Resolved, that these two object re can best be served by the erection ed in Prescott of Yavapai Count. be Victory building (which should con tic tain a gymnasium, natatorium, dor .at mitories, reading and writing room is- and such other rooms as may b ng found necessary and incidental t ti- the object for which the building i 1r- erccted)
 ev 4. That a committee of five citi Ip- zens from the city of Prescott an ful county at large be appointed to mee
 with the executive committee of tn ,o- Ernest A. Love Post to outline
 1t plan of organization; to outline ol. plan of campaign; to secure the nee re. essary funds for the erection of tn
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