Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-09-24
American Legion to Hold
important Meet Thursday

! The Lexington Post OF the American
! Legion meets Thursday evening at
! $50 at the schoo! house at Lexing-
ton. This is to be an important meet
! ing tinasmuch as the Post is to adopt
a constitution and bylaws, select
rooms for headquarters. consider the
program, if any is desired, to be car
riei Srut on American Legion day,
| wednesday, of the County Fair, and
decide on the work and policies Of the
Post.
At the melting to be held during the
County Fair delegates will be selected
for the statewide meeting in Columbia
during the State Fair, and at the lat
ter place delegates to the national
meet will be named.
There are more than 500 white men
in Lexington County eligible for MEM
bership in this organization. 1t has
absolutely no military feature, connec-
ton, or obligatior-any more than the
| Confederate Veterans, and only those
men are eligible for membership who
served in the army, navy, or marine
corps in the world war. Membership
dues to the Lexington Post have not
been fixed, but will probably be two
dollars per annum, one dollar of which
goes to the local Post and the other to
the State or National organization.
! The amount of dues will be definitely
determined at the meeting Thursday
night
| Altho only one Post may be organ
lied in a County under the present
provision of the State Constitution,
any Post may permit the organization
of branches subsidiary thereto. and if
in any town or community in Lex
ington County there are as many as
fifteen eX-service men who wish to
form a branch of the County Post
/ they may secure permission to do so
upon making proper showing to the
Post at any regular meeting. 1t is
hoped that several such branches may
be formed so that the whole county
. may DE thoroughly organized, for the
AMERICAN Legion is destined to play
an important part in the Nations his
| tory henceforth.
Read what Tile State lad 70 say in
IN editorial recently:
in time, practically all of the men
Of South Carolina who served in the
World War will join the American
LcGion-just as, in time, all Of the
Confederate veterans Joined their as
sociation. Why do any of them delay
connecting themselves with it? Why
not join it now. be with it from the
beginning, sharing in the growing in
fluences that it is sure to have in
American affairs and augmenting the
influence of their State?
The American Legion is a perma-
nent institution. Its establishment is
secure and firm. With the passing of
the years. it's significance and impor-
tance in American life will more and
more be recognized and the men who
had a part in it's organization and in
the nurture of it through it's infant
days will be honored for their work.
1T is especially desirable that the
membership of the South Carolina
time. so that in the national con-
vention Of the Legion the States rep
rcsentation will be proportionately
numerous. Policies having a weigthy
bearing on the future activities of the
organization will be determined upon
at this meeting and it would be un-
fortunate were tho Influence and vote
of the veterans Of this State to be not
so great as their participation in the
war would imply.
We can not emphasize too strong
ly the great part that the American
Legion is destined to play in the con-
Germs Of the country. One day all
South Carolinians will be eager to be
associated with it-why not join. the
Legion now?"
BE sure 20 come out Thursday even
!H- and bring n buddy, And make it
Snappy. Be on time. $50.
mother of the dead woman, who Swore
! that Lancaster and his wife has had
! fuses before, and at one time defend