The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-08-21
AMERICAN LEGION
POST IN OAkES
ORGANIZATION MEETING HELD
SATURDAY EVENING
100 Per Cent Americani.m" s,oo.,
OF National Organization Of
Ex-Service Men

eA.oeTvlCo wen
.. H. mccarthy, representing state
headquarters Of the American Legion
at Fargo. was in the city end of last
week. and meeting was held in the
city hall Saturday evening for the
purpose OF organizing a post of the
Legion IN Oakes, Mr. Mccarthy act.
ing as chairman.
Fred Low was elected temnoror,,
chairman and E. F. Bassineva,ts
temporary secretary and treasurer.
IL was decided to take steps toward
peflectlng the organization at once
ana the secretary was instructed "a
make application for a charter soon
as the required number OF signature.
could be secured. These were easily
Obtained and application has been
made to the national council through
state headquarters, and the charter ia
expected within short time
IN line with the general nolicv NJ
the Legion to name the local nos..
after the first man killed in service
IRON each locality. 1t was Unanimous.
~ voted to designate the local orpa n.
lzation the Howard Bean Post Amar.
ican Legion.
The chairman was autbor,,.a
secure the necessary aid in drawing
up the constitution and bylaws for
.he local post. which will be submit.
'ea 1or approval soon as Completed
ihe American Legion is an orpan.
'zation composed of honorablv dis.
charged soldiers. sailors and mar,nas
OF the United States who were in the
service between April 6, 1917. and
NOV. II. 1913. 1t was first organized
IN Paris March Is to II. 1919 bv a.
Thousand officers and men. DELEGATES
from all units Of the A. e. F. How.
ever, 1t 10 not merely for the benefit
OF overseas men. but for all who wore
Tue owe drab or blue during the per.
100 this country was at war. The onJv
eAceptions are conscientious object.
ors' or those who for any reason re.
FUSED to perform their full military
outy: The Legion has taken a yerv de-.
clded stand on this question. and at
Tue natlonal caucus held at st, Louis
ID May resolution was passed de.
mandfng investigation of the nardon.
ing, with honorable discharge ,,u
back pay and allowances, Of those
men who were serving sentences for
having refused their full military
DUTY to the United States.
A good idea of the aims and ideal.
OF the Legion may be gathered from
the following preamble to the nat,on-
al constitution: '''
For God and country we associate
ourselves together for the followinp
purposes: To uphold and defend tho
constitution of the United States NJ
America; to maintain law and order.
10 foster and perpetuate a one hun.
ored per cent Americanism; to pre.
serve the memories and incidents NJ
our association in the Great War: to
ihcuicate sense of individual obli-
sations to the community, state and
nation; to combat the autocracv of
ootn the classes and the masses; to
make right the master of might: to
promote peace and good will on
earth; to safeguard and transmit tn
posterity the principles of Justice
freedom and democracy; to conse.
crate and sanctify our comradeship
by our mutual devotion to helnfui.
ness"
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Another meeting will be held this
CThursday) evening at city hall and
every ex-service man of Oakes and
vicinity is urged to be present, as It
Is desired to get as many members
as possible and make the Cakes post
one OF the biggest and best in the
state.
While the Legion has pledged itself
to be absolutely nonpartisan in poli.
tics. an association that will number
practically all Of the 1900. 900 ex-ser.
vice men will exert powerful influ.
ence in affairs local, state and nation.
al. This is something you cannot az
ford to stay out of. SO snap out Of it.
you fellows, and turn out to the meet.
ing, as there will be matters to come
up Of interest to all who were with
the colors during the late unlamented
conflict.
There were many disappointed peo
pie in Oakes last Thursday when the
Navy Recruiting Train pulled IN IN,