Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-03
LEGION
FORM ORGANIZATION
(By Associated Press)

New York, May 3.-The American
Legion, the proposed veterans assn
citation for men of the army and ma
Wy, announced today that temporary
state secretaries of that organization
had been appointed in most of the
states throughout the country. The
secretaries have been instructed to
arrange for state caucuses to be held
for the election of delegates
to the national caucus, which
is to be held in st. Louis, May 8, 8 and
10. The number of delegates from
each state is to be twice It's congress
sional representation with a similar
number of alternates.
The secretaries were instructed also
to see that 60 per cent Of the dele
gates to the st. Louis caucus and of
the state committees should be en-
listed men.
The temporary executive commit
tee of the legion has issued a state
ment saying that all communications
in regard to the legion hereafter will
be attended to by these state secre-
taries instead of by Lieutenant Colo
nj Theodore Roosevelt, the temporary
chairman, or by Bnnett Clark, vice
chairman.
The list of state secretaries as an
Alabama, Lieutenant H. l.. Badham,
Jr., Birmingham; Arizona, Lieutenant
Cole E. Power, Phoenix; California,
Colonel Henry g. Mathewson, San
Francisco; Colorado, Morton M. Da-
vid, Denver; Connecticut, Lieutenant
Alfred N. Phillips, Jr., Stamford; Dis
trict of Columbia, Lieutenant Howard
Fisk, Washington; Delaware, Captain
John P. Nields, Wilmington; Florida,
Brigadier General A. H. Blanding,
Barlow.
Idaho, Major c. M. Booth, Pocatel-
10; Illinois, J. Callahan O'Laughlin,
Chicago; Indiana, Captain Scott K.
Brown, indianapolis; Iowa, Captain
John McVicar, Des Moines; Kansas,
Lieutenant Ike Lambert, Emporia;
Kentucky, Captain Uric j. Bell, Lou
isville; Louisiana, George w. Billeyss,
New Orleans; Maine, Captain A. l..
Robinson, Portland.
Maryland, Lieutenant James A.
Gary, Jr, Baltimore; Massachusetts,,
Nelson B. Clark, Boston; Michigan,
Lieutenant Charles T. Loos, Detroit;
Minnesota, Lieutenant Colonel Albert
F. Pratt, Anoka; Mississippi, Lieu
tenant John M. Alexander, Jackson;
Missouri, Sergeant Edward J. Cahill,
jefferson City; Montana, Ben w. Bar
nett, Helena Nebraska, Lieutenant
Allan A. Turkey, Omaha; Nevada, Lieu
tenant Colonel James G. Scrugham,
Reno.
New Hampshire, Major Frank
Knox, Manchester; New Jersey, Lieu
tenant George w. c. McCarter, New
ark; New Mexico, Harry Howard Dor
man, Santa Fe; North Carolina, Lieu
tenant r. G. Glenn, Greensboro; North
Dakota, Major Edward E. Gearey,
Fargo; Ohio, Colonel F. c. Galbraith,
Cincinnati; Oklahoma, Captain Ross
M. Lilliard, Oklahoma City! Oregon,
CAPTAIN Dow V. Walker, Portland;
Pennsylvania, Major George F. Ty-
Ter, Philadelphia.
Rhode Island, Captain Percy j.
Cantwell, Providence; South Caro-
| lima, Captain rFancis j. Beatty,
Greenville; South Dakota, Captain
Perry Peters, Aberdeen: Tennessee,
Captain Reese T. Amis, Franklin;
Texas, Captain Stanley E. Kempner,
Galveston; Utah, Brigadier General
lR. w. Young, Salt Lake City; Vir-
ginia, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Nc
CURE. Richmond; Vermont, Major Lee
w. Tillotson, Montpelier; Washing
ton, Major George R. Drever, Seattle;
West Virginia. Colonel Jackson Ar
mold Weston; Wisconsin, Major John
C. Salesman. Madison; Wyoming, Lieu
tenant r. H. Nichols, Casper.