Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-17
RICHMOND FORMS
AMERICAN LEGION
Temporary Organization Of
Branch Here Started at In
itial Meeting.
NAME TEMPORARY OFFICERS
Major Andrew D. Christian,
City Chairman, and State
Committee Selected.
NAME TEMPORARY OFFICERS

The American Legion. composed of
soldiers. sailors and marines who
played an honorable part in the world
war while America was participant
became an accomplished fact in this
city last night with the forma zion
az az inc John Marshall High School OF
Richmond Branch, No. /. Major An
president: Captain James Smith, secre
,ary, and Lieutenant Robert Duval
treasurer.
Lieutenant-Colonel Stuart Mcclure
VINO has been designated temporary
chairman for Virginia by Lieutenant
CoIonel Theodore Roosevelt, national
,ion, outlined the meaning and the pur-
pose of the association, and after the
meeting made public the. State com
gram received from Colonel Roose-
welt.
Committee Ix Selected.
This committee will meet within the
mex, next ten. ten days lays and viii perform a,
me5hod fre y,Te,a for ihe election of delegate
held in ST. Louis. beginning on May 8,
The committee follows:
Rchmond staaj6 MAJOR MsGniTs kadrsw
.. Christian. Richmond. Vice chairman;
Lieutenant Robert 9: NJ. Ross. sos First
saek Bn"g Hn4,
Glass. Lynchburg: Lieutenant C. Fran
els Cooke; Roanoke; Ensign j. Sidney
Carlin, Alexandria: Lieutenant Robert
Charles W. Moss, Chesterheid County;
Joseph Seay, Petersburg; Mapor Will
liam A. Stuart. Big Stone Gap: Captain
Darlington stetinius. charlottesville;
tenant Commander Richard Evelyn
colin d. Harris, Danville.
To Name Enlisted Men.
Authority is given this committee
to add to it's number as many enlisted
men as 1t may deem necessary since
is nes IN an so aHe ,ae fesss
its controlling factors. The associa-
iion is for every man who did his part
less CT whether he served as private
or as general.
Th. state committee will provide a
method a; it's first meeting for send
Luis in May, What this method viii
be will rot be known until the com,
be entitled &c. as many delegates a,
the caucus. whose purpose ii will be
70, 10 perfect the orga.izat ton and te
sentatives and Senators in Congress.
drawn UP and submitted to the mem
bership next Wednesday night at the
John Marshall High School by a com
~ t.
Morton l.. Wailerstein. and Senator
viii Arrange Funds.
Another committee also Will report
a. this time OH the best method in it's
Judgment OF securing funds for send
ing a delegate to ST Louis. This com
mittee is cnmpc sed of Robert G. Humid
ley, Norman v. Cnvanaugh. Joha T.
F'inney. Robert Duval. and William B
Souihall
The meeting next Wednesday night
will be addressed in the absence OF
Colonel Stuart MCGUIRE. who will be
in l'Iorida by some competent speaker
on the scope and purpose Of the or
Eanization. and large attendance is
urged.
The purpose of the association. as
outlined by the caucus of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Force. held abou,
a month ago at Paris. is the forma-
tion of non-partisan and non-po-
litical association of the veterans OF
the Great War: and association which
shall keep alive the principles of Jus
tcc. Freedom and Democracy for which
these veterans fought, shall preserve
TO future generations the history and
incidents OF their participation in the
war: and shall cement and perpetuate
the ties OF comradeship formed in the
service"
VIII Fight BoIshe vism.
Though non-partisan and nonpo-
litical the organization. Lieutenant
Ross pointed out last night. will fight
everything that initiates against the
best interests of the country. The
try. he declared. would be its first un-
n ri a