Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-02
STATE CONVENTION
HERE OCTOBER 80
Vermont Branch of American
Legion to Meet in Burlington
to Adopt Constitution ard
Elect Officers and Delegates
to National Convention

From the office of the Vermont heads
quarters temporary committee of the
American Legion, at 1879 Church street
there was issued Thursday. in accordance
with the instructions Of the national
executive committee, the call, signed bv
II. Nelson Jackson, temporary chairman
for Vermont for the first annual con-
vention of the American Legion, Vermont
branch. to be held In Burlington October
30. This convention will be held at the
arnory, beginning at eight O'Clock In tne
morning.
The chief business to ee transacted at
this first State convention is as follows:
To adopt a State Constitution; to elect
delegates and alternates to the national
convention to be held in Minneapolis,
MINI. November TO- II and 12 to elect two
members Of the national executive COM
mittee to represent Vermont, holding Of
flee for one year from the time of the
national convention Immediately follow
ing their election; to elect officers of the
Vermont state branch for the ensuing
year. 20 hold office for one year, or until
their respective successors have been
chosen; to elect the State committee, who
shall elect the members of the State execu-N
tive committee; and to translate such
other business as may come before the
convention.
At the national convention in Mime.
apolis. November 10, II and IL. Vermont
is entitled to four delegates and four
alternates, and to one additional deega q
and one additional alternate 10 each one
thousand mem berships paid-up 30 DAYS
prior to the date of the national conven-
ton; in addition to the delegates and
alternates. there is provided by national
constitution a number of delegates-at-
large equal to twice the United states
Senate and House of Representatives.
representation.-these delegates will mott
have voting power at the national con-
venton.
The call for the state convention ex.
plains the plan of representation fromI
the various posts, the process Of election.
of delegates and alternates to the con.
vention, and other matters in this cons
nection as follows:
In this State convention representation
shall be by posts, Each post shall bel
entitled to one delegate and one alternate,|
and one additional delegate and one addi-
tonal alternate for ecah fifteen mem-
bers major fraction thereof. Repre-
sentation shall be on the basis of actual
paid-up membership ten days prior to the
State convention this is. by October 2O).
The vote of each post shall be equal To-
the total number of delegates to which
that post Ia entitled.
All members of all posts of the state arsI
urgently invited to be in attendance at
this convention. and seating arrangements
will be made accordingly. Alternates and
guests will be seated in the convention
with the delegates.
1t is expected that ali members Of eachI
post will have opportunity to parti-|
cipate in the selection Of delegates, and
that each post and all sections of the
state will be fully represented in propor-
ton to their membership III all cases this
should include a meeting of the local
post for the purpose Of selecting dele-
gates, This meeting should he held at a |
convenient locality not more than fifteen
nor less than ten days prior to October
60 the date OF the state convention.
If the post constitution and bylaws pro-
vide for notice to be given a certain
number of days before the post meeting
for the purpose of electing delegates and|
alternates to the State convention. thls|
provision should be followed but il there
is no provision in the constitution or by.|
laws, all post commanders should give
notice in writing to each member of their|
respective posts of the date, time and
place selected for the meeting of the post
and of the number of delegates and alter
mates TO which their respective posts are|
entitled, not less than Is days before the
date of the State convention.
! The general committee for the STATED
! convention is as follows: Paul Kicker,
chairman, Howard a. Allen, George l..
Bates, John G. Beattie, L. ]. Callahan.
| Pearl T. Capp, Richard G. Clark. Edward
F. Crane. Sumner E. Darling l.. FL
Edgerton. Allen Fletcher. L. W. Gibson,
S. s. Heath, Luman C. Holcomb. Villa nj
j. Humphrey, Roy l.. johnson, Fred =.
ker. William j. Kelley Fred T. LANG,
John =. Leonard, Thomas c. Lull, Louis
Martin. Seth l.. Martin d. mel Mason,
Cortice l.. Mayvile, Fraser Metzger,
Joseph w. Mccarthy, r. w. NcCuen,
Leonard II. Mason. Henry l.. Morton.
Redfield Proctor. Henry B. Shaw. F.. WI
Shepardson. Alexander J. Smith. L. FL
Smith. John +. Sullivan, c, S. sumner.
John NJ. Thomas. Leo 5. Tillotson. Edward
| j. Tyler Guy r. Narnun, j. Watson|
| Webb and Karl s. Webster.