The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-08-14
AMERICAN LEGION TO
FORM LOCAL POST
World War Service Men to Meet
to Effect an Organ
ization

Major Frank Jeffrey has been al
pointed county organizer of til
American Legion. He has called,
meeting at the city hall, Monday eve
ming, Aug. II, at o'clock Of all SCI
vice men in the city and surroundin
country for the purpose of organizin,
la local post of the American Legion
Later like meeting will be called a
Prosser to organize a similar post.
The secretary of the Kennewicl
Service club will try to reach ever,
returned service man with writer
notice of the meeting next Monday
If anyone who was in the service od
the United States, during the world
war should fail to receive his notice
he should attend this organization
meeting just the same, as every such
man has q right to be present.
The names and addresses Of the
state officers ars: Sf6h organizer, N.
2. Coles, Soldiers md Sailors club,
Seattle; state chairman, Harvey J..
Moss, Adjutant General Of Washing
ton, The Armory, Seattle; state Sec
retary, George r. Drever, Smith build
ing, Seattle.
a state convention of the Legion
will be held in Seattle the latter part,
of September on early in October, rep
resentation being based on the paid-up
membership Of the local. posts. In
most posts of the state the initiation
fee has been fixed at $500, with, an
nual dues Of $500. OF these amounts
the local organization pays 25 cents
per member to the national body and
] like amount to the state, leaving the |
sntire initiation fee and two dollars
ind half Of the annual dues. in the
lost treasury.
Each post will be officered by al
commander, vice commander, adju-
ant, finance officer and historian. All
members will receive copies Of the
american Legion Weekly and an Of
icial button as soon as their names
ave been certified to the, National
'ublicity committee.
The preamble Of the Leagues con- I;
titution reads: s.
For God and country we associate
urselves together fol. the following
To uphold and defend the
constitution of the. United States Of I,
merica; to maintain law and order; h
, foster and perpetrate one hundred f
er cent Americanism; to preserve tl
lie memories and Incidents of our as ]
,ciation in the Great War; to incul- /
tie q sense of individual obligations /
the Community, state and nation; f
combat autocracy Of both the q
asses and the masses; to make right q
e master of might; to promote peace
i'd good will on earth; to safeguard i
i'd transmit to posterity the princi- v
es of justice, freedom and democra- 8
to consecrate and sanctify our p
mradship by our devotion to mutual a
lp
The American Legion is the only e
ganization of veterans of the army, r
Wy and marine corps broad enough b
scope and definite enough in char A
ter to be permanent and every quail
ID man should join it. la
In future years a membership in s,
S patriotic organization will be a fl
assured honor like unto that Of the W
and Army of the Republic at pres tt
In the years to come the people Of es
,se United States will look to the as
lerican Legion to keep the watch hi
IS of patriotism ever burning and til
i'd down to future generations the CO
ais of true democracy, national and
rid wide. pr