The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-18
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Marion County Post No !. OF the
American Legion, met yesterday aft
eEnoon N the Board Of Trade room n
ocala- 4 constitution and bylaws
for the organization were adopted.
Election Of permanent officers was
postponed until the next regular
monthly meeting Of the post, Thurs
day, August :, for the reason that the
attendance AZ the meeting yesterday
was not large.
The headquarters Of Marion County
Post No l, viii be located IN 0cala-
The membership. as decided, yester-
Gay, viii be unlimited This may be
changed later when IT has been learn
ed just how many service men are IN
the county. IL Is not necessary 20 be
a resident Of the county 10 be q mem
Der, if otherwise eligible
The officers Of the organization, 10
be elected at the next meeting, are:
Post commander, vice commander, ad-
Jutant, finance officer, chaplain, his
torian, and master-at-arms- The offic-
ers with two others TO be elected viii
constitute an executive committee.
Each candidate for membership must
be proposed by a member of the post
He must give his name, address and
brief statement Of his military or
naval record, including the organiza-
ton In which he served during the
world war, and submit satisfactory
evidence Of the same. A majority
vote of the members is necessary TO
no al s.f A.
days meeting it was decided that the
executive committee shall constitute a
credential committee and pass on
qualifications for membership as re-
quired by the constitution and by
laws. And it has been decided that
the qualifications of every member
must be passed on by the executive
committee, even if the member be one
who has already interested himself In
the organization. The intention is to
make sure that every member was In
service between April 6. 1917. and
November IL, 1918.
The dues are to be 50 a year, and
must be paid within thirty days after
they become due, which will be on
April 1, of each year. The dues for
the balance of the year will be SO. The
annual meetiuR of the post viii be
Eeld on April Of ssrh. year, the day
On which war VS. declared. Regu-
lnr mePtings VIII b. held On the frar.
Thursday In each month Twenty
per cent OF the members shall cons
stitute a quorum4 4
In the election OF officers q tn
next meeting, the same policy vii Be.
observed as was observed at the con-
ventions in St. Louis and in Jackson
vile. This policy is that at least six
ty per cent of the offices shall be held
by members who were enlisted men
In the service; and that, as far as
possible, every branch of the service
be represented.
The objects of the American Legion
are set forth in the constitution, and
are:
''To uphold and defend the consti-
tuition of the United States of Amer
lea; to maintain law and order; TO
foster and perpetuate a one hundred
per cent Americanism; to preserve
the memories and incidents of our
association in the great war; to in
culcate a sense of individual obliga-
tion in the community, state and ma
ton; to combat the autocracy of both
the classes and the masses; to make
right the master of might; to pro-
mote peace and good will on earth; to
safeguard and transmit to posterity
the principles of justice, freedom and
democracy; to consecrate and sancti-
fy our comradeship by our devotion
to mutual helpfulness."