The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-06-25
LEGION FILES !?
ITS ARTICLES
State Veterans Body Receive
Charter Movement Is Form.
a..y Launched

Louisville, KY, June S-(SpeciaD--
With the filing in this city of Articles
of Incorporation of The American
Legion of Kentucky, the first formal
step in the formation of a great asSo-
citation of veterans Of the world war
in this state was taken. At the same
time, Judge Henry DeHaven Moor
man, Temporary Commander, follow
ing a meeting of the State Executive
Committee, announces that Kentucky
has received its charter from the Ma
tiOnal Executive Committee of The
American Legion and that the state
body is now in position to receive
applications and to issue charters to
local posts whenever they are formed.
Reports received by State Adjutant
d. A. Sachs indicate that applications
shortly will be received from various
counties In which veterans are anx-
ious to become charter members Of
tile first posts organized. Enlisted
men are taking lead in the organiza-
ton work. -----.---..- =,
AS the various local organizations,
formed at Commander Moorman's be-
hest, are awaiting detailed informa-
tiOn before actually forming posts,
Judge Norman announces that
pamphlet, containing the Articles of
Incorporation, State Constitution al
Bylaws, and organization directions
generally, outlining all steps neces-
and oiuinn oil available infOr-
nation of the Legion, is now being
prepared and will be promptly dis
tributed to all district and county Or
ganizers and veterans belonging to the
temporary organizations, or to any
other veterans on request However
sarily await this information, as any
fifteen veterans, eligible to member
ship under the constitution adopted at
the st. Louis National Caucus last
month, may band themselves together
by signing the approved form and
thereby apply to the Temporary CoIa-
mander for a Charter, to be issued
under special authority received yes
| terday from the National Commander.
1t Is desired, according to leaders
here, that sixty per cent of the men,
bers be former enlisted men.
Filing of the Articles of Incorpora-
ton ELECTED much favorable comment
in this part of the state, as the ar
ticles embody the broad statement Of
policies embraced in the preamble to
the National Constitution. One of the
striking clauses in this preamble is
cent Americanism," a declaration
which is backed up by the stirring
action taken at st. Louis when al
legged l. w. w. representatives mar
rowly escaped being thrown bodily
from the convention hall. Another is
ito make right the master of might"
One of the incorporators is former
Brigadier-General, Roger d. Williams,
of Lexington. Another is Moses l..
Sosnin, of Louisville, who was pri-
vate and who, at the age of 81 volun-
teered, went to France and came home
with wound stripe. All branches of
both the military and naval service
are represented among the incorpora-
tors and those associated with them,
whether they served at home or
abroad. An Advisory Committee for
each Congressional District will here
after be appointed by the Commander.
The State Commander has ex-
pressed his purpose to proceed slowly
and carefully in its organization, and
this announcement reflects the judy
ment of his advisers and associates.