Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27
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Amy, Navy q Marine csfDs:
The American Legion will hold q
State convention on the 3rd, 4th and
9Th Of JAY, 1919. The place will be
announced in few days, and In order
for the State of Louisiana to secure
for itself all the benefits of this great
organization, all the parishes and
towns of this State are urged to orga
nise and hle their applications i'm
mediately for posts OF the American
Legion. The following pr dure
will govern all applications:
1. At meeting held for that pur.
pose where Is or more service or az.
service mon and women meet with
the express purpose Of organizing to
apply for post of the American LIE.
gion, . charter may be granted to
ss'd applicants, provided that none
OF the applicants are barred from
membership In the American Legion
under Its consultation,
Copies OF the National and State
constitutions and local post constitu-
ton and bylaws may be had by ad-
Dressing letter either to T. Semmes
WalmsIey, Temporary State Chair
man, Hibernia Building, New Orleans,
La, or George H. II. Pratt, Tempo
rsry State Secretary, s04 Gravier st.,
New Orleans, La, who will immedi.
stely send by return mail copies OF
same.
GET YOUR APPLICATION IN NOW.
2. State In your application whether
your organization is white or colored,
and whether there IL another organi.
ssHon applying for membership to I
the American Legion In your town.
For the present . charter may be
granted to but one white and colored
organisation applying for admission
to the American Legion In each town.
The preamble OF the constitution of
the American Legion reads % follows:
"For God and country We associate
ourselves together for the following
purposes:
ITO uphold and defend the Consti-
tution Of the United States of Ameri-
.; to maintain law aud order; to
Eostsr snd perpetuate . one hundred
Per cent Amerioanism; to preserve
The memories and incidents of our ,
association In the Great War; to incul- ;
uete sense of individual obligation ,
% the community, state and nation;
70 combat the autocrocy of both the !
'lassss and the masses; to mike right 4
~ msstsr OF might; to promote :
peece and good will on earth; to
'afsguard ana transmit to posterity :
~ principles Of justice, freedom and :
lsmocracy; 10 consscrate and ssncti- {
y comradeship by our devotion to =
nntoal hslpfulness." =
Membership of the American Le-
pom 70 governed % follows:
IAN persons shall be eligible to
membership In this organisation who p
vere 10 the military or naval service
{ the United States during the period @
seWesa April 9th, 1917, and Novem
- 1lth. 1913, both dates inclosive, p'
- ~ persons who served In the
Hillary or naval services OF any OF
= other governments associated
'ith the United States during the
1orid War, provided that they were I'll
tasens OF the United States at the III
No ct their enlistment and who are 10
pin citizens ct the time OF applica-
%, except those persons separated
ON the service under terms amount m
& to dishonorsble discharge, except an
- those persons who refused 10 per- wi
I'm their. military duties on the al
'ound OF conscientious objection" vii
The officers to be chosen by the 10. WI
! organization are - follows: to
One Post Commander ms
One Post Vice Commander ha
Dine Post Adjutant we
One Post Finance OnEicer We
One Post Historian bss
0ns Post Chaplain
And such other appointive officers ret