Arizona republican., 1919-06-19
FIRST LEG|ON
 PEST |S NAMED
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Great War Veterans Associ- ation Merged into Unit of National Organization - All Done in Harmony

Frank Luke Post Number 1, Ameri- 1 can Legion was organized last night as the successor to the Great War Vet erans association of Arizona the first post of the legion in Arizona, and prob ably the first post in the southwest.
 The meeting, called by the Great War Veterans, was held in the War Work building, and was attended by large and enthusiastic crowd of ex- service men represe- ing every branch of the service an. very organization in the great war in which Arizona had representatives. Men from the 340th, from the 18th and other Arizona units, sailors, marines, airmen-every branch was there. There were some difference es of opinion on minor points, but the | meeting as a whole was harmonious in the eXtrem.
 C. D. Jones, commander in- chief of the Great War Veterans, opened the meet | ing with a few remarks briefly out lining the history of the organization, | the good work it has accomplished, and the reasons that called it into ex- istance. He asked that the recently 1 returned service men, who were not l here at the time of the previous orga- ! nization, take active part in this ! l tivities of the legion when it should | be organized. and stated emphatically l that the object had been constantly kept in mind of having q tangible and going concern ready to he taken up by the men when they should return, and ready and willing to take up their problems and help them in any pos sible way
 Tells of St. Louis Meeting
 He then introduced Fred Blair Townsend, temporary secretary of the state organization, to report on the St Louis conference of the legion to which he was a delegate. Instantly the whole crowd moved forward, oc- cupying the front seats so as not to miss a word, thus testifying to their great interest.
 Mr Townsend made a brief report, speaking in praise of the conference and its rare showing of real and patri- otic Americanism, and the entire ab- sence of politics and factionalism.
 Conventions. old-fashioned political conventions, are tame beside that con- ,erence," he said "lt was the out pouring of a wonderful expression of the lessons learned in the war by the young men of America, a demonstra-
  mined to apply those lessons to the good of the whole people not on par tisan basis, but on patriotic basis of true Americanism."
 Immediately a motion was put by W. T.. Burt to the effect that the veterans present should apply for charter in the American Legion, and carried with roar. The blanks were there, and he temporary officers of the state or ganization, E. P. Conway and F. B Townsend were there, and in ten min utes the application had been signed by the requisite number, and the char ter granted for the first post of the egion in the southwest, Frank Luke Post No. 1.
 To Join In Tournament
 Meantime the War Camp Commun ity Service, through it's local secretary W. w. Herne, had passed around liber- al quantities of much appreciated re- treatments.
 At this point members of the com
 mittee from the chamber of commerce
 on the Memorial Tournament, Messrs
 Akers, McNey and Beach, appeared be-
 fore the meeting and asked the CO.,
 operation of the post in the memoria
 tournament. It was unanimously vot-
 ed to partake in the celebration by ap-
 bearing in uniform and taking part 1T
 the parade. Service men in uniform
 are to be admitted free.
 A resolution was offered to put of consideration of the constitution ant
 bylaws and the election of officers foi a week but after vigorous verbal bat tie, was tabled. They then proceatbeab,zs