Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-21
RETURNED SOLDIERS AND SAIL.
oss PERFECT TEMPORARY
ORGANIZATION.
FIFTY OR MORE SIGN
MEMBERSHIP ROLLS
Lieut.. Dale Wilson Elected Temporary
presidsnt-Permsnen Organization
70 Be Effected Following National
Meeting at Minneapolis, Nov. Ii
Lively Interest Shown.

/ Al n meeting of soldiers ana sailors
OF thu world war, held Tuesday even
\ ing at the Marshalltown Club, with
fifty or more in attendance. prelimin-
I AIRY steps were taken looking 10 the
organization Of a local branch of the
{ American Legion. \ temporary organi-
cation was formed, displacing the
. World War Veterans, an organization
which came into being a few months
7 ago and which is to be disbanded 10
give place TO the American Legion.
1 II was the sense of the meeting Tues
+. day evening that the organization
/ should be only temporary. its purpose
being 20 lay the foundation for the
II American Legion. which will be per-
manently organized when all of the
boys shall have returned from over
seas.
The plan OF organization adopted
/, here is the plan generally followed
4 thruout tie country, temporary organ
! izations being formed TO 90 the prelim-
\ mary work necessary to the establish
ment of a Ration wide society of SOL
l ciiers and sailors The national body, as
1 a permanent organization, viii come
INTO being at a meeting TO he held at
! Minneapolis Nov IL. The local society
\ will not be permanently organized I'M
( til after the Minneapolis meeting.
Wilson Heads Temper Body.
\ In order TO secure q charter and get
+ the W ork of organization under way
\ temporary officers We're elected at
/ TUESDAY evenings meeting and a COM
( mittee named to secure charter mem
bers The temporary officers are:
1 President. Lieut.. Dale Wilson: secre-
tary. Harold Brown. The membership
| committee is composed of Capt Albert
/ F. Hull, ]. Sidney Johnson and o. H.
Allhee
1t is necessary to- have fifteen MEM
/ bers OF fighting units as members in
order to secure a charter. The neces-
saIy number was secured before the
meeting adjourned. all those present
signing for membership.
Those present who had not been
overseas were inclined TO drop the mat
I ter Of organization until all Of the
/ overseas soldiers had returned and con-
I fine the charter membership TO those
who had seen service abroad. Over
seas soldiers, however. argued that
/ soldier was a soldier regardless Of
| whether he had been overseas or had
! been detained in a home camp until
I the arnistice was signed@
Ready For Boys Return.
/ 1t was generally conceded that the
/ proper procedure was to perfect the
/ temporary organization and get the
preliminary work out of the way, SO
l that the local branch might be organ
/ lied permanently Immediately after the
/ Minneapolis meeting. At that time il
! is expected all the overseas men will
! be home. In the meantime an effort
! will be made to secure all the charter
4 members possible. secure a charter and
leave the permanent organization work
to the time when all soldiers and sail
ors may have a voice in the final or
ganization.
An effort probably viii he made to
bring Don c. Cook, one of the district
representatives Of the state organiza-
ton, to this city in the near future to
address the soldiers and sailors on the
subject Of organization. Capt Huh
was named as a committee of one TO
secure the speaker
Participate In Memorial
On invitation of the Sons of Veter-
ans, in charge of Memorial Day prep
arations, the new organization voted
TO participate in the Memorial Day ex-
1rcises and TO assist in the dedication
Of the memorial lot to world war SOL
diegs and sailors at Riverside.
Future meetings of the veterans So
cIety probably will be held in the east
court room on call of the president un-
til definite arrangements are made
Tor regular meeting night