Albuquerque morning journal., 1919-06-05
HUGH A. CARLISLE
POST STARTED BY
AMERICAN LEGION
BernaIiIIo County Branch Of
Veterans Organization
Adopts Name of University
Student Who Died in War

Hugh A. Carlisle Post No 1, Amer
ican Legion, is the official name of
Bernalillo countys branch of the
American Legion, the national organ
ization of soldiers, sailors and ma
rines of the war against Germany and
her allies. The veterans adopted the
name last night at their first meeting,
held in the high school auditorium.
Under the American Legion's con-
stitution the name of a soldier, sailor
or marine from the county which the
post has as its territory, who died in
the service, is the only designation
that the local branch can take. Two
names were suggested at the meeting
in accordance with the constitution.
The other was that of David M. Ros-
enwald, who died at Camp Cody
The post completed its organization
by the election of officers for the first
year They are:
Post commander-Lieut Col. II. r.
Brown.
Post vice ommander-Pearee c.
Rodey
Post adjutant-Lieut. Charles Cald-
we'll
Financial officer-Sergeant Frank
A. Roberts.
/ Post historian-Lieut. Pelham Nc
Clellan.
Post Chaplain-Capt. ]. w. Elder.
Don Blevins. of Santa Fe, state or
ganizer took an active part in the
starting of the post, and afterwarc
stated that the attendance was splen-
did. He predicted q strong post for
the county.
The time for regular meetings was
fixed. The post will meet once a
month, the time being the second
Tuesday of every month, The Cham
Der of Commerce rooms probably will
be used for that purpose for q time
1t was announced that there was a
movement on foot to get armories for
post headquarters throughout the
state and if it succeeds-and it prob
ably will-the meetings of Hugh A.
Carlisle post will be held In the arm
ory
The American Legion was explained
at the opening of the meeting by
Lieutenant Colonel Brown, afterward
elected post commander, and Captain
Purviance, commander OF the S. A. T.
C. at the state university. and Ser
geant Roberts, afterward elected post
financial officer, read the constitution
adopted at the national meeting of the
American Legion held q short time
ago in st. Louis.
The article which states who are
eligible for membership was stressed.
1t says:
"All persons shall be eligible to
membership in this organization who
were in the military or naval service
of the United States during the period
between April 6, 1917. and November
II, 1918. both dates inclusive, and g1i
persons who served in the military or
naval forces of any of the govern
ments associated with the United
States during the world war, provided
that they were citizens of the United
States at the time of their enlistment,
and are again citizens at the time of
application except those persons who
separated from the service under
terms amounting to dishonorab1e dis
charge and except also those persons
who refused TO perform their military
duties on the grounds of conscientious
or political obligation"
The stand taken by the national or
ganization at st. Louis against Boil
shevism and the T. w. w. was reiter-
ated by Mr.. Blevins in his address be-
fore the young veterans. He declared
that the legion was unalterably op-
posed to them, believing that they had
no place under the Stars and Stripes.
The Indian school band played at
the meeting.
Hugh A. Carlisle. whose name was
adopted by the post, was a student at
the state university at the time of his
enlistment, and lost his life in France.
He was an athletic star and was cap
tain of the university's football team
one year. He also was a member of
the local chapter of the Sigma Chi.
State committeeman were named by
the post to represent the county in
the organization of the New Mexico
department of the legion They are
Earl Bowdich and L. O. Westerfield.