The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-07-03
"ro MAKE RIGHT THE
MASTER OF MIGHT.
ceroeant McCready Brings Good
Report of American Legion's
Work at Boise.-He
National Delegate.

Sergeant A. B. McCready, Of thi
o;tv who. with Bascom Billups
of Nezperce. represented Levi
county in the state convention 0
the American Legion at Boise las
week. returned to his home her
Monday, and through him we ar
enabled to give "the boys" of th
comfy. and all others interested
comprehensive report Of thi
' very important activity in oul
states public life, Mr.. Billups al
co returned to his home here Mon
day.
Sergeant McCreeady was hon
ored in the convention by having
been unanimously chosen as one
Of Idaho's four delegates at large
10 the National convention to be
held at Minneapolis next Novem-
ber.
The report Of the Boise conven-
ton follows:
The convention opened at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning,
June 25. with Major G. M. Booth,
of Pocatello. as chairman, and
Sergeant LeVerne Collier, of Poca-
tello, as secretary. Chairman
Booth then introduced Gov. Davis
who gave a very impressive adj
dress, saying in part:
ri deem it real honor to be
here this morning to welcome you
on behalf Of the state Of Idaho.
The hearts Of the citizens Of this
state are yours for the noble ser.
vice you have rendered, and the
thanks Of the whole state go to
you for the part you so nobly
played in this. the greatest war Of
wars. Men, it is inspiring to look
into your faces and to know with
what determination you faced
duties and responsibilities of war,
and to know that in your hands
will be the future of the nation
and in your hands it will be safe.
"There is tremendous task
ying before the people Of this
country, and it rests with you
men to see that the public is guild
I'd right. With the spirit Of un-
ra,t that is everywhere in the
country today, caused not by the
men who went to the front u
fight for the government, but |
by the men who came to
his country-the best they ever
znew-who are preaching rebel
ion against the hand that is feed
ng them; it is the duty Of every
rue American to see that Amerj-
"a and Americanism comes first.
Everyone who came from for
,ign parts to our shores is living
n the best country on Gods
green earth-Ours. And it is our
luty to. protect it. If he who
comes to us and likes it not seeks
% overthrow the government,
;reat him as a traitor and send
lim back whence he came. I"
Captain Edgar T. Hawley, of
Boise, was unanimously elected
chairman. who later
appointed various committees.
The men serving on committees
IRE as follows:
Constitution and bylaws-F.
1sterbrook. chairman, L.V. Patch,
D. w. Standrod, d. H. McGrath,
A. H. Wilson, F. T. Lint and G. M.
Booth.
Resolutions-C. M. Booth, chair
nan; O. w. Stillinger. j. A. Par
ridge. w. G. Loofboum and M.
W. Emett.
Committee on permanent or
sanization was composed OF chair
nen Of delegates Of each county.
The afternoon was taken up by
ldopting resolutions and accept
ng the constitution and bylaws.
The state constitution was model
ID after the constitution adopt
ID at the National Convention OF
he American Legion at st. Louis.
The constitution provides that the
power shall be vested
n a state committee to be made
lp Of one member from each OF
he judicial districts of the state,
nd the state commander and
tate adjutant; the members to be
hosen by the convention. The
ollowing were elected: 0. Il.
Moscow; Jay NJ. Par
ish, Boise; +. NJ. Stout, Kellogg;
!. Crosby. Richfield; G. M. Booth,
'ocatello; F. NJ. Cole. Caldwell;
J. G. DeKay. Blackfoot; George
satterson, St. Maries; John W.
lathy. St. Anthony, and Frank
!. Lint. Lewiston.
The state officers will include a
tate commander, adiutant anf
nance officer, state vice-com-
nander. state historian, state mas
er-Of-arms and state chaplin.