Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-06-20
LEGION FILES
ITS ARTICLES
State Veterans Body Recei"-
Charter Movement Is Form.
a.y Launched

Louisville, Ky, June S-(SpeciaD--
With Ihe bling in tbs city OF Articles
of Incoiporu ,i0n of The Amer:cui
Legion Of kI AIueky, the first forIna
step In the formation of great s.sSu
ciution of veterans of the world MaI
IN this slate WAS taken At the SANS
time, Judge Henry DeflaNen Moor
.laIl, Temporary Ccmnis'naer, follow
,ng q ni.>..ag of The Stare ESecutiv
COMM. -. anis.;iaces that k.nrdck.
has rpce.,td is charter from tie Ma
tIonai i...,.cuIivt Committee OF ia
.Am.ric.... i.,.gion ai,d that tile STA.
body Is nnw IN 4 position to receiN
lpplicat;ors and ~ ISSUE charters |
ocal poses Whenever they are fornie'
Reports received by State Adjutal.
-. A. Sachs indicate that application:
,h0rtly viii he received from s;ir.ot
counties Ia which vt.crulS afe ah'
fols to be,oii,e Char 'r l,,il.berS
lie frs; TaIsts or&:,i.ixed. Ems.
.cn are taking q lI..Iti ia lac organi1,
ion work
As the various local CrraniZatiW
| formed at Conii.iaia.,-r A.sorIn;;n's
nest, are awaiting detailed inform.
zion before actually forming pos;
| Judge Norman Announces that
pamphlet, containing the Articles
Incorporation. tate Constitutions II.
| Bylaws, and organization d.rpCT!ul-
generally, outlining all SIPS nece:
sury and giving all ayaitabie infol
nation of the Legion, Is .s,.T bein
prepared and will be promptly Dis
tribuied to all district ami county or
ganizers and veterans SeinIie:ns Ia ia.
temporary organizations. or to an
other veterans on request. IloweN ei
the formation of posts will not neces
sarily await this information. as al.
fifteen veterans, eligible To member
ship under the constitution adopted u
the ST. Louis National Caucus las
month, may band themselves tosethr
by signing the approved form an
thereby apply to the Temporary COL
mander for Charter, to be issu,
under special authority received yc@
rertay from the National Commando
1t is desired. according 10 leader
here, that sixty per cent OF Tie men
beers be former enlisted men.
| Filing Of the Articles OF Incorpor;
ton elected much favorable conamen
I'm this part of the state, as the !
ticles embody the broad statement e
policies embraced In the preamble z.
| hn M 81 n1taa - 4
striking clauses In this preamble =
"to foster and perpetuate 100 =.
cent Americanism." declaratio
which is backed up by the stirriI
action taken at st. Louis when a
le~cd /. w. w. representatives ma
rowly escaped being thrown bOdii
from the convention hall. Another
ITO make right the master of might"
One of the fncOrporators is formt
BriGadier-G General, Roger ID. William
of Lexington. Another is Moses
Sosnin, of louisville, who WIS pr
waite and who, at the age of 81 voiu
teered, went to France and came hon
with U wound stripe. All branches I
both the military and naval seryi'
are represented among the incOrpOr
tors and those associated with thei
; whether they served D at home I
abroad. An Advisory Committee 4
; each Congressional District will her
after be appointed by the Commando
The State Commander has e
pressed his purpose to proceed slow
and carefully In Its organization, OIL
this announcement reflects the jud
ment of his advisers and associates