The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-06-19
FILES
ITS ARTICLES
State Veterans Body Receives
Charter: Movement Is Form
ally Launched

Louisville. KY. June S-(SpeciaD-
With the filing In this city OF Articles
| of incorporation OF The American
Legion Of Kentucky. the first formal
step In the formation OF n great asSo-
citation OF veterans Of the world var
I'm this state vas taken AT the same
time. Judge Henry DelIaven Moor
man. Temporary Commander. follow
Ing n meeting Of the State Executive
Committee. announces that Kentucky
has received It's charter from the M
tional Executive Committee OF The
American Legion and that the state
body Is now Ia position 90 receive
applications and 90 issue charters 10
local posts whenever they are formed
Reports received By State Adjutant
H. A. sachs Indicate that applications
shortly will be- received from various
counties IN which veterans are anN-
ious TO become charter members Of
the first posts organized. Enlisted
men are taking a lead In the orgauiza-
ton work.
As the various local organizations.
formed az Commander Aoorman's be-
hest. are awaiting detailed uforma-
tiOn before actually forming posts.
Judge Moorman announces that a
pamphlet. containing the Articles OF
IncorpOrati ton. State Constitution and
Bylaws. and organization directions
generally. outlining all steps neces-
sary and giving AN avaiiab'e infor-
nation Of the Legion. Is now being
prepared and will be- promptly dis
tributed 10 all district and county or
EanizerS and veterans belonging 10 the
temporary organizations. or % any
other veterans ON request. Howe,e r.
the formation Of posts will not neces-
sarily await this Information. as any
fifteen veterans. eligible 20 member |
ship under the constitution adopted at |
the St Louis National Caucus last
month. may band themselves together
by signing the approved form and /
thereby apply % the Temporary Cora- |
mander for n Charter. 20 be issued /
under special authority received YES /
feriay from the National Commander.
IL Is desired. according 10 leaders /
here. that sixty per cent OF the meus-
beers be former enlisted men.
Filing OF the Articles OF Incorpora- Il
ion elected much favorable comment /
In this part OF the state. as the ar
iicies enbody the broad statement OF 4
policies embraced In the preamble to
the National Constitution. one Of the
clauses In this preamble Is
ito foster and perpetuate a 100 per Il
cent Americanlsn." declaration /
which Is backed up b. the stirring
action taken al St Louis when al i
legged l. W. W. Representatives mar
rowly escaped being thrown bodily /
from the convention han. Another IS
TO make right the master Of might"
one 81 the lncorporators Is "A former
General. Roger H. williams,
Df Lexington. Another Is Moses l..
Sosnin. OF Louisville. who was prl-
rate and who. az the age OF 81 voIun-
eered. went 20 France and came home
with wound stripe All branches OF
both the military and naval service
are represented among the incorpora-
.ors and those associated with them,
whether they served at home or
abroad. An Advisory Committee for
zach Congressional District will here
after be appointed by the Commander.
The State Commander has ex-
pressed his purpose To proceed slowly
md carefully IN It's organization. and
his announcement reflects the judg-
nent OF his advisers and associates