Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-12-04
Magic City Post
Will Meet Saturday

The Magic City Post of The Amer
lean Legion. will hold their second
meeting on Saturday, December Is,
at p. M, at the Y. NJ. c. A., where
spaghetti supper will be served.
All members are urgently request
ed to attend this meeting and bring
their comrades, who are veterans OK
the World War. We should swelS
our membership to 200 members AZ
this meeting
For the benefit of those veterans
who are not acquainted with the OF
ganization, aims and principles of
the Legion a brief outline is here
given:
The American Legion was organ
lied in Paris March is to II, 1919,
by thousand officers and men, who
were delegates from all the units of
the American Expeditionary <Forces,
which adopted declaration of prin-
ciples and selected the name, "Amer-
lean Legion
The actioa of the Paris meeting
was confirmed and endorsed by a
similar meeting held in St. Louis,
May to 10s 1919, when the Legion
was formally recognized by the
troops who served in the United
States, and constitution in con-
formity with the Paris declaration of
principles was adopted.
The American Legion is non-par-
tisan and no7l-political. 1t is civil
ian organization-not military or
militaristic. Nearly al of its mem
bers are men who were civilians be-
fore the war and are now again civ
ilians. 1t makes no distinctions of
rank and no distinctions between
overseas men and men who did not
get overseas.
Any soldier, sailor or marine who
served honorably between April 6,
1917, and November II, 1918, are
eligible for membership.
The preamble of the Constitution
of the Legion reads: "For God and
Country we associate ourselves to-
gether for The following purposes:
To uphold and the defend the Con-
stitution of the United States of
America; to maintain law and order:
to foster and perpetuates 100 per
cent Americanism to preserve the
memories and incidents of our asso-
citation in the great war; to inculcate
sense of individual obligation to
the community, state and nation; to
make right the master of might; to
promote peace and gooss will on
earth; to safeguard and transmit to
posterity the principles of justice,
freedom ana democracy; to conse-
crate and s9nctify our comradeship
by our devotion to mutual helpful
ness"
The Magic City Post of the Amer
lean Legion offers its services to any
ex-service llen in adjusting any
claims against the government, such
as unpaid aIottments, War Risk In
surance adjustments, back pay, etc.
1t also offers its services in procur-
ing employment for any ex-service
man, whether a member of the Lee
gion or not.
At the next meeting of the Legion
the question of raising a thousand
dollars by popular subscription from
the citizens Of Washington parish for
the purpose of building and main
tanning a Disabled Soldiers Home
will be discussed ehTCryar
will be discussed. The Carry-On
Club, which consists of members of
The American Legion Of New Or
leans, are raising fund of $50, 900
for the purpose of establishing this
home for the disabled soldiers Of this
state, where they can receive the
best of care, which the so justly de-
serve for their sacrifices in the
World War.
Though there has been no call, as
yet, on this post for funds, it is no
more than just that we should be all
lowed to contribute towards its sup
port, as the disabled soldiers of this
parish will have it's benefits.
With this object in view The Magic
City Post No. 1 has written to the
Carry-On Club of New Orleans
pledging to raise $1,000, and if nee
essary a drive will be started at once
to raise this sum in this parish.
Any veterans of the World War
who submit their application on or
before December 18th will be taken
in as charter members. Join us now
Ex-service men desiring any infor-
nation regarding the American Lee
gion, or who may wish any assistance
in securing employment or adjusting
any claims they might have against
the government should communicate
with the Secretary, Magic City Post
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