Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-08
I GEIBINE|VT TO
DENOTE SERVICES
TO LEGION WORK
Special Request That Part Of
Time Sunday Be Taken Up
in Outlining Ideals For
which It Stands.

Clergymen of Boise are requested t
devote part or the whole of their ser
mons tomorrow, November 9th, tn
cay preceding the opening OF the frs
Legion in Minneapolis, to the ideal
1or which the Legion stands.
LETTER TO CLERGY
In q letter to clergymen, the Nationa
Executive Committee Of the Legion
Gays:
"The American Legion is an estab
lished fact II IL the concrete reali
gation OF some sort Of organization
after the war; which was talked of II
every cantonment in America. on boare
every ship in the Navy and in every
unit and section of the A. q. F. It Il
the crystaIlization OF the Wish Of every
soldier. sailor and marine to organize
after the war. In union there IL
strength and in this particular unior
will b found the bulwark of Ameri-
eAnism.
The Legion has grown and it's spirit
has spread because it is worthy. In
every test at the outset it repealed self
ishneos, narrowness. craftsmanship and
chung tenaciously to the underlying
theme-domocracy.. In every test 1t
has Withstood the temptation of ex-
ploitation for It's members at the ex-
pense OF the country at large. In no
Instance has it sought anything that
was not just and equitable and in the
best interests Of all America. It is
now, always has been and will con-
tinue to be non-partisan and non-po-
Iitical in the accepted sense of those
terms.
but while II II non-political It has
and always Will have policies, in that
ie reflects tho will and opinions Of the
majority of its members, whose san
aty. unselfishness and patriotism may
be depended upon in questions affect
lng national or international integrity
and adjustment. Tho American Legion
epir1t Il reflected In the preamble OF
ats constitution. It Is more than a
preamble. It is the Legion's promise
a. we'll"
Local pests Of the American Legion
throughout the country are requested
by Henry d. Xndaley, chairman Of the
National Executive Committee to dis
cuss AZ part Of their patriotic observ-
Ance Of American Legion Day, Novem-
ler 18th. the first anniversary of the
&rmistice. the form which a living and
practical memorial in their communt-
ties should take in order to commence
rate the sacrifices and heroisn of
their dead comrades. State Branches
OF the American Legion are urging the
GOV ernors Of their states to proclaim
November 18th a legal holiday and this
also will pe the principal day OF the
sessions Of the first national conven-
ton of the Legion in Minneapolis.
LETTER TO CHAIRMEN
In letter to all state chairmen, Mr..
Lindsey says:
st has been suggested by some posts
that a fitting memorial should not be
q monument but rather q building on
whose walls shall be inscribed the
names of those who died in the service
from the community. in which there
shall be room for records of their
service as well as those Of all who
served with them and their trophies
end where American Legion members
and other ex-service men may meet
There is no doubt that such a build
ing would be Of continuing service to
the community, and, held In the GUS
tody of the American Legion. whose
members were their comrades in arms
1t would be most appropriate me-
mortal to those who died in the ser
vice Of their country.
1T has also been suggested that the
American Legion through its National.
State and Post organizations should
urge tho free display Of the American
flag on November IL, and that also
Service flags should be freely display
cd by all persons entitled to exhibit
them"