The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-22
JOE CARSON POST IS
ORGANIZED IN TULSA
Service Men Name Local Orgnnira-
ton In Iiouor of First Tulsa
O. Man tO Fall In World War.
JOHN ROGERS IS PRESIDENT
Committee Named To Wire War Dc
pnrtmcnt and Arrange for Pa
rndc OF inn Engineers.

Many service finn attended th'
rouslng meeting Of tho Tulsa pos
OF the American Legion held In tn,
courthouse at 3 o'clock Tuesday
night Inspired by the national con
vontion recently held In ~. Louis
Lee Daniel, acting chairman OF the
| post, opened tho meeting with a
| short talk In which he gave clear
idea OF tho principles OF the legion,
showing that its ideas were non-po-
lllchl ana non-sectarian, but stood
for ideal aAmerlcanism
Following the short talk a report
was given of the national convention
In 81 Louis. after which the follow
ing officers were elected
Horace Hogan. president; John
Rogers. vice president. Ralph Rer-
ry, secretary; Nirgl Jones, treas.
urcr Wm. Il. Meyer. historian. and
G. L. Murray. chaplain
In order TO obtain national
charter request from each local
post mu% be sent TO the state head
quarters which, upon approval It "
forwarded 10 the national head
quarters. To obtain this charter II
was necessary for the local post To
select name and II was proposed
to name the post after the first loCaI
man who gave his life on the battle
field. In the report OF the commit
tee Joe Carson, who died OF wounds
on September "a. 1918. was submit
tod and adopted by the assembly.
In honor OF the heroes who died
on the, battle fields during tho civil
war Committee consisting Of A j
Niles. c. l.. Murray and Harry Hol-
log, vas appointed TO adopt def
lnits program for Decoration Day
and Memorial Sunday. A like com
mittee. composed OF I. -. Lyons,
Ralph Barry and ~. A Thnmpsun
vas appointed TO complete plans fUr
"a celebration July I for all men who
were In the service.
For tho assistance Of the return
ing soldiers. sailors and marines 4
committee was appointed tp work In
conjunction with the federal state
employment service. tho employment
service Of tho Y NJ & A nnl the
war camp community service iu find
cnjpioymcn, for Tho men and lo as-
siH' them 10 every way necessary
l'y Au unanimous vote tho socrc.
nry ~ the cub was ordered 90 wlFc
the war DEPARTMENT and request that |
company Il rf tDr J lllh "uEIuttfn, |
Tu,fa's own, be allowed Is stop iu |
Tuta for q hours on their way 90 |
camp. where they viii be discharged |
80 that reception can be given IN !
their honor
plan Huge Parade
WIN 'h" assistance Of the soldiers
ana sailors council which include |
an the civic bodies in tho city. the !
post decided iu give TO tho return
Ing engineers the largest reception
ever staged lu 'he city for returnFl
mon Plans were submitted 20 have
70 large parade IN which every mem
hcr of tho local legion. Boy Scouts
and other local organizations which
have been active IN war work viii
A membership drive will be IN
In the near future. ana
every service man Is urged 10 join
fha joe Carson B0st Of the Amer.
can Legion The& membrrghp Zee
has been fixed ~ Sf-~pavahln with.
In GO days from application, and
charter members will bc accepted
within one ycnr from date 81 organ
lzation giving an returned soldiers
an opportunity % be accepted ~
charter members.