The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-10
THE AMERICAN
LEGION OF IOWA
American Legion Of Iowa Holds First
State Convention at Des Mones
September and 5.
10000 MEMBERS IN THE STATE
Matt A. FINLEY, of Council Bluffs, Was
Elected State Communications
SON Post Well Represented. -

The American Legion of Iowa held
its first state convention in the Ho-
tel Fort Des Moines in the state capi-
tai on September 4th and 5th. The
growth Of the order has been wonder
full, there being ten thousand men,
bers in the state OF Iowa and three
hundSed and fifty thousand in the ma
ton, and the big drive will be put on
between September 18th and goth, for
a million members in the nation, of
which lOWa's quota is twenty-five
thousand. There are now one hum
dred and eighty-two posts in the
state of Iowa, which were represent
ed by five hundred and two delegates.
They were fine body of young
men, veterans of the world war, and
were enthusiastic for the future of
their organization. The convention
went on record as favoring the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Taking away the citizenshipB
Of conscientious DIRECTORS.
Favoring the deportation OF
men within the draft age who had
taken out their first papers, but
dropped them to escape military
service.
Encouraging characterization
work.
Favoring the Morgan bill in
Congress, providing for govern
ment corporation of $1O0,0O0,00O
to make loans to former service
men.
Urging deep congressional in
vestigation into. aud punishment
of alleged wrongs to soldiers of
the A. E. F.
DeHison Post No. s was represent
ed by j. j. Johnson, Harry M. Clark,
Marcus E. Jones, Jr., and Clement J.
NJ. e, Jones, Jr. w. G. Mason and C. j.
one Of the delegates to the national
Mr. Jones was selected as
a member of the committee on reso-
buttons from the Tenth District, and
Mr. Welch was selected as chairman
OF the Tenth District delegation. The
Tenth district had the largest num-
Der Of posts and the largest repre-. Z.
sentation, having had eighty-three
votes out of the five hundred, and
two at the convention as against four
hundred and nineteen votes for the
other ten districts put together
The following officers were elected:
State Commander, Matt A. Finley,
Council Bluffs. ~
Vice Commander, Hanford McNider,
Mason City, Iowa. ~
State Adjutant, John McVicar, Des
MOines.
State Finance Officer, Winston Hub
bell, Des Moines, Iowa.
State Historian, Raymond Smith,
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
State Master at Arms, J. F. Cole, Gel
vein, Iowa.
State Chaplain, w. e. Robb, Des
Moines, Iowa.
The posts in Crawford county al
ready organized are Manila, Charter
Oak and Denison, those having char
ters, who are organized and will elect
officers shortly are Vail and Schles-
wig. West Side has applied for d
charter and undoubtedly Dow, City
and Kiron will do so shortly. When
this will make total
number of posts in Crawford county
of eight. The majority of service
men which number over a thousand
will undoubtedly all become members.
Particular request is made of all
those men who were in the service,
as well as the women nurses, to make
application to the post in their i'm
mediate vicinity so that all will be-
come enrolled. Give your application
during the big drive week to any mem
Der who is already enrolled.