Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1919-06-20
LEGION FILES
ITS ARTICLES
State Veterans Body Recei"o'
Charter Movement Is Form.
aIy Launched

Louisville, KY, June S--(SpeciaD-
Ni,h the filing in this city of Articles
of Incorporation Of The American
Legion of Kentucky, the first formal
step In the formation of great assO-
citation of veterans OF the world war
In this state was taken. At the same
time, Judge Henry DeHaven Moor
man, Temporary Commander, follow
ing q meeting Of the State Executive
Committee, announces that Kentucky
has received its charter from the Ma
! tiOnal Executive Committee Of The
American Legion and that the. state
! body Is now in position 10 receive
applications and to issue charters TO
local posts whenever they arc formed.
Reports received by State Adjutant
ID. A., Sachs indicate that applications
shortly will be received from various
counties in which veterans are anX-
iOus to become charter members of
| the first posts organized. Enlisted
men are taking a lead in the Organlza-
! ton work.
AS the various local organizations,
formed at Commander Moorman's be-
hest, are awaiting detailed informn-
tiOn before actually forming posts,
Judge Norman announces that q
| pamphlet, containing the Articles of
! incorporation, State Constitution al
| Bylaws, and organization directions
generally, outlining all steps neces-
sary and giving all available infOr-
nation Of the Legion, is now being
prepared and will be promptly dis
tributed to all district and county or
ganlzers and veterans belonging to the
temporary organizations, or to any
other veterans on request. However.
the formation of posts will not neces-
sarlly await this information, as any
fifteen veterans, eligible TO 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 to the Temporary COrl-
mander for a Charter, to be issued
under special authority received yes
terday from the National Commander.
| it Is desired, according TO leaders
here, that sixty per cent of the mem.
| berS be former enlisted men.
Filing of the Articles of IncOrpOra.
ton ELECTED much favorable comment
in this part Of the state, as the ar
tlcles embody the broad statement of
policies embraced in the preamble to
the National Constitution. One Of the
striking clauses in this preamble Is
"tO foster and pcrpeCuate a 100 per
cent Amer!CGn;sm, declaration
which is backed UP by the stirring
action taken ut st. Louis when al
legged |. W. W. representatives mar
/ rowly escaped being thrown bodily
from the convention hail. Another is
"tO make right the master of might"
one of the inCorpOrators is former
Bri@adcr-Genpral, Roger ID. Williams,
of Lexington, Another is Moses l..
Sosnin, of Louisville, who was pri-
waite aud who, at the age of 81 yOlun.
teercd, went to France and came home
with Al wound stripe. All branches of
both the military and naval service
are represented among the incorpOrr-
tors and those associated with them,
whether they served at home or
abroad An Advisory Committee for
each Congressional District will here.
after he appointed by the Commander.
The State Commander has eX-
pressed his purpose TO proceed slowly
and carefully in its organization, and
this announcement reflects the juds-
ment of his advisers and associates.