The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-17
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

Perfected a Temporary Organization
for Decatur County at Victory
Loan Meeting Saturday.
There was tremendous crowd
in Leon last Saturday, notWithstand-
ing the bad roads, the occasion be-
ing the organization of the soldiers,
sailors and marines Of Decatur
county, and the opening of the Vic
tory Loan Campaign in Decatur
county
The soldiers, sailors and marines
met at the, Presbyterian church IN
the afternoon and perfected tenn, i
porary organization, and at $3.50
O'Clock nearly one hundred of them
formed in parade and marched to
the square under charge of Lieuten-
ant Ralph Rumley, where they went
through few drill movements, the
parade being headed by the Garden
Grove band.
Then Hon. N. E. Kendall, Of Al
bia, formally opened the Victory
with one of the best speeches ever
heard in Decatur county, for Mr..
Kendall has no superior as an ora
tor. He was introduced by Hon. V.
R McGinnis in few well chosen re-
marks. Mr. Kendall is prominently
mentioned as candidate for the re-
publican nomination for governor
he was doing nothing to interfere
dress appealing to everyone to get
behind the Victory LOAN and COM
plete the Job by going over the top:
His address was a rare treat, and
was greatly enjoyed by the immense
crowd, the business houses of the
city being all closed during his ad
dress.
In the evening the soldiers and
sailors We're entertained at supper at
the Presbyterian church.
=. Last Saturday afternoon, at their
meeting held at Leon, the men who
have been in the military service
from Decatur county, formed their
organization. About one hundred
men were present and in very short
time it is expected that this mem
bership will be doubled. The fol-
lowing Articles Of Association were
adopted:
The name of this organization
shall be The United Worlds, war Vet
Grams of Decatur county
The purpose of this organization
shalr- to be to foster and preserve
the Fellowship and promote the in
terests of the men of Decatur county,
Iowa, who have had the privilege OF
worlds war, as soldiers, sailors ana
Marines until such time as this or
ganization may deem tit to become
part of national organization.
This ORGANIZATION shall exist until,
by majority vote of all members,
it shall become a part Of national
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This organizatio shall be COM
posed of all men of Decatur county
who were in the military service OF
the United States during the
worlds war. ~
The officers of this organization
shall be a president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer, to be elect
ed annually at the first regular meet
ing in each calendar year
The regular meetings of this or
ganization shall be held on the End
Monday of the months of January,
April, July and October at place in
the county selected bv the executive
board composed OF the officers OF
this organization and three men
elected annually and special meet
ings may be called at any time by
the executive board
The dues of this Organization shall
be one dollar each year for men who
have been discharged or released
from the military service and are
payable at the first meeting in each
calendar year.
Twenty-Five men, shall constitute
a quorum and majority of the
members voting at any meeting shall
determine the action of this Organi-
zation. -
Olin D. Monroe, president; RALPH
L. Rumley, vice president; Ralph A.
McGinnis, secretary, and Guy Stearns
treasurer. were elected as temporary
officers to serve until the next meet
ing, with authority to appoint temp
Orarily the other members Of the
executive board. It is planned to
hold meeting each month at some
place in the county, until all of De-
catur county's men have returned.
The coming Victory Loan was en-
phatically endorsed by the adoption
of the following resolutions:
RESOLUTIONS
Whereas. The government of the
United States has seen fit to issue
Fifth Liberty Loan, to be known as
the Victory Loan, and
Whereas; 1t has BEEN our privil-
ege to serve our country as soldiers,
sailors and marines,r and
Whereas; Over million OF our
men are still on foreign shores .and
lasting peace not yet secured.
Re it therefore Resolved, That we
pledge to the Victory Loan our unit
ed support and any individual assist
ance we may be able to give, and
that we feel that it is the duty of ev-
cry citizen of Decatur county to buy
his full quota of Victory Bonds.
Adopted, April 12, 1919.
United Worlds War Veterans of
Decatur County.
Will Retlecorate Court House.
The board of supervisors last
week contracted with the w G. An
drews Decorating Co., of Chicago, tC
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