The diamond drill., 1919-08-30
PRELIMINARY STEPS FOR THE FOR.
MING OF AP0STnERE
MADE UP OF WORLD WAR VETS
Any Soldier, Sailor or Marine Who
Served Between April 1917
and Nov. 1918 Eligible

| - lhHA are unueI way III Nlyoeo'
Falls for the creation of a post OF the
American Legion. In order TO Sc
cure the location OF post here il
IL necessary TO get sufficient sigma
lures TO secure charter. That step
is, we understand. being taken and
in a very short time a charter will
be issued.
Just when the institution of the
post will be accomplished is not yet
known, but we are told by those who
have the matter In hand that the
signatures sufficient TO secure the
branch for Crystal Falls are assured
so there ought to be no great delay
In the matter.
Organization Of Veterans.
A great many OF our people. and.
perhaps many OF the veterans them
selves. do not know exactly what the
Legion is. Briefly 1t is an organiza-
| tion made up entirely of veterans of
the World War. 1t is non-political
and non-sectarian in it's organization
and It's purposes. II is also a civil
ian organization--no a military or
militaristic organization In any way
II makes no distinction between the
men who served overseas and those
who did not get over.
Any soldier or sailor who served
honorably between April 6. 1917, and
November IL. 1918, is eligible for
membership.
Any woman who was regularly en-
listed in or commissioned in the army
or navy or marine corps is eligible
to membership in the Legion.
Was Started In Paris.
The American Legion was first
organized in Paris. France on March
10, 1919. The organizers were one
thousand officers and men. delegates
from all OF the units OF the A. T.. F.,
to an organization meeting, which
adopted tentative constitution and
selected the name American Legion.
The work OF this Paris meeting was
endorsed and confirmed by a meeting
In ST. Louis held on May s. 1919 at
which the Legion was ormally recog-
nized by the troops that served in the
United States.
AT the Paris meeting an executive
committee OF seventeen officers anf
men was appointed to represent Tn
troops IN France. and a like commit
tee was appointed at the st. Louis
meeting to represent the troops in
America. These two committees have
been amalgsmated and now consti-
tute the operating body OF the Legion
The temporary officers of this or
ganization are: Henry d. Lindsley
of Texas. chairman; Bennett c.
Clark OF Missouri. vice chairman: t.
Fisher Wood, OF Pennsylvania, secre-
tary. and Casper Bacon OF Massachu-
setts. treasurer. M
Want This City Represented.
Those having the organization OF a
local post In hand are seeking to get
the organization perfected so that
representative from this city may be
present al Minneapolis. Mimi, Nov
ember 10. IL and 10 when the final
steps In the organization OF this Leg
ion will be taken at agreat national
convention 10 be held on those days.
IL is expected that practically ALI
of the men OF the A. f. r. will be at
home by that time aud thus enabled
to have voice in the final organiza-
ton OF the American Legion. II Is
also held on those dates 10 celebrate
the real completion Of the war and
the attaining Of peace
The day sArmistice Day. will un-
doubtedly be celebrated all over the
world, certainly ail over the United /
States on that day and this great
convention at Minneapolis will be one
OF The big features OF that celebra-
tion.