The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-04-23
AMERICAN LEGION HAS
ORGANIZED POST HERE
Named In Honor of Seth W. Perry ONLY Pasouo-
tank Boy Killed in Action in Great
War

/
members of the local post of the
! American Legion voted Monday
night to pass no resolutions
either endorsing Or disappearing
the bonus plan, in view of the
fact that only about 20 of Pas
quotank's 400 ex-service men
were present at the meeting. It
was felt by many present that
any action taken by those at the
meeting would be likely to be
out Of line with the sentiment of
the majority of the men, and the
matter was deferred until a later
and more representative Legion
assembly should be held. The
Monday night meeting was call
ed for the purpose of perfecting
a permanent local Legion organ
ization, adopting a constitution
and bylaws, and e1ecting perma-
nent officers, as we'll as of decid-
ing upon a permanent official
name for the post.
| NAMED FOR SETH PERRY
In view of the circumstance that, as
far as our records show, only one Pas
quotank county boy was killed in action
during the World War; and because, too,
| +bo% n6 ho h.
ed Service Cross for gallant service at
| the front, the name of the post was
changed by the unanimous vote of those
present from Pasquotank Post to Seth
| w. Perry Post of the American Legion.
Thus the glorious sacrifice of the Okis-
ko boy who lies buried in Flanders fields
will be permanently kept in reverent
memory by his comrades in arms. It
is planned to have a large portrait of
Seth Perry made and kept by the Lee
gion as a memorial of his valiant ser
vice and heroic death. The Legion fur
| ther adopted resolutions empowering it's
Adjutant to write a letter to Perry's be-
i reaved mother, informing her of the ac-
tion taken by the organization.
| Offers Elected
In conformity with the changed rules
of the State and National Legion head
quarters, the following officers were
elected for a period of one year: Je
rome B. Flora, Post Commander; Ma
than T. Parker, Vice Commander; Ad-
jutant; Calvin II. Twiddy, Finance Of
ficer; Ralph Pool, Historian, and Sidney
G. Etheridge, Insurance Officer. The
election of a Legion Chaplain was post
J 1o4a h.
! bers being unwilling to make any rash
or hasty decision upon this important
matter. The above officers of the Legion
form an Executive Committee which is
authorized to take any action which may
be necessary upon matters which for
good reasons cannot be put off until a
meeting of the Legion may be called.
Dues Fixed at $2.6o
Since the amount of the State and
National dues of the Legion has been
fixed at $1.25, which also covers sub
scription to the Legion Weekly for the
current year, it was decided after some
discussion to fix the amount of the To-
cal dues at $2.Oe per year, thus allow
ing only IS cents per member to the
post for necessary expenses per year.
1t was pointed out that the incidental
expense of organization will likely be
the biggest item of cost to the post, and
those in touch with the financial affairs
Of the organization believe that this
amount will safely cover that.
AS To Membership
Any white soldier, sailor or marine
who saw service in the military or naval
forces of the United States between
April 6, 1917 and November II, 1918,
and who separated from the service un-
der conditions amounting to an honor
able discharge, and any citizen of the
United States who served in the military
or naval forces of any nation allied with
this country between the above dates,
provided he is again citizen of the u
nited States, is eligible for membership
in Seth Perry post of the American Le-
gion, provided such person did not at
tempt to evade military or other duty
upon the plea of conscientious objection
Or for political reasons. The Legion is
big enough to include every clear-cut
American who served during the war,
and it wants every one of these in it's
membership, but there is absolutely no
room for conscientious objectors of
whatever stripe.
| How to Get In
Ex-soldiers, sailors and marines who
wish to become members of Seth Perry
Post of the American Legion and who
have received application cards should
fill out these cards and mail them to
Joseph Peele, Adjutant, Elizabeth City,
n. G. Cards may be obtained of In
surance Officer Sidney G. Etheridge at
the Apothecary Shop in this city, and
/ Mr.. Etheridge will be glad to assist
those who desire it in filling them out.
When convenient, remittance of $500
covering the current years dues may be
sent >with the application card, though
| this is not strictly necessary.
Historical Data
Anyone in possession of any facts
concerning incidents of the World War
in which any men from Elizabeth City
or Pasquotank county took part, should
get in touch with Ralph Pool, Legion
Historian, at the earliest possible date.