The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-02-07
American
Legion
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application In the local post has been
received. Frank IL on the National
Bison Range. at Moiese. Mont lie
says all his interests are In Harvey
county, and that hie return hers de-
pends uron irrigation.
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The state adjutant has sent " a
complete NE of Post bulletins. Just
nko, old ,srvlcc days. when wo got
one every p,crning from Hq.
all
Some OF the n, wa In those bviie.
tins IL nearly heartrendng. The
I'oet Executive committee In breath
s.g a sigh o: relief, however. .sil
state and national dues are PAYABLE
on January st. which the Elk. Com.
had opined before the bulletins were
received.
Subscription to the American i.s-
rlcr Weekly pays the national dues.
Clever little magazine. that. Il Is
expected to rank with the Saturday
Evening Post and other big pnbiica.
tons inside OF year
All
Harney County Post will have TO
adopt new Constitution. All Amer.
ican Legion plans made before Nov
enber 18th. the date OF the big con-
ventiou at Minnapolis. were tempor-
nry only, and decided changes were
,lopted ~ the convention. A ma
tional committee is working on de-
ptrtmcrt and post constitutions.
which should be received soon.
A change was made by the conven-
tion In the names OF the national.
state and post officers names. In
stead OF president. vice president.
secretary and treasurer. we have now
commander. vice commander. adju-
tant, and finance officer. Also the
state organization Is called a 'de-
partment."
AL
Transfers from one Post TO nnoth-
or are made h. issuing certificates OF
membership aud standing TO the with
drawing member The stand was
ION bv m" convention that the ma
tional organization could not force
loft TO take any man into member
ship II the receiving post did not
want him.
AL
Membership cards are waiting ~
department headquarters They will
be scrt out on payment OF dues 10
the Department the local Post
needs your dues before II can get YOU
a card.
AL
The American Legion has been
chosen by the French government as
the agency through which memorial
certificates are to be distributed 10
the next of kin ~ men who made the
supreme sacrifice In the World War.
The s"cretarv II depending on the
members Of the post aud the relatives
Of deceased service men 10 furnish
data on which the certificates can be
secured.
Under ruling received In Post
Bulletin No. Z. no question IL 20 he
asked any applicant for membersi ipl
concerning previous rank In the ser
vice All the Posts application cards
have hits question ON them. hut the
Ex. Com. has decided TO simply cross
II out ard save the expense OF new
cards. No one cared much about II
anyway, except lhe he'ohu iieu,s.'
AL
Here Il document read M the
last meeting OF the TX. Com. that will
inerest us all:
Burns. Oregon.
Feb. v. 1920
ITO the Executive Committee,
Harvey County Post
Number sixty-Three,
The American Legion Department OF
Oregon.
Comrades:
l hereby tender my resignation as
a member OF your Executive Commit
tee. In compliance with paragraph 2.
OF the National Constitution. as | am
To become candidate for the Office
OF County Clerk OF Harney County.
Very truly yours.
CHAS. u. DILLMAN."
Accepted. Feb. 3, 1920.
by the Executive Committee,
r. A. FESSLER. Secretary"
ALL
The Paragraph alluded to above