Arizona republican., 1921-04-18
MEN WHO SERVED IN FORE|GN LANDS ID
 ORGANIZE TONIGHT

Men who have served in Uncle Sam's forces in foreign lands or hos tile waters are invited to attend meeting at the Odd Fellows hall, l Third avenue and Adams street. on Monday evening April 25. to hear l Robert G. Woods.de, commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. tell of the wonderful strides l this organization of men who have seen service in all climes has made l in the past year.
 The commander n-chief is making 1 tour of the principal cities of the country in an effort to enlighten all men who have seen service outside the territorial limits of the United States upon the many advantages to be enjoyed from membership in the Gold Stripe" organization. which | permits of no political or religious 1 bias, holding love of country and service to their fellows above all else, i and whose watchword is comrade- i ship.
 The Veterans of Foreign Wars or i ganization has been in existence over 1 20 years and has come to be one of the leading veteran organizations in 1 this country. The principal qualifi- 1 cation for membership is service in the army, navy or marine corps in i foreign waters or on foreign soil. In- cluded in it's ranks are veterans of the Mexican war of 1S46, the Span ish- American war in 1898. the China Relief expedition, and those who served the United States in the war with Germany.
 | The national headquarters of the organization are at 32 Union Square, New York city, where the quarter master general, Walter I. Joyce, a | veteran of the Spanish American I war. and the adjutant general Reuel W. Elton, veteran of the A. E. F., help direct the affairs of over TOO 1 posts in all parts of the United States.
 The organization has sponsored many relief measures for veterans and maintains a legislative committee 1 in Washington which acts in con i junction with the bureau of war risk | insurance, vocational training bureau and other governmental agencies to assist the ex-service man in securing his rights
 The official publication, Foreign Service, a 32-page magazine, is is sued monthly and is received by every member It contains interesting news to the veterans and keeps them in- formed on all organization matters and other things pertaining to their welfare
 |. Commander in- chief Robert G Woodside bears an enviable record oi service and is giving to the Veterans of Foreign Wars the devotion tha. won the distinguished service cross for him in the Aisne -Marne offensive Captain Woodside is a veteran of the Philippines. the Boxer rebellion, an at the time this country entered the World war was a retired lieutenant colonel in the Pennsylvania naticna guard. He accepted commission as captain at the second R. O. T. C., md was assigned to Company NJ, 3Sth in fantry, third division.
 During the Aisne -Marne offensive when all the other officers of his battalion had been either killed oI wounded and surrounded on three sides by the enemy. he gathered his men together. Including soldiers whc had become lost from their own out fits, and held his position until re- Inducements arrived. It was after this battle that his regiment was re- ferred to as The Rock of the Marne' and for this action he received tbt distinguished service cross.
 During the Mouse -Argonne cffen. siye Captain Woodside was wounded several times. According to war de partment figures, the regiment suf ACICd tiiC SCIOild iGL 6OoA lioI Oi SaS1 alties of any organization in France After recovering from his wounds anS returning to his regiment for duty h. was made regimental adiutant. H. formed in this regiment what i known as the Rock of the Marne Post No. 138, V. F. w. This is th' largest post in the organization, nura bering more than 5000 men.
 Among the many activities of tn ! organization is America niZati1l campaign following out the principl of fealty to country. The followin' precepts have been recently adopted
 1. Resolved, that this organization : do everything within it's power | , eliminate the hyphen 10 organization : composed of residents or citizens o : the United States. :, 2. Resolved, that this organizatio
 endeavor to bring about the speahin : of the language of our country at a f times and in all places within tn 3 boundaries of the United States. 3. Resolved, that his organizatio I emphatically favor the publication c
 newspapers in the language of ou ? country and positively discourage a :, an act of disloyalty the publication z n newspapers in the language of an = other country or race.
 4. Resolved, that we use our ut e most efforts through legislation an
 other means to insist that the allie
 population of this country prepare {
 become citizens or prepare to leav
 the country until they change thei 1 minds, and furthermore that all alieH who for cause have been refused cit 0 zenship be at once deported. :; 5. Resolved, that the above de
 clared principles be spread broadcas
 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars ,. the United States in the carrying or 0 of it's principles of Americanizatiol 0 A post of the order will be organ d ized in Phoenix this evening at th
 Odd Fellows hall, and the officer
 then elected will be installed by tt
 commander in chief following his a6 ? dress a week later. Rolin ". Shay o who was with the 11th infantry, lift o division, in France and the army .d occupation, and a member of the ol
 der, has been designated by natfon
 headquarters to institute the pos E, All A. E. F. men are invited to atter