The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-07
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% THE AMERICAN LEGION.
By Hal Kohn.

Irvine F. Belser, state adjutant o:
the American Legion to organize
post for Newberry county. DR.. Eu
gene E. Stuck was asked to do thi;
but on account of his practice he ha:
been unable to give it the necessary
time, so upon my return from over
seas 1 was appointed Newberry coun
ty organizer, which work l have
gladly accepted.
1t is not my purpose to begin {
campaign to enroll every ex-service
man in this county until l return
from Camp Dix, N. j., where l report
on the 22nd for discharge. Upon my
return l intend to make vigorous
membership campaign and would be
pleased to secure the application OF
every man in Newberry county who
saw service in the army. navy OF
marine corps between April 6, 1917
and November II, 1918.
I have today made application to
the State headquarters for charter,
having secured the required fifteen
charter members in very Saort
time. They are: Eugene E. Stuck,
T. Toy Summer, Duane A. Living
sson, Carl E. Eptins, Rened:cr i.
Burn, Francis E. Fant. Huiet Cald-
we'll, Thos. A. Hair, Charlie c. West,
F. F. Scurry, Marvin o. Summer,
Carl M. Dennis, Thos. Z. Bullock,
Andrew J. Bowers, Jr., Holland l..
Sigh.
Upon receipt of charter nothing
remains to be done except to secure
additional members and effect or
ganization.
For the information Of those who
are not familiar with the aims of
the American Legion an setting
down the facts, which are so arrang-
ed in the form of questions and an
srwers, that they explain fully the
purpose for which the American Le-
gion was formed.
(1) What is the American, Legion!
(a) 1t is the organization CT
American veterans of the woril war.
It is non-part:san and non-politlcal.
1t is a civilian. organization not Mil
itary or militaristic. Nearly al! OF
it's members are men who were CIV
ihans before the war, ami sare new
again civilians. It makes no dis
tinctions of rank and no distinctions
between overseas men and men VINO
didsnot get overseas, ,A.,,- -. go.
(2) Who is eligible?
(a} Any soldier, sailor or marine
who served honorably between Apri
6, 1917, and November 4, 1918.
(3) Are women eligib!e?:
ta) Yes, those who were regular.
ly enlisted or commissioned III the
army, navy or marine corps.
(4) Who were some Of the men
who initiated the formation OF the
Legion?
(a9 Lt.-Col. Theodore Roosevelt
of the First Division; Col. Henry D.
Lindsey, formerly Mayor of Dallas
Texas; Sergt. John Sullivan of. Seat
tie: Lt.-Col. Franklin D'Olier, of Phil
adelphia; Lt.-Col. Luke Lea, CT the
s0th Division; Lt.-Col. Frederick
Huedekoper, of Washington, D. c.;
Major Redmond C. Stewart, of Bal
tinore; Wagner Dale Shaw of Iowa;
Lt.-Col. George A. White of Oregon;
Colonel Donovan of the Sixty-n.nth
New York; Major Thomas R. Gowen-
lock of Illinois; Sgt. Alvin c. York
Of Tennessee; Colonel John Price
Jackson of the S. O. S.; John Green
wav of Arizona; Sgt. Roy c. Ha:nes
of Maine; George Edward Buxton
of Rhode Island; Eric Fisher Wood
of Pennsylvania; Chaplain john W.
Irzer of Alabama; Lt.-Col. David
M. Goodrich of Akron; Chief Petty
Officer B. J. Goldberg of Chicago;
Tom W. Miller of Delaware; Major
Alex. Laughlin, Jr., of Pittsburgh
Major Henry Leonard of the Marine
Corps; Dwight J. Davis of the 35th
Division: Corporal Charles S. Pew
of Montana; General William G.
Price of the 28th Division; Bishop
Charles S. Brent, senior chaplain of
the A. E. F.; General Organ of the
27th Division; Stewart Edward
White of California; Private Jesus
NJ. Baca of New Mexico; General
Charles H. Cole of the 26th Division
Sgt. E. L. Malsbary of Nevada; 1t.
Samuel Gompers, Jr., of New York;
Col. Henry L. Simpson, ex-secretary
of war; Lt.-Col. Charles W. Whit
4l,so,, oon,,,opdor Of tha fsT oSt Rat