The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-07

constitution and selected the name
american Legion"
CO. What has been done in Amerl-
ca regarding it?
(a) The action of the Paris meet
ing was confirmed and endorsed by
similar meeting held in st. Louis
May 8 to 10, 1919, when the Legion
was formally recognized by the
troops who served in the United
States, and constitution in confor-
nifty with the Paris constitution was
adopted.
CD What does this constitution
stand for?
| (a) The preamble answers that
question; it reads: 'For God and
country we associate ourselves to-
gether for the following purposes:
To uphold and defend the constltu-
ton of the United States of America
to maintain law and order; to foster
and perpetuate a one hundred per
cent. Americanism; to preserve the
memories and incidents of our as
sociation in the great war; to incul-
cate sense of individual obligations
to the community, state and nation;
to combat the autocracy of both the
classes and the masses; to make right
the master of might; to promote
peace and good will on earth; to
safeguard and transmit to posterity
the principles of justice, freedonhand
democracy; to consecrate and sane
tify our comradeship by our devo-
ton to mutual helpfulness.
81 Are the organizations in
France and America separate?.
(a) No. The Paris meeting ap-
pointed an executive committee OF
II officers and men to represent the
troops in France in the conduct of
the Legion. The ST. Louis meeting
appointed a similar committee Of II.
These two executive committees have
amalgamated and are now the oper-
ating body of the Legion.
(9) Who are at present the OF
fcers of this national governing
body?
Z (a) Henry D. Lindsey, Texas,
chairman; Bennett C. Clark, Missou-
ri, vice chairman; Eric Wood, Penn
sylvania, secretary; Casper Bacon,
Massachusetts, treasurer.
(1O) How is this national gov
erning body financed?
(a) The constitution provides that
each state organization shall pay to
the national governing body the sum
of 25 cents annually for each indi-
v.dual member. 1t is thought that
funds collected in this manner will
be more than ample after the Legion
is fully organized. In order, hc'T-
ever, to finance the national head
quarters during the organization pc
i:od, a fund is being raised 'fn1the
form of advances from members and
friends of the Legion in about 25
leading cities throughout the country
by a finance committee, of which j.
W. Prentiss, who was lieutenant
colonel during the war and who
headed the Red Gross subscription
campaign, is chairman. 1t is the m
tention thas these advances be re-
paid in the future. At the present
dues are one dollar year.
1D Where are the present ma
tional headquarters of the Legion?
.(a) At 10 West 44th street, New
York City.
l2) How will the Legion govern
itself?
(a) The constitution. provides that
the legislative body of the organlza-
ton shall be a national convent!cn,
to be held annually. composed
of delegates and alternates from each
state. from the, District of Columbia,
ard from each territory and terrltor-
ial possession of the United States.
Q3) When will the final step in
the organization of the Legion take
place?
(a) At the first national conven-
ton, to be held on November 10-11
(Armistice Day., and IL, at Mime
apolis, MINI.
QD Why were those dates Sc
lected?
(a) To celebrate the completion
of the first year of peace, and be-
cause by that time practically all of
the men of the A. E. F. will be at
home and will have been able to
participate in the election of their
delegates to the convention.