Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-05-18
LOCAL POST OF The AM
ERICAN LEGION GRANT
Ed CHARTER.


Legion has been organized and
granted charter, with the foll-
owing officers in charge: o. c.
Norton, Commander; H. r.
Halle, Vice Commander; H. L.
Page, Post Adjutant; John Reev-
es, Sargent at Arms; J. c. Sadl-
er, Fiance Officer; J. C. Tinsley,
Historian; l.. M. Bolts, Chaplain.
The other charater members are.
Ridley Draper. j. w. Draper.
W. H. Byrne, +. 6. Johnson, B.
F. Baugh, J. B. Anderson. w.
Whitaker and Will P. McDear-
man.
The Post has been chartered
under the name of 'Buford Clark
Post No. l29" and will hold their
meetings the second Friday night
in each month.
The American Legion is the
organization of American Veter-
ans of the Great War.
The Legion's purposes are
clearly set forth in the Premable
to its N a 10 nal Constitution.
adopted by the First National
Convention, in Minneapolis, Nov
ember 1912. 1919, as follows:
For God and Country. we
associate ourselves together for
the following purposes:
TO uphold and defend the
Constitution of the United States
of America; TO maintain law and
order; to fostes and perpetuate a
one-hundred- percent American
ism; to perserve the memories
and incidents of our association
in Il Great War; to inculcate a
a serse of individual obligation
to the community, state and ma
tion; to cambat the autocracy of
the classes and the masses; to
make right the master of might.
to promote peace and good will
on earth; to safeguard and trans.
NIT to posterity the principles of
justice. freedom and democracy;
to consecrate and sanctify our
comradeship by our devotion to
mutual helpfulness."
The Legion has no purposes.
policies or activities which are
not covered by this preamble.
The purpose of The American
Legion is thus twofold: service
to service persons and service
to the country.
The organization is exerting
all OF s influence and strength
to the end that all ex.service
men. especially the disabled and
their dependents, and the de-
pendents Of those who paid the
supreme sacrifice, shall receive
that just and fair treatment
which they have reason to ex-
pect from a patriotic and liberal
country.
In serving the country. the
organization is endeavoring to
keep alive that spirit of service
which induced all to respond to
the country's call in time of
need, even to the extent of
being willing to pay the supreme
sacrifice. This is being done by
assisting in the maintenance of
a hundred.per. cert Americanism
based on fair play and a square
deal for all
The American Legion is not a
military organization, nor does
membership therein affect or
increase liability for military or
police service. 1t is absolutely
non-political and shall not be
used for the dissemination of
partisan principles or for pro-
noting the candidacy of any
person seeking public Office or
preferment.
The constitution of The Amer.
lean Legion provides for active
membership only. There is no
honorary membership in the
Legion. The following are
to membership:
/ l. Men and women who serv-
ed honorably in any branch OF
the Army, Navy or Marin Corps
for any length of between April
6, 1917 and November IL, 1918.
2 Men and women who serv.
ed in the naval. military. or ali
forces of any nation associates
with the United States in the
war. prov ded that at the time
of their entry into this servict
they were American citizens anc
that they have resumed theil
American citizenship by ths
time they apply for membership
in the Legion, and did receivl
upon discharge an HonorabIl
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