Show witbeck post of american legion elects possibly every uintah county boy who was in military service during the war was notified by a circular letter mailed out last week by dr flo merlD rich secretary of the witbeck post ot of the american legion to be present at tho meeting in the vogue thed thestle tle sunday afternoon in view ot of this there was waa but lose less than forty men out ot of a hundred and fifty present that were in some service of the government new officers were nominated and elected at the meeting to succeed those appointed last summet summer isabrand sander bander was waa elected post commander jas monaghan of jensen its as post vice president william string ham barn post adjutant 11 II gordon de adolay post finance officer E V E jones jonea post historian 0 L wood bur post chaplain the tha appointment of a delegate to represent the witbeck post at tho the state league of nations convention hold held in salt lake this week eek was the next thing to be dealt with at tho the meeting and inasmuch as leon pack and chas carter were both in salt lake it was decided to name them delegates at the conference tho the adjutant was ordered to to wire them the wishes bishea of the meeting and ask them to attend the convention it was anticipated that the con would pass resolutions effecting measures now pending action in c engross congress that the american legion is interested in one of them being a resolution against alien elac sl ackers kera calling upon congress to pass pasa such a law as will provide for the deportation of all aliens aliena who evaded milli mill tary service when they already filed first citizenship petitions but stood behind their alien rights in against exemption from I 1 military service the american legion Is a national organization athe the formation lot of which was consummated in st loula louis in may all persons are ele eligible gible to membership who were in military or naval service of the united states during the war with germany at an time between april 6 1917 and nov 11 1918 as aa well as all who were in the military or naval service of any of the countries which were associated with the united states providing that they were of american citizenship the organization Is entirely nonpolitical and itz its nature Is ally the same name ot of the grand army 0 or f the the famous organization of the veterans veter aua ot of tile the civil war ilia iho preamble pre amblo of its constitution states Us its purpose as leigg 10 lo uphold and defend the constitution of u the united states to maintain law und and order to roster foster and perpetuate per cent americanism to poi pei sarve berve the memories and incidents of 0 the association of its members in the great war to incubate inc a sense ot of individual obligation to the com eunit state stale and nation to combat the autocracy of both the classes and alid masses to make right the master of might to promote place peace and good will on earth to safeguard cafe guard and tian to posterity the principles cf justice justlee freedom and democracy and to consecrate and santley fy the comradeship ot of the members by their do devotion to mutual helpfulness ahe boys who belong as members to the witbeck post and are not taking advantage of the opportunity ot of attending the meetings given from time to time lav hav no idea how tills organization will beneleit triem not only today but years to come like the tha veterans ot of the grand army ot of the republic they will appreciate its good and benefits bene tita the new officers and membris beis or tills thia post request that they be given general support by all of the boys boya of this county who were in the service |