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Show UNITED WAR VETERANS 'MrJA- NATIONAL ORGANIZATION Jllllp; COMPOSED OF ALL SOL- Prf'4t' - DIERS OF ALL WARS ijl: , Jfe' v. j - Tho United War Veterans, a Na-i Na-i " "' - - x 'Jiic't ' ' ' 'lonal '-Ranlznllon has beon formed ""' ,".' to;incluJo In Its active membership s. - all veterans of tho Civil War and -tK Spanish war and all soldiers, sailors .18 nd marines of the United States In W' the World War. a- -V The objects are: To unite In fro. f - l b''- ternal bonds, through national, ft i ,i state, local and foreign organizations v all soldiers and sailors of tho United ' f ,." i jL States; to perpetuato Memorial Day, V, ns established by the Grand Army of '. .the Republic,, and to preserve from ' ; neglect the graves of Our Natlon'u' ' deallj to secure employment for and "' ! to assist our comrades, their widows, ': ;'."" orphans nnd dependent relatives; to T t. promoto loyalty, mutual aid and co operation among them in all lines of endeavor; to secure from Congress and other legislative bodies the en actment of laws beneficial to the' welfare of our comrades, and to secure se-cure employment for thosn who have returned to civil pursuits In conson. anco with laws which prefer honorably honor-ably discharged soldiers and sallow for government service, to provide and establish homes for orphans and dependent children of our comrades; and to Inculcate the principles of universal un-iversal liberty and Justice to nil mon-klnd, mon-klnd, of loyalty to our country, rev. erenco for Its Institutions, obedienco to Its laws and to discountenance1) whatever tends to weaken these sentiments. sen-timents. This organization consists of active ac-tive members (called Comrades) and In addition thereto nn honorary mem borshlp consisting of persons who performed distinguished or faithful service or engaged In efforts for tho relief of disabled and suffering sol. dlers nnd sailors, or who to a conspicuous con-spicuous extent became Interested In pronouncing tho moral welfare and physical comfort of troops In camp or In '.'.eld, or who nro honorably discharged soldiers or sallors of any of the Allies of tho .United States In the World War. , It is not expected that members of the G. A. R., U. S. W. V, or any other patriotic organization will dis-' continue their memberships, but will Join tho United States Veterans In' addition, in order to have ono large) organization of all soldlors of all wars. The Katlonal Mcadquartcrs are nt Kallspoll, Montana, nnd they recommend recom-mend that Civil War Vcetcrans bo preferred for ofllcers, both National and locil, as far as possible. The Comman.ter-ln-Chlcf Is Commandant Command-ant of the Montana Ctato golillers Home. i |