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Show UNITED WAR VETERANS A NATIONAL. OIKJAN1ZAXIOS COMPOSED OF ALL SOI DIEHSOF ALJjrWAnS . 'The United War Veterans, a National Na-tional organization, hn,s bete foinuri to Include in its actlvo me'ul...ship all vetorans of the Civil wai, ,5(mncli war, and World war. Tho objects are: To unite In fin-ternnl fin-ternnl bonds, through n.Uloml, lituto local and foreign orgnnlzutlou, all soldiers nnd sailors of tho I'nl"! States; to perpetuate Memorial lay, as established by tho Grand Army or tho Republic, nnd to present fiom neglect tho maves of Our Nation's Dead; to secure employment for nnd to assist our comrades, thjir widows, wid-ows, orphans and dependent relatiWF to promoto loyalty, mutual ill and cooperation among them In all unos of endeavor ,to secure front Congress Con-gress und other legislative bo lies the enactment of laws bonoflclal to tho welfnro ot our comrades, and to so-cure so-cure employment for those who have returned to civil pursuits la consonance conson-ance with laws which prefer b nor ably discharged soldiers and sailors for government service; to provide and establish homes for orphans and dependent children ot ou cum-rades; cum-rades; and to Inculcate tho principles princi-ples of universal liberty and justice to all mankind ot loyalty to our country, revornnco for Hb Institutions, Institu-tions, obcdlenco to Ha laws and to discountenance whatever then Is to weaken theso sentiments. The organization consists if active members, called comrades, an 3 in addition, thereto an honorary membership mem-bership consisting ot pereoni who performed distinguished or fa Mil service or engaged in of forts f r iru relief of disabled and suffering sol dlers and sailors, or who to a conspicuous con-spicuous extent becamo Interested in promoting tho moral welfa-e nd physical comfort of troopa m ainp or In field, or who are houurably discharged soldlerB or sallotu of any of tho Allies of the United SUten in tho World war. It urges that members of jthjr patriotic pa-triotic organizations contiaui their memberships in such organmitlons, but join tho United War Veterans in addition, in order to havo ono uultml organization ot all soldiers of all i military or naval service, nnd tho mothers, wives, daughters and sis ters of nil soldiers nnd sailors living or deceased, who sorved in tho army, ar-my, navy, or marine corps In tlmo ot vnr, are eligible to the auxiliary. The national Headquarters aro at Knllspcll, Mont. Tho Commandor-In-Clilef Is Commandant of tho Montana Mon-tana State Soldiers' Home. |