Show I I GALL CULL FOR UTAH I II I I Il l STATE CAUCUS CUDS OF I i AMERICAN LEGION Meeting of Members of National Soldiers Soldiers' Soldiers Soldiers' Sol- Sol diers' diers Organization to be Held in Salt Lake on June 4 and 5 On March 15 of or this year a caucus of or nearly 1000 officers and men who represented d all aU the combat divisions and all sections of the tile S S. S 0 O. S. S was convened In Paris under the direction of ot the temporary committee of or tIe American Legion which had been formed In France On May In 8 9 and 10 a n caucus of or more than 1500 officers and men Inen representing representing representing rep rep- resenting each cach state In the Ule United States was convened l In St. St Louis and there performed the tile same functions a athe athe as the Paris Poris caucus for the tile men who wt-re wt J in and had returned to America As a result of this caucus In St. St Louis a plan plan of organization was adopted which provides for the establishment of state organizations and retains In office the temporary state officers and executive committee By virtue of off the authority thus Invested this call is is Issued All persons who were In the mUi tary Lary or naval service of the United States during the period between April G a 1 1917 and November 11 l 1918 lB both dates Inclusive and all nIl persons who served In the military or naval service of any of the governments associated as ns- with the United States during during dur dur- ing the world war provided that they were here ere citizens at the time of oC their enlistment enlistment enlistment en en- except those pe persons sons separated separated separated sepa sepa- rated from the service under terms amounting to dishonorable discharge and except also those persons who refused refused re reo re- re fused to perform their military duties on the ground of conscientious or political political po po- po objection are urged to attend the state caucus to be held in Salt Lake City June 4 and 5 In the Tabernacle Tabernacle Tab Tab- beginning at 2 30 on cn the afternoon afternoon afternoon af af- of the It is suggested b by the executive committee In order to provide for representation for every count county In the state that voting be by counties and that each count county shall have ha three votes for ever every one OP OI hundred men who entered the service from that count county Every man eligible for membershIp membership membership mem mem- In the American Le Log Legion fon shall have a voice In the caucus The duties of the caucus Will be to hear the action tal taken en b by the St. St Louis caucus and determine our course there there- under to appoint temporary state officers officers of ot- and an an executive committee to act until the state convention of the American Legion which will be held in October and which said committee shall have authority to Incorporate the American Legion In the state of Utah and issue charters chmiel's to posts JOsts haw hav having ing bag fifteen or more applicants to provide provide pro pro- vide for a convention to be held in October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober whereby all officers and enlisted men eligible to membership in the Legion Legion Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion will participate In the election of representatives to a National Convention Convention Conven Conven- tion to be convened on November 11 at Minneapolis to hear and determine matters presented b by the Utah Soldier Settlement commission i to pass lass upon other Important questions effecting Americanism and to perform such other duties as ma may properly come before before before be be- fore it B By order of the Executive Committee Commit Commit- tee for Utah The constitution of or the American Legion was adopted at the caucus held at nt St. St Louis The preamble declares that For God and country we we associate associate asso asso- date ourselves together for the following followIng following follow follow- ing purposes To uphold and defend the constitution tion of or the United States of America I I. I 1 1 to U maintain UI lath and UI order U l Ulu to u l foster l and perpetuate h a one hundred per cent Americanism to preserve e the memories memories memories memo memo- ries and incidents of our ass association In the great grent war to Inculcate a n sense of oC individual obligation to the community community com com- state and nation to combat the autocracy of or both hoth the classes and the tho masses to make muke right the master ter teror of or might to promote peace pence and good goodwill goodwill will on earth to safe safeguard nail and transmit trans trans- transmit mit to posterity the principles of Justice Jus ins tice freedom and democracy to consecrate consecrate con con- secrate and sanctify our comradeship b by our devotion to mutual helpfulness While requiring that every member of oC the or organization perform his full duty as us a citizen according to his own conscience and und understanding the organization organization or or- shall be absolutely nonpartisan nonpartisan non- non partisan and shall not be used for the dissemination of or partisan principles or for tor the promotion of th the candidacy of an any person seeking public office or preferment The state organization shall shail consist of or that organization in each state territory territory ter ter- ter- ter or the District of Columbia whose delegates have been seated in inthe inthe the St. St Louis caucus |