| Show CALL FOR UTAH STATE CAUCUS I 1 OF CF THE AMERICAN LEGION meeting of milan members of national 81 diers 11 1 organization tion to be held in be salt t luk lake a on june jan 4 and ad 5 on march IS 15 of this year a mums of nearly 1000 officers a and men who represented all 11 the combat divisions nd ad fallt 11 sections thou of the 8 0 1 fe was w convened veried in paris under the direction of the temporary committee of tire american lemon legion which milich had been formed I 1 in iran I 1 bauce on may 8 9 0 sail and 10 a caucus of more than 1900 offic i and imp cato rep resting resenting res ting each state lii 1 tile the L clotted states was vas emi convened mild in tt ht I 1 lull and it ere performed ill the same functions function no as 0 alie c paris mucus caucus for the me men who were retained lu in and had bad returned to am Ac erica herlen aa A a result of this can caucus 9 1 in st louis a plan of organization was adopted which pro provides him for the mb aliment li lish ment of state organizations and re retains in office the temporary state mate officer and executive committee by virtue of ili flie suit fly thus the invested tins this call is issued all at persons pe all who he were in n tile the mill they tary or naval service of I 1 the a united states during tile peno period d be beaw w een april 6 1617 1017 slid and Na november ember 11 1918 both cut dates include and ad nil ail p persons who elm served in the military mili tiry or naval service evil of 9 say any of the governments go a as socia ted with the lulled states dur ing the world war divided that they were at the time of their a en list last ment mort except those persons sepa epic rated from firm the sen ice under terms amounting to di dl honorable discharge and except also those persons who re fused to their rail military rely duties on tile aimed of c conscientious elect V ou ous a or P political objection are to attend the state caucus to be held in salt lake city june 4 a and ain 5 in the be tell tab beginning at 2 30 on the of at to 1 of I tile the ath it Is suggested by the beet ee executive et committee minitte 1 in 01 older do to provide for representation for far every county in tile the it th it voting be by I 1 nation counties 1 and that each county all shall all J have 1 a mr three a votes tor for evey one bundled an nun who the service film that county ivery evory man eligible for far nacin mem barship 1 in the legion shall I ie have e a voice in tile the mums caucus the she duties of the caucus will be to it hear car the a action talen taken by the st louis mucus caucus and determine on our cre course ill le to appoint tempo naly state last ot of fleets and up an executive committee a to act until the state convention IS of t the he american legion which will be held 1 in october illmer and which said committee shall hail rule have authority to the american legion 1 in the state ot 1 utah and issue charters to posts hav has ing fifteen or more am aepli applicants ca is to p provide tor for a convention to be held in oc tober lobar I 1 whereby he rally all 11 officers and ad enlisted listed in nien n a eligible to membership in a the legion gio will 11 participate 1 in the election ot of to a hat all lonal C conven so thin lion to be convened claimed on november 11 at minneapolis to hear bear and determine matt matters a presented by the utah soldier settlement lement bett commission to p pass pa a upon other important questions effecting americanism and to perfo perform such other duties dudes as aa way may property properly come before it bv order of 0 the executive elle the commit ten tee for far utah tile alie constitution of the american legion was adopted at the caucus held at st louis the preamble declares that lot I 1 or god and country we asso tile late ourse ourselves hea together for tile the follow ng all purposes to upheld and it defend ill alie cor corstin cons titu tion till of the united states of adellea to law and order to footer faster and perpetuate pet a one oil e bundled b died per percent cent eliv americanism to in pi the memo on ries and incidents incident of I 1 an our association I 1 in tile the great war to I 1 inculcate fi to a sense of individual obligation to the corn cone gancit state and nation to cl combat tile autocracy of both the classes and e the mi masses sal to make right th the master aster a of f mittit gill to promote 11 peace m and I 1 al good will on oil euth eaith to safeguard tit aud ad tr trans mit to posterity the principles of jus ties tice freedom suit and it democracy to ce con sectors secrate and sanctify our car comradeship by our car devotion to mutual helpfulness NN ft hile requiring that every member of the li a organization ign amton to me its fail dut duty y US as a ella citizen according cloedt g to tile his own mo conscience science and understanding the me or v g rd i shall be absolute absolutely noo kitian pait isan and shall not be ull usaf for far tile dass d is semi e nation of partisan principles principle or for far tile prault 11 of the candidacy idarY of rend any poison seeking pub public ac office or preferment line annual con convention conati ati shall berd be rd posed of delegates and ad alternates it ten from each state the district of call his betat an and it each ell tenito rv and territorial pos few session dessal of the unitta states eich 11 of which shall be entitled to four dele deb gate gat and ad tour fear alternates 11 tes and to one ue additional delegate and alternate tor far mch each one a thousand memberships paid loud of ip unit thirty do days I to the a date of the national convention |
