Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1920 — Who May Become Members of the American Legion [ARTICLE]

Who May Become Members of the American Legion

_ The constitution of the American Legion reads; All persons shall be eligible to membership in this organization who were in the army, navy or marine corps of the United States during the period between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918. both dates inclusive, and all persons who were in the military or naval service of any of the governments associated with the United States during the world war, provideirthat they were cit izens of the United States at the time of their enlistment in such foreign service, and are agajn citizens at the time of making application to become a member of this organization, and providing that person or persons making application for membership shall prove their eligibility; that no person or persons shall be eligible to membership who were separated fS6,m the service under terms amounting to a dishonorable discharge or who refused to perform their military duties on the grounds of conscientious objections or were discharged on account of being an alien, whether friendly or enemy, or guilty of self-inflicted wounds, and that either or any of such causes shall bar the person from the right to become a member of this organization.