Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1919 — DEWEY POST ELECTS OFFICERS [ARTICLE]

DEWEY POST ELECTS OFFICERS

A meeting of the Dewey Biggs post No. 29, the local post of the American Legion, was held In the west court room Thursday night, and the following were elected officers of the local post; these offices are to be held until the first anmual meeting of the post, which will be held May 1, 1920; President—George H. Healey. Vice-president—l. M. Washburn. Secretary—Cope J. Hanley. Treasurer —M. D. Gwin. War Risk Insurance Officer— Cecil E. Johnson. Representative for District Committee —C. A. Tuteur. Executive Committee Floyd Meyers, chairman; Nelson Shafer, Don Beam. The local post has a nucleus of 40 members with which to build up the organization. A membership campaign is soon 'to be launched and it is the desire of the present members that every exservice man in the county become a member. The American Legion has 4,000 posts in the United States, every state being represented with a total membership of over 350,000. Over one-half the counties in Indiana are represented and applications for posts have been received from nearly every county in the state. Every honorably discharged soldier, sailor or marine who served in the recent war is eligible td membership in this organization. It is a purely non-political organization and the slogan “Policies not politics’’ has been adopted. ' The legion in its recent St. Louis caucus adopted very commendable resolutions and committees were appointed to investigate other matters of nation-wide interest which are to report at the first national conjvention which is to be held in Minneapolis in November. # *•