The Story Of The American Legion

About this eBook

Author

Wheat, George Seay, 1886-1937

Title

The Story of the American Legion: The Birth of the Legion

Credits

Produced by Curtis Weyant, Asad Razzaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Subject

World War, 1914-1918 -- Societies, etc.

Category

Text

eBook-No.

14478

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14478

Release Date

December 26, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Story of The American Legion — By
2. 2.George Seay Wheat — The Birth of the Legion — The first of a series to be issued after each Annual National Convention — Illustrated
3. 3.FOREWORD
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.The Story of the American Legion
7. 7.CHAPTER I — LATTER WAR DAYS IN FRANCE
8. 8.CHAPTER II — THE PARIS CAUCUS, MARCH 15-17, 1919 — Committee on Convention — Committee of Permanent Organization — Committee On Name
9. 9.CHAPTER III. — PRE-CAUCUS DAYS IN AMERICA. — OFFICERS
10. 10.CHAPTER IV — THE ADVANCE COMMITTEE
11. 11.CHAPTER V — THE ST. LOUIS CAUCUS, MAY 8, 9, AND 10
12. 12.CHAPTER VI — THE LEGION AND THE BOLSHEVIKI
13. 13.CHAPTER VII — THE LEGION WON'T MEET AT CHICAGO
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII — THE SILVER LINING — Three State Chairmen
15. 15.CHAPTER IX — OBJECTORS—CONSCIENTIOUS AND OTHERWISE
16. 16.CHAPTER X — THE REËMPLOYMENT PROBLEM
17. 17.CHAPTER XI — THE DISREGARD OF SELF
18. 18.CHAPTER XII — THE CLOSING HOURS
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII — WHY THE AMERICAN LEGION?
20. 20.THE AMERICAN LEGION — LIST OF STATE OFFICERS
21. 21.THE ST. LOUIS CAUCUS — May 10, 1919 — PREAMBLE — ARTICLE I — Name — ARTICLE II — Membership — ARTICLE III — Nature — ARTICLE IV — Administration — ARTICLE V — State Organization — ARTICLE VI — The Local Unit — ARTICLE VII — Dues — ARTICLE VIII — Quorum — ARTICLE IX — Rules — ARTICLE X — Amendment
22. 22.May 10, 1919.
23. 23.LEGION FACTS
24. 24.WHAT THE PUBLIC PRESS THINKS
25. 25.COMMITTEES — EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE — RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE — CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS COMMITTEE — ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE — CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE — COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS — COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION — FINANCE COMMITTEE — COMMITTEE ON NAME — COMMITTEE ON EMBLEM — COMMITTEE ON NEXT MEETING PLACE
26. 26.ROSTER

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