Senate
Resolution
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
11
BY
DAWSON
A
Resolution
recognizing
the
centennial
of
the
1
six-month
formation
period
of
the
American
Legion
in
2
Iowa.
3
WHEREAS,
the
formation
of
the
American
Legion
is
4
traditionally
regarded
as
beginning
with
the
Paris
5
caucus
held
in
Paris,
France,
on
March
15-17,
1919,
6
where
Iowa
was
represented
by
two
individuals,
Sergeant
7
Thomas
Rowe
of
the
42nd
Infantry
Division
and
Wagoner
8
Dale
Shaw
of
the
88th
Infantry
Division;
and
9
WHEREAS,
in
May
1919,
two
Iowans,
Sergeant
Charles
10
A.
Doxsee
of
Monticello
and
Major
H.
H.
Polk
of
Des
11
Moines
represented
Iowa
on
the
planning
committee
for
12
the
St.
Louis
caucus
held
in
St.
Louis,
Missouri,
on
13
May
8-10,
1919,
where
a
delegation
of
38
Iowans
were
14
present;
and
15
WHEREAS,
the
creation
of
the
American
Legion
in
16
Iowa
began
with
the
appointment
of
John
MacVicar
as
17
temporary
adjutant
and
the
chartering
of
local
posts
18
beginning
on
May
28,
1919;
and
19
WHEREAS,
the
first
Department
Convention
of
the
20
American
Legion
in
Iowa
was
held
at
the
Hotel
Fort
21
Des
Moines,
in
Des
Moines,
Iowa,
on
September
4-5,
22
1919;
and
23
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
Congress
authorized
the
24
issuance
of
a
federal
charter
to
the
American
Legion
25
on
September
16,
1919;
and
26
WHEREAS,
the
six-month
period
from
March
15,
1919,
27
through
September
16,
1919,
can
be
described
as
the
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formation
period
of
the
American
Legion
in
Iowa;
and
1
WHEREAS,
the
centennial
of
the
commencement
of
2
that
six-month
formation
period
will
begin
in
March
3
2019;
NOW
THEREFORE,
4
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
hereby
5
recognizes
the
centennial
of
the
six-month
formation
6
period
of
the
American
Legion
in
Iowa;
and
7
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
copies
of
this
8
Resolution
be
transmitted
to
Iowa
Governor
Kim
Reynolds
9
for
appropriate
proclamation
and
execution
and
to
10
Iowa
Secretary
of
State
Paul
Pate
for
appropriate
11
publication
and
preservation.
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