Organization: Loyal – Early American Legion

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Voight, Beaver, Leatherdale, Irlbeck, Smith, Whiteman, Miller, Shupe, Catlin, Christenson, Meyer, Krueger, Etta, Woodkey, Vogel, Ehlert, Flaherty, Kuckuck, Hawley, Thomas, Jackson, Murphy, Kauffman, Ferguson, Dittner, Stringham, Kreiser

----Source: Family Scrapbook

On December 31, 1919, the National Headquarters of the American Legion issued a Charter for the organization of Loyal Post, Number 175, American Legion. The charter members were Alfred K reiser, Percy F. Voight, Peter S. Beaver, B. A. Leatherdale, Oscar J. Christenson, Frank X. Irlbeck, Chester Smith, R. C. Whiteman, D. C. Miller, Lee Shupe, Lynn Catlin, Frank M. Christenson, Glenn Shupe, Leo M. Meyer, H. A. Krueger, Elmer J. Etta, Oscar H. Etta, Arthur Etta, August Woodkey, George Vogel, Otto Ehlert, Vincent Flaherty, Charles E. Kuckuck, Dale Hawley, J. R. Thomas, William A. Beaver, Phillip Beaver, H. R. Jackson, Phillip L. Smith, Thomas Wm. Murphy, Vernard O. Kauffman, Ray A. Kauffman, Lloyd Smith, Archie N. Ferguson, Fred Dittner, and George A. Stringham.

On January 9, 1920, with twenty of the charter members present, an organization meet¬ing was held in the Directors Room of the Loyal State Bank - now the Loyal Post Office. At this pieeting the following officers were elected for the year 1920:

- Commander - Elmer J. Etta
- Vice Commander – Percy Voight
- Adjutant – Leo M. Meyer
- Finance Officer – Alfred Kreiser
- Historian – Frank Christenson
- Master-at-Arms – Oscar Etta
- Chaplain - Vincent Flaherty

 

 


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