The first convention for the Department of Iowa was held on September 4, 1919, at the Hotel Fort Des Moines.
The initial Department Officers were:
Commander
Mathew A. Tinley of Council Bluffs
Vice Commander
Hanford MacNider of Mason City
Adjutant
John MacVicar of Des Moines
Finance Officer
Fred M. Hubbell of Des Moines
Historian
Raymond Smith of Council Bluffs
Chaplain
W. E. Robb of Des Moines
Master-At-Arms
J. F. Cole of Oelwein
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