ON JULY 15, 1919, A GROUP OF RETURNING SOLDIERS FROM LAMOURE COUNTY MET IN THE LAMOURE CITY HALL TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF ORGANIZING AN AMERICAN LEGION POST IN OUR COUNTY. HENRY E. COTTAM WAS ELECTED TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING AND HARRY BUCK, SECRETARY. COMMITTEES WERE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: NAME SELECTION, MEMBERSHIP, AND PUBLICITY. THE COMMITTEES WERE TO REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING. IT WAS THE SPIRIT OF THE MEETING TO ENDORSE THE AMERICAN LEGION MOVEMENT.
FIRST MEETING
