Thursday, February- -ggf - City of Somerville

Thursday, February _ljjn_19 t *-6
President appointed following comraunittee - Chairman Aid.
McCarthy, corbett, Hurd, Murray and Carroll.
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Forwarding application for certificate of incorporation from 69S23
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W. Francis Collins of Soraervllle and eleven others not residents of Somervllle
under the name of U. S. Coast Guard Veterans' Association for the purpose of
the following:
The purposes of this organization shall be to endeavor to uphold
the Constitution of the United states of America, assisting in the common
defense against any and all enemies both within and without its boundaries;
to assist in maintaining the honor of the American flag and to endeavor to in-T
culcate the ideals for which it stands; to preserve and strengthen the comradeships
formed during our service in this great war; to dedicate our Individual
and collective efforts toward a -mutual helfulness and harmonious fellowship;
to assist in promoting justice, peace, and good will among all men
regardless of race or creed, believing this to be essential to the purposes of
God, principles of democracy and protection of our freedoms; to unite fraternally
through organization, those men who served honorably in the armed force*
with the Coast Guard during World War 1 -and 11; to foster official and honorable
recognition for the services as performed and to perpetuate the memories
and incidents of our association during-World War 1 and 11; to honor our-dead
members and to preserve their graves from neglect and oblivion; to endeavor
to alleviate the incapacities of our disabled and unfortunate members by
charitable and benevolent attendance to their welfare; to promote and encourage
social, patriotic, and historic activities, and in connection therewith
to foster and participate in social, historic, athletic, patriotic, Intellectual
and musical entertainments; to acquire, purchase, erect, hold, Improve,
lease and maintain real and personal property as may be necessary and appropriate
for the carrying out of these purposes; and to do all other things Incidental
thereto; '
to be located in the city of Maiden, Mass., said application being accompanied
by a report from the Chief of Police stating that upon investigation he fails
to find any record of the above mentioned person ever having been engaged In
the illegal selling of intoxicating liquors or in the keeping of places or
tenements for the purpose of Illegal gaming or in any other business prohibited
by law and that he is a person of good repute.
Placed on file and certificate to be signed by his honor the
jMayor and the Board of Aldermen and forwarded to the Secretary of the Common-
wealth .
COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY- OFFICERS
Received constable's bond from, •
Charles M.Austin, In the sum of- $3*000.00 signed by the American Employers'
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Insurance Company as surety,
Maurice Gilbert, in the sum of $1,00.00 signed by the Century Indemnity Com-
pany as surety,
John M. Smith, in the sum of $3,000.00,- signed by the Aetna Casualty and
Surety Company as surety,
Daniel J. O'Donoghue, In the