That the purpose of this Corporation shall be fraternal, patriotic,
historical, charitable, and educational;
to preserve and strengthen
comradeship among its members;
to assist worthy comrades;
to perpetuate
the memory and history of our dead and to assist their widows and
orphans;
to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United
States of America and fidelity to its Constitution and laws;
to foster
true patriotism;
to maintain and extend the institutions of American
freedom;
and to preserve and defend the United States from all her
enemies.
