New Britain herald., 1919-09-17
LOCAL LEGIONNAIRES
 AFTER NEW MEMBERS
But Mill Probably Postpone Campaign One Week

Although the posts of the Ameri- can Legion in other cities and towns Throughout the country are making h drive for members during this week, it Is probable that the local posts will postpone their efforts until the close Tor the Old Home Week celebration. &The national executive committee of the Legion has issued circular letters to all posts in the United States, mak- 7 ing an appeal for a determined ef- fort on the part of the present mem bership to secure 100000 members this week. The slogan during the campaign is. Let's Stick Together" In launching this mem bership drive the national committee intends to make an appeal delivered with a punch that will focus the attention of the entire country on the American Legion for six days from September 15 to 20, They intend to reach every man and women eligible for member ship in the organization and put the case up to them in 9 manner that will make them feel it their duty to enroll.
 35O,OOO Membership.
 The present membership of the Le- zion is 350,OO0 and the national headquarters considers each member as one of a national com mmittee whose work is to create composite na- tional enthusiasm. bringing the Le- sgion into the limelight for a week. ' The national committee admits that enrolling the men is a big job but also states that the American Le- lgion, standing for Americas world war effort. welcomes a big job. If leach one of the 350,000 mem bers can induce three of his "buddes' to join, the million will be attained with some ito spare. This allows two days to secure one member.
 1 The program mapped out for the drive is outlined as follows: Each state branch is to have a definite ob- siective and must take q definite quota of the million members. The state organization division at national head quarters has calculated the proportion of men from each state who must be enrolled on the basis of the mum Der of men which each state gave to the war Each state must apportion this total so that counties. communities and local posts have their definite Ob jectives.
 An inclusive plan of appeal made by dividing working areas into sub- divisions will be carried out and this will guarantee that every man be apDroached and asked to enroll by personal interview.
 Plans for Publicity
 A plan of publicity has been worked out and a post of command will be established for each unit in a central place Daily bulletin information will be furnished as to the progress of the drive Merchants and other business men and the press will be requested to donate space for advertisements, as they did in the Liberty Loan drives. Employers will be asked to CO., operate with the legion members serving on membership committees. Private citizens will be asked for the use of autom obiles to carry on the drive in wide areas, The stimulus of competition will be introduced by means of prizes for the teams en- rolling the greatest number of mem bers. Flying squadrons" of four minute speakers will be used in thea ters, at factory noonday meetings and other assembly places to explain the purpose of the organization of the American legion. Motion picture slides will be used as far as possible. Posters of the legion are considered as one hundred per cent. effective publicity and will be used extensively.
 For the state branch whose mem bership on American Legion Day, November Il, shows that it most effectively popularized the American