The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-31

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Supporting not only in sentiment but
In word and deed the accomplishments
and purposes of the American Legion,
men of Kentucky have banded together
as Citizens Committee, with A. L.
Hert of Louisville as chairman, and
have organized Statewide campaign
to solicit funds for the support of the
Legion, beginning March 30 and ending
April 3.
Money realized from subscriptions.
which are to come from citizens not
members of the Legion, Will 90 jointly
to furthering the plans of State Head
quarters and to the betterment of each
local post. The amount raised will be
called Kentucky's American Legion
Fund.
The State has been organized by Mr..
Hert into eleven congressional dis
tricts, with chairman appointed for
each district. Each district is divided
by counties and each county will have
Its Citizens Organization Chairman.
The district chairmen serving with
Mr.. Hert as State Chairman are:
J. c. Utterback, Paducah, KY, First
District.
James Pendleton, Owensboro, KY,
Second District.
j. l.. Harmon, Bowling Green, KY,
Third District.
Judge j. X. Layman, Elizabethtown,
KY, Fourth District.
Frank Buerck, Louisville, KY, Fifth
District.
John III. Howe, Carrollton, KY Sixth
District.
Henry T. Duncan, Lexington, Ky,
Seventh District.
George McRoberts, Danville, KY,
Eighth District.
Robert II. VIM, Mt. Sterling, KY,
Ninth District
f. W. Showers, Pikeville, KY, Tenth
District.
Hugh Asher, Pineville, KY, Eleventh
District.
American Legion posts have been
instructed to call Upon the county
chairmen and offer their assistance in
the detail work, but all actual solicita-
tion will be done by those not in the
Legion, according to the plans of the
Committee.
will be afforded an opportunity ito as
slst in the work of the American lie.
gion in its efforts to combat antl-Amer.
icanism, encourage better citizenship
and promote fraternallsm among for
mer service men,"
In letter TO the commanders of lie.
gion posts in the State Uric Bell, State
Commander of the Legion, said:
'"All the members should feel deeply
grateful to this Citizens Committee
for the work that they are undertaken;
in your behalf and in the behalf of the
American Legion. You should person
ally and by committee tender such
services as YOU are able to perform
and you should hold yourselves in
readiness at all times to respond
promptly to any call for assistance
and cooperation that they may issue
In statement on the campaign Mr..
Hert said;
1T is essentially a campaign of clti-
zens on behalf of the Legion-not a
campaign of the Legion men them
selves seeking aid. Their necessities
are known and their budgets have been
carefully scrutinized by group of
competent men who understand the
needs and are willing, in cooperation
with the citizenship of the State In
general, to raise the money necessary
to meet the Legion's requirements.
"'rhe Legion today stands as bull
wark against radicalism of a revolu-
tionary character, not only In Ken
lucky but throughout the nation. II Is
work that Is unceasing In view of
the situation abroad and in this coun-
try.
"The Legion is growing so rapidly
hat II is unable to provide for the
growth Of the organization itself and
take care OF work II is doing and has
planned TO do.
"The Citizens Committee expects
every loyal "entuckian and every man
who Is a per cent American TO do
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