The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-03-26

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Supporting not only in sentiment but
in word and deed the accomplishments
and purposes of the American Legion,
prominent business and professional
men of Kentucky have banded together
as a Citizens Committee, with A I.
Hert Of Louisville as chairman, and
have organized a Statewide campaign
to solicit funds for the support of the
Legion, beginning March % and ending
April 8.
Money realized from subscriptions,
which are to come from citizens not
members of the Legion, will 60 jointly
to furtheriug the plans OF State Head
quarters and to the betterment Of each
local post The amount raised win be
called Kenkucky's American Legion
Fund.
The State has been organized By Mr..
Hert into eleven eo0Gresstonal dis
hicts, with q chairman appointed 1Or
each district Each district 10 divided
by counties and each county win have
It'd 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. r. Layman, Eizabethtown,
Ky, Fourth District.
Frank Buerck, Louisville, KY, Fifth
District.
John II. Howe, CarroIlton, KY Sixth
District.
Henry T. Duncan, Lexington, KY,
Seventh District.
George McRoberts, Danville, Ky-
Eighth District.
Robert. H. VIM, Mt. Sterling, Kyr
Ninth District.
F. w. Showers, Pikevile, KY, Tenth
District.
Hugh Asher, Pineville, KY, Eleventh
District.
American Legion posts have beer
instructed to call upon the county
chairmen and offer their assistance ir
the detail work, but all actual solicita
don will be done by those not In the
Legion, according to the plans Of the
Committee.
Every business house and individual
will be afforded an opportunity ito as
sist in the work of the American LIE
gi0n In its efforts to combat anti-Amer
icanism, encourage better citizenship
and promote fraternalism among for
mer service men,"
In letter to the commanders Of lie
gion posts in the State Uric Bell, Stat,
Commander of the Legion, said:
'..All the members should feel deepl!
| grateful to this Citizens Commute,
for the work that they are undertaken!
| in your behalf and in the behalf of thu
American Legion. You should person
| ally and by committee tender sucl
services as you are able to perform
and you should hold yourselves il
readiness at all times to respOn,
promptly to any call for assistance
and cooperation that they may issue
In statement on the campaign MI
Hert said:
1T is essentially campaign of citi
zens on behalf of the Legion-nOt
campaign of the Legion men them
selves seeking aid. Their necessitie
are known and their budgets have bee
carefully scrutinized by a group O
competent men who understand tn
needs and are willing, in cooperation
with the citizenship of the State Il
general, to raise the money necessar
to meet the Legion's requirements.
1.-THE Legion today stands as a bul
wark against radicalism of a revolu
tionary character, not only in Ken
lucky but throughout the nation. 1t i
a work that is unceasing in view o
the situation abroad and in this coun
try.
| 1.-The Legion is growing so rapidl
hat it is unable to provide for tn
growth Of the organization itself an,
take care of work it is doing and ha
planned to do.
"The Citizens Committee expect
every loyal "entuckian and every ma
who is per cent American to d
his duty in his campaign"