The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-04-02

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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 Citizens Committee, with A. T..
Hert OF Louisville as chairman, and
have organized Statewide campaign
to solicit funds for the support of the
Legion, beginning March % and ending
April 3.
Money realized from subscriptions,
which are TO come from citizens not
members OF the Legion. Will go jointly
to furthering the plans OF State Head
quarters and 10 the betterment of each
loc.-. 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 II chairman appointed for
each district Each district is divided
by counties and each county will have
It's Citizens Organization Chairman.
The district chahmen serving with
Mir. 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. Il. Layman, Elizabethtown,
Ky, Fourth District.
Frank Buerck, Louisville, KY, Fifth
District.
John II, Howe, Carrollton, KY, Sixth
District.
Henry 7. Duncan, Lexington, Ky,
Seventh District.
George McRoberts, Danville, KY,
Eighth District.
Robert H. VIM, Mt. Sterling, KY,
Ninth District.
h. W. Showers, Pikevflle, KY, Tenth
District.
Hugh Asher, PiReville, 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-
ton 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
sst in the work of the American Lee
gion 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 Lee
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 undertaking
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 eit-
2ens on behalf Of the Legion-not \
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, tofraise the money necessary
to meet the Legion's requirements.
THE Legion today stands as a bull
wark against radicalism of revolu-
tionary character, not only in Ken
lucky but throughout the nation. 1t is
work that is unceasing in view of
the situation abroad and in this coun-
try.
The Legion is growing 50 rapidly
that it is unable to provide for the
growth of the organization itself and
take care Of work 1t is doing and has
planned to do.
"The Citizens Committee expects
every loyal KentuckIan and every man
who is 100 per cent American to do
his duty in this campaign"