The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-17
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LEGION WEEK
OPENED TODAY
The Nation Wide Push for New
Members is Now Under
Way

Buddy, this is American Legion
week! Join the one big outfit now!
Marion County Post No. is the local
outfit with headquarters in Ocala. It's
membership has been increasing eve
ry month since it was started. Over
4250 men and women who served their
country have joined the American
Legion every day since it was organ
ized; 800, 900 comrades invite you to
join.
Following are some of the reasons
why ex-service men should become
members of the American Legion
The legion has obtained from Con-
gress increase of base pay to disabled
men from $50 to $50 month.
The legion, through it's service di-
vision at national headquarters and
war risk officers in every state. has
co-operated with the war risk insur-
ance bureau, thereby adjusting thou
sands of claims for compensation for
dependents of men who have died. and
disabled men.
The legion first disclosed the failure
of the federal board for vocational
education to do it's duty toward the
disabled. 1t brought about congress
sional investigation of the board and
subsequent reforms. Through the ma
tional vocational officers at headquar-
ters and state vocational officers it
has devised a plan of cooperation
with the board which should speedily
solve the vocational rehabilitation
problem.
The legion drafted and put before
Congress the four-fold optional COM
pensation bill which calls for:
l. Farm lands to be granted vet
Grams and $3.50 for every day of ser
vice given to apply on payment there
of. 2. Two dollars for every day of
service to be paid veterans in case
the money is applied on payment for
q home. 8. One dollar and half
day for every day of service. payable
so long as veteran is taking voca-
tional training under government au-
spices. a. Cash compensation of
$1.50 for every day of service.
By cooperation with federal. state
and local employment services, OBJ
tanned work for thousands of ex-
service men just out of uniform.
The legion publishes a live, alert,
interesting magazine, "The American
Legion Weekly" The weekly goes to
legion members and to the public
through newsstands. No additional
charge is made to members for the
weekly.
The legion on May 80 will decorate
the grave of every comrade who
sleeps on foreign soil.
The American Legion is the most
powerful force for 100 per cent Am
ericanism in existence today 1t has
met crises without fiinching, always
on the side of la and order. In
numerous instancess0f disorders and
disaster, such as fire or food, it al
ways has stood wit. the constituted
authorities for law and order. Wit
ness Boston, Gary. Ind, Omaha,
Youngstown, o.. and Melrose Park,
ILL.,
The members of the membership
committee of Marion County Post No.
l are Thomas NJ. Kilgore. chairman,
L. T. Izlar, Jack Kassells, Philip G..
Murphy and Clarence C.. Meffert. Ap-
plication blanks may be obtained from
any member of the committee, and
membership blanks from any member
of the post. In Ocala applications for
membership can be signed up at the
Board of Trade, Court Pharmacy,
Anti-Monopoly Drugstore and Biting
& Co.'S. drugstore. The dues of the
post are SO year, and these cover
national state and local dues. a sub
scription to the American Legion
Weekly and an American Legion but
ton.