The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-21
NATIONWIDE PUSH BEING
MADE FOR THE LEGION

This is American Legion week. The
nationwide push is being made for
new members. Marion County Post
No. is taking part in the drive. This
drive closes Saturday, May %. Ma
riOn County Post No. / wants every
ex-service man and woman in the
county to join. Have you signed up?
Have you signed up your buddy?
Marion County Post No. / has ap-
charge of this weeks drive: Thomas
Jack Kasell. Philip G. Murphy and
blanks may be obtained from any
member of this committee or from
any member of the legion in the coun-
ty. Applications may be signed up in
IOcala at the Court Pharmacy, Anti
Monopoly Drug Store and Biting c
Co., Drug Store, and the Marion
county board of trade. Following are
some of the chief facts about the
American Legion for your own infor-
nation and to pass along to others:
| The legion's purposes are set forth
admirably in it's constitution: For
God and country we associate our
selves together for the following pur-
poses: Ito uphold and defend the
constitution of the United States CT
lAmerica; to maintain law and order;
Ito foster and perpetuate a one hum
idred per cent. AmericaniSm; to pre-
serve the memories and incidents of
our association in the great war; to
linculcate a sense of individual Obli-
cation to the community, state and
nation; to combat the autOcracy 81
both the classes asd the masses; to
make right the master of might; to
promote peace and good will on
earth. to safeguad and transmit to
Iposterity the principles of justice,
freedom and democracy; to conse-
crate and Sanctify our cOmradeShip
by our devotion to mutual helpful
ness"
The legion has. no aims, policies
or activities not covered by this pre-
amble.
The purpose of TIE i3o:o2 IS tk;r.S
two-fOld-Service to its country and
service to it's comrades. The organ
ization is exerting all it's influence
and strength to the end that all ex
lservice men, especially the disabled
and their dependents and the depend
ents Of those who paid the supreme
sacrifice, shall receive that just and
flair treatment which they have rea-
son to expect from a patriotic and
Ilibt raj county.
In serving the country the Organi
zation is endeavoring to keep alive
that spirit of service which induced
all to respond to the country's call in
Itime of need, even to the extent of
being willing to pay the supreme sac
Irifice. This is being done by assist
ling in the maintenance Of one-hun-
dred per cent Americanism, based on
fair play and square deal for all.
The American Legion is not mill
Itary oganizatiOn, nor does member
ship therein effect or increase liabil-
Iity for military or police service.
The American Legion is absolutely
Inon-pOlitical and shall not be used
for the dissemination of partisan prin-
ciples or for promoting the candidacy
of any person seeking public office
or prefermen. No person holding a
public elective office can hold any
office in the American Legion.
embership-Only those are eli
gible who served honorably in the
Army, Navy or Marine Corps for any
length of time between April s, 1917,
and November II, 1913. and men and
women who served in the naval, mil
itary or air forces of any nation as
sociated with the United States in the
war, provided that at the time OF their
entry they were American citizens
and have since resumed American
citizenship.
The legion, has obtained from Coz
gress increase of base pay TO dis
abled men from $50 to $50 month
The legion through its service di-
vision at Rational headquarters and
War Risk officers in every state, has
cooperated With the war risk insur-
ance bureaus thereby adjusting thou
sands of clainas for compensation for
dependents OF men who have died.
and disabled men.
The legion first disclosed the failure
Of the federal hoard for vocational
education to do its duty toward the
disabled. 1t brought about congress
Isional investigation of the board and
subsequent reformA Through the
national vocationals officers at head
Iquarters and state Vocational officers
lit has devised plaA of cooperation
lv ith the board which hould speedily
lsUlve the yOcations abilitation
PROBLEM.
The legiot drafts q put before
Congress the four tional COM
Ipensation kill NH Ills for: !.
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