Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
LEGION POSTS SEEK
TO DRAW MEMBERS
Department Commander Asks
Each Man to Bring a Friend
Into the Organization

An aggressive effort to strengthen
the 800 posts of the American Legion in
pennsylvania and to double the mem
oership during the present year will be
made throughout the state This an
houncement was made today by David
D. Davis, the department commander.
The American Legion is through the
e1perimental stage" said Commander
Davis 1T has expanded and Is grow
ing not only in size, but in influence.
Inc American Legion stands on the
soma rock of patriotism, and it is in the
local post that its greatest and most
striking strength must exist.
/ am prepared in the next year to
gevote myself whole -heartedly to the
;aeVeIopment of the American Legion
~ thiS state, and | do not feel that I
aM unreasonable when set 100 per
vent increase as a goal. That simply
means that each member now in the
bblsahiZation shall bring in new mem
Ser' That will be the means of gain
,nH membership without drives or cam
paighS and will leave the Legion free
approach the general public on mat
@ WITS worth while without constantly
using its good will.
lhe American Legion is not or
Sanlzed ;na solely for the purpose of bring
s together the former service men.
mrn,. u Is TO work for the uplift of the COM
III" my here is the true mission of
nos. MS post and every effort to help the
Ry ~ y renlile this aim will be made.
cnr,on one tline the next state convention
In w. around hope to see many posts
nnrt Wv state firmly established in perma-
n. mnni nomeS that will be real COM
Tbia Tbi"E c"htcrS of activity and uplift.
get bOhinnh "n ann IN which every one can
Vrnlil l the American Legion"
IA special meeting of the members of
larry II. Ingersoll Post ia has boen
snd I''I i Tor next Wednesday at the Pen
""T r l"nril Club, 1926 Walnut street,
roaa ihr meeting has as its specjal mr.
pTtr sti, u" ratification of khe new con.
ppnu,lon poumn,,in Of the Amcri I'm Legion in
town nuNElVania. as adoptc at the Allen
A 'Mm convention, w. II. bu Barry, Jr..
a. member of the post, lho served on m
Tee, will preside Il H"' 'oiiinii''
oHt 90. made I'm of tbo younc
noyw ';m WHO served in the United States
m,iEin; mIaiEi; viii meet at the Y. NJ II
ni"inolnG; 1910 Master street, Tnasdav
nn'; nns. . Miss Caroline Steinbrook thc
10 o't JnnIinr," "n!nr" officer. is making an effort
whom ',h,nal" ne record of last yoar.
nm INV" n,o III" post had 100 per cent mid,
r"".,mlo"tShip, Miss Patricia Crosby
conm'nrT;,,nlNtlYr of tho post on the comfy
mo"tInt""' t"n,t""' will submit n report at The
itv,'nS mitton on the last meeting of the com.
''o"r co.om,nld ana on the plan outlined for ro thc
pnOO.4tperation nO,t Of the Young women i Of the the
Fj"oIId u Il IL" field day event Mt FrankI;n lin
W." On September IS. """
has u" oSrar, II, Grubcr Post No 16o
prrcia @ iattTI"lVed many expressions NJ m,
the i,on "itm from French residents Of
goni,oMt ana from various French or
rmr'nS resomtio'mn IN IN acknowledgment Of the
m"cti"r,o mi%a,on which the post Mt it's last @
tha '"s Tu sent to the city reouestin9 tbot &
mIcnom".n,rh tricolor be displayeJ con ON =
IawimIuS from all public bmiidino.o o IN
hold lJ1e mr,, n@y' The post has decideJ =" ~
the snn,,, wS one meeting a month durin" ="
work k",''ner' om n The post officers are st
sale Of Of tios ine taIl and winter. A large
% pos, tue moonlight excursinn ossh WEN made ad
- WIN hold August 70. A''n 'ne