The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
AMERICAN LEGION
 WANTS4,OOO MEN
Local Posts Are Devising Means to Sign Many PO-
 tential Members

More than 2,00o letters were mailed to American Legion by Judge Horace G. Wilkinson yesterday in preparation for the membership drive to be conducted during the week of June 2s-July 5
 The purpose of the letters was to ac- quaint the members with the proposed drive and to solicit their active partici- patton They included also an announce ment that the drive would be concluded by barbecue for old and new members at East Lake July ,.
 The letter contained postcard which the members will sign and return, sgni- flying their consent to take active part in the drive. It contains also several applications for membership, so that, even if the legionnare does not become a member of one of the teams. he will be in a position to get the application Of ex-service men he may meet who have not joined.
 As a postscript to the letter was the request that all members of the legion who could accommodate some of the delegates to the Rainbow Division Neter- ans convention, which will be held here July 12-15. communicate with the com mander. The local post plans to care for a large number of the delegates in the homes of it's members.
 Appointment has been made by Judge Wilkinson of the generals in charge of the four armies. Grif Harsh, G. l.. Bailes. Crampton Harris and J. K. Jack son, Jr. were named Abr these positions Mir. Jackson and Mr. Harsh demurred on account of being members of other committees Their places have not yet been filled
 The letter is as folio ~
 Srn This is going to pull off the biggest mem bership drive in the history of this sec tor. Objective. 1.500 new members in one week, beginning June 2S and end inf July ,. with big auto parade and barbecue at East Lake. Monday, July 5. Everything free and furnished by fh:s post.
 , Dues have been raised to only si per year, payable quarterly or all at once at your pleasure. This makes each old member owe their finance officer s2 for the remainder of this year. Each new member will be admitted on payment Of s1. which pays for the next three months. or he can pay S2 if he desires anG be in good standing until January 1, 1921.
 "Now, about that drive. We must make it the biggest thing ever pulled by our post. We need those 1,500 new members and we expect men like you to help get them. A little of your time each day of the drive will be sufficient Four armies" will compete in this drive and handsome American Legion foh will be given the member who turns in the greatest number of appl- cations during the drive. On Monday July D. we want every legionaire who has an auto assemble on sixth avenue and drive to East Lake. where the bar becue will be held. This parade will advertise the post and we should have enough cars in line to carry every member of the post to East Lake.
 Tn order to carry out our plans we must have formation. Will you help in the drive? Will you be at the barbe- cue? Will you drive a car to East Lake on the 5th? We must have answers to these questions so we will know how many to prepare for. A return post card is enclosed; be sure to fill it out anu mail 1t promptly. indicating there on just how much you can assist in the movement.
 'I am also sending you some blank applications for membership. so you can be prepared to enlist brother at any time.
 "Your post is on the boom A paid acjutant will shortly be employed to
  the post. Headquarters will be con venietly located and it's location an nornced through the press in a few days. If you want a job, or need as sstanee in adjusting any matter with the government. talk it over with the aGjutant. That's what he is on the job for-to help the ex-seryice men.
 "One more thing-the Rainbow boys want to know whether you can enter tain Rainbow man at your home dur ing tn ecoming reunion of that division. Kindly indicate your willingness to do so on tbe enclosed card.
 Let's rally and get Birmingham post over the 5000 mark by July 1. which is on Sunday and have that hig bar bccue on the day following. Fill out this post card and mail it now. Yours very truly.
 HORACE C. WILKINSON.
 Field Marshal for the Drive.
 Approved:
 "FRANK NJ. DIXON.
 Post Commander"