Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-24
Big DRIVE FOR
MEMBERSHIP NOW ON
LOCAL AMERICAN LEGION POST
MAKING SPECIAL EFFORTS TO
INCREASE MEMBERSHIP

At a meeting of the Post Com
manders and Post Adjutants of the
American Legion. Iowa department,
held at Des Moines on Lincoln S
birthday, it was decided to put on a
membership drive over, the entire
state, beginning on February 18th,
and ending on February 9th. From
newspaper reports the posts all over
the state are meeting with phenom-
email success. Argonne Post. of Des
Moines, under the able leadership OF
DR.. L. v. Felke, Post Commander,
seems to be in the lead as far as
numbers are concerned. On the first
day of their drive the various COM
mittees signed up over 500 new
members. OF course we. can't expect
the local post to secure as many
members in a day as they can at Des
Moines, for the simple reason that
Des Moines has bigger territory to
draw from, but at the same time Au-
dubon Post, No. 100, is gaining in
strength every day. Mr., Frank Bag
ley, the local Post Commander, has
appointed several committees who
will canvass the entire vicinity Of
Audubon for new members.
Some of the reasons the Boys"
are giving for Joining the American
Legion are as follows: In fact they
can best be summed up by referring
to the constitution of the Legion, as
it was adopted at the first national
convention held at Minneapolis in
November. 1919.
For God and Country, we associ-
ate ourselves together for the fol-
lowing purposes: To uphold and de-
fend the Costitution of the United
States of America: to maintain law
and order; to foster and perpetuate
one hundred per cent American
ism; 20 preserve the memories and
Incidents of our association in the
Great War; to inculcate a sense Of
individual obligation to the COM
munity, state and nation; to combat
the autocracy Of both the classes and
the masses: to make right the mas
ter of might; TO promote peace and
good will on earth; to safeguard and
transmit to posterity the principles
of justice, freedom and democracy;
to consecrate and sanctify our COM
radeship by our devotion to mutual
helpfulness."
The boys say that an organization
with a constitution like the above is
good one to belong to, and more
especially so after the Legion has
proven to the world that they intend
to live up to their constitution. The
chief aims at present are to secure
aid and assistance for the boys who
were wounded or injured in the SER
vice. They have already secured
the passage of Legislation that is very
beneficial TO the wounded veteran,
and their representatives in Wash
ington are still busy on the same
job.
To quote Judge X. M. Lands, who
spoke recently at Legion meeting
at Des. Moines, - boost for the
American Legion isDsa real boost for
the Nation" So let's all get back of
the boys and boost this great organ
ization.
The local Post has secured the
hall and rooms over the Iowa Heat,
Light and Power Co.'s office and ex-
pect to have it furnished in the near
future. 1t will be re-decorated and
they expect to have very attractive
quarters. The lack of q suitable
meeting place has been great draw
back, but now that that is overcome
they want a one hundred per cent
membership. All ex-service men
who have an honorable discharge are
eligible to membership.