Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-22


organization, and the time has come {,
exercise that right. propose that m,
Anne. lean Legion shah exactly doubt,
~ membership. A tremendous under
taking. you say. Yes. tremendously sim
pie. Just un intensive effort when even
Legion mcmi-r IN a.. world shall A.
out luy a nm hut friendly hand upon
a buddy and sign him up. Every mem
hcr zee a member ana the Job ~ done
And "a" day I've st aside Tor tho le
SHINING Of this intensive effort IA day
most hitting II Is the Fourth II July.
From then until october aisi. whcr
the Third National Convention viii op.r
Ia Kansas city, the order OF the day vii
b. Every member get member
What days Any day. hut Il you can
turn The Trick on the very first day II
all-thc Fourth Of July-your bl, Is
done.
Aud there Is no reason {, cannot I've
done ON that day. no reason why the
Legion, hy tho time the last pluwhrel
huzz's out at ieol on the morning u
I luiy 5th cannot have doubled i,s mcin.
/ hershlp.
Wei PLANNED. in,cllircutW managed
enthusiastic membership drives have
been carried out or arc under way In
many departments and thousands OF
posts aud others are contemplated. but
oven u your post has completed sue.
crssful drive there In stlll the opportun.
iiy Tor every member Ia ro, a member.
And Il the idea Tits In with present or
futurc plans q your post. 80 much
the better.
Where the welfare Il our country
has hs,n concerned. where the hopes
and happiness % our disabled comrades
have been a, stake. the Legion has
stopped at nothing. And !, has becn
you-you out In the posts-who have
turned the trick.
"Th. disabled situation l. almos,
cleared. thanks Ia your efforts. Ru,
there remain another class ~ disabled.
the financially disabled. who have
waited patiently until their physically
inca0cl,a,ed huddies should be cared
for. our next great legislative effort
viii D. for them. our adjusted compen.
sa,ion measure once passed the lower
House Il Congress by AN enormous
majority. We are preparing 10 renew
the fight for Il. And We shall see that Il
Is passed, and PASSED during this ses.
sion ~ Congress II the membership
Wills Il. Likewise shall We gain the other
ohjectives sought In our legislative pro.
gram. In our Amerlcanism program. IN
the other tasks the Legion has sc, for
itself.
"But We mus, have with us the vas,
majority 81 the eX-servioe men 81 IN.
country. They mus, be within the or.
ganlza,ion for the personal benefit 90
themselves, for the support hey lend.
We must have more membership. We
arr going TO double !, In day II we can
by octchcr ais, anyway. Every mem.
tsr ~, "A member. Get him early on
the Fourth and have the rvs, 81 the
holiday 20 yourself with a satisfied con.
s'ienoe 10 help you enjoy !, or ~, him
later. u that's tho only way. hut ~,
MIN ON my desk are reports OF many
memorable. membership etforts--pos,s
Increasing their membership fivefold in
a week; DEPARTMENTS doubling up. But
,here Is sim roo for every member to
put In practice he Legion slogan for the
Four,h-'cvery member get a member"
Are you with mes"
The foregoing was carried IN a recent
ISSUE q the American Legion Weekly.
whicn publication fellows 1, with this
statement; The above address. pre.
par'Sl a week before his death. rcpre.
senis Commander Galbmith's last Off.
eial u,,eranoe 60 the American Legion,
IL he had fallen al the head of his regi.
meni IN the Argonnc. he would hav.
expected hts command none the less To
80 forward 10 the objective. Are you
with him In spirit"
This question addressed here 10 IN.
oif'e"rs and members Of the Legion. by /
the American Legion Weekly. COMES
resounding hack 20 the hearts Il all who !
love Americanism, Il il n question IN :
which every American should and mus,
b interested. The great American
Legion Is at the heart % our Country.
and the hoys who comprise this mem.
hefship and those who are eligible 20
the SINE. ATE dear 10 each and all who
are srcatfui for that which has been
accomplished in behalf Of righteousness
throughout the world
We are behind the American Legion
and tn principles for which IL stands.
and az all times.