Weekly journal-miner., 1921-08-17
WOMEN PLAN 4
 WIDE PROGRAM
 IF ACTIVITIES
Adoption of Ambitious Plans at First Annual Convention Fore cast of Beneficial Work by Legion Auxiliary Women
CFrom Thursdays Daily)


 Adoption by the Arizona depart ment of the Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion of an ambitious program of statewide activities in cluding assistance for disabled ex- service men, support of all legisla- ton beneficial to ex-service men and women, the sponsoring of community projects and cooperation with other organizations in support of American ization, featured the morning session of the auxiliary department conven- ton here yesterday. The report was read by Mrs. Henry Miller, chair man of the committee on statewide activities.
 Help for disabled ex-service men includes personal service on com penSatiOn and insurance benefits and reporting of cases to state headquar- ters where that should prove neces- sary, assistance to the relatives of world war veterans, and agitation for the development of a public sense of obligation to veterans of the war.
 The sponsoring of community pro- jects as outlined i'll the committee re- port included recommendations for securing of public playgrounds, com munity houses, libraries and foster ing of the Boy Scout and Campfire Girls movements.
 The report also recommended 100 per cent enrollments of all women eligible to membership in the Wom- l ems Auxiliary. As read in the con vention, the report is as follows:
 First-To assist the legion i'll talk ing proper care of every disabled | veteran of the world war, through | personal services, as:
 l. Visiting disabled soldiers and | asccrtaining whether or not they have taken advantage of compensation. Reporting cases to state headquarters.
 ?. Extension of help to relatives of veterans of the world war
 5. Helping to develop a public sense of obligation to men and their dependents who are still suffering from the results of the war
 f. That all auxiiaries within the department who do not have oppor- tunity to work with the disabled vet erans within their own community be given the privilege of cooperating with those auxiliaries located in hos vital centers as, for example: Pre- nring Christmas boxes, Easter gifts nd sending flowers and such other ssistance as may be advised by the init within the hospital center.
 Second-To support all legislation { which will benefit eX-service men and women. 5
 Third-To assist the local legion post in ali their needs.
 Fourth-That every unit of the Woman's Auxiliary should sponsor at least one community project, for ex- ample: Fairgrounds and public ten : his courts, community houses, librar- ies and Boy Scout and Campfire :; Girls movements. Fifth-Americanization. Operating !, with all other organizations which are sponsoring this movement.
 SiXth-One hundred per cent en- -ollment of all women who are eli ( gible to membership in the Women's ( Auxiliary of the American Legion I
 The rest of the morning session yesterday was taken up by adoption 1 of constitutional articles tabled at Tuesday afternoons meeting, and by an address by William McWade, compensation claims representative for the twelfth federal district, on benefits of government insurance to eX-service men.
 MT. McWade made his subject clear to his listeners from the stand point of assistance the women might give the government and the ex- service men in impressing upon them the fact that through payment of two installments and passing medical examination, they could | again take up their war risk insur- } anCc. i