The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-26
LOCAL POST HOLDS ENTHU SIAS-
TIC LUNCHEON SESSION: WO-
MEMS AUXILIARY PLANS
FOR JOINT PICNIC

Ardmore's drive for lO0 per cent in
crease in the American Legion mem
bership has started.
An enthusiastic MONDAY luncheon
meeting II the George X. Anderson
post at the Chamber OF Commerce Sat.
urday. when Post Commander O. W.
King sounded the word. was the be-
ginning OF the movement Every mem.
ber present was urged 10 start out
with the determination that he would
get at least one member.
Every member at the luncheon was
given two membership carls. Comman-
der King urged the members TO bear
In mind that every additional member
enrolled was another element Of force
added TO the influence Of the Amer
lean Legion for better legislation. and
for full compensation to the disabled
eS-serv.ce men.
when Departmental Commander
Fell appears before congressman for
improved legislation he Is confronted
with the question. How many mem
bers are there In your department,
Mr.. King asserted.
III Commander Fell cannot show
that his members are good repre-
Scntation of this state he will stand
but little chance OF convincing the
congressman that he speaks for the
eX-service men. and therefore he will
stand but little chance Of getting what
he wants. Let Us back up his efforts
with representation Of more than
so per cent OF the cx-scrvice men
In the state"
The state will De divided into eight
different districts In the membership
drive. which officially opens Monday
and continues for week Ardmorr
will come under the third district.
Afr. King said
Ardrnorc has been divided into four
divisions. each one uf which will bc
headed by "A divisional chairman. who
will appoint sectional chalrmvn. Com.
mandcr Hing announces the following
divisional chairmcu' Ernest Hcndou.
frs, ward, Homer Hurley. second
ward. Dr q. Z. Johnson. third ward
Ewing London. fourth ward.
Departmental Commander Harold
Fcll also made "a short talk on the
need fur a great Increase IA member
ship. lie urged the members 20 do jus.
ticc 10 tho dying request OF the late
Commander Galbrai,h. who was killed
Ia an automobile accident while per-
forming his Gutcs as national com
mandcr
Grant Victor. one Of the committee
NJ thrcc ON soldiers Relief work In
Oklahoma. was a guest VI the meeting.
Mr.. Victor explained that the lugIs-
lation has entrusted the duties OF
laying plans for the military hospit-
ais In the committee of three. and
declared that " was the intention
Of him and u the other two members
TO work 80 hard that the legion will
not have to apologize Tor their acts"
Mrs. Mark kirkpatrick. secretary
of the womens Auxiliary to the local
cost. who also was a gups; at the
meeting announced that the auxiliary
invited the local legionnaires to at
tend picnic with the auxiliary mcm-
bers. She stated that the auxiliary
would furnish and serve all refresh
mvnts. and that the time and place
OF the picnic would be-. left TO the
George u. Anderson Post
Commander King gratefully accepted
the invitation ami appointed NJ ~
Witt In charge Of the committee of
arrangements TO report back at the
next meeting.
AIR. King also announced that more
than 1000 books had been secured for
the George Y. .Andstsons reading
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