The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-27
The Spring Offensive Is On

The Spring Offensive Is On
We can double our membership ir
the next sixty days. If you haven
membership card to enroll your
friend be interested enough to get ont
or half a dozen cards and help make
Commander Fell's home post the ban
ner post of the state. 1t should be.
Meeting of Post Adjutants
One hundred post adjutants met in
Oklahoma City, Monday for a confer
ence and the way business did pick up
You would be an ambitious Legion
man had you heard the address given
and could know the Legion activities
going on in this state. And Command
er Fell is a winner Post Legion work
was discussed. Americanzation work
you should talk it all day long. Sold
! ier's relief work-hospitals for disab-
led and sick ex-service men. If you are
hale and hearty, fight for the unfor-
tunate sick and disabled pal.
Ammunition for the Spring Offensive
Selling the American Legion to Sc
lected men-not one man in twenty Is
eligible-if you have the privilege use
it-millions Of patriots would join il
they only could.
Many former service men, as good
and true patriots as any, do not belong
to the Legion simply because they have
been misinformed about it. Let's give
everybody the dopei They say:
The Dues are Too Much
o. n n1,ae
of cigarettes, or a theatre ticket or
two? Maintains National headquarters,
State department and local Post, and
sends you fifty-two copies of a live
wire magazine worth double the price
alone. A few dollars for membership
in an exclusive organization that no
millionaire could buy his way into un-
less he was eligible. The lowest dues
of almost any organization in America
and more work to do with it.
/ Haven't Got the Money
Arrangements can be made with
most employers whereby men may sign
up with the Legion and have their dues
deducted in several installments from
their pay checks.
What is the Legion For
The Legion's purposes are set forth
admirably in its. constitution; For God
and Country, we associate ourselves to-
gether for the following purposes: TO
uphold and defend the constitution OF
the United States of America; to main
tain law and order to foster and per-
petuate a one-hundred.per-ce Amer
icanism; to preserve the memories and
incidents of our association in the Great
War; to inculcate a sense Of individual
obligation to the community, state and
nation; to combat the autocracy OF
both the classes and the masses; to
make right the master 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 comradeshp by our devotion to
mutual helpfulness."
The Legion has no aims, policies or
activities not covered by this pre-
amble. The purpose Of the Legion Is
thus twofold-service to its Country
and service to its comrades. The or
ganization is exerting all its Influence
and strength to the end that all ex-
service men, especially the disabled and
the dependents Of those who paid the
supreme sacrifice, shall receive the
Just and fair treatment which they
have reason to expect from patriotic
and liberal country. In serving the
country the organization is endeayoring
to keep alive that spirit of service which
induced all TO respond to the countrys
call in time of need, even to the eX-
tent of being willing to pay the su-
preme sacrifice This is being done
by assisting in the maintenance of
one-hundred per cent Americanism,
based on fair play and square deal
for all.
What DO Get Out of IL?
If you are talking about material
thngs-here they are: An American
Legion button-the Nation respects II
everybody can't wear one. Any OF
the benefits derived from the half bill
lion dollars worth Of legislation the
Legion has secured and to which you
may be entitled. 1t has secured more
in the way OF beneficial legislation In
two years than the G. A. +. secured
in twenty. Flfty-two copies OF snappy
magazine worth your few dollars alone.
II you want a bonus and one is grant
ed you can thank the Legion for H.
II you don't want bonus and one Is
granted, you don't need to take II. The
Legion simply secured for you the
chance. The Legion has secured the
passage of seventeen laws or rulings
beneficial to ex-service men, especially
the disabled.
If you are talking of things less ma
terial you get: First, chance to help
us all see that our disabled comrades
and the dependents OF those who didn't
come back get taken care of and q
square deal from the government for
which they made the sacrifice. It's
UP to us to do II, but It's q privilege
nevertheless. You get membership
In the greatest patriotic organization Of
all time. You get an opportunity
through your own organization and
the fellowship of young men who ans
wered the call to the colors when you
did to foster and uphold certain prin-
clples and ideals which your forefath-
ers thought enough to die for. You
can help put a few American ideas
into the heads of few million per
sons. You can get just as much out
of the American Legion as you are will
ing to let yourself get; you will get
out Of It exactly what you put into Its
upbuildlng.
What Has The Legion Doncg
The American Legion obtained
raise in Compensation for disabled men
from $4,000 per month to $4,000 per
month-si95 900 900 voted 10 the war
Risk Insurance Bureau for death and
disability claims--ssO, 900 900 voted to
tho Board of Vocational Tralnlng--and |