Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-11-08

THE AUXIIIARY----A GROWING POWEK.
When the Wowan's Auxiliary The American Legion becomes
segovening organization Kansas City the hrt lew days
in November will look back year IN when the attan
men Of great membership growth has handnand with
work. genuine achievements in helping SICK ana daoeo
service men, intimate everyday efforts which nave won the
sincere admiration of all DICTIONARIES
The womens branch of the Legion will hold its own first an
nua convention City concden with the Third Annual
Convention American Legion 1t will elect its own ma
officers make provisions for the OF It's mead
quarters and receive National Headquarters OF the Legion
all the records information available pertaining to its act
vtes to date Thenceforh it will shoulder its responsible
es marching side by side with the Legion and cooperating
with the Legion the which p0th nave IN common Inc
separation of the organizations simply expanded
opportunity work out the they have
made for themselves.
able One year ago there 1900 units of the Auxiliary
working posts scattered throughout the country but there
organization organized departments in
the The membership included 1927 women Today the
Womens Auxiliary organized by departments in thryseven
States number 1000 and its membership approx
mately 10000.
world with the greatest number of subsidiary units There
are organizations for the spiritual moral social
intellectual life of the nation but of these is an
elusive in its membership of all sections with so many
interests The mothers wives sisters and daughters
of the World War compose sistehood
whose ties strong from their experiences OF two
The formation Auxiliary largely sponan-
Everywhere posts of The American Legion esa
shed groups earnest found themselves to
share in the responsibilities and burdens which the posts had
assumed.
The greatest problem Legion WITH the
necessity of nsung adequate OF the sick and disabled
of that those veterans who dropped by the
waysid leaving their families in distress assisted has fur
opportunity which of Auxiarys energy
expended While the Legion battling for national
legislation to bring relief the disabled the of the Aux
Hilary all the United States visiting hospitals learning
the individual needs of the who thought the country had
forgotten them seeking assist veterans families
had In
cities the have helped market baskets lamps
toys and other articles made by the disabled They have
established workshops which handicapped might such
articles They have induced stores to sell them and
ticaly all the profits to the who made them.
In certain States the problems of the Womens Auxiliary
ssng exservice hospitals and disabled living at
home have been unusually difficult because of the number of
needing assistance The institutions for the
and treatment of tuberculosis patients and for certain
other classes of disability largely concentrated few States
in which climatic conditions favorable The Auxiare in
these States have thus faced popOonae share of the bur-
den of relief They have been aid by the departments of
the Auxiliary States which sanitoa hosp
tails With the perfection of the national organization the bur-
den of relief work win be further eQuazed among the units
The Auxiliary units have promoted movements for the
general welfare of the communities which they New
Hampshire for instance the units all the State engaged in
housing and sanitary of towns cities and dis
trcts The Auxiliary in South Dakota established Citizenship
Clubs, composed OF the of
munes for the study Of the Constitution and the
ideals and principles of Government In Boulder Coo the
Womens Auxiliary supplied civic need when established
the CITY, The Auxiliary in Rhode Island has provided the
erection of State memorial the mothers of the and
women who served in the World War Auxiliary units
States have taken the lead in obtaining public libraries
uny houses Fairgrounds and parks the cities
in which they located.
In all these activities the units have worked in touch with
the posts of The American Legion The organizations
ing together have been able to enlist the support of many other
organizations In their communities If there
son for the existence of the Wowen Auxiliary the has
taken in providing social opportunities for its members L
gonnaes and citizens generally would make worth
| while.
The efforts OF the Auxiliary extensive they have been
be considered only having started existing units
each learn from their efforts and benefit by the experience
of all the other units formation new units proceeds