The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-19
AMERICAN LEGION'S
FLORIDA ADVERTISING

stand for all of Florida.
We are willing to do cur part.
Will you do yours?
This is the slogan of the American
Legion of the department of Florida.
State Commander Jerome Wideman
Of the American Legion of the State
.of Florida has one of the best adver-
tising schemes that has yet been pre-
sented to boost this state and to give
the citizens of all parts of the U. S.
a better idea of what the climate is
and what is produced here as compar-
ed to other parts of the world.
The American Legion, through its
state commander, has completed all
details with Palm Beach County Ag-
ricultural Agent J. A. Dew to take
charge of the proposition and the
latter in his hustling manner has
| made arrangements to present the
| greatest campaign in the state to
have a display at New Orleans next
October when the Legion will hold
| its fourth annual convention in that
city.
| This convention will bring together
the greatest assembly of young men
the country has ever witnessed. This
! gathering will bring together young
men who are wanted in the state. At
all other conventions, such as Rotar-
ians, Elks, Odd Fellows, Masons
Kiwanas, K. of P and, in fact, any
of the great organizations, the repre-
sentatives are older men who have
established themselves in some local
| ity. They are not in receptive a mooG
to change residence and come to some
other place. But in the case of the
American Legion, which is composed
of young men who are in the field fol
future home, Florida is in a position
to offer them one.
1t is for this reason that the Legion
through Mr.. Dew. is going about {
system of advertising that will prove
to the delegates and visitors who viii
be in the Crescent City that this stat,
is the future home for all of them
A place where they can start ant
make a better living for themselve.
and be more Independent than in an!
other cline.
This state needs young men NOR,
than any ,other and now is TIE tim,
to go out and get them, when ther'
are thousands who will listen to argu
ment. How to get them into al
argument is to get them to ask ques
| tions why they should come to Flor
ida to live. The Legion is going t.
show them-present arguments tina
any sane person-and they are al
sane who fought for our grand oil
flag-what the Legion wishes to d
is to have the grandest display o
what is produced in the state in tn
way of citrus fruits.
Mr.. Dew is going. to ask assistanc
from the American Fruit Grower:
) The Citrus Exchange, Chace & Co
| and others. to give outright to tn
, Legion for demonstration purpose
5 three car loads of goods if possibl,
{ The county agent wants to hav
/ 1900 pounds of pecans, 5000 pound
1 of peanuts, and with the three c
/ more cars of grapefruit, oranges, etc
to give away in some manner to cor
r vince the visitors that Florida is til
t state to live in. He has reserve
: space in one of the leading hotels
: New Orleans when the conventio
t convenes, where orange and graz
S fruit juice viii be served to tho:
r who are thirsty. Peanut parchin
p stands will be-Ieased and located ;
prominent corners in the city fl
the distribution of Florida peanuts
h specially printed paper bags.
# Moving pictures of the entire sta
viii be shown, while plenty of goc