New-York tribune., 1922-06-12
July ] Designated as Nation.
al Membership Day and
Chief Commander Urges
All Posts to Concentrate
Fctc Arranged by l8 Units
of Bronx Auxiliary In
cludcs Cards and Dancing
in IO5lh Artillery Armory

National Membership Day has been
act for July /, and Legion posts all
over the country will concentrate their
effort, on that day TO obtaining new
r,mbcrs. Each member will be re-
ouc,ted 20 bring in rs many veterans
rs possible. The national commander
hns written n letter 20 oil post com
mnnders requesting that they MAKE
this the one big day for the Legion
His letter reads:
"Mr. Post Commander; I'm gong 70
osk YOU and your post 20 do big
thing. I know how you have been
plugging for tho Legion, old man. and
the many things you have to do but
| wan, you to put your ono big effort
into one final squirt this year, and We
are not going to holler again.
"You fellows have been fine. ] want
n think you. officially and personally,
for the splendid support you have
given the national organization. u ~
from YOU we get our inspirauon' from
your membership the power and pres
iigc that will put across these thihGs
We are hghting FOR. -
"And. let me tell you, you can wei
be proud Of what you have accom-
nllshcd for tho disabled. the unem-
ployed. for the country and for your
community. and, In fact, Tor all OF Us
Just for example. every bit OF legislh-
tion now IN effect for the disabled man
or for any ex.service men which Is now
ON tho statute books was not only
written and pushed but put through
Congress by the American Legion. You
know the many other things.
However. one man out OF every four
can't be expected 10 carry The packs OF
the other three that is exactly what
we Of tho Legion are doing We want
10 correct that situation. This Is the
big Legion year and the year that IS
going 10 tell the story.
Saturday. July /, Is National Mem
bership Day.
1--WE want your help in putting your
post over It's last yenrs membership
with your department leading the
Union. Perhaps your post is aiready
over. II you are, 20 out and help the
rest Of 'cm got in. Personally we arc
putting every bit Of effort NC have IN
making this the big constructive Le-
gion year. Arc you with me
This Is no private fight IT'S gen
cral engagement all along the line,
with the whole works in H. from the
/ lad just on the dotted line 20 the last
cootie engineer Get your post organ
lied; appoint some hard-hitting com
mittees; get your whole organization
ready with such wallop that every
/ ex-service man and woman In your
community will belong 10 the post be-
/ fore that dag Is over, so tina. on the
morning OF the day itself wo can move
I out, shove of, or whatever they hol-
lorcd in your outfit when they wanted
action. Tho whole United States is
watching ". and. what's darn sight
more important. there nrc lot Of bud
dies WHO need help, compensation and
nm understanding Of what the Legion
has done and intends 10 do for them.
! Let's get them n square deal; show
them VIC can't any Of US get one II We
/ don't all stick along and help.
Il am not going to try 20 go into oil
I the details. You will get definite in
structions and definite plans from the
Office of The American Legion Weekly
I They have been putting a whole lot OF
/ thought and effort into planning this,
so when the day comes you will have
all the dope ready 10 shoot.
"If your post gets just ten more
members and every post does the same.
that means over a hundred thousand
new members.
But we want 'cm all.
ITS easy 10 sit back and say Let
George do it, but you know it's team
\ work that counts. Make up your mind
/ that you and your post will put one big
concentrated effort into this one day,
/ July /. And we'll be sitting pretty. Il
was the old team work and stick-to-
ge,her spirit that won the war. Let's
I show the world that we're still there
/ and that we are going TO make this the
/ best old outfit that the world has ever
/ known.
"All right. old mau. we're OF, and
we'ro looking to you. Let's CO."