Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-13
AMERICAN
.sS" Legion
news
Conducted by Lewis q. Grist,
Publicity Officer, Mech Stew
art Post. No. 68.

every member who can possibly DO So
will attend the. meeting. 1t is hoped
that the post will elect as officers Tor
1922 men who will take an interest m
the post and its affairs and who VIII
give their best efforts towards its up
building. The American Legion Is rap
idly becoming the strongest organiza-
tion in America. While 1t is yet in It's
infancy, it is making rapid strides and
it is hoped that Mech Stewart. Post
and the posts at Hickory Grove, Rock
Hill and Fort Mill will do their utmost
TO keep stride with the posts in other
towns of South Carolina and through
out the, country. There are around
iYorkville a number Of ex-service men
who are not members Of the Legion,
who could be induced to join without
trouble if some Legionaire would only
speak to them about 1t.
- Corning to South Carolina.
Hanford MacNider. national comc
mander of the American Legion, is go
ing to visit the Department of South
Carolina during the month of February,
the exact date of his visit to be an
nouneed later.
The New Year.
We are beginning new year in the
Legion. Conditions financially and 9TH
erwise are not of the best. But this
year we are going to get ex-service
men in this organization Of ours. II
its good enough for us and if its worth
while at all ii is good enough for every
man who wore the uniform. Yes, we
are still talking about the service we
can give to our comrades and to the
country. We've tried heretofore to set
out the aims of the Legion and we are
trying to- keep the idea Of our service
right before US during this year. Now!
On March 18th, 1922, the Graham cup
which last year was won by the Craw-
ford Monroe Post at Marion, Is going
TO the post that has the greatest per-
centage Of membership as compared
with last year. From this day forward
go out and get them to come in. Tell
them we need them for the Legion and
that they will need the Legion. But it's
going to take the personal efforts of ev-
cry member of the Legion to get them.
Talking and publicity are all right, but
personal effort is what it takes. Keep
the interest UP by letting the world
know you are out for the Legion. Live
Legion, Breathe legion and Shout Le-
glon from now until we put over our
drive on March 18th. We've made IT
the 18th Of March to give everybody a
chance to get in while the shows
young. Read what our "he-man' Ma
tional Commander MacNider is saying
to us in the Weekly. And go get them.
Weman's Auxiliary. -
Although theresare. four posts of the
American Legion in York county, there
is not a single Woman's Auxiliary in
the county. Every post of the Legion
should have a Woman's Auxiliary.
Which Of the four posts in York coun-
ty will be the first to organize a sister
organization? Mrs. L. W. Floyd or
Newberry, who is state president Of the
Auxiliary, will be glad to give any
post information relative to the organ
ization of such an auxiliary II the post
commander or adjutant will write her.
Fifth Post for York.
The fifth post OF the Legion for York
county Is now being organized at Sha-
ron. ]. Clyde Plexico of Sharon, Is the
maa who has started the ball rolling
over there In Sharon and vicinity are
a number Of white eX-service men and
Mr.. Piexico hopes that all Of them will
Join, the Legion there. Other new posts
in the state now in process of organi-
zation are at Pauline, Mt. Croghar and
Fairmont. Post No. As has just been
organized at Inman and No. SO at
BranchviIle. ..-
Total Of 1o,74 Posts.
indianapolis January 12.--With TO-
754 posts in forty-eight states. FIVE ter
ritorial possessions. and twenty foreign
countries, the American Legion enters
upon the year. 1922. During the past
Twelve IIlOIIlLS, .IiO pOotS "Shc ouuCe ~
the organization, according to report
given out by Lemuel Bolles, national
adjutant
The Legion is pushing its way into
every corner Of the earth. Eleven OF
the posts added during 1921 were out
side the boundaries Of the United
States. These were: Fort Gibson, Ia
mana. Alaska; Audernach, Germany;
Guatemala City, Guatemala; Lake
Field, Hawaii; Essenda, Lower Califor-
mia, Mexico; San Juan, Porto Rico: Lo-
anda, Angola, Portuguese West Africa
Tela, Spanish Honduras; Maracaibo
Venezuela; Warsaw, Poland, and Con-
stantinople. Turkey.
The greatest increase was noted
through the: middle west and south
west, statistics at national headquar-
ters show. Texas led the list Of new
posts with so, followed by Kansas with
81, and Ohio with 55. The next eight
states in order were: Pennsylvania
Iowa and Mississippi (tied), Wiscon-
sin, Oklahoma, Indiana, Nebraska and