The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-27
Ready for Meeting.

Ready for Meeting.
Full preparations have been made
for the state meeting OF all post ad'
jutants and post commanders Of the
American Legion to be held in Okla
homa City Monday. April 3, accord
ing to department headquarters at
the state capitol. An excellent pro
gram has been arranged and n large
attendance Is expected. National
Commander IIanford MacNider Will
attend the conference and will ad'
dress the delegates on live issues
before the legion today. The confer
ence viii open at . a. m. in the
house of representatives ut the cap!'
tol and will hast one day. Increased
interest and effectiveness in legion
work will be felt by every post in the
state through the exchange Of views
of their leaders at the conference.
The operation OF the legion rehabil-
itation committee and the United
States veterans bureau in caring for
the disabled will be explained by rep
resentatives of those organizations.
The department commander VIII out
line the ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the de-
pirtment OF Oklahoma since the stat.
convention. Other matters 10 receive
attention at the hands of men who are
leaders in the work include legion
huts and club houses, proper civic
activities. soldier relief, membership
campaigns, ouurosts. Increased attend
ancc at meetings. finances, entertain
ments. athletics. service census drive
and county organizations.
The department executive commit
tee will also hold meeting. prob.
ably Just before the conference. The
department chaplain will preach spe.
cial sermon for the visiting delegates
sunday night at the First Christian
church and reservations will be made
FOR delegates by the oklahoma city
post. who will also furnish luncheon
free to delegates at the Capitol cafe
at noon Monday. Monday night a
gorgeous reception IN honor Of the
national commander will be held at
the capitol in which the governor and
state and city officials will partici.
pate. and which is open TO the gen.
cral public. The national guard band
will furnish music for the occasion.
Census Drive still On.
The service censir drive Is well
under way over the entire state.
Many posts have completed the drive
and covered all territory In their
county. Others are continuing until
every service man Is interviewed. and
will end the drive with a housc'to
/ house canvass In town and In tho
country. Many new momhcrs are com.
ing into the legion as q result of the
drive as men who have not yet
/ Joined realize the work the legion Is
doing Tor all cX.service men they
want to gct Ia nnd help as well Hs
show their appreciation aud seek as.
sisiance. The Puwhuska post added
I l67 new members In five days. They
lead the state. T0lahina added 80.
Many others report smaller totals and
ask FOR more Queslionnaires and mem.
bcrship cards. II is estimated by de.
partment headquarters that from o..
OO0 to 1000 now members will Join the
legion In oklahoma during the drive
Helping the Jobless.
American Legion Employment day
observed throughout the United states
on Monday, March 90 has already re.
duced the ranks of the unemployed
eN.service men by 100000. according
to National Adiutant l.emuel Bollcs
Full reports have not yet been made
FOR Oklahoma, but several posts to-
port that many cXscrvicc men were
given employment Posts viii con.