The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
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AMERICAN
oI.I.GONO
Copy for This Department Supplied by the
American Legion News Service)
ON "THREE-IN-ONE"
MEMBERSHIP PLAN

''The membership machine of the
American Legion is all oiled up for
1925" is the way Frank Samuel, d.
rector of organization and member
ship at national headquarters of the
Legion, characterized the unprece-
denied preliminary activity and spirit
of rivalry between units in the 1925
membership race.
The fundamental plan for getting
members from now on will be based
on "three-in-one" combine, accord
ing to Mr.. Samuel. The American Lee
gion, auxiliary and 40-and-S, play
ground society of the Legion, working
as single interlocking, Interviewing
and intercontesting "three-in-one"
membership machine will seek out,
ferret out and run down members
wherever and whenever there are per-
sons eligible for membership in the
Legion Details for handling the
"three-in-one'' membership contests
will vary in different communities but
the idea will be the same always; that
is, of creating lively spirit of con-
quest among the Legion and auxiliary
and the 40-and-8 In signing up mem
bers for the Legion. The "three-in-
one" contests are formed with mill
tary units, baseball teams, dirigible
races or any other units where the
element of competition is present.
With "three-in-one' voice the ma
tional leaders of the Legion. auxiliary
and 4O-and-8 have issued the call to
arms to their respective Legfons. Jim
Drain, national commander of the Lee
gion, Numbered, "The least you can
do and still rate Legionnaire with
character excellent is your renewal
and one new member. 1t is your duty.
Do it nowi'' Mrs. o. D. Oliphant, ma
tional president of the auxiliary, de-
termined, '"The most practical way in
which the auxiliary can justify its ex-
istence as powerful supplementary
force of the Legion is by getting out
in the field and getting new members.
We will do itr' George Dobson, chef
de chemin de fer of the 40-and-S, COM
manded, "Get back of the Legion
membership drive with the personal
touch the 40-and-8 can supply and
each Voyageur sign up squad of
members for the Legion. Every man
in the 40-and-S is hereby made cor
poral with the objective of taking
seven members into the Legion to fill
out the squad Go get 'em!
With such cooperation between the
three great bodies of the Legion the
memberships machine hoS bpan ahit.
ting on all four" throughout the width
and breadth of the land. Departments
and posts are going TO have more
members signed up for 1926 in short
time than they had for the whole
year of 1924 If reports reaching ma
tional headquarters are any criterion.
Last year at this time we had no
1924 membership cards; today we
have more than $500 cards paid up
and received from Ia posts" was the
bulletin from the department of Illi-
nois reaching headquarters by Novem-
Der 10. Again, SAT this date (Novem-
Der 10) a year ago we had just 81
members for 1924 paid up; we now
have the first thousand members for
1925 paid up" from Michigan SO it
goes throughout the Legion, belliger-
ent and bristling with membership
competition-the gist of bulletins
these days read: 1--WE beg to advise
that we have just passed our 1924
and are herewith apply
ing for a citation from national head
quarters"