Evening star., 1926-06-20
American Legion.

The largest American reception COM
Snittee ever known in France is being
organized for the coming of the Sec
ond American EXpeditionary Force,
according to legion officials of the De-
partment of France.
Visualizing it's responsibility during
the 1927 convention of the American
Legion, which will be held in Paris in
September of that year, the Depart
ment of France is conducting a mem
bership campaign, which has the
promise of breaking the record 1t es-
tablished when it registered l67 per
cent enrolment.
France was officially credited in 1925
with 931 members and its quota FOR
1928 has been set at l.lOO, a quota
which department officials arbitrarily
raised to 1900 members.
The Department of France had more
than 80 per cent of its membership
quota for 1926 enrolled on May 10,
which was just four more members
than were signed up in 1925.
At the request of the War Depart
ment of the United States, the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary will conduct the
second national art poster contest lin
the interest Of citizens military train
ing camps" ii was announced by Mrs.
Eliza London Shepard, national presi-
dent of the auxiliary. The auxiliary
conducted the first contest of the kind
in 1925.
Adjt. Gen. Robert c. Davis, in
letter to Mrs. Shepard requesting that
the auxiliary again conduct poster
contest, said.
THE citizens military training
camps poster contest sponsored by
the American Legion Auxiliary in 1925
having proved a success and such
good having resulted therefrom. | de-
sire to ask if your organization would
again be willing to conduct a similar
contest, beginning September ! of this
year and ending March 81, 1927, under
the same rules ard conditions as OBJ
tanned last year. Let me thank you
again for your interest and valuable
cooperation in the citizens military
training camp movement"
Mrs. Shepherd, replying, said: THE
American Legion Auxiliary will be
pleased to conduct another contest.
We hope to have even greater results
than We're obtained last year"
The purpose of the contest, accord
ing to Mrs Shepard. is to extend in
formation concerning and to promote
interest in the citizens military train
Ing camps conducted each year in va
riouS sections of the country.
Cash prizes of $780, 500 and $50 will
be awarded national winners for first,
second and third place. respectively.
"TEe auXiliary's WhOle-hearted in
terest in the plans for national defense
prompts it to sponsor such a contest"
Mrs. Shepard said. These camps pre-
sent to the Nation an excellent oppor-
tunity for promoting Americanism and
Ior the rearing of q citizen sOldiery
which will serve this Nation in time
Of national emergency"
Signers of the Declaration of Inde-
l,andence, whom the American Legion
Will honor in simultaneous ceremonies
to be held July + under the auspices of
tho legions 1O,25O posts all over the
codntry AT the hour of the adoption
of ahe declaration. on July I, 1916, are:
John Adams. Samuel Adams, Josiah
Bartlett, Carter Braxton. Charles Car
rCfl Abraham Clark George Clymer,
William Ellery. William Floyd, Benja-
min Franklin. Elbridge Gerry. Button
Gwinnett. Lyman Hall. John Hancock,
Benjamin Harrison, John Hart. Joseph
Hewes, Thomas Hayward, jr.; William
Hooper. Stephen Hopkins, Francis
Hopkinson, Samuel Huntington
Thomas Jefferson, Francis Lightfoot
Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Francis
Lewis. Philip Livingston Thomas
Lynch, jr.; Thomas Mexican. Arthur
Middleton, Lewis Morris Robert Nor.
ris, John Morton, Thomas Nelson, jr.;
William Paca, Robert Treat Paine.
John Penn. George Read. Caesar Rod |
ney, George Ross. Benjamin Rush. Ed |