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Show knficm (Copy for This Department Supplied by the American Legion News Service.) WHAT LEGION POSTS CAN DO Essay Contests, Participated in by Children, Bring Out Many Good Suggestions. Carrying out a national program of activities In community affairs American Ameri-can Legion posts in many localities are holding essay contests among school children. The post at Monson, Maine, recently held a contest among children of the seventh and eighth grades on the subject, "What the American Legion Can Do to Better Our Town." The winning essay, written by Miss Anna Zimmerman, contains suggestions which Legion national officials offi-cials believe worthy of adoption by other posts. The essay, in part, follows : "The erection of a soldiers' monument monu-ment would keep alive in the minds of the small boys' . admiration of bravery and patriotism. This would also make the town look better and would show other towns that we had contributed our share towards defeating defeat-ing the Kaiser. "Clean streets is -another item of great Importance. The children could be encouraged by the Legion to keep the streets and sidewalks free from all kinds of waste matter. "Another thing of Importance is a public playground where children of all ages could go and play any time that they wish to. This playground play-ground would require a supervisor to keep the grounds in good condition and to introduce proper play. Tills would keep the children off the streets and therefore there would be less chance for accidents. "A band stand would be a very nice thing for the town to have. We have a very nice band, but there is no good place to play outdoors, while if they had a band stand, they could give concerts at least one night In. every week. "A gymnasium would be of great value to the young people of this town. There Is no place where sports can be enjoyed here. There could also be a public swimming place where children could learn to swim. "Among some of the important things is to have a good hall which would add to the town a great deal, as there is no hall to have entertainments entertain-ments and socials given by the town unless they use the halls owned by private parties. "The Legion men could open up the quarries that are now out of work, which would draw young men as well as men with families to come here and live. "They could also help stimulate Americanism among the people of Mon-son Mon-son by example and by patriotic entertainments." |