Show ADDS TO LEGIONS LEGION'S STRENGTH I Commander of Minnesota Department Has Way of Doing Things That Gets Results Under the direction nf of A. A A. A H TI V Vernon commander of the tile Minnesota Minne l soul sota department of the American Legion that state stale i has become one of or orthe the strongest Y Leg Legion Ion departments depart depart- ments meats In the country Commander Vernons Vernon's theory Is that success comes colnes to the Lek Legion Le k gion glon In proportion to the service It gives to Its members mem mem- hers bers and to the state In carrying out this policy lie he has built up a Legion Service bureau which handles one thousand service ex-service claims a month and a department branch of the American Legion News Service Early In tn 1921 1021 when the Federal board for vocational education prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared to send representatives to sixteen sixteen six six- teen centers In the state to exa examine disabled veterans the authorities were handicapped by a lack of pub pub- Commander prepared twenty thousand large posters and placed them on ever every billboard In to the state This was supplemented with Information to every newspaper In regard regard regard re re- re- re gard to where every disabled man should report to receive compensation vocational training ami and medical treat treat- ment Wh When n an une unexpected number of veterans enlisted for vocational training train train- train train- ing Mr Vernon appealed to business men to place the men In their establishments The merchants and manufacturers responded with a good goodwill goodwill goodwill will and all the vocational stu students were placed to goo good advantage |