Show LEGION or SCOUT TROOPS SALT LAKE POST NO 2 WILL ORGANIZE TWO TROOPS ON WEST SIDE utah plan receives enthusiastic by citizens and Legion aires of the state when oscar A kirkham chief scout executive of the salt lake council of boy scouts appealed to salt lake post no 2 the american legion for support in organizing scout troops arno among ng boys who were not affiliated filia ted with any churches the post unanimously voted to undertake the organization of two troops in the city mr Kirk hams appeal was made in response to the local posts request for suggestions as to the most concrete constructive worthwhile civic betterment project which it might carry out tor for this year so strongly was the appeal put and so urgent the apparent need neck for immediate action that the post decided to get to work on it at once and not wait for other suggestions which might be made during community service week february 12 to 22 which is being sponsored by the utah Legion aires the post will organize the troops and furnish their leaders and if found necessary will turn their club rooms over to them for a meeting place only boys not able to get into other troops of the city will be eligible for the legion troops the utah plan which is being sponsored by all posts of the organization in this state proposes to seek seck the cooperation of all citizens for the purpose of obtaining definite suggestions for community up building recommendations will be made to local posts during the period from february 12 to 22 after which the posts will decide which project they can successfully cess fully carry out the accepted project is to be put into operation at the earliest possible moment following the decision that the legion proposal will be a success is indicated by the enthusiasm with which legionnaires and citizens generally are responding to the idea many letters received in department headquarters of the organization express the thought that no better plan for community welfare could be devised and that full cooperation may be expected 40 8 to assist H IV Brang brangham liam grand chef de dc gare of la des 40 hommes et 8 Clie chevaux vaux the legions juninal cing society has assured department officers that his organization will cooperate with local posts in the development of civic programs and has advised members of the organization to submit their suggestions for such activities tivi ties to post officers how the legion developed a sense of civic responsibility is an interesting story T D martin in charge of the operation of the utah plan stated back in the minds of all legion aires who were striving to make the organization a peacetime peace time asset to the country was the ideal of being able to serve the country in a greater measure during peace times than was possible in in war in many posts and departments of the united states much civic work had been accomplished boy scout troops have been organized and sponsored auto camping grounds have ave been built and maintained childrens playgrounds equipped schools for adult illiterates established calls for emergency aid answered and a thousand and one other projects carried out early in 1923 in a certain city of about population all the civic leaders agreed that a certain project should be put over efforts to launch a campaign failed at the outset because of jealousies and prejudices organized labor and the chamber of commerce locked horns the churches could not get together the civic clubs could not agree A among m ong the citizens was a young veteran who had served overseas with all types of americans and was an ardent legionnaire he called a special meeting of lof his post that brought together veterans from every strata of the community the following day the legion commander announced that the post would be glad to lead the drive if all other organizations would cooperate A week later the funds had been raised everybody wa friendly with everybody else a spirit of cooperation like that of the war days was in the air the success of this community led this veteran to carry his plarl plan to his state convention where it was approved and then to the national convention where it was adopted the national resolution which was abo aop ted authorized the nationwide nation wide us use of the utah plan of civic bette betterment ement a i 1 nj r |