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Show I POST SETS AN EXAMPLE ! 4 i Some one wanted to know J what Kankakee post of the ? American Legion In Kankakee, 111., had done to justify Its ex- Istence. Some one else pre- pared a summary of Its achieve- ments. And the summary Is going the rounds of the press as an example of what a Legion post can do In the way of mak- . J lng Itself useful In a community. J The Kankakee post relieved last winter 250 transient cases and prevented those In distress from becoming temporary charges on the charities of that city. It Investigated a large number of cases which proved fraudulent and drove from the 4. town 85 fakes who were endeav- J oring to enlist sympathy and get money from the public. It has a record of supervision and care of disabled men, of hos- pltal visitation, of loans extend- X ed to worthy service men In , need of temporary assistance, of comradely attention to the sick, and of Christian burial of the dead. It has looked after the j compensation claims of soldiers, and has stood between them and harpies who prey on the unpro- tected and uninformed. J Kankakee's organization of lj! the nation's defenders Is typical. It points with pride, and there are others which are anxious to match records with It. Collec- tlvely, these records tell what the Legion has done for the com- monwealth and the nation, as ! well as what has been accom- J pllshed for the communities with t Legion posts. Illinois State Register. J |