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Show TO CHEER DISAELED HEROES All Legion Potts to Join in Campaign to Aid World War Men in Hospitals. .More than 2,fXX),XH men In almost to,!"! American Legion po-ls In nil parts of II. Cnile'i Stales ami its pos-Fe--ions have lieen enlisleil In a cam paiiin lo make life more worth llvhic to s.ice 'JO,iXX sick ami disahleil lie: in s of In- Wnrlil war u ho slill are pa'ients In "ovei iiinenl ami private ho-iilals ami lo humanize all aotivi-lies aotivi-lies Hint riiicr into Iheir care ami treatment, (lovertimenl hnieaiis ni Va-hin.'!oll have sin, plied the I.e'ion wi'h ll-ls of 1'i-se hospitals, ahont 1,'J'Ki In tiiimher, ami the niiinher of ( st-r Ice men who are palients In "ich. 'I'hc country has hcen (list rii tiol i i ( 1 1- i 1 1 in to Legion memhershlp anil j faih of Ihe five national vice com- j tnamhTS of the I.enlon lias been as- i signed til supervise Ihe work of F.e- i t'ion posls, committees nnd Individuals 1 In various stales. A plan to take a j 'cnsiis of all ex-scrvlce men, pspec'al- I ly those si III In hospitals, and slrnilit-pii slrnilit-pii mil their compensation and insurance insur-ance claims, is Included in Hie Kcncnil iroL'i'iiin. 'l'lio full wplk'ht of tlio women's wom-en's auxiliary of the London will ae thrown helilnd tlie movement nnd thp iissistnnce of till loyal Americans' Is beint; asked for und cladly accepted. "Tliese men In hospitals are our first concern," F. W. (ialhraith, Jr., national commander of Hie Legion, mid recently, "and Hie situation with Toward to them Is far from satisfactory. satisfac-tory. They are coming to believe, and Justly to a large extent, that their country has forgotten tliein. Their greatest need Is a friendly handclasp, cheerful smile and an unqualified and oft-repeated demonstration that we have not forgotten them and will never forget them while Chid gives us strength to stand four-square with and behind them so long as they need our help. It's not our job alone it's everybody's job but It's just a 'little closer to the hearts of men and women wom-en of. the Legion." The Legion takes the position that the maimed World war heroes represent repre-sent America's fundamental obligation nnd that the Legion, backed by the full weight of sound public opinion, ran make conditions with regard to them as nearly perfect as human agencies will permit. |