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Show TIMELY HINTS BY SETLIFFE Illinois State Adjutant Offers Eleven Commandments Which He Has Found Useful. Eleven commandments In "reverse English" have been found useful by William Q. Setliffe, state adjutant of the American Legion in Illinois, in building up the Legion's program for that state. They are as follows: 1. Don't attend meetings if it rains. You might get your feet wet. and you are not in the physical condition you were at the cantonments, or at Brest. 2. Don't think of going if it is a warm, moonlight night. There are lots of other things you could do that sort of a lyght. F'r instance Oh, roll your own idea. 3. If you should attend a meeting, find fault with everything that's going go-ing on. If your officers are showing j)ep, demand to know in open meeting what political offices they intend running run-ning for. 4. Never accept an office In the post. Most offices have duties connected with them, and It is much easier to criticize the way the other fellow Is trying to handle the job. 5. Get sore at the organization if you are not appointed on a committee. 6. If you are appointed, don't 'bother 'both-er about attending the committee meetings. They often are a bore. 7. During discussion of a motion keep still. After it has passed, tell some one why they should have voted It down. 8. Forget to pay your dues. The post can get along awhile longer without with-out your contribution. 9. Don't try to get new members. George will do It. 10. Don't do any work on post affairs, af-fairs, or any more than is absolutely necessary. When other members roll up their sleeves and give unselfishly of their time and ability to help things along, get up on your hind legs and howl that the post is being run by a clique. 11. Remember, you owe no duty or obligation to a sick or disabled buddy your own personal comfort comes first. |