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Show NEW HAMPSHIRE IS IN LEAD Department Shows Gain of 6,000 Members Mem-bers During American Legion Week; Nebraska Second. In a letter forwarded to all departments depart-ments of the American Legion recently, recent-ly, Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant, announces that standings of stntes in the Legion "membership push" w ill be determined on the baa Is of returns at national headquarters up to the close of business June 15. Incomplete reports from various parts of the country Indicate that the New Hampshire department with a gain of 6,000 new members during the American Legion week, havii.g so far enrolled the largest percentage of ell-glblos ell-glblos In its state. Is leading all others. oth-ers. Nebraska Is second, Massachusetts Massachu-setts third and California fourth In the race nt present. It is estimated that the grand total of new members gathered In during t lie entire c"'-paign c"'-paign will be nearly half a million. Telegrams arriving at national headquarters head-quarters during the last few days show that In comparatively few instances have all posts hi any state reported their totals of new members gained, and It Is believed the winning department depart-ment will not be definitely known until un-til after June 13. |