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Show Intensive Treatment of Civic Questions A bureau to provide intensive treatment treat-ment of the civic and community questions ques-tions affecting the American Legion lias been made a part of the activities of national headquarters of the organi-latlon. organi-latlon. The work will be under direct charge of the Americanism commission of the Legion, and will Immediately begin extension ex-tension of the work among the 11,000 posts and 7,000 units of the organization organiza-tion scattered throughout the nation and In several foreign countries. Aid and direction will be given posts In development of their towns and cities, of playground and recreational work, wider use of the schools as community com-munity centers, formation of boy and girl scout troops, and In every other constructive activity for community improvement. This work was authorized author-ized by an addition to the American-Ism American-Ism program passed at the San Francisco Fran-cisco convention of the organization. "Your Tost and Your Town" is the title of a booklet which will be Issued by the Americanism commission, and which is designed, not as a manual of procedure, but as examples of the successes and failures of other Legion groups. Co-operntlon of the Playground and Recreation Association of America and Community Service, Inc., has been accorded ac-corded the Legion In this work. |