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Show 1 I WORK "UNDER FIRE" FOR NEW MEMBERS S Tnelve liundrcfl new membors se-curpil se-curpil In the period elapsing between Itlie rlsin;; and Heltint,' of the sun was I he achievement of Oklahoma American Ameri-can Legionnaires recently In a membership mem-bership drive. Their drive was intensive inten-sive and along the following lines: Assembly was bugled at (i a. in.. At 0 .'HO Legionnaires were folding their napkins after a breakfast served by the Auxiliary at the Legion home. At 7 the workers went forward Into battle amidst the patter of real machine ma-chine guns and the roar of real cannons. can-nons. Ail through the day the machine ma-chine guns were In operation. Each hour the fire whistle sounded, assembly assem-bly call was blown and a bomb hurled Into the skies, to explode 200 feet above the earth. ' On the walls at "General Headquarters" Headquar-ters" a chart was placed containing a series of trenches. Each man's name was listed In the first trench and his status and line of advance during the day noted by a red thumb tack. When the objective was attained by any Legionnaire he was crowned with an Indian headgear and thrown In as a reinforcement In the salient where the line was weaker. By this plan every Legionnaire's valor under fire was recorded. re-corded. Cars were commandeered to seek out prospects living In the country where many an ex-service man was made a Legionnaire by the barter principle prin-ciple of exchange chickens, eggs and pork In many instances being nccept-led nccept-led In lieu of the necessary three bucks membership dues. Police patrols and Are carts were 'pressed Into service to "bring In" the handcuffed prisoners. The Legion band and bugle corps played on the streets during the day. Airplanes were used in distributing literature. One thousand theater j tickets were thrown from high build-j build-j lngs. I Booths were maintained at prominent promi-nent corners where many a thirsting ex-service man was near-beered and pretzeled into the Legion. Reports of the progress of the drive were radio-broadcast throughout the day. |