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Show PARIS POST IS EFFECTIVE Organization in French Capital Has 837 Veterans of the A. E. F. on Membership Rolls, Over in France where the men who make up the American Legion fought and suffered nnd in the very cltj wlnre in the winter of 1010 the Amer-lean Amer-lean Legion was born, there Is carrying carry-ing on today a largo representative post of the organization. With 837 veterans of the A. E. F. on Its membership mem-bership rolls and the entire second floor of n handsome building for Its headquarters the Paris post todoy Is making Its Influence felt In caring for the needs of Its members and all former for-mer service men. One of the chief benefits rendered by the Paris post has been In the way of obtaining employment for honorably honora-bly discharged service men seeking work In the capital. More than 100 men wore played In positions during the first seven weeks of the post's service bureau operations. Helping men to return home when their funds are Insufficient Is another phase of the work that Is bringing relief to many. The post, which Is located In the building of the American Library association, as-sociation, at 10 Ituo do 1'Elysee, has a nourishing women's nuxlllary of some fifty members with applications coming com-ing In all the time. In addition to serving tho American veteran, the Paris post Is striving to strengthen the bond between Franco and America through tho younger generation of Paris by offering yearly prizes for tho best essay written by nny boy or girl In a Paris lycee on a subject which connects the history of France and America, |