Show I IMORE MORE THAN AUXILIARIES Women's Organizations Request Charters Charters Charters Char- Char at Average of More Than Four Per Day Records on women's auxiliaries inthe In Inthe Inthe the statistical division of the Amen Amerl I tt cnn can Legion nation at al headquarters at Indianapolis show there tigers are more than eight hana hun han huni hundred i a dred of ot these Ulese In existence throughout through through- v J out the country at nt 4 the tho present time and requests for rz f temporary charters chara chartel'S char char- a tens tel'S from new ti ones being formed are coming In at atthe atthe the average rate of or more ti an a day Membership figures have not yet been compiled complied but when it Is realized that at least ten women are a necessary requisite for forthe forthe forthe the formation of an any one auxiliary unit of ot any American Legion post It is seen that proba probably ly or women were thus indirectly associated with the legion through its auxiliary units before the end of last month To what proportions this total will have grown in n another six months Is for experts experts experts ex ex- to say but an estimate of units with a total membership of more than is not considered gant Minnesota with an aggregate of 78 such units completely organized has hasa a substantial lead over all other states In the Union In the matter of arousing Its women relatives es of former fighters to a realization of their privileges and opportunities for constructive social I and ana economic service through direct liaison with the legion In Its avowed war after the war for p per pOr r cent Americanism Americanism-a a pledge which Its Us I 1 members In more than posts throughout the land are unqualifiedly committed Massachusetts with 04 64 chartered auxiliary units is only 14 behind the tho leading state while Pennsylvania with 45 and rapidly organizing new ones gives promise of giving the other two a hard race for first place before the summer is many weeks weeks older The complete list of units chartered on May 5 In the different states follows follows fol fol- fol lows Alabama 1 Arizona 8 Arkansas 4 California 20 Colorado 15 Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- 2 Cuba 1 Delaware 2 District District Dis of Columbia 2 Idaho 12 Illinois Illinois Illi 1111 nois 42 Indiana 27 Iowa 36 Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas 25 Kentucky 4 Maine 19 10 Massachusetts Massachusetts Mas 64 Michigan 34 ta to 78 Missouri 10 Montana 17 Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska 29 20 Nevada 7 New Hamp shire 11 New ew Jersey Jerse 17 New Mexico co 1 New York 39 30 North Carolina 1 North Dakota 28 Ohio 12 Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa 13 Oregon 14 Pennsylvania 45 Rhode Island 1 South Dakota 28 Tennessee 1 Texas 9 Utah 1 Vermont 5 ti Virginia 14 Washington 30 West Virginia 1 Wisconsin 17 Wyoming W 3 Mrs Frank Moore a gold star gold star mother whose son Frank Murchison Moore lost his life when an American airplane was shot down near FIsmes France on September 2 1918 1018 is the head of the women's auxiliary of ot Thomas Dismuke post No 52 2 at nt bus Hous ton Tex which now has a n paid paid up up membership of ot more than two hun hundred dred This Is said to be bo almost double the membership of ot any other auxiliary a unit in the state of Texas |