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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 and in the very city where in the winter of 1D19 the American Amer-ican Legion was Worn, there Is carrying carry-ing on today a large 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 a handsome building for its headquarters the Paris post today 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 were placed 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 Rue de l'EIysee, has a flourishing women's auxiliary of some fifty members with applications coming com-ing in all the time. In addition to serving the American veteran, the Paris post Is striving to strengthen the bond between France and America through the younger generation of Paris by offering -yearly prizes for the best essay written by any boy or girl In a Paris lycee on a subject which connects the history of France and America. |