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Show ONE MAN GOT 245 MEMBERS John Smith, Monahan Post, Sioux City, la., Sets Pace for Other Hustlers. Membership records went flying when John A. Smith of Monahan post of the American Legion In Sioux City, la., staged a campaign of his own and signed up 245 new members. Smitti Invaded the packing houses and stock yards, and made arrangements arrange-ments for 150 to join the Legion on the installment plan, their employers taking a dollar a month off their pay checks until dues had been paid. As a result of his activities Smith won a round trip to the convention In San Francisco with pullman fare included in-cluded and was decorated by National Commander Alvin Owsley when he visited vis-ited Sioux City. Since his invasion of the packing houses, Smith lias specialized special-ized In enrolling members by mail. |