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Show AUXILIARY WOMEN SET PACE Under Leadership of Mrs. Rose Cravens, Cra-vens, Missouri and Kansas Workers Work-ers Conduct Benefit. "Let's po," (he riillylni; fry of the Americ-nn T-elon, wont flying over IT., iwoe mcni.Utt I v 1 J L, " ' ! when It was announced an-nounced thai the American Legion of Kansas and Missouri would take over the d e d I c nl Ion of Knnsas G I t y's n e w $51)0,000 speedway, sharing shar-ing m ilie receipts. re-ceipts. Mrs. I'ose E. Cravens, pres-i pres-i tl e n t of the Woman's auxiliary, sounded the cry to all the members of the auxiliary in l.er stale, and began immediately organizing or-ganizing Mjing squadrons of ticket sellers in every city and Iowa of Kansas. Kan-sas. "We're working for the disabled veterans, mid their dependents, and the dependents of the dead heroes," Mrs. Cravens told the auxiliary workers, work-ers, explaining that the two American legion departments would realize $60,-0-:0 from the dedication. The women responded with enthusiasm. enthus-iasm. Under Mrs. Cravens' leadership t hey conducted a campaign as strenuous stren-uous as any held in war days. They gave of their time and energies to make I he dedication a great success, find American I.erlon officials declared the women of Kansas and Missouri outshone the men in their activity. |