Show 1 I I 1 Booth Sets Forth Aim Of Legion A home for every homeless orphan orphan orphan or or- phan of a veteran This is the slogan of the American Legion that will be bo sounded from one end of the land to the other in the nationwide nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide campaign for a a. endowment fund State Commander Command Command- er Booth announces that the drive Utah's quota will commence on April The American Legion chartered by Congress has carried during six the years ears of ot reconstruction since World War a large largo load shar shard sharr-d d by y governmental agencies in the care caro and cure of ot the wars war's disabled andin find and in the care and education of or th The orphaned children chi dren of those who gave gaye their lives in the services service This responsibility welcomed by the Legion has been shared l by y the people peo peo- pIe of or the United States Tat Tio ril e Leg ion has spent its own fund has sometimes borrowed money has nas often often often oft oft- en been unable to see see very verr far ahead in the sources of financial needs has received numerous gifts sifts The fiscal policy back of the largest t war var relief relief relief re re- re- re lief problem in America has been frankly hand to mouth Such a policy is neither just ali adequate nor economical Based on this six year experience is the proposal to raise in 1025 1035 1 25 the American Legion Endowment nt Fund of five million dollars as a perpetual perpetual ual trust from which only tho the in income income income in- in come shall be used as the financial backbone of the rehabilitation and the child welfare work of the Legion Legion Legion Leg Leg- ion the central generating for forthe forthe forthe the wide nation-wide activity of 1 Legion Posts and auxiliary units of women which together throw more than volunteer workers into this field The liThe endowment plan Is a practical practical cal l and business like under undertaking Happily the tho common sense t g to toi todo i do is also the thing which I to every sound and worthy emotion on right and sacred duty to cure l lit It is a i the disabled man The Legions j motto of Temporary Care Care Perm Permanent anent Gure cure express the determInation determination determination that every sufferer from any wounds or disease should b bp be made whole should be restored h In body and mind and spirit to become self solf- olti supporting and self respecting to perpetual care caN in 11 a I zens zees and not public institution That program ig is isas as sound and economical as H it Is humane humano child of a It Is right that ever every World War veteran veteran who gave his I life be bo given as good good a home as good goodan an education as fair a chance In American life as if it that fathers father's sacrifice sac sac- had bad not been needed It i i 11 vastly less costly to save the child now than to permit it to grow up in inI I Ignorance poverty and neglect to a alife lifo life of vice pauperism and crime crane Every er needy child saved to healthy he h maturity In body and mind and sound development in saves savos thousands of dollars to so so-My so itty tt Continued on page pago eight Aims Of Legion Continued from page 1 which carries the tho heavy burden of criminality pauperism and viscous viscous- ness 93 per por cent of criminals have havea havet a t record of neglected There ar are at present World War Var Veterans' Veterans orphans In 11 the tho United States Of or this number j are dependant The Tho American Legion Endowment Fund is being raised by hy national state and local commit committees ees in which mutual service is beine beine- given riven by public spirited men and women nn and I I by members of tho the in Amerman Lc Legion llon and its Auxiliary bodied bodice bo le The spirit of public operation co-operation In la 1 such rh that Unit no heavy expense Is in Involved ol d and the cost of financing till this work for forthe forthe forthe the disabled and the ur orphans for all atI time will be smaller than the cost cosE of pf marketing first J bonds g on sound business property The Tho Legion Is justly proud of its own spirit and that of the very fine type of citizens cooperating with It which makes like business-like operation possible inan Inan in inan an endeavor of such importance and appealing character Mr Booth expresses his confidence that Utah will raise Its quota with with- out having to beg heg for this need but that its patriotic citizens will give gladly and proudly being thankful for the privilege of sharing this re responsibility responsibility reto re- re to those whose sacrifice to their country was beyond money and be beyond ond price I |