Show PUBLIC GENEROUS IN GIVING TO FUND Marked success Is la being met with withIn In the public appeal for tor tho the American Legion endowment fund for tor forthe forthe the disabled and the orphans of or the World war Legionnaires and the general general general gen gen- eral public are aro giving generously of or time effort and money to the fund Many posts are raising their local quotas for the fund In a day or two of ot effort At Corydon Ind Commander O. O A. A Keller an and his post service officer raised the quota of ot In two afternoons afternoons after atter- b by their own efforts Ind lad home of ot State Chairman Marcus S. S raised nearly Its entire quota of ot more than In three days Indiana was the first state to make the public appeal The mine disaster at Sullivan Ind In which 51 men lost their lives shortly before the campaign 1 drove close home to the people of or that state the need of or such work for the I disabled and the orphans as the Legion Legion Le Le- gion Is doing and as the fund Is Intended Intended intended In In- tended to maintain Kentucky was the second state to start the campaign following vIng a three-night three radio barrage Westfield Ind resorted to an Interesting Interesting interesting Inter inter- esting device In raising Its quota of 01 A Legionnaire remembered that there were precisely pockets In tho the machine gun belts used by the Germans In the war The belt was placed conspicuously In a store win wIn- dow As contributions came come In th the pockets were stuffed with dollar bills bille The quota was quickly completed Senator William B. B McKinley of ot Illinois Illi 1111 nois was the first person to make a large individual contribution to the fund Wayland Brooks D. D S. S C C. and Michael J. J Cullen D D. D S. S 0 C pre pre- presented presented seated the appeal for tor the endowment to the senator They suggested that he contribute 2000 He handed them thema a check for Brooks and Cullen Cullen Cullen Cul Cul- len are members of or the Combat Medal Mens Men's association of or Chicago which was the first organization In Illinois to contribute A Chicago newspaper feature column column column col col- col- col recently ran this I II believe says the I Believe card cardot of ot the American Legion In Its drive for a endowment fund that the orphan children of ot those who made the supreme sacrifice for America are entitled to the same chance hanco In life lire which they would have received hn had hadnot hadnot not their fathers given their lI E lives S to the time nation That's pretty easy cany ea y to be be- lieve But believing Isn't enough We Ve want to do something besides Just be be- lieving lIe Therefore Therefore now now watch us closel closely American Legion we Legion we do hero and now Into said endowment endowment endowment endow endow- ment fund Splash I 1 Tennessee's first contribution came come from rom Canada It was was was- wasa a check for 50 from Phillip N. N Libby of or Province of or Quebec Libby Is a former former torI for tor- I mer member of ot Hammond post KIn Kingsport Kingsport Kings Kings- sport s- s port Tenn Many governors and former fonner governors governors governors gov gov- ore are Interesting themselves actively actively ac ac- In the endowment movement In their respective states Among the honorary chairmen chosen are Gov Austin Tennessee Gov Henry L. L Fuqua Louisiana former Gov Thomas C. C McRae Arkansas Gov VW W. W W. W Brandon Alabama Gov Clifford M. M Walker Valker Georgia Joint honorary chairman with Chancellor David C. C Barrow University of ot Georgia Among the time active chairmen are Gov E. E W. W Morgan West Vest Virginia former Gov Thomas E. E Arkansas former Gov Hugh M. M Dorsey Georgia |