Show It i TER fER INTEREST tt ADDING MEMBERS m rd p. p Savage national comO com com- tit of O the American Legion in icing sins recently that the Legion In the lead In member- member same date a year ago greater Interest has hasIn I tl that a urn n In mem membership work than ore are z s the e notional national commanders commander's ate e and one of the big three e e sixth u to exceed the total ol r hip lp of ot 1920 1926 and Is striving tot toI to I t tau taJ of members by thet the t tl the convention to be held Int In t France r In n September This Thus tl t Command- Command to t set as a tribute I ge gc Canada Florida Ala Ala- lana and Kentucky were departments department that had bad gone top top before May lay 1 L Florida ada da had exceeded the H 1927 1921 7 t it t for them by national head- head t t contests In membership have If tt d d- d this year and several are 4 2 g g waged Kansas won In ai a Oklahoma i horna the contest end- end 1180 Kansas won a similar last year rear and according to tot t took a Kansas Kansas' jay jayhawk hawk Ie Oklahoma capitol building in 1 1 flie me Oklahoma Legion has state fm rs The Jayhawk will willi i fin In Oklahoma headquarters fl the headQuarters e I p year a constant reminder lt t won the time contest In the contest was leading l b bIg three New York being beil t fand sand Pennsylvania third f 1 j has been aided In Its work this year by many Ti agencies In numerous In- In liP mn mayors ors and governors have hac haveit St it ed Legion week and Issued urging service ex-service men to Weir membership or If the they y yd I d Joined the organization tor to II JC r affiliated with It Many news- news It Have ve pointed out edit editorially k a major objective of the Legion r. r is s community service serice and it large membership In their t ties Ies stating that the time Le LC- 5 to do good Is measure measured b length and the willin willingness ness of ot a te f.- f. men to work unselfishly for it one ne states had broadcast of of- Ion n pro programs by radio before t tm l and d most of them Inaugurated e o hip campaigns or the prom proa pro- pro a m FiliP S' S part of an nn Initiation of newt nevII new v II t pt at t the close of campaigns |