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Show What is the American Legion Endowment Fund The American Legion Endowment Endow-ment Fund a nationwide enterprise enter-prise is to be provided by all Americans. Many outstanding citizens have joined with the Am erican Legion to make this possible pos-sible through opening the fund to public subscription. Monday next, May 11th the opportunity will be presented to the .people of the Bingham district 'up to the 16th to provide the necessary neces-sary quota which is about $1100 WILL YOU HELP TO SWELL THE QUOTA? If you had been killed on the Battlefield your wife a widow- if to-day they were in need what would you want and expect your countryman country-man to do? The providing of "a home for every homeless child of a veteran" veter-an" is the basis of the American Legion's Child Welfare program. The discovery of 'these children in- poor-houses without proper care, has wrung the heart of the Legion. It is now desired that every homeless child of a veteran veter-an shall have a fair and square chance, a happy American home and a proper education. In this work the Legion seeks the assistance as-sistance of every, established agency in the country devoted to child welfare It seeks families which stand the test of thorough going, wholesome character and American ideals, as foster homes for the homeless children of the veterans. , J. B. Myers, of , the Utah Power Pow-er and Light Co., has been appointed ap-pointed President of the Bingham Bing-ham district with A. M. Thomas, Thom-as, of the Bingham State Bank, as Vice-President : and Treasurer. Treasur-er. " - - .. |