Show GROWTH OF LEGION the american legion has de from a busly youngster into a full fledged american fighting organization from national headquarters at indianapolis cornea comes word that the membership was doubled and poets posts were added during 1920 posts were established in the farthermost corners of the globe including argentina belgium santo do mingo mingo peru chile china gua demala tem ila japan poland samoa starting iu ia 1920 with 50 branches and mern member ler the comens Vo mene mens auxiliary finished with members and 1700 units nothing could be more gratifying to true americans than this wonderful growth of an tion whose whoso influence for patriotism and good citizenship has been demonstrated in countless was wads members of the legion have come to the support of law and order in communities where lawless ele cle ments boight sought to gain the upper hand while keeping aloof from partisan politics the legion has lias taken a determined stand on vital ital public questions it has sought the deportation of professional troi trouble ible makers of alien national cities who turned liberty into th the remarkable thing about the american legion is that in spite of its remarkable remark ablo growth the organization has kept k ept its it head As long as it continues to do so it no doubt will continue to be probably the greatest power for good and the most effective non political organization organization in the united states |