Show LEGIONS GROWTH EXTREMELY D JI SLOW OW price soldiers do not seem anxious to become ct artar members of the amer lean ican legion in fact many of C tem em are not paying ally attention to the ali appeals of bleir tt air comrades to join the big organization they have let their insurance laise and in lit aery way may eig ing unified that they want to forget that they were in the army lour kour new members are pil that had been secured a few days ago in lit addition to the list published IIla Ilia watA in 1 well along in the matter of getting its poat post organ iced and castle gate will soon net get to work there are now 14 poste posts in lit the tile state fully organized sed and entered on flie the lilts of the national legion ninety two more will he a organized before no vember alth the time of the tile nation wide gathering in minneapolis in the first three months since the st louis caucus of the american le glon the national organization of am ain arieal ve veteran cerans of the great war more than 2400 local posts of former eol set aitra sailors and marine marines have been formed in the tile unite I 1 states of thia this number 1200 poeta posts have been chartered by the national headquarters of the legion at 19 west street new york city for national ch cliar a teis for 1239 othere others are pending and charters will be issued ai rapidly ae as possible gible theeo these local 11 organizations Lations include ex service ice men in every state in the union based on the tho record of charters yh rh artera arters issued at national head and on reports from the state bi blanches anches it is estimated that the mem barship in the american lerlon up to july wa was more than thin in addition to td the formation of local post posts two of the fundamental steps in lit the program of tle the na executive committee represent ing the paris and at louis caucuses have been 1 the lish ment of a nationwide organization with a governing body tit at national headquarter headquarters and the creation of an nit aati aitho state branch in every state by Bei Sel lot 1st the legion plans to have at least one local poet post of ex service men in each congressional district or county in the united states during september a membership drive will be condu conducts etel 1 in each state under the direction of tho the state or Kaniza tion the aim alln of the tion committee at national head will be to anial former soldiers sailors and marines I 1 brior bior to the national convention conen tion of the legion at minneapolis on november logli alth and wien the permanent or of the legion will be ef fectea november alth will be am ain erlean legion day throughout the country following the membership campaign in september Sep tembert state conven eions will be held in detol er to elect delegates to the national conent convention lou |