Show FRANK E PETERSON UNIT AT WORK AND PLAY to consecrate and sanctity sanctify our association by our devotion to mutual helpfulness ful ness what a tremendous program each and every individual ol of our organization could develop from this phrase of the preamble if all would but consider it seriously there Is no better way to exemplify this than by using your best efforts to bring to a successful conclusion the legions legislative program the american legion auxiliary does not initiate legislation but with all its strength and enthusiasm works tor for legislation in which the legion Is interested when urgent bills are before congress I 1 units are asked to telegraph members to write letters asking expediency that this organized and personal interest prod produces cagl an effect la Is learned by reading the rel replies it of senators and congressmen to the units in their district at national conference for president and secretaries following the legislative discussion henry T stevens Bt evens jr national commander of the legion addressed the conference paying high tribute to the by tho the auxiliary in all legion activities he said 1 I am confident that the statement can be made safely without fear ol of successful contradiction that the american legion could not possibly have achieved the things it has through the past thirteen years without the moral support the sentimental support and the fInan financial claI support of the american legion auxiliary he spoke enthusiastically of the Auxilia rys work in rehabilitation child welfare americanism and national defence stressing the necessity for energetic activities in behalf of an adequate national defence during the coming year january Is legislative month and our n next ext meeting will be devoted to this sub eject act national defence goes hand in hand with americanism inasmuch as february americanism month Is filled with so many interesting subjects in addition to which Is this year added bicentennial w we e will give national defence a hearing this s month at our next meeting january mrs A J gibbons will deliver a snappy and to the point address on national defence I 1 december brought to a cl close ose a spirited membership drive and we almost did but not quite more than one hundred personal calls were made on relatives of legionnaires eligible to main membership in the auxiliary we will straighten t e n our accounts with the department t take eke a deep breath make a steadfast resolution ol and go out to get the member who will put us over the top midvale unit almost tripled its last years membership and carried home the prize three cheers for midvale we wont forget you we are greatly pleased to have rein listed so large a number of our last years membership and to have gained so many new ones we wish to make these new members surely ours I 1 j frank E peterson unit will hold initiation ceremonies wednesday evening at at the athenaeum hall all members new and old please make an I 1 effort to come and participate in the dignified initiation ceremony of the american legion auxiliary do not fori get the bachelors and girls you will have to admit that it takes the boys to keep mum um I 1 the only intimation given us was when D K buck said they would also have D 0 E 0 then some one reminded the gc gentleman rifleman that he Is not among the footloose loose e but married to lavina konold buck 0 one a of our own auxiliary members and th the father alfather of heirs to the buck millions I 1 remember the bachelors banquet in honor of the auxiliary and legion main members bers MARIE BARDSLEY |