Show planning cele ration the local post of the american legion is getting its independence day program perfected the committee to solicit financial aid has for the most part completed its labors the response from the business and professional Ional interests of the community has been very good the mining interests interest and tire ti general public is yet to be heard from we have enough now in III cash and pledges to insure a suc celebration A general fourth ot at july committee has been appointed consisting of fraser suck buck RS as chairman rr dr H 1 I goodwin Goodw ln carl winters and george cunningham this committee Is to appoint as many sub as they deem necessary to carry on the several activities it la is expected that every legionnaire will be needed on some committee and no one Is to be excused from participation mr H fred egan was appointed a committee of one to get in touch with some outstanding speaker to make the principal eddress of the day an outline of our program will be announced later through the columns of the record it Is believed that no ons one will need to go elsewhere for entertainment next independence day the single qualification for membership in the american legion Is world war service there are no honorary members every one Is equal we stand for or law lav and order our preamble states elates weare bound together to preserve the memories of 0 our association in the world war to consecrate our comradeship by devotion to mutual helpfulness to uphold and defend the constitution to promote peace and good will to fotter americanism in spite of these things we have our critics we 0 of the legion must admit our ou opponents have been clever in narrowing down the spotlight of publicity until it li Is focused in the legions activities in obtaining financial benefits lor for the disabled I 1 some among our critics are undoubtedly sincere but many are UI ill informed and thoughtlessly broadcast irom from the radio pulpit and elsewhere statements unfair and deliberately false the legion has been between two fires A hot fire on an the ons one hand has been a group of financiers through highly paid propaganda who have called us raiders rat dora ot of the treasury looters footers lo oters and bonus drabers gr abers the fire on tho the other hand has been the radical element clement among veterans who have said that the present officers of the legion have sold out the veterans cause because the legion has resisted demands for unfair benefits both of these charges can not be true the legion Is feared by both of these elements because of its tho the legion this year will reach the million membership mark every eligible ex cx service man Is urged to oln and pull his share of the load W J BARDSLEY adjutant post no 14 24 |