Show Legion Acts I IOn On Defense Washington's birthday February this year Is to be made the off Jump I Iday day In the rho mobilization of the thc Legions Legion's entire membership for National Defense Questionnaires are being sent to tho rho I more morn than posts throughout tho rho United States to be used In classifying and indexing The information thus se- se seI I 1 cured is 15 to td t 1 be bo used in cooperation with j tho duly constituted authorities in fn the rho tb event c of a national emergency At this I time the rho ho Legion In cooperation with the tho navy coast guard and the rho air i i force aro are engaged in a precautionary ah- ah raid demonstration demon in the tho strategic area i Massachusetts New York and the I icy Hy Trial bombing squadrons were sent with the view of f attacking key areas areas and Institutions The be Legion posts es established es- es I listening posts throughout the areas and every attacking squadron was I detected before they were in a position to attack effectively Giant search lights I stabbed the darkened sky picked up the I bombers and most of them were the thc attacked and destroyed Only I l I one bomber got through the barrage I I successfully and attacked the Springfield arsenal I The local post of the rho American Legion will hold Its next meeting Tuesday evening January at the Veterans Memorial building Lincoln's and Wash Wash- Washington's WashIngton's Washington's ington's birthdays are in n the thc offing and andt I it t will be necessary at this meeting to plan appropriate observance of these dates The Murray post has extended an to all legionnaires of district I No 3 asking them to a a. together get meeting Saturday evening January They are aro promised a a. splendid program I prominent speakers on the subject of national defenso defense and as a n finale delici delici- delicious delicious ous refreshments W. W J. J BARDSLEY I Adjutant Post No 14 |