Show Legion Post To II 1 Install Officers The local post of or the th American Legion will Install officers on Tuesday Sep Sep- September September September at 8 pm p.m. Veterans Veteran's Memorial I ial building The Installing officer will willbe willbe be Ramond Dow commander of or District No 8 assisted by Earon Karon Jensen past I district commander The department of officers or- or Beers have ha also been Invited to attend These These- Legionnaires have ha Just returned I from the tho National convention held In Philadelphia We will wUl expect a report from them The national organization of the I American Legion for the year Just ended has spent 71 of or its own funds for direct assistance to children I of or veterans The Legion posts and the tho Forty and Eight and the Eight and Forty together for the year have spent for child chUd welfare During tho the last 25 years the Legion has spent the huge sum of or 57 for child welfare Tho responsibility of or the th American Legion for World War I percentage Is Just ending while responsibility for I World War II Is Just beginning In 1945 j I Ithe the National Child Welfare Division was I I called upon to help only a handful World War II children an children an average of or 20 per month month month-in In 1948 It was and for the first half halt of or 1949 It had reached children of or World War II children There Thero are today about two twenty-two and one half million children of vets It is predicted that the peak will not be reached until about 1962 or 1963 when I the children of or veterans will be between 30 and 35 million This load will be a a. I heavy one to carry W W. J J. J BARDSLEY Adjutant Post No 14 |