Show ARKANSAS POSTS WERE BUSY review of activities of past year shows legion aims aim to be of general service A convincing refutation of occasional slurs at the american legion on the grounds that the organization does not the war veterans and promotes only its own selfish interests Is contained in a review of the work of arkansas lelon posts in the last year in that time the department 0 of arkansas under the leadership ot of 0 0 L bodenhamer then department commander pushed forward rapidly la III both membership and activities and now stands as a recognized force in the national organization how the community la Is being helped by the legion la Is demonstrated by the record of many arkansas posts members of the lake village and eudora posts during recent alti water patrolled the levee night and day saving considerable property from damage the stuttgart post Is now planning ning a new home which when completed m will ill house the town library warren post has one of the foremost buildings in the community as its home and Is 1 becoming an influential factor in civic betterment texarkana Tex arkana post has added much to spirit by Us its successful conduct of the town baseball park during the last season and the fort smith post Is active in educational and welfare work several of the posts have been instrumental t in obtaining suitable war memorials A legion cemetery Is being maintained by the jonesboro Jone post paragould Para gould post Is erecting a monument for the greene greece county veterans elythe vicie and marlanna marianna posts started the movement to honor the memory of herman davis americas america greatest war hero with appropriate monuments as aa well as scholarships at the university of arkansas hot flat springs post has handled the cases of a large number of veterans veteran who hearing of the health giving waters went to the springs without sufficient funds at Russell russellville ville the legion Is planning classes in parliamentary law americanism military funerals etc for the benefit of veterans all of the posts are doing similar work tor for ex er service men regardless of their affiliation |