Show BOOSTS COMMUNITY betterment WORK community betterment work in all or of the 10 5 0 posts of the american legion throughout the nation la Is being Pro promoted noted and increased by a campaign recently launched by tile the national americanism commission of the legion which operates a community betterment bureau for advice and guidance to posts in community sery tee work I 1 at least one act of unselfish service to the community each year la Is the motto which national corn com john R has laid down for every post in the entire organization A survey recently made by the americanism commission indicated according to frank C cross cross director directo r 1 r that some legion posts are now nov carrying on work distinctly and exclusively clu of a community betterment character an additional 2000 post he said are engaged in projects partly tor for the benefit of the post itself and partly for the benefit of the community accordi according fig to the results of the survey where posts are already carrying on community betterment work commander urges that they undertake an expansion of their programs every post Is 13 called upon to join in the work in a spirited determination mi to do some service worth while for its local community A feature of the americanism commissions campaign to increase this type of work among posts was a referendum held by the post in its local community to give the citizens of the community an opportunity to suggest what in their opinion Is the community activity in which the post can best engage some fifty community betterment activities covering the entire field and falling into the general classes of civic improvement juven juvenile lie activities tivi ties education recreation and pub lub lit lie education have been carried on by posts |