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Show Legion Declines and Condemns Use Of , Private Club Rooms In the March 23rd issue of the Citizen, there appeared a notice from the Trustees of the Better Recreation Club, in which the members of the American Legion were granted the right to use their proposed private club rooms without charge. This paid advcrtizement came without knowledge of the legion members and it is to correct the general im-! im-! pression implied in this notice, that the following statement is given. The American Legion organization has no connection whatsoever with the Better Recreation club or any other club or party. They will not tolerate the use of the name of their organization, implied im-plied or otherwise, as a means thru which any group may try to establish a club for their own personal gain and for reasons best known to themselves. them-selves. The organization is a national one and grew out of the World War. Like the Lions club and others, it is a service club only. The nature of which and the justification for , its establishment can best be understood by the preamble of our Legion Constitution Con-stitution which follows: "For God and Country, we associate associ-ate ourselves together for the following follow-ing purposes: To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a one hundred per cent Americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents of our association in the great war; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation ob-ligation to the community, state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity posteri-ty the principals of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our comradship by our devotion devo-tion to mutual Helpfulness." It is to this end only, that the Legion members ask the aid and support sup-port of the citizens of this community communi-ty as stated in the proclamation of Mayor Greenwood. Respectifully Submitted American Legion. American Fork Legion Post 49. J. J. Mercer, Jr., Com. E. H. Boley, Adj. |