Show A me membership beishl 41 lin in the he auel auxiliary au 7 address given by HILDUR W JOHNSTUN district committeewoman R A membership lit ia the american le legion glon Aux auxiliary illary what doer doe mean when we invite the mother wife sister or daughter of a legionnaire to become a member of our auxiliary e ler her to know very definitely what we are offering her we want her to know why we place such a high value on our auxiliary mamber ar iship and to feel the significance of belonging to this great organization as we feel it to get a true beginning I 1 in n the understanding of exactly what an auxiliary membership means we must look back to the very star of this organization to the impulse which gave the organization life we find that the auxiliary is an organization for the single purpose of serving nothing for self is contemplo con contemplated ted the pur purpose los and alms aims of the organization lie outside of 0 itself in something bigger and of greater importance aidin aiding to carry on the great task of caring for the world war disabled who still fill the government hospitals to the number of more thaia and of whom other thousands are still struggling to regain a place in fit civil life is one of the arst endeavors of the auxiliary the work which the auxiliary is doing for these men is something which no other agency could perform so well something which requires the warm understanding touch of women who themselves have experienced perien ced the suffering of having their loved ones at t war gioie than one million dollars are expended each year by the auxiliary ja iii hospital and welfare work for the benefit of the disabled as well as an inestimable amount of pers onil attention defensive defens ire needs of the nation be tore fore a large section of american which Is often the most valuable thing thin which can be given a oua ferrig man mail in a hospital far aiom home the A auxiliary ux illary established I 1 and maintains contact between veterans in hospitals and their families it assists the families of ox ex service men who are hi hospitals or unable to work it aids disabled men in ili finding employ ment and aid helps dispose of the products made by them tit in hospital workshops it gives a cheery christmas to all tte peterana vet vete erana who are confined to the hospitals on that day and it brightens homes which other otherwise would have to count their christmas as part of the wars sacrifice A shale shaie in ili all this thia is oe of the things a membership in the auxiliary gives for the children of the world war veterans tile the auxiliary is also boing a very important work it is is aiding thousands of children every year to receive them the necess ties of life destitute children chil dien are placed li ii homes where they can receive their heritage of a wholesome american upbringing assistance is agven ven to widows of veterans and wives wires of disabled men in ia keeping their families together nurseries for the childred chil drei drea of the disabled are sponsored at government hospitals wherever children of men who served are found in need the auxiliary goes to work side by side with the legion to prevent the children from pay iii suffering and lack of opportunity for the service their father gave to our country A part in this Is one of the privileges an auxiliary membership conf confers rs units ailts of the auxiliary throughout the couii cotra try are working with their posts tor for the betterment bett of their communities they rie fire carrying out projects long needed by their towns and cities and are making accomplishments which will be felt far lato their future they are establishing community center buildings for good roads obtaining playground beautifying parks sponsoring units of camp tire fire girls aid the arl 1 scouts aldin aid ins boy scout work sponsoring tae the establishment of libraries and night schools conducting health clinics and aiding hospitals of different kiadas of activities which build up tip the communities and strengthen the bodies minds and morals of the citizenship are being carried out this work is 13 on oil such a an ai i extensive scale that it has assumed national natio ial importance through the development of their individual communities the auxiliary units and their posts are developing the entire nation an and aie contributing eo 10 the making of this america a better place in which to live each member of the auxiliary becomes a part of this widespread movement for civic betterment the auxiliary also stands always ivady to move to the relief of communities eti icken by disaster ii recent years it served with the legion lit in the great reat disasters in the mississippi valley in new england california and florida being the first in fit the field with an all organized force of workers it fed sheltered and clothed refugees and assisted them in ili the re establishment of their homes after the disa stera had passed in many other disasters of lesser extent the auxiliary came forward and did tile the alfare of the work of rescue relief and rehabilitation the auxiliary by allying with other patriotic organizations in ft FL great national defense conference and by placing the womanhood is helping to combat a movement which would strip america and leave it defenseless in a where war ts Is still a ve y present possibility no body of women Is more desirous of 0 peace than the women of the auxiliary they thay know now front from bitter good byes and months of worry what it means to have hava the country go to wit war many of them are living in the shadow of giler cast by the war a losses yet as much as they would like to believe that there will never again be war they are forced to recognize that war is still a fact h hi the world and aad a ad a as such its possibility must be fact they are iii ising their voices to demand that the country shall be prepared so that if it is ever again we have to go to war it can be quickly and successfully defended without the sacrifice of thousands of elivea that have bave been the price the n nation has paid in the past for its ul lit in this work on oil which may rest the future safety of the nation an auxiliary membership gives a part the american Amei ican legion auxiliary is a member organization of tile the auxiliary of I 1 idas fidas the federation of the veterans of the principal allied coun countries trios th this as organization is doing a powerful work for peace and good will among the nations represented in it it is helping to arrange ex chaides ch aiges of ideas between the different countries so that international understandings understand ins may be promoted it is giving volee voice to the united mind of all the women whose men mea fought for the allied cause in the war A membership lit in the american le lelon legion lon auxiliary automatically confers a membership in this auxiliary which lg Is the largest organization in the world and which is doing a very effective work for world peace the principles and ideals upon which the american republic was founded and for which its ito men shed their blood on many battle fields are high in the hearts of the women of the auxiliary they believe that these things are the foundation of our greatness mid and should be safeguarded for the tomorrow of america they are working to keep sullying hands from dragging down the bright colors of idealism ide allani which have videl ridel out our nation and to keep destroying ying forces from blasting away the basic principia s of our 0 ur national life the auxiliary is working to keep patriotism part of the education of every child a patriotism through a knowledge of the mn men which teaches love of america and forces which lia have ve made it an understand understanding Ug of the arinel principles ples which have motivated tta its coulse couise the organization is en ell deavor ing to bring to the citizens or oe america a fuller realization of the responsibilities of citizenship in order that the Ameri american caa ideal of democratic government may not fall down before the great many problems which havo have do dd with the rapid expansion of our population A part of this wide aldi endeavor for the future of america Is given every woman wearing the auxiliary pla the meaning of a membership in in the auxiliary in its larger significance ance is then an opportunity to help care tor for those pale broken i 1 en ell who gave their health for their cleir country to look after the c hildren children who e fathers were taken ter a bigger duty to aid in the development of this great country for which so many hare hae been willing to die to rake raie a voice for tie cie maintenance of its defense to assist in fostering its anteria 1 dional friy friendships a aud n d t to 0 r sfa guard over its principles and L deals it la is a bis big thing to 0 6 any woman abild as the full in mea ing of membership in ili the A ay illary I 1 13 mole moie widely tg the eligible women of amet ame are seeking it in cv ever er increase numbers |