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nswerecFarland Post To Have Supper At Elks Club Tuesdaye most popular army formation, how Line/' will be formed at the k’s club next Tuesday night at 7:30 en McFarland Post No. 2 holds its lar .meeting; Having a surplus in treasury and being especially desir-that the entire' membership turn i for the metting, the poat unani-ously t voted to bkpenti out' of its nds the amount necessary to serve e members a supper.In addition to partaking of good igs to eat, which will not const of goldfish'* and “slum/' announce* eht will be of the plans for the post's rmistice Day” program. In addition the celebration in Ruston, where the y will be a legal holiday by proclama-on of Mayor C* C. Goyne, arrange-ents Have been made for members of le post to address each of the schools - Lincoln ■■ parish; ■ ■ ■ ~v,/ \ .J. B, Staples, post adjutant, advises at he expects each member to advise Monday, as to whether or not he attend the Tuesday night meeting order that it will be known how njr places to prepare.Post Plans Membership Week1ae local Post of the Arhericah gioh will co-operate with 10,000 other erican. Legion Posts over the couh-iri making Membership Week, Nov-ber 11 to 18, a success according to mmander j; Perry Cole.e main objective during this week 1 be to renew the entire 1929 mem-ship for 1930 and to secure as many members as possible. Only about nty-ftve per cent of the eligible men re enrolled last year and it is be-ed by National and State Officials the Legldn that with interest biasing in the organization, a larger rcentage of eligibles can be enrolled the various Posts conducting an ac-e, educational membership week. National Commander Bodenhamer, in recent letter to State Commander owell, said: “The loyal and active pporfc of every Legionnaire is essen* al in order to carry out the immedi-©bjectives of the American Legion providing additional hospital beds r this many thousands of needy and orthy veterans who are at present nied admission because of lack of Our great organization must ntinue its forward march. A strong-membership for 1930 Is necessary to cure continued progress. Member-p Campaigns must be initiated and mpleted at the earliest possible oment.”A report of the accomplishments of embership Week will be published In nh next issue of the Louisiana Leglon-iaire and citations will be awarded by |he Nat; -ml Commander to all Posts ■ vceedlng their last year's membership.H
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Ruston Daily Leader
Ruston, Louisiana, US
Sat, Nov 02, 1929
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