. The American Legion Weekly [Volume 4, No. 14 (April 7, 1922)]. ofAmerican soldiers and sailors are prop-erly cared for on the day set apart intheir honor. It has done this withoutforgetting that Memorial Day here athome is peculiarly the province of theGrand Army of the Republic. Butthe decoration of American graves inFrance, England and elsewhere inEurope, is wholly a Legion responsi-bility. With efficient departments in thefield abroad, and with the home Legionsquarely behind them, this obligationhas been met faithfully and fully eversince the Legion was organized. Itwill be met equally th
. The American Legion Weekly [Volume 4, No. 14 (April 7, 1922)]. ofAmerican soldiers and sailors are prop-erly cared for on the day set apart intheir honor. It has done this withoutforgetting that Memorial Day here athome is peculiarly the province of theGrand Army of the Republic. Butthe decoration of American graves inFrance, England and elsewhere inEurope, is wholly a Legion responsi-bility. With efficient departments in thefield abroad, and with the home Legionsquarely behind them, this obligationhas been met faithfully and fully eversince the Legion was organized. Itwill be met equally this year. NationalHeadquarters has outlined the plan tobe followed for raising funds for thedecoration of graves in A. E. F. ceme-teries as follows: 1. Each department to raise frommembers a sum equal to five cents permember in good standing on December31, 1921. 2. Each post to contribute a mini-mum of five dollars. 3. Checks to be made payable to theNational Treasurer, The American Le-gion, and forwarded to him at NationalHeadquarters of the Legion, Indianap-. CHARACTER EVIDENT QUALITY INSURED
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