The American Legion Weekly [Volume 4, No30 (July 28, 1922)] . ill find the re-ligious forces as ready to co-operateas they were with the Civil War vet-erans organizations. The vital question which The Amer-ican Legion must decide is whether itis to be interested only in sports, car-nivals and fairs, from which it expectsto gain large financial returns, orwhether it is to become conscious of itshigher and nobler objective, the welfareof the local community, the AmericanRepublic and humanity at large. If the Legion is to have the largestresponse from the country and theservice man as well, it mu
The American Legion Weekly [Volume 4, No30 (July 28, 1922)] . ill find the re-ligious forces as ready to co-operateas they were with the Civil War vet-erans organizations. The vital question which The Amer-ican Legion must decide is whether itis to be interested only in sports, car-nivals and fairs, from which it expectsto gain large financial returns, orwhether it is to become conscious of itshigher and nobler objective, the welfareof the local community, the AmericanRepublic and humanity at large. If the Legion is to have the largestresponse from the country and theservice man as well, it must be inter-ested in something more than the wel-fare of its own organization by get-ting behind some worthy communityeffort in which the Legion and theChurch can join hands, such as the BoyScout movement, playgrounds, parks,civic improvements. Church and Legion have a commoninterest in patriotic days. Joint cele-brations could be arranged on Lincolnsand Washingtons Birthdays, April 6th,(Continued on page 25) JULY 28, 1922 PAGE 7 August Is the Campers Month. And the Legion Isan Outdoor Outfitif There Ever WasOne, Declare TheseIn-the-Open Posts
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