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Thursday, June 26, 1930 Sincere â€" acknowledgment of the splendid work and coâ€"operation of deâ€" partment and post officials and indiâ€" vidual Legionnaires in this state, and his own personal appreciation and gratitude for it, has been ¢xâ€" pressed <by O. L. Bodenhamer, naâ€" tional commander, on theâ€"occasion of the American Legion reaching its enâ€" tire national membership quota for the year 1930. Illinois Legion Posts Given Thanks for Aid in Membership Drive This record was accomplished in the closing hour of the recent. naâ€" tional executive committee meeting held at national headquarters in Inâ€" dianapolis. In an‘address before the national executive committee, and in a letter received by the department commander of this state, Bodenhamer "I am personally, grateful to you for your loyalty and service. The spirit of the organization is fine. All activities â€" are progressing. Still greater accomplishments are to be realized. June 15 will show still a greater meimbership. The real Leâ€" gionism which has been displayed on every hand is most gratifying. We are making Legion history. I still say that I have as fine, if not the finest, department and post official family with which gny national comâ€" mander has had (the privilege to work." paid high tribute to the loyalty and coâ€"operation of the Legion officials. In the letter to department comâ€" mander, E. A. Hayes, of Decatur, Illinois, he said, in part: The national commander told the national executive committee he is confident the total membership for 1930 will reach 850,000. Since the earliest days of its hisâ€" tory, The American Legion has been interested in training boys to beâ€" come future good citizens with Amerâ€" ican ideals, as a part of the Legion‘s program of civic betterment. The Legion recognized the principle that boys looked up to the men who had defended our flag in time of war and that Legionnaires owe these boys the duty of setting a good example. The Legion also adopted, early in its hisâ€" tory the principle of joining forces with other organizations that are secking the same unselfish objectives in good citizenship and civic betterâ€" ment. American Legion Is Interested in Boy Life; Aids Movement Recently Russell Cook, national diâ€" rector of the Americanic commisâ€" sion of the Legion, conferred with James E. West, chief scout exeeuâ€" tive of the Boy Scouts of America, and other officers of that organizaâ€" tion, and advanced the plan of 10,000 Legion posts organizing as many troops of Boy Scouts. The Boy Scout organization agreed to aid the Legion in its program by furnishing printed material outlining the plan of organâ€" ization and‘coâ€"operation to be sent to the posts in order to carry on the training of the boys after the troops are organized. ; "There is no higher code of living for boys than that contained in the Scout oath and Scout law." is the inspiration O. L. Bodenhamer, naâ€" tional commander, has given Legionâ€" naires. f Lawrence Murdock, Ottawa high school pupil, is Illinois‘ candidate for the Thomas A. Edison appointment. He was chosen as the best equipped of eight boys who won in the regional tests, by the full examining commitâ€" tee, headed by President David Kinâ€" ley of the University of Illinois, Murâ€" dock will go to Orange, N. J., for the national elimination. Acting on the suggestion of Governor Louis L. Emâ€" merson that an alternate be named the committee selected Charles T. Richards, Edwardsville, as alternate. Ottawa High School Boy Edison Candidate Mrs. Mary A. Wall, Murphysboro, was elected president of the Illinois Federation of Women‘s clubs, at the closing session of the annual convenâ€" tion, held at the Centennial building, Springfield. _The retiring president, Mrs. J. Mare Fowler, Chicago, was elected general federation director for Illinois. Chicago,was selected for the 1931 convention. Murphysboro Woman Is State Federation Head It‘s a smart hostess, and a carefree oneâ€" who serves frozen delicacies made in an electric refrigerator OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS J. W. Kehoe, District Manager Evanston, Illinois H. C. Reynolds, District Superintendent 51 South St. Johns Ave. Higl'\land Park 2900 PUuBLIC SERVICE COMPANY COAL and SOLVAY COKE HERMAN DENZEL, President 1205 Deerfield Road at Blodgett I Building Material Highland Park Fuel Company sheet metal is a testimonial to the suâ€" periofity of our workmanship. When it comes to the matter of lastingâ€" qualities and general satisfaction, the strongest testimonial we can offer is that furnished by the people we have strongest testimonial that furnished by the worked for. Henry G. Winter THE TRIM APPEARANCE 48 North First Street Phone 635 Telephone 3700 we cover with tin or the suâ€" When 81