A committee was formed to encourage all returning veterans of the World War to join the new American Legion and make this Post a permanent organization of Clarke County. The recruitment notice described the Legion as an non-partisan and non-political organization of American veterans of the World War. It is a civilian organization, not military or militaristic. Nearly all of its members were civilians before the war and now civilians. It makes no distinction of rank and has no distinction between men who went overseas and men who did not get over. Any soldier, sailor or marine, who served honorably between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918 is eligible for membership.

Among the many objectives of the American Legion, which will be given great attention by the Lloyd Williams Post, are to endeavor to aid ex-soldiers in respect to their War Risk insurance, obtaining employment for those needing same, and extending help and assistance to sick soldiers and their dependent families.

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