and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote
peace and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to
posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to
consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to
mutual helpfulness."

(15) _How does the Legion govern itself_?

(a) The Constitution provides that the legislative body of the
organization shall be a national convention, to be held annually
... composed of delegates and alternates from each state, from
the District of Columbia and from each territory and territorial
possession of the United States.

(16) _How is the Legion organized_?

(a) It is composed of State Branches, and these in turn are made
up of Local Posts.

(17) _What is a Local Post_?

(a) The Constitution states that a Local Post shall have a
minimum membership of fifteen. No Post shall be received into
the Legion until it has received a charter. A Post desiring a
charter shall apply for it to the State Branch, and the charter
will be issued, upon recommendation of this State Branch, by the
National Executive Committee. No Post may be named after any
living person.

(18) _How can I join the American Legion_?

(a) By filling out the Enrollment Blank on the last page of this
booklet and mailing it to the State Secretary of your home
state, whose name is listed below. If there is a Local Post in
your home town, your name and address will be sent to the Post
Commander. If there is no Post in your home town, START ONE,
write your State Secretary for the necessary particulars. The
State Secretaries are:

ALABAMA.--Leroy Jacobs, care Jacobs Furniture Co., Birmingham.

ARIZONA.--Fred B. Townsend, National Bank, Arizona Bldg.,
Phoenix.

ARKANSAS.--Granville Burrow, Little Rock.

CALIFORNIA.--E.E. Bohlen, 926 Flood Bldg., San Francisco.

COLORADO.--Morton M. David, 401 Empire Bldg., Denver.

CONNECTICUT.--Alfred A. Phillips, Jr., 110 Glenbrook Rd.,
Stamford.

DELAWARE.--L.K. Carpenter, Du Pont Bldg., Wilmington.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.--Howard Fisk, 833 Southern Bldg.,
Washington.

FLORIDA.--J.T. Wiggington, 818 15th St., Miami.

GEORGIA.--Louis H. Bell, care of Service Record, 208 Flatiron
Bldg., Atlanta.

HAWAII.--J.P. Morgan, Box 188, Honolulu.

IDAHO.--La