Show COMMANDER DRAIN NAMES ASSISTANT alamea am F ration barton of fort dodge iowa wa farm formerly aly adjutant or of the imers department of the american legion was recently name named a as assistant no na V I 1 adjutant by national ath CO corn M dander jamea A dra drain 1 m to there be hai been no am assistant national ad adjutant some national adjutant russell brevit too ton was waa promoted from that mill position I 1 to the national mr me creviston CrO vIston haa be duties during the present prom am year been b an serving also as general sec rotary of tile the american legion endow end ment fund movement in addition to 11 performing the duties of the the pressure of the w work became too treat net and ad mr me man was appointed appointed to assist him bortl shortly I 1 Y after my election at st paul ila creviston expressed a ties desire a to retire tire old and go lot into other th w work k national Y Z commands commander drain lot said C only at my y insist insistence c and ex express roses request did d he consent c rat to stay atay through my ad ministration riall S sit so lt it bar became reecia necessary mey to obtain an assistant 0 1 out who might take over the duties of national it adjutant utter after clovis on an retires B banon banco w was na r recommended by arev lot after ta careful consideration Ilde ration had been given give to other r possibilities the new a assistant net national I 1 no adjutant adjoin t was born bom in seneca win wa I 1 on january IT 1886 he a entered enter d tho the service ervIce li as aa a test lieutenant within ten le daya do after war was a declared in 1 1917 1017 he was a aa bignel ad to i 0 duty with company 0 see sec ond and tal infantry t ey law iowa national guard he was wae prom promoted 0 led to captain 1 in less than I 1 L month he saw service with oom carn pany pan A one hundred and twenty hit h machine ga gun bat battalion he was it ith it C company ell D three hundred and twenty second machine gun gon bat battalion tall in the conly army of oc occupation patima 11 he we wa also for a time judge aavo advocate cat 1 in be base section no 8 6 of the A B E F he a wo was discharged from service at camp dodge iowa 1111 on 1 august 8 11 ball ration barton begin e als acthen work walli and riak the legion a commander or of fort dodge port pan ISO he was elected to that position before the flat first national convention in 1919 and served armed until t the appoints full fall of 1 1920 20 he was then appointed adjutant of tile the boua ion a department a and held he id that position p a until his a appoint mt ment as a assistant national adjutant As A adjutant of tile the iowa lom a department depart abi he was eme in a large measure mesa responsible napo cr tor to the splendid eplen did record of that depart d part ment cut which has come came to be recognized as one a or of the outstanding leaders in legion sell activity it prominent legion cogill marm of iowa regretted losing barton barren who he in has been Is 11 identified 1 so closely with will their department since its very beginning glnn in barton is as a lawyer by profession he w was am educated at F fort it do dodge din high school and took a c course a in I 1 law aw at I 1 us uie university of iowa |