Show u e. e I AI nI Ill 1 Copy for tor Thu Department Supplied Jy Iy the American Legion News Neva Service I HEAD OF AMERICANISM BOARD H Henry nry J. J Ryan of Boston Mass Is Named Chairman of Legions Legion's Reorganized Commission Typical of the spirit of or the American Amerlan Amen Ameri can an Legion Is the appointment of Henry J. J Ryan of Boston Mass a af Q M f former apprentice L seaman in the ther r L. L navy to succeed d 1 Arthur Woods wois of i iiI iI York J New York who J was a colonel In Inthe the army and forta fork former for for- k mer men police poUce com corn commissioner IJA ta missioner of New NewYork II W Y York 0 l' l k city t y a as asor s chairman or the Legions Legion's reorganIzed reorganized Ize Americanism c commission headquarters headquarters head head- quarters of which Is at national headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters at Indianapolis When the war broke out Mr Ryan nyan attempted to enlist several times in inthe the tho army but was refused because of his defective eyesight At last the navy accepted him but he vv was as ordered to on sh shOre re duty During the various drives for Liberty loans and war funds the newly appointed chairman chairman chair chair- I man acquired a national reputation as asan asan asan an orator especially on subjects InvolvIng Involving Involving In In- patriotism and Americanism Other members of the commission arc I To serve one year Fiorella H. H LaGuardia LaGuar LaGuar- dia din New York city ity William B B. Follett Follett Fol Fol- lett iett Portland Ore E. E K I. Bixby Bisby Muskogee Muskogee Muskogee Mus Mus- kogee Okla Edgar H. H BaIrd Philadelphia Phila delphia Garland W. W Powell Cumberland Cumberland Cumber Camber land Md Richard F Beirns Richmond Richmond Rich Rich- Richmond mond Va To serve servo two years ears Peyton Peyton Pey Fey ton H. H Hoge Jr Louisville Ky A. A II H. Gansser Bay City Mich Ich Col Gordon Gordon Gor Gor- Gor- Gor don oa Johnson U. U S. S A A. A. A chief of staff stair to Gen Leonard Wood Fort Font Sheridan m ill To serve three years jears Will Percy Greenville Miss Dwight Davis St St. StLouis Louis F. F 0 O. Horton Des Moines la In Lindsey Blayney Houston Tex Te and Leonard eonard WIthington Honolulu Ha Ha- walL It will be the Legions Legion's aim under Mr Ur Ryan nyan to ordinate co-ordinate and consolidate consolidate consoli consoli- date the activities for the promotion of Americanism of the Y M. M C. C A A. Red RedCross RedCross Cross Knights of ot Columbus Masons Salvation Army Anny National Security eague and many other organizations To ro this end a conference will be held n Washington soon I MAN OF TRAVEL EXPERIENCE i Samuel Adjutant of Legion Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Kansas Has Seen Much of Broad World After traveling over pret pretty y much sU all of the continents of North Amerla Amerl- Amerl rn a Europe and Isia Frank Eo E. E Samuel has settled set set- tIed lIed down into a 4 busy life as adJutant adjutant t. t tant of the American AmerI Amer Amen I ican lean Legion department de de- of ot Kanas Kanas Ranas Kan- Kan as with headquarters head head- quarters martens In Tope- Tope ta tad S Samuel 11 m u e I was born bom In Downing bro ilo In 1889 Armed with a college degree In 1912 1012 he started out to see th the world What part pari of It he mIssed missed In civilian pursuits pursuits pursuits pur pur- suits was vas made up to him when he j joined the Three Hundred and Fifty- Fifty third Infantry regiment of the famous ninth Eighty division and served in all the battie tn to which tha that at outfit i participated Samuel on his return to civil life lite became assistant state adjutant of the Legion in Kansas and was made adjutant In September 1919 1910 He was recently re-elected re for tor a tw year two year term terra GENERALS GENERAL'S WIFE NEW LEADER Mrs Clarence Edwards Is Chosen President of Massachusetts Department De Do- of Auxiliary Maj Gen Clarence R. R Edwards who commanded the Twenty sixth di division division dl- dl vision through its training period In Inthe Inthe inthe the States In quiet defensive sectors and arid in Its later hater participation tion In almost ev cv- every ery major offensive offensive offen offen- sive of the war is the idol of of thousands l ds of New L i k England members of the American Legion and other former service men Mrs Clarence R. R Edwards his wife Is now placed In la a similar position by br bythe the mothers wives sisters and daughters daughters daugh daugh- tens of these veterans for Mrs Edwards Edwards Ed Ed- Edwards wards was elected president of the Massachusetts department nt of ot the women's auxiliary of the American Legion at nt n a recent state convention of that organization The newly elected president is a resident o of Newton Mass She has been active In work for the benefit of New England members of the American Ameri tan can Legion and other former service feen len i 1 L j i i I 1 CONGRESS IS URGED TO ACT I Aid Five Provisions Provisions' Requester Requested ste In fn Aid of Disabled Veterans Amending Vocational Training Law Amendment of the law under which disabled veterans of the World war are given en vocational training so asto as asto asto to provide five tI things demanded by bythe bythe bythe the last convention t of bf f the American Legion nt at Cleveland Cleveland was wag urged In congress by Legion representatives The five provisions requested bythe by bythe bythe the Legion are 1 Vocational training fo for American citizens who served ery d' d with the allied and who armies who were ivere ere disabled are not entitled to training under the present law 2 Training with pay for all aU disabled dis dis- disabled veterans with 10 per cent or more disability instead of training with pay for some and training without without with with- out pay for others ashOw hOw w provided j I 3 Vocational training for tor the wIdows widows wId wId- and orp orphans of all men who died In the service 4 The right of or the fede federal tl board for tor vocational education to give all disabled ed men mn m n in training such medical care and treatment as Is necessary to keep them at their courses 5 5 That all disabled men In training train train- lag ing shall a month from the government while In training a nd i nd those with dependents a month Instead of different sums based upon the cost of living in different rent loca local localities lUes as now provided A special plea was made by John Thomas Taylor of the national legislative legislative legis legis- e committee of the Legion for vocational training for the widOws ws and orphans of ot the American dead o othe of I the ho World war He said that undoubtedly undoubtedly un the American childr children children chil chil- dr dren n whose fathers slept in Flanders Flander fields were entitled to the same educational educational edu edu- advantages that they would have had hind were their fathers alive and able to o provide for them The wIdows widows wId- wId of the men who died In France he added were likewise en entitled the winning bread-winning member of ot the family having been killed In defense of the country to be taught some kind of work of trade EDITOR WAS ON FIRING LINE Commander of Missouri I Department of Legion One of Many Newspaper Newspaper per Men Who Heard CalL John Francis Williams commander of the Missouri department of the I Legion is one of tho thousands usa n d 8 of newspaper pel men 1 e en n who 1 left e t the their 1 r typewriters when the war b broke r 0 k e out Enlisting as asa asa asa a private In the Missouri National Guard Mr Williams Wil WU- hams liams rose to the sS- sS J rank of first lieutenant lieu lieu- tenant In the A. A E E. E F. F he served serve a as a machine gun officer with th the Thirty fifth division in the mountains and In the Argonne- Argonne Meuse drive After the armistice he served as Instructor In the A. A E. E F. F university at Beaune and later assisted assisted assist assist- I ed In publicity In connection with the games Mr Williams who Is is' a member of i Robert nobert S. S T urman post 13 Joplin Mo served as post commander and state master arms master arms at-arms previously to his election as department head He Is editor of the Joplin News Herald ORGANIZATION IS HIS TASK I Spokane Wash Man Will Supervise Work of Enrolling Every Former Fonner Service Buddie Edward H II Prell of ot Spokane Wash was recently appointed director of th the organization divi divi- divisIon division sion at national headquarters of ot the American Le Le- glob gion He sue suc ftp Russell G G. G i Creviston f who Is Isnow now assistant adjutant l national national na na- lf Mr Prell served c w i One overseas Hundred with and the theOne i A 0 sixth Forty field artillery and par par- A Z 3 In of ot the World war After his discharge from the arm army Mr Prell FraIl wa was active e in the early organization of the Legion In his hio state The supervision and direction t of the Legions Legion's 1921 campaign to tp enroll every eligible former service man nan man In its ranks will wUl be In the hands of the new ew director RAISED BIG CHRISTMAS FUND Adjutant of Illinois Department of ol Legion Had Aid o of Actress In RaisIng Raising Rais Rals ing Christmas Money When William Q adjutant of the Illinois department of the American Amer AlDer ican kan L Legion P. P s lon started the Leg ion c campaign amp a 1 g n L' L which raised 50 0 r for Christmas Christ mas entertain entertainments 4 ments merits for sick 3 and disabled veterans vet fet A erans in Illinois I h hospitals 0 s pit a I s he called upon Mm Miss r. r lo Floe Bert a well well- known actress to tc assist In making makini the tho undertaking a n success Mrss Bert gave ye a large number oi of r entertainments in cities th the proceeds of which were applied to the tin I Le Legions Legion's lons lon's fund 1 1 1 |