| Show LEADER OF OVERSEAS BODY ml bit louise louie wells of chicago is I 1 R elected president of service league miss HIM louise wells of chicago has haj been reelected elected re president of the wom overseas service league known as the little sister of the american legion because many legion women are also members of the league making for closer operation cooperation co between the two organizations members of the league were the th army and red bed cross nurses salvation army lassies classies las sies the S Y girls signal corps girls cante canteen enerS erg librarians and who served americas america fighting men in france many were gassed and wounded and more than of them died of such plagues as trench fever and influenza A few were killed in action miss wells entered the service from los angeles Ao geles she I 1 Is a the daughter of arthur G wells vite ale president of the th santa fe railroad after serving at t al miss louise wells camp upton she went overseas as a canteen worker at grenoble Gle noble at at al levard lavard les eains daens and at lyon she served as a canteen worker and with the entertainment forces she organized the los angeles unit of the league and later was president of the chicago unit speaking at a recent convention of the league brig gen charles D dawes said you never looked so good to me as you did in your somber uniforms find and hats wading through the mud and mire tramping through the rain serving hot chocolate tor for hours at a time in that country which before we went over we called sunny france respects of the american legion were paid to the overseas women by past national commander john G emery of grand rapids mich |
