Show MILLER DID GOOD SERVICE chairman 0 of I 1 national ii committee who has resigned proved value to legion the recently announced retirement of thomas W miller amiller of delaware as chairman of the national mil legislative committee of the american legion gives an opportunity of recounting the efforts by which one individual hils has done much to make the legion what it Is today mr sillier served us as balrin nix of tile the committee for a full year it was vaa under ills his direction that such generous results were obtained as tile the passage of 0 the sweet and darrow bills for betterment of tile the condition of the disabled ex service men and such marked progress was as made in placing so thoroughly before congress the claims of all ex service men for jut compensation all during last summer and autumn mr miller handled alone all legion legislative matters at washing was liang 1 1 1 THOMAS W MILLER ton and before the tee minneapolis tou bention he had succeeded in obtaining from congress an incorporation of the american legon legion in september he was joined by the other members of 0 the legislative committee provided for by the conver tion because of tile tl pressure of his private business v holcli Is the reason for sir millers leVs rethen jent froni this highly important legion post lie he placed lila ills resignation in the hands of mr doller dolfer the national commander us its early as lost last spring at that time lie he v was vas as prevailed ulion 19 aulala ut 1 I pat unell congress con gres adjourned be cause his committee was in n the midst of its fight tar legislation for the disabled and for congressional consideration of the fourfold four fold optional plan of adjusted compensation john thomas taylor of wa washington hington D C a member of the committee since november has been appointed chairman to in fill out mr millers terni tenn miller Is on hirte three lears old he h has an all unusual background of army service and experience per peri lence ence in public life ile he enlisted in vie the army as a private and came out of it a lieutenant colonel although lie had attended the first school he was unable to obtain admission to the first officers training camp after war was declared because te of a physical liandi handicap call lie he was as a first lieutenant before going overseas with the one ll hundred undred and fourteenth infantry of the twenty ninth division with which lie serve served in arance fi ance 1111 first became conspicuous in public life as the youngest member of the sl aty fourth con congress giess having been lec teil tit at the hie age af f beven before that lie he had btty bi cn secretary of the stat of delaware at twenty six |