Show ta ThE h ALONG WITH THE THE LINE NATIONAL OF ERVICE MEN copy cw fw ar th the dp t d by NW hiaam of he 6 A L laoo HANDLES WAR RISK CLAIMS head of service division DIv lelon of the american L legion hae has had extern exten alve ive experience charles F sheridan head of the service division of the american legion nt at nation al indianapolis Is 1 ft 11 ilja dative native of oswego IL B now york and has M had a consid 01 m F erable experience 2 ln in the war ahik ft aBr insurance bureau fys ays which e enables n a b I 1 e 9 him to handle with the great est dispatch the thousands odvar of war risk claims that constantly pass through his following his graduation from amherst college in 1012 1912 mr sheridan was engaged in the practice of low law in syracuse new york under the finn firm name of sheridan sheridan when ben he lie entered the service as a private and served until november 1018 when hen he was commissioned a lieutenant he was transferred by the war department part ment to the war risk section and appointed a battalion sergeant major of infantry december 1017 1917 ue he tinkled for france on christmas day of that year and was appointed regimental sergeant major of infantry may blay 1018 HIA 1 entire service overseas was with the war risk section from chief clerk of the allotment department ho he was promoted to be assistant head bead and was finally appointed he bead ad of the allotment department he lie was appointed chief of the special service division of the bureau of war risk insurance on february 5 1010 1019 and continued in that position in washington until may 1019 when ho he was as appointed national war risk officer of the american legion he ile was appointed assistant national secretory secretary of the legion and then director of the service division LABOR UNIONS FAVOR LEGION kem kern county california labor council recommends that all member members join world war body while a number of isolated cases of local unions taking action against the american legion nave have been given considerable sid erable publicity in the press practically nothing has been said with regard to the hundreds of locals through the country that have indorsed the work of the legion A story along this line was recently carried in the union labor JOU journal M na of bakersfield cal ns as follows t there has been a disposition upon the part of some persons who are none too desirous of seeing a friendly spirit developed deve lopel be between teen organized labor and the american legion who have gone out of their way to make eions to the effect that union labor Is to antagonistic to the legion this bort sort of misrepresentation has been indulged in to the extent that false reports nave have been disseminated to the effect that labor have altac attached mcd the american legion in resolutions of condemnation dem nation in no instance have we known of any such attitude upon the part rt of a labor organization nor do we credit as truthful any report to that effect on the contrary organized labor recognize recognizes the fact that the great mase wass of the merobe nhip of the american legion are working men to whom a great debt Is owed by the nation it rec recognizes the further fact that the interests of the members of legion are identical with thoc thoe of lie the re rit ret t of american working men the national exec executive committee as well uell as the state executive of the american legion hits the nt attempts tempts of those aho hn hao ame to make the legion nn nit in an to labor a thing wald hah could never be because of the met that fron the ranks of labor enone the gret great inn bority of the young men lio ho made up tip the army of democracy union labor bus bits not sought to make of the legion a partisan of f unionism nor can it take kindly to too the efforts ol 01 those designing ones atio lio tr to to create enmity between the american I 1 legion and organized labor during the present week a statement has gone from bakersfield to a certain metropolitan paper to the effect that the kern county labor council had in a n resolution denounced the american legion the report Is IR so maliciously j groundless endless that it could have been inspired only by a desire to influence the legion and labor organizations else where into nn an attitude of antagonism the sacramento labor council haa has this week pasta a ringing resolution of indorsement endorsement Indor of the american legion 1 I 1 and the kern county labor council has taken occasion to deny the canard alleging enmity by stating in unequivocal terms its friendship for the ameri amerl can cm legion its membership and its purposes in a resolution of indorse ment went we wonder if the author of the libelous report that the labor council had condemned the american legion know kno a what Dro proportion portion of the men from this community who served in the military and naval forcee forces was or now are members of organized zed labor it be had I 1 he le would certainly nave have picked out ft a con com in which the number of work ingal n aho carry union cauls cards and an honor honorable ablo discharge from thu the onny army wan not to 0 o numerous numo nume roul rout an in kern county it would surprise him to know that at baat least half halt of the men who went into the service from kern kem county anre or have been members embers tu of a labor union the tho resolution follower follows whereat whereas the american legion Is 1 an organization composed of men and omen who gmo gune their services to the covern government ment of tho the united states or ono one of the allied powers during tho creat great war and whereas the american legion Is 1 organized for the purpose of promoting the interests of those who gave their services to the country in that grent great crisis and whereas the interests of the great creat majority of the members of tho the american legion are known to be identical with tho the alms and aspirations of or labor therefore bo be it resolved by the tho kern county labor council in regular session assembled this day of december 1010 2910 that we indorse the american legion and recommend that all members of local unions affiliated with this body eligible for membership in the american lesion legion take their rightful places as members of that organization FRENCH PAY TENDER TRIBUTE presen rt next M kin of american boy boys who died in the war the french of which were distributed to the next kin of the american eold lers sailors and marines who died in the war are beautifully engraved diplomas typical of the artistic nature of the french people the certificates were distributed by the posts of the american legion with appropriate exercises on ing tons birthday in expression of the french governments appreciation of the supreme sacrifice made by these men the principal figure of the group symbolizes the soul and spirit of the american ormy army which helped france to maintain olive alive the flame of the torch of liberty and justice the sword Is not in the scabbard but ready at any moment to protect and defend the weak and oppressed who are symbolized in the group to the left by a mother holding her baby to her breast and to insure 01 XA U am j 0 4 X certificate presented to the kin of american americans freedom and justice to the coming generations represented by the figure of the kneeling boy praying and thanking god for deliverance at the right tho figure of a man rann chained and shackled symbolizes the spirit of evil and the victory over our enemies also at the right crowning the spirit of america stands glory who rejoices with the old war veteran standing to the left lett of the principal figure symbolizing the armies who ore are always ready to fight for the good of pf humanity universal fame time Is to symbolized by the winged figure flying over the group and trumpeting tr to the world the great triumph in which the united states participated the american eagle posed on the staff of peace watches zealously and stands ready to swoop in case enemies again endeavor to disturb the he pence of the world so dearly acquired the entire group Is framed by a border of oak and laurel leaves which are always decreed to the victors at the foot of the cenotaph the flags of france and america are draped and joined together by a wreath which 1 the mark of gratitude and homage which w aich france pays to our sons who gave cave their lives for liberty and justice the lines engraved on the wall behind the group are taken from one of victor hugos poems and when translated read those who died piously for their country have the right that at their gratcar the people come to pm pray humming birds are not found outside the western hemis hemisphere phem |