Show copy for this department by the american legion nw service PASSES ON LEGAL MATTERS robert A adams judge advocate rose from rank of private to that of major robert A adams recently appointed national judge advocate of the ameri can legion by the national executive committee rose from the rank 0 a private in the eighty fourth slon at camp taylor to that of major during hla army career mr adams went overseas with the thirty first heavy artillery abrl gade aad served in the aasne marne olse aasne and AT gonne meuse offensives after the cessation of hostilities he was assigned to duty in the judge advocate generals office at G II 11 Q ue served fourteen months in the A E F when legion officials at national headquarters at indianapolis decided early in january that it was necessary to enlist the services of a legal adviser to thrash out the knotty problems of eligibility interpretation of statutes affecting the legion and other legal matters mr adams was appointed to fill flie position ills appointment to the new position came as a result of efficient service as legal adviser after an amendment was made to the legion constitution at the cleveland convention which authorized the creation of the office of national judge advocate mr adams has practiced law since 1916 and Is associated with a prominent indianapolis law firm he Is a graduate of washington and jefferson college and also attended harvard law school lie Is twenty nine years old the duties of the office consist in the supervision of the legal department of the legion the employment of counsel in law suits in which the legion Is involved interpretation of legal questions and the adjustment of iest tons of eligibility TO BUILD AUXILIARY legion administrative machinery to be used in safely launching the branch organization assurance that the administrative machinery of the american legion will be used without stint in an effort to build up the W omens auxiliary has been given by national commander F W galbralth jr it Is expected that the auxiliary will take charge of its own destinies next spring with the holding of the first national con mention of the units all doubts and misgivings in regard to the future of the IV omens auxiliary of the american legion were removed and a system of orderly expansion in state departments and a national organization was provided for by tie cleveland convention announced mr galbralth e propose to offer the aid of our organization in building up the auxiliary but we are not going to meddle with its policies so long as our recognized ideals and purposes are car ried out the cleveland convention voted to let the women swim without water wings it authorized state executive committees of the legion to call state conventions and to establish department part ment organizations of the auell lary killing the role which made nee the establishment of a total of units equivalent to 50 per cent of the number of posts in the department AIDED IN GROWTH OF LEGION rev john W inzer national chaplain long identified with ties of veterans organization As national chaplain for alie en euln h american legion has ah 1 kev john W ly inzer pastor of alie first baptist iv hurch of chatta jiff y tenn a i inn identified with aj f tt activities of the veterans za t y alon gance its in abt L wpc D inzer n H not only was one ja jal jf of the men who initiated the for of the legion but deung the early days of its growth aided the work by travel ing over the country and making nd dresses as a member of the national executive committee dr inzer who was born in camil ton county texas january C 1890 entered the ministry at the ae of nineteen his first pastorate being in birmingham ala he volunteered his services as chaplain in the army after the war broke out and served with the fourteenth infantry in the northwest and at camp dodge iowa where he was senior chap liln for three months after the armistice he moved to camp grant III where he served until barcli 1919 he married miss marle 0 alabama tn december 1918 MISSING MEN BEING SOUGHT relatives and friends are anxious to hear from those who know facts A number of additional war mysteries hae been announced by the nationwide campaign to clear up all doubt as to the fate of men missing in the world conflict any persons having information as to the circumstances surrounding the death or als appearance appe aranco of the following men are urged to communicate with the gold star relative or friends EDDIE FLYNN co M int arrived in france dec 25 1917 he was last heard from june 12 1918 no word was received from war department that ha was killed address mrs B IA flynn cherry st anaconda mont NORMAN 0 LARSON formerly pat co M was reported killed it action oct 19 1918 lie baat wrote to hit family on october IS that he was about to be transferred to another company of his death wanted by IL L peterson twin lakes mann CLARENCE K KEPPLE cormer mechanic co A int reported killed in action in the SL drive ills mother mrs alice kepple artesla N M wants to learn details of his death FREDERICK H BAYNES mgt co 0 reported kl led in action on oct 12 1918 friends have told his mother baynes was seen alive on april 7 1919 anyone who can verify either report address mrs F A baynes monmouth terrace gloucester N J W BOYDON co 0 ath reported killed in action on july 15 1918 reported seen on dec 21 1918 in base hospital ro ea information as to his fate wanted by his mother mrs james boydon W ANDREW J former pat co I 1 bath reported killed in action oct 7 1918 anyone with definite information on death write peter oskaloosa kan RALPH E BREHM former ast 1st class pharm mate naval railway battery no 1 reported to have died in evacuation hospital no 7 on oct as 1918 his mother mrs gudle brehm N washington st gettysburg pa wants information as to his death IS NEW ASSISTANT ADJUTANT russell G creviston who has seen much active service Is appointed to important position kussell 0 creviston who has been appointed assistant national adjutant of the american legion by P W galbralth jr national commander was director of organization at national headquarters from november 1919 to october 1920 A IIo osler by birth mr crevas ton enlisted in may 1917 in company E of the routh indiana infantry lie served as a private in this company for three months when he was selected as a candidate from his company to the second officers training camp fort benjamin indiana after his graduation from the camp he was ghen complete charge of the administration ordination coordination co section of the general staff of the eighty fourth dh mr creviston assisted in the organ of a vocational training system and in this connection was transferred to the inspectors division and given charge of the states of iowa minnesota nebraska north and south da kota where he established various student army training corps after the completion of the SAT C movement mr creviston was transferred to the general staff and put in charge of the ninth district commas slon on training camp activities with the rank of captain he covered nine states of the middle west in the in terest of bettering camp and non camp cities during the demobilization period lie was discharged june and accepted a position in the community service inc of new york which loans his services to the american legion POST WITH ALTITUDE RECORD top of the world organization of peru at height of more than feet the top of the world post claim ing to be the highest in the american legion and the first and only unit thus far established in ceru has been founded by 10 ex service men in a copper mining camp at cerro de pasco and the altitude record it has set up for other posts to shoot at Is feet so far as we can determine writes clyde A warne the post adjutant this Is the only post in peru and certainly in this district of peru known as the junly pampa bv location and facilities cerro de pasco Is the logical meeting place tor ex service men in other camps in the central peru montana district it Is the largest camp and town in the district including aroya morococha Moro cocha la and casapalca Casa palca the name top of the world was unanimously selected as an excellent name tor the post due to th fact that we are at an altitude of a little more than 14 feet and we believe we are the highest post in the legion the post Is planning to conduct a membership drive in tle tl e surrounding territory stand of colors presented A stand of colors has been presented to aaron cowell post of the american legion tuckahoe N J by the people of the township although it baa but a membership of 28 the post Is full of and Is about to make a drive tor a home |