Show ThE L ALONG WITH THE THE LINE us NATIONAL OF DF MAR H Fi SERVICE ERVICE MEN Copy for tor This Department Supplied by National Headquarters Headquarter of or th the American Legion Leilon THEY ARE BACK INTO AND THE AMERICAN LEGION LEGIONs t s h. h of K KS S sy x 5 r The American Legion is expert expert- ting Ing a rapid grown ana nas just passed the mark ak In n the number of posts established Recent reports showed New York in 11 the lead with posts Pennsylvania second with posts Illinois third posts Iowa Minnesota Ohio Michigan Indiana Massa Massachusetts New Jersey STARTED LEGION IN FRANCE Franklin Fr DOlier National Commander Command Command- er One of the Twenty Men to Found Organization Franklin DOlier DOller national commander command command- er r of the American Le Legion ion was born April 28 1877 in Burlington N. N J. J where he attended local school and prepared for tor fory y Princeton sity He lle was graduated graduated graduated grad grad- from Princeton Princeton Princeton Prince Prince- ton in 1898 and is immediately entered entered entered en en- bus business I n e s s with his father William DOlier Co commission merchants In cotton and yarns in n Philadelphia Upon his fathers father's retirement retirement retirement re re- re- re from business the firm name was changed to Franklin DOlier DOller Co Mr Ir DOlier entered the military of ot the United States in April 1917 as a captain In the quartermaster ter corps t After a few tew weeks weeks' service at the Philadelphia depot and several mor months hs at Boston he was ordered to France In August 1917 Owing to great scarcity of tonnage at that time find the necessity for salving material on a large scale Mr 1 DOller DOlier was assigned as as- signed d to the newly or nr organized salva salvage e service and antI in January 1918 took command command command com com- mand of the first salvage depot that was operated by the Amer American nn army Within six months the work had grown so rapidly that the personnel Increased from 12 to and this depot was salvaging for about men and was waR larger than any depot operated by either the British or French armies This depot was at St. St Pierre des Corps near Tours France the headquarters of the service of supply In July 1918 1018 Captain DOlier DOller was ordered to Lyons France to organize the second large depot which at the time of the armistice had a capacity of taking care of salvaging for upward af Pt a million and a half men He lIe was promoted to the rank of ot major and find then lieutenant colonel and assigned to the general stall staff and after two s fears service in the army 20 months 1 if which was In In the A. 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F gas Afas discharged from the service InC in C April A 1919 lOW Mr Hr DOller DOlier was one of the original 20 men who initiated the American Legion In Jn France February 15 1019 1919 und ond attended the ParIS Parly caucus ot of the die American merran Legion on March 1 15 1919 1019 Alter After his discharge from the service Mr DOller DOlier Joined Theodore Roosevelt who was at that time early time early arly in 1919 1910 perfecting the preliminary tion of the i e American Legion In the United States preparatory to the St. St Lolls Lo-ils May 8 9 and 10 Mr DOlier was chairman of the theP P Pennsylvania delegation at nt the St. St Louis Ious caucus and a member of the national national national na na- na- na executive committee from Penn Penn- sylvania After tho the St St. Louis caucus he was placed in charge of the state statu organization organization or or- division at national headquarters headquarters head head- f quarters New York city and gave his his time without any remuneration I. I to American Legion work In n preparation for the Minneapolis convention Mr DOllers work for the Legion has been to operate co-operate with and coordinate co ca ordinate the tte work of the state organizations organ organ- organizations of the Legion Legon and to direct tha the preparations for the Minneapolis convention For his work In France Mr received a Distinguished Service ice Medal from the United States government and the Legion of Honor lIonor from the French government IN CHARGE OF HEADQUARTERS National Adjutant Man From State o 0 Washington Has Seen Mach M Military Service Lemuel L. L Bolles Bones national adjutant of the American Legion Is In charge of n national a t Ion a 1 head hend- headquarters quarters of the they y American Legion r a n t Indianapolis He Re is a native of r Minneapolis 1 He He was born In Minneapolis Min neapolis on August August Aust Au Au- gust st 21 1885 1835 attended attended at at- tended c com common o m m o 0 n school there andt and t the h e M l Academy at St. St Paul He moved to Washington In 1904 and graduated from the University of Washington Law school From 1907 1307 to 1915 he was employed employed employed em em- by the First National bank of North Yakima and was assistant ad ad- general of the state of Wa Wahington Washington Wash Wah- hIn h- h In ington ton from June 1910 1916 to September 1917 Mr Bolles served in iii In-aU In all grades In Company E 2nd Infantry of the WashIngton Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington National Guard from September Septem Septem- ber her 1904 1004 to 1914 1014 and commanded that company from 1911 1011 to 1914 1014 He was called into federal service with the Washington National Guard In September Sep September 1017 1917 and Joined the division division divi divi- sion at Camp Greene N. N C. C with which tI division he went overseas In Decera- Decera ber her 1917 1017 need mid served as a n lieutenant colons colonel on m the general staff tatt of the First corps from May l 1 1918 1018 to March 3 3 1919 lOW On his return to the United States In n July 1919 lOW he was discharged from the service and antl was requested by the tho national executive committee to assist In n the organization of ot the American Legion In the preparation for the Min 1 Minneapolis neapolis convention con on the staff the at national national national na na- na- na headquarters Mr Bolles wa was one of ot the original delegates to th th Paris caucus of the time American AmerIca Legion last March l |