Show I AN I Wi I Copy for This Thi Department Supplied by N NAtional tion l o of th the eM American to Lepon io Lion i OFFICERS VISIT WOUNDED MEN AT CHICAGO HOSPITAL q nn fr e v t j Left to Right Seaman Right Seaman Clarence McGee National Chaplain Francis Francia H. H Kelly William Hughes Chief Nurse Meta C. C Cook National Commander Franklin DOller DOlier National Commander Franklin DOller DOlier national chaplain Francis A. A Kelly and Commander Milton J. J Foreman Foreman Fore Fore- man man of or the Illinois department of ot the American Legion recently visited the United States Public Health Service Ice hospital No 30 Chicago Ill m. where COO wounded and find disabled soldiers and sal sailors ors are patients The legion officers were were conducted on a tour of the ward after which Commander DOller and Father Kelly addressed a number of the wounded in the recreation hall Service said the national commander commander commander com com- mander Is the sole aim of the American American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean Legion service Legion service to our country i and our comrades Our first and foremost foremost fore tore most duty always has been and will willbe willbe be to the disabled those who gave their health and arid strength In battle and the dependents of those who died while with the forces The Tile American Legion put through congress the bill that raised the disabled disabled disabled dis dis- mens men's base pay from 30 to 80 a month It has aided In to the adjustment adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment of thousands of compensation allotment allotment al al- al allowance back pay and In Insurance Insurance insurance In- In claims It Is working to remedy remedy rem rem- edy the vocational training situation Our first duty is to you men and your comrades You can always bank on that Father Kelly Belly wearer of the D D. S. S C. C for heroism in action on the British front with the Twenty seventh New NewYork NewYork NewYork York division made a vigorous reply to the foes of the service ex-service organization tion who have charged the American Legion Is a militaristic body I r have ha heard It said declared Father Kelly that the aim of the American Legion Is to Impose upon the United States a government of the soldiers by the soldiers and for the soldiers The American j Legion Is a 11 million miles away from any such idea as that We crossed the sea to put an end to such forms of government and certainly we do not Intend or strive or will not tolerate the setting up at home of w what at we went to war warto warto warto to destroy abroad The American Legion stands solely solely solely sole sole- ly and simply for the things that make for a better Americanism We call ourselves Americans We call ourselves ourselves our our- selves sel a legion We are both and we unite the two in an organization which shall stand for all aU that is best in our national life for our country and for forthe forthe the flag |