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Show FOR THE VETERANS' BUREAU MaJ. William Wolffs Smith, National Press Club Post, Appointed General Counsel. National Press Club Post, No. 20, of the American Legion has had the honor of having one of its charter members, Major William Wolffe Smith, appointed general c o u n s el for the United States Veterans' Bureau. During the war Major Smith entered en-tered the army as a captain of the sanitary corps and was attached to the staff of the MaJ- w- w- Smith surgeon general for the purpose of establishing a chain of newspapers throughout the country. Sixty-five papers, of which the "Come-Back" at Walter Reed Hospital Is the parent sheet, were started. These papers were the first vehicle of expression for the disabled veterans. Prior to entering the service Major Smith was assistant to the third assistant as-sistant secretary of war, serving in civilian capacity. Following the armistice ar-mistice he went into the regular army, serving In the Quartermaster corps as captain. He resigned in 1922, and now holds the rank of major, In the Q. M. Reserve corps. Major Smith began his career when nineteen years old as a reporter for the Washington bureau of the Baltimore Balti-more Sun. He was born in Logans-port, Logans-port, Ind., in 1874, and moved, with his family, to Indianapolis when he was six years old, where he attended school. Hanover college, DePauw, Johns Hopkins, George Washington Law school and the National Law school contributed to his education. He was graduated from the latter. Taking up the practice of law in 1914, he abandoned the newspaper game in favor of the legal profession. |