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Show PASSES ON LEGAL MATTERS Robert A. Adams, Judge Advocate, Rose From Rank of Private to That of Major. Robert A. Adams, recently appointed 'lational judge advocate of the Araerl- can Legion by tne national executive committee, rose from the rank of a private In the Eighty-fourth division divi-sion at Camp Taylor Tay-lor to that of major during his army career. Mr. Adams went overseas with t h e Thirty - first heavy artillery brigade bri-gade and served In the Alsne-Marne, Olse-AIsne and Ar-gonne-Meuse offensives. After the cessation ces-sation of hostilities he was assigned to duty in the judge advocate general's office at G. H. Q. He served fourteen months in the A. B. 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 the position. His appointment to the new position came as a result of efficient service as legal adviser afto an amendment was made to the Legioea constitution at the Cleveland convention, conven-tion, which authorized the creation of the office of national judge advocate. Mr. Adams has practiced law since 1916 and Is associated with a prominent promi-nent Indianapolis law firm. He is a graduate of Washington and Jefferson college, and also attended Harvard law school. He Is twenty-nine years . old. 1 The duties of the office consist in the supervision of the legal department depart-ment of the Legion, the employment of counsel in law suits in which the Legion is involved, interpretation of legal questions, and the adjustment of CuesKons of eligibility. |
