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Show LEGION MAN BUSY IfJ CHIflA Alfred H. Holt, Wisconsin Boy, Was Flrat. Ccmmandcr of American Organization In China. Alfred H. Holt, formerly of Oconto, Wis., was the first coiiiiii;md:r of the fi.nton rchlnn) American I.e-lon pout, one of the recently orKiinlzed branches of the soldiers' organization organiza-tion In foreign climes. Had It not been for the Legion Le-gion man China today would bo lacking a good "republican" or two, for it was Vila hnmo thfif Alfred H. Holt. Blieltered the mayor may-or of Canton, son of Doctor Sun Yat Sen, during the fighting for the possession posses-sion of the city in 1022. Holt Is an instructor at the Canton Christian college, where he teaches French and English to the Chinese students. He is also instructor of military mili-tary tactics to the cadet corps, and is active in boy scout work of the school. While the fighting was in progress last June, the gunboats of Doctor Sun Yat Sen were shelling the city and were answered by the forts of the town. The fire grew so intense that Doctor Sun's wife, his son, then the mayor of the city, his wife, fled to the college grounds for safety. One shell, fortunately fortu-nately a "dud," lit squarely on top of a college dormitory, but did no harm. Since Doctor Holt's election as commander com-mander of thfi faraway post, he has taken an active part in its work. He organized an American Legion baseball team, of which he himself is a member, as well as of the college baseball team, which met the University of California on the recent trip that team made to the Orient It is said that when these two teams met, the armies of the republicans re-publicans and Irregulars suspended fighting long enough to watch the baseball base-ball game. A student at Williams college In 1917, Holt became a member of the first training camp at Plattsburg la 1918, and at the close of this camp was ordered to Camp Lee, Va. for further . training. He was commissioned as second lieutenant of Infantry early In November, 1918, but failed to get overseas. over-seas. Aiter his release from service he returned to college, finished his course, and soon afterward accepted the post of instructor in China. He heads a small but extremely enthusiastic enthusias-tic bunch of Legionnaires in Canton. |