| OCR Text |
Show Th?' (Copy for This Department Supplied by the American T.pcinn News Service.) POPULAR WITH 'DOUGH' BOYS Adjutant of Montana Department Good Fighter for Rights of the Ex-Service Ex-Service Men. Ren W. Barnett of Helena, Mont., adjutant of the Montana department r J i A, of the American Legion, Is popular with ex-service men because he possesses the rare ability of entertaining enter-taining veterans as well as fighting for their rights. , Many former soldiers who were stationed at Camp Dodge, la., remember remem-ber Mr. Barnett for his vaudeville acts at various recreational huts and hundreds of Montana veterans praise him for his efforts in obtaining work for them and justice for disabled ex-service ex-service men. At the age of eleven, Mr. Barnett organized the Abraham Lincoln club at the Hull House in Chicago and ever since he has been an organizer in business and in the affairs of the Legion. Le-gion. His versatility is indicated by the fact that he lias been a vaudeville artist as well as a successful dealer in hides and furs. Mr. Barnett was at first rejected by the army because of a bad foot, but filially was accepted for a few months of service in an American training camp. He has served as state adju tant since the organization of the Legion's Le-gion's Montana department. |
