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Show Copy foi I'tiiii Uetmri nif ni Supplied by tha Amricas Lion News St-rvice.) URGES BUDDIES TO PAY DUES Major General Tyndall, National Treasurer, Advocates Financial Independence. Credit of the American Legion's sound financial standing is given by f i U s' 1 Legionnaires to Maj. Gen. Robert Tyndall of Indianapolis, Indian-apolis, recently reappointed re-appointed national treasurer of the I ex-service men's organization. At all national conventions and Legion gatherings of various kinds. General Tyndall has insisted upon the adootlon of a Robert H. Tyndall financial policy Thereby national headquarters shall le able to stand upon Its own feet without Incurring any outside obligation forcing the Legion Le-gion to lose a bit of its independence and freedom of action. General Tyndall's message to Legionnaires Le-gionnaires this year is a reiteration of his advocacy of financial independence with a request that Legion members pay their dues early in order that the posts may find themselves- free to carry out the program of relief for disabled, Americanism and other important im-portant measures. General Tyndall believes that too much energy Is expended ex-pended in the collection of dues which should be paid to the" post finance officer upon notification of the member. mem-ber. The military career of General Tyndall Tyn-dall dates back to 1S97, when he enlisted en-listed as a private. He served in Porto Kico during the Spanish-American war, on the Mexican border as commanding officer of the One Hundred Hun-dred and Fiftieth artillery of the Forty-second (Rainbow) division in the World war, participating in all major offensives. He now commands com-mands the Thirty-eighth National Guard division. |