Show TEXAS MAN TO BE NEW HEW CHIEF AMERICAN LEGION SELECTS WAR HERO TO HEAD ITS organization many names are presented As elec tion time rolls around alvin W owsley of texas has a big lead new orleans alvin W owsley of 0 texas was friday elec elected toed national of the american legion Ie plon the vote tor for owsley was overwhelming wh elming owsley was carried on the tha shoulders ot of legionnaire to a place on the platform beside sir mr Me mcelder NIder who grasped liis his hand and then turned to the assembly the texas fiand boand broke loose kill 1301 deegan deecan ot of mew blew york rork led in the capitulation of 0 defeated candidates and moved the vote be made un unanimous aninious the vote was announced as owsley deepan deegan 51 thompson mccormick 12 mr ownly was introduced by commender commander please accept my heartfelt graaf gratitude he said tor for the greatest honar that would come to one who seri bened ed in the world war wo we pledged to america in the world war that we were her defend jere we must now pledge eien creator service there are four our great principles principle on which we rest hospitalization rehabilitation adjusted compensation americanization VI 1 I pledge the best energies of my manhood and my sacred honor with judge kenesaw II 11 landis between them the new and old commanders of the le legunn inn posed on the platform for a photograph alvin 31 owsley newly elected cm em mander and acting director of the american legion americanism commission son when barely 30 years old had gained distinction as a soldier and statesman in the lone star state lie ile had reigned a position as district attorney at the outbreak of the war to attend the first training camp open to volunteers and had liean assigned as a major ot of infantry in the thirty sixth division in this capacity he be had recruited ills his own battalion bat tallon and a large portion ot of the division in northern texas texa 9 after serving as division insurance officer and senior instructor ot of the third officers training school at camp bowle bowie tex mr owsley went overseas with his division lie ire was made adjutant of the division and tool took part in two major engagements iv champagne and the argonne after the armistice clr owsley went to london where he attended the courts of law and studied in english aish procedure ile he resumed the practice of law immediately following his ills dla charge in july 1919 and was appointed assistant attorney general ot of texas As head of the lesions legions legislative committee enthat in that state he won out in a tight fight tor for a hospital for disabled set service vice men mea lie ile resl resigned aed his position as assistant attorney general in february 1921 to become assistant director ot of tho the leg legions lons national tion commission while engaged in national work and speaking throughout the country in the interest ot of better citizenship mr owsley retains his men membership in the arthur SIc post of the legion at denton tex ter ills his birthplace he enlisted the services ot of the boy who gave liis ills life to his country and his name to this post while serving in mr Ow battalion |