Show N NO O Oi ILLITERACY IN i 1930 DAVIS' DAVIS MOTTI MOTT I t. t The United States stands eleventh Illiteracy among the Hons 0 of f the world according t ti tc i i Je the e federal census of 1920 Hughes B D Bof S D pads s of Dut Duncan Okla who was Vas ted national vice commander o oI 01 01 t. t the tle American n Legion for the year 6 at the national convention a ain al at In 1025 1925 J thinks that condItion bOuld aid be eradicated and he ho Is taking a big part in n a wide nation-wide move to tc eradicate it I l Mr DavIs DavIs' work In connection with I the ge elimination of illiteracy In the I United States and In Oklahoma espe- espe daly brought his name before the D national Legion convention He was e elected unanimously national vice commander er As 5 head of the Oklahoma Americanism American American- t ism m commission of the Legion and dJ chairman of the affiliated organizations I dons en endeavoring to stamp out J Illiteracy in fn that state Mr Ir Davis hopes to launch a movement In operation co with lith the United States bureau of education education edu edu- cation on that will result In No Illiteracy acy in 1930 1030 As chairman of the Ule adult education committee of ot Oklahoma Mr Davis plans to eradicate Illiteracy in Okla- Okla ions torna by reaching Illiterates an- an Adult schools sponsored by Sir Yr Davis Davis' committee are called caned moonlight ht schools and opportunity schools These schools sponsored by bythe bythe bythe the Legion are for adults who want some education or more education I and ore are not for Illiterates alone An effort wort ort Is being made to establish the i moonlight schools in every I i 1 J r N a f Y Hughes B B. B Davis r thy city or school district In Oklahoma There here there are adult illiterates or adults who need such schools Mr r. r Davis began his World war serve servIce service e ice as a private at Camp Travis Texts Texon Tex- Tex ts U. U on October 3 1917 1017 He was assigned assigned as ns- signed to Company Compan A Three Hundred seventh Fifty-seventh Infantry Then followed steady neady promotions until captains captain's bars corn corn- littered gUttered on his shoulders He comI commanded com com- I sanded mandod Company C Three Hundred Thirty-fifth Thirty battalion tank corps overseas overseas over over- I seas and until his discharge in InIa May Ia 1919 HIs H's Legion record is long and impressive im Im- and ranges from post comI com com- I pander nander mander to national vice commander I He was Pas department commander of Oklahoma nia In 22 1021 22 7 and was alter- alter nUe Ette national executive committee- committee committeeman man ma In 1922 23 1922 |