Show WELL KNOWN IN HOME STATE james T duant duane commander of massachusetts rhu chu sett department known to many of his hi buddles buddle james T commander of the hie massachusetts department of the american lupion la Is perhaps perli aps better known to the le lc in 11 alls state than say any other legion official ile he is fr said to have hava W met more inore than 50 former service 4 men and women during the time lie was head ot of the military division ot of the massachusetts state treasury department part ment which had charge of the distribution of the state late bonus when mr duane sailed for france with aith the tweety sixth division he was a private when he returned to america after participation every major offen offensive she of the war lie he was tile the captain in command of the company with which lie went oer overseas seas as a private ile he had niso also served as a battalion commander for a time during the argonne medise drive mr duene has been a retail salesman in massachusetts arid and new a member of tle the theatrical profession an I 1 assistant manager for an electric lind gas cas company during durin his career is s a off iclal he was in charge of a the disbursement of in gratuities to veterans of the war As a member of the state welfare and post activities and state executive committees of the massachusetts department part ment of tile the legion mr duane was instrumental in blocking tile proposed transfer of ex service mental bat patients lents to the old state insane asylum at worcester mass blass and in the establishment of a permanent anent staff of teachers in tile various public health service hospitals |