New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
TIFFANY & Co
FIFTH AVENUE 4 37m Srnppr
NECKLACES OF MATCHED PEARLS AMI
MARoUlSE DIAMOND CLASPS

Commander d'Olier to assume the
cha'rmanship Of the conference. and in
introducing him said:
nave asked Commander d'OIer
20 be chairman of this conference dur
ing the three days session. and before
turning the chair over to the com
mander l want to urge upon you to
express just as emphatically as YOU
cnoose any shortcomings that in your
op'"'on the bureau is guilty Of
Glass Pledges Support
Secretary Glass said:
Inc task undertaken by the bureau
has not, perhaps, been as completely
performed as you or might we'll wish
~ was new and unique enterprise of
government. There were no beaten
paths, no usages or rules for our guid-
ance 1T was an uncharted sea. But
shose who have worked have worked
faithfully, If not always intelligently,
ana very serious sincere effort al
ways has been made to serve you men
who so gallantly served your country.
want to assure you very earnestly
that for the little while | shall remain
as Secretary of the Treasury I want
70 cooperate with you with the in
tensest earnestness, to the end that
TINS system may rebound to your good
ana 70 the good OF the country, and
when | shall leave my post at the
Treasury and go by transfer to the
United States Senate I would have you
and all OF your comrades feel that you
may appeal to me as a United States
Senator in hearty sympathy with those
men who SO gallantly responded to the
call OF their country, and any service
that reasonably may be to you I shall
not not only ch,eerfu1ly but eagerly per-
1orm. l welcome you, gentlemen. and
trust that you may have a profitable
ana interesting visit to Washington"
DOlier Outlines Purpose
Commander D'Olier in outlining the
purposes of the delegates said:
comrades. it is particularly fitting.
think, that the first large meeting
under the new administration should
be here In Washington for the purpose
of doing what we can to improve the
service rendered our disabled men and
all ex-service men. I want to. in the
name of the American Legion, ex-
press to the Secretary, Mr.. Glass, our
appreciation of the spirit in which
ne is doing his work and to assure
nm that we, representing the state
departments of the American Legion.
are here for the distinct purpose of CO.
operating with him and his assistants
IN every way possible. We are all in
terested in exactly the same thing
more effective service in this work
and l wish to assure him that during
the next three days our whole thought
will be, What can we do to helm
him and also help the ex-service men =
And | appreciate very much indeed
what he has said to us and hope that
we may be of some help to him and
to his assistants and to Mr.. Cholmely-
Jones'"
The delegates devoted an afternoon
to discussion Of the Sweet bill and
the Watson bill, and in formulating
amendments for recommendation bv
the Legion. Thomas w. Mills. of viii
mington, Del, chairman Of the national
legislative committee Of the American
Legion, and National Adjutant Lemuel
Bolles were among the delegates who
participated in the discussion.
The list of delegates in attendance
follows: Frank J. Abbott, New Hamp-
shire; Harry S. Berry, Tennessee: Her
man c. Bacs. New Mexico; J. G. O.
BBlloosd,worth, 81 o Georgia; Lemuel Bolles,
Washington; Frank W. Bruhn, Cali,
iornla: o. E. Cain, New Hampshire:
Paul Chambers, Mississippi; Bronson
NJ Cutting, New Mexico.
John c. Davis, Wisconsin. e r
Dawson. North Dakota; Franklin
D'Olier. Pennsylvania; Buron R, Fitts
California;; Harrison Fuller. M;nno' 49,
sofa; William B. Fellett, Oregon; Au-