The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16

Or1v1ng nome among the men In
France. is about like this:
If your old job is open to you on
return. go back to it and get it. II
you think your army experience has
made you bigger and more capable
man, qualified to draw down better
money. you may be right and prob
ably are. But take the old Job and
then show your employer the
goods. He isn't sitting UP nights to
find ways of keeping good men
down. Moreover. the way TO get a
better job is to have a job and use
1t as stepping stone.
. If. however, you have no old Job
to go back to. then when the choice
Is offered stay in the Government
service until We can bring you and
a suitable opening together.
Twenty-seyen thousand men Of the
Seventy seventh are now in France, at
LIE Mainz. In all about 10000 have
passed through the division. A rela-
lively small number are home already,
these being either casuals invaded
home or men transferred from the re-
placement camps to divisions that
have returned. The association and
bureau are now functioning. helping
problems.
Aims of the Association.
Major-Gen. Robert Alexander. who
commanded the Seventy-seventh
through the days Of it's greatest glory
and after the arm!stice, was the asso-
cations official founder. The propo-
sition was put before him by several
far seeing commissioned officers. and
he was strongly favorable and made
the official moves to begin the work.
On January z, from division head
quarters, by Gen. Alexander's COM
mand. a memorandum was issued en-
bodying a prospectus and constitu-
ton of the association. Throusl the
company commanders copies we.c DIS
tributed to the meh. The memoran-
dunn Is too long to be reprinted here
entire. The features Of greatest in
terest were these:
One Of the primary objects is to
secure positions for all men in the
division requiring them. and 1t Is
requested that company officers
personally confer with each man
in their organization and have
filled out the QUESTIONABLE blanks
already distributed.
Attention is called to the fact
that all officers and soldiers who
have served overseas with the Sew
enty-seventh Division are auto
matically members of this associa-
ton.
Dues for the year OF 1919, fixed
by the board of governors at 10
francs, or 81, are payable in two
monthly instruments. The pay
ment of these dues is entirely OPP
tional with each member. The
association should be self support
ing. and in order TO defray the
necessary expenses Of the associa-
ton it is expected that a large
majority OF the men will pay dues.
The earnest cooperation OF all
officers ana men In the'n vision Is
desired.
The objects stated in the constitution
include providing permanent as
ISOLATION of the divisions veterans and
fostering and maintaining continued
loyalty and democracy; rendering
necessary assistance to the dependents
OF men who died or were disabled:
suitably marking all the graves in
France; establishing and maintaining
a division club in New York; publish
ing a complete history Of the division.
Bars Politics.
"Any official OF the association"
says the constitution pointedly. who
shall become a candidate for public
office shall thereby automatically cease
to be an officer OF this association"
ct won't be exploited In politics If the
present governors can prevent)
Other articles provide and define the
powers of an executive committee and
a board of governors, elections TO the
latter to be annual.
Gen. Alexander is honorary presi-
dent. On the executive committee are
Major Spencer Fullerton Weaver,
chairman and member at large; Major
Lewis Saunders, Major Julius Adler,
Major James A. Roosevelt and Capt
George G. McMurtry. who is secretary
and treasurer.
With these, the governors. rapre-
senting all units, include Major Fair
man r. Dick, Major James b. Griffin,
Capt. James d. Williams, Capt. wes-
ton Jenkins. Capt. Henry IL. Reed,
Capt. Alfred Rocker. Capt. Alfred
Renshaw. Capt. Terry w. Allen. Capt