The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-22
Accepts Invitation to Become Ma
ti0naI Chairman of Salvation
Army's Annual Appeal
for Funds.
WkSHInGT0M'S BEST BELOVED
RESTARTING LIFE AT So.
Former Cabinet Officer Before Enter
ing the Oil Business as an Execu-
tive fer the Doheny Interests Will
Lend His Great Abilities to the
Church Militant Organization.

Franklin X Lane, referred to far
and wide as 'Washington's best loved
man" is undertaking two notable innd-
vations at an age when most men think
mainly of retiring to the quiet of pri-
yate life. One is TO learn enough
money TO support my family and keep
my bills paid" and the other is ito step
down from high place to resume my
place among the shirtsleeve boys and
give them a hand if l cant"
Two history making statements from
man of Mr.. Lanes attainments and
station in life And the remarkable
part of it all is that he puts the shirt
sleeve matter-the thing about helping
his neighbors- ahead of that other
thing-making more money in order
the better to underwrite the Autumn
of his life.
Few men reach higher niche in the
affections and confidence of the public
mind than has this remarkable man
from the West, who was once an ed
itor, then 4 lawyer and finally mem
Der of the Presidents cabinet and who
Withdraws from public life TO learn a
better living" after rendering a service
to the government the extent and value
Of which would be impossible to esti-
mate. Still fewer men are called to
such responsible places as Franklin X.
Lane Will now occupy He will enter
the oil business as an executive for the
Doheny interests and will be estab-
lished in New York city for that pur-
pose by April L. But the rosy prospect
of making "a living wage" after sew
eral years spent in struggling along on
the salary of 4 cabinet officer has not
f, blinded Mr.. Lane to another opportuni-
| ty-that for striking a few powerful
| blows on behalf of the ''man who is
/ down, but never Quit"
Franklin K Lane has accepted an in
! vitation from Commander Evangeline
Booth to become the national chairman
for the Salvation Army's annual ap.
! peal for funds in 1920 He IS already
on this job, although Wall Street does
! not greet him as an oil we'll executive
for another month.
1t is genuine privilege to find op
! porturity for encouraging work SO df
rect and practical and so valuable tC
the masses of the people as the worl
of the Salvation Army" said Mr. Lane
at his office in Washington the OTHER
day. when Commander Miss Boot
asked me to take the responsibility
Of national chairman for the 1920 an
peal of that organization" continue,
the secretary, "the first thought tina
flashed across my mind was. How car
| spare time for such work when
am entering upon a commercial tasl
of great responsibility?
And then there flashed across m,
mind vision of the things the Saliva
ton Army does-the help it gives +,
men and women and little children Jus
when and where they need it most
and | thought TO myself that after al
there could be no more importan
thing than this. SO I accepted-alon,
with the other job-and | am trustin.
TO the generosity of my new employer
to indorse my action in the matter.
Il believe every right thinking maj
md woman in America owes the Saliva
! ton Army some of his or her tim
every year. And I am going to pa,
my share. am going to get my shoul
Ger squarely behind the movement 70
amman that can win the hearts an,