The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-03-26
Accepts Invitation to Become Ma.
tiOaaI Chairman of Salvation
Army's Annual Appeal
for Funds.
WASHINGTON'S BEST BEL OWED
RESTRRTING LIFE At SIS.
Former Cabinet officer Before Enter.
Ina the OIL Business az an Exeeu-
tive fer the Doheny Interests VIII
Lend He Great Abilities 70 the
Church Militant Organization.

Franklin H Lane, referred to faF
and wide as "Washington's best loved
man." Is undertaking two notable inne-
vations at an age when most men think
mainly of retiring to the quiet of pri-
vate life. One Ii 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 IL ] cant
Two history making statements from
a man OF Mr.. Lanes attachments and
station In life! And the remarkable
part of It all Is that he puts the shirt
sleeve rnatter--the thing about helping
his nelghbors-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 q lawyer and finally a men,
Der of the Presidents cabinet and who
withdraws from public life to ''eaFn q
better living" after rendering q service
to the government the extent and value
Of which would be impossible to esti.
mate. Stili fewer men are cailea to
such responsible places as Franklin K.
Lane will now occupy. He viii enter
the oil business as an executive for the
Qoheny interests and will be estab-
IlShed In New York city for that pur-
pose By April !. But the rosy prospect
Of making "a living wage" after sew
erai years spent in struggling along on
the salary of cabinet officer has NOT
blinded Mr.. Lane to another OpportunI-
ty--that for striking a few powerful
blows on behalf of the "man who Is
dcNT, but never out I.
Franklin K. Lane has accepted an ia
vltation from Commander EvangeIine
Booth to become the national chairman
for the Salvation Army's annual ap-
peal for funds IN 1920. He is already
on this Job, altlI0ugh Wall Street does
not greet him as an sii well executive
for another month
1T Is genulae privilege to and or
portunity for encouraging work 90 d.
rect and practicuI aRd 30 valuable q
the masses Of the people as the work
OF the Salvation Army said Mr.. Lane
at his Office IL Washington the other
day. "When Commander Miss Booth
asked me TO take the responsibilities
OF national chairman for the 1926 an
peal Of that organization, continued
the secretary. athe tErst thought thai
flashed kcross my mind vas. How can
spare time Tor such work when /
am entering spoa commercial task
Of great responsibility
And then there flashed across my
mind vision Of the thinga the Saws.
tion Army dOes-fhe help Il xsvea to
men and women and little elailaren lnst
when and where they aeea IL rnoet-
and / thought to myself that after ail
there could be no mere important
thing than flsIs. 90 accepted along
with ile other OBJ and / am trusting
10 DE generosity Of nv neN employers
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