Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-04-09
Accepts Invitation to Become Ma
tlonaI Chairman of Salvation
Army's Annual Appeal
for Funds.
WASHINGT0N'S BEST BELOVED
RESTARTlNG LIFE AT SIS.
Former Cabinet Officer Before Enter
ing the Oil Business as an Exeeu-
tive for the Deheny Interests viii
Lend His Great Abilities to tho
Church Militant Organization.

Franklin K Lane. referred to far
and wide as "Washington's best loved
man." is undertaking two notable inno-
vations at an age when most men think
mainly of retiring to the quiet of pri-
yate life. Que is TO earn enough
money to support my family and keep
my bills paid" and the other is ito step
down from a high place to resume my
place among the shirtseeve boys and
give them hand il can y
Two history making statements from
a 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 underwrte the Autumn
nj 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 lawyer and finally men,
Der of the Presidents cabinet and who
withdraws from public life to earn
better living" after rendering service
to the government the extent and value
ofvwhich 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
D0heny interests and will be estab-
lished In New York city for that pur-
pose by April 1. But the rosy prospect
OF making "a living wage" after sew
eral years spent in struggling along on
the salary of cabinet officer has not
blinded Mr.. Lane to another opportuni-
ty-that for striking few powerful
down, but never outW
Franklin X. Lane has accepted an in
vitation from Commander Evangeline
Booth to BECOME the national chairman
for the Salvation Army's annual APP
peal for funds in 1920. He Is already
| on this Job, although Wall Street does
noe greet him as an oil well executive
for another month,
at is a genuine privilege to find OPP
portunity for encouraging a work. so d.
rect and practical and so valuable to
the masses of the people as the work
| of the Salvation Army" said Mr.. Lane
al his office in Washington the other
day. "whea Commander Miss Booth
asked me to take the responsibilities
! Of national chairman for the 1920 .ap
peal Of thar organization" continued
the secretary. "the first thought that
flashed across my mind was, How car
| spare time for such work when
am entering upon commercial tasl
Of great responsibility?
"And then there flashed across my
mind q vision of the things the Saliva
ton Army does-the help 1T gives t.
men and women and little children JUS
when and where they need it most
and / thought to myself that after all
/ there could be no more important
thing than this. SO l accepted along
with the other job-and / am trusting
to the generosity of my new employers
to indorse my action in the matter.
u believe every right thinking mar
and woman in America owes the Saliva
ton Army some OF his or her time
every year. And ! am going to Pay
my share l am going to get my shout
der squarely behind the movement fol
human that can win the hearts ani