The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
In the Limelight
By George Perry Morris.
on 10 Manila to Educate Army
Rank and File

on 10 Manila to Educate Army
Rsnk sna File.
Guy Potter Benton, whose presi-
dency Of the University Of Vermont
from 1911 TO 1919 made him known
to Eastern educators even as prevI-
ously he had been known in the
Middle West. is going to be sta
toned in Manila hereafter as ad-
ministrator Of the educational work
of the army in the PHILIPPINES.
The dimensions and the ideals of
this plan for giving the rank AMI
file Of the army a fine technical as
well as military training few per-
sons realize. IL is having its ef-'
feet in increasing the enlistments
in the army. DR.. Benton served
with the A. e. F. in France from
1917 to 1919, part Of the time in Y.
NJ. c. A work with his headquar-
tiers in Paris. Later he became a
member of the army educational
corps and a director OF educational
work for the soldiers until they
left France. Then he transferred TO
Germany and aided in setting up
the same regime there with the
army of occupation. Hence his
work in the Philippines will be that
of a veteran in a pioneer corps Of
educators who are leaving colleges
and universities to teach in one Of
the largest OF national universities,
albeit military in Its type.
ToIstois Son Mnrries.
One Of the Russian refugees who
quite early in the war found his
way to this country was Count Ilys
Tolstoi. son of the famous author
social philosopher and mystic. The
mayor of Newark. N J., has just
welded him to Mrs. Nadine Per
shina- a Russian emigrant. BY lee
turing before clubs and a variety Of
organizations Count Tolstoi has Sc
cured an income. "reminiscences Of
his father, comments on the Rus
/ sian revolution and comparisons be-
tween Slavic and American ideals
make up the substance OF his talks.
He is not a mystic or a non-re-
sistant
Mai. Gen. Organs Defense of
Prohibition.
| Mai Gen. John +. Organ, whose
record in the recent war was admir-
able and who has great influence
lin New York State with the rank
and file, went into the recent State
convention Of the American Legion
and cast his personal influence
against a VoCiferOus minority that
was bound to commit the Legion to
opposition to prohibition. Apart
from the legal futility OF the policy
Gen. Organ believes in this use OF
State authority in times Of peace
because Of what he saw prohibition
do for the army during the war.
a majority Of the delegates to the
convention agreed with the general.
Mrs. NanderIip Against Wadsworth.
The woman of wealth, established
social status. exceptionally we'll
trained mind and independence OF
will, who from the first as a voter
shows Indifference to old party tests
and goes where her conscience leads.
is the woman that the old-fashioned
party managers and heroes must
look out for. New York State has
many such just now who have their
knives sharpened to get the scalp
Of Senator Wadsworth. Among
these one OF the most prominent
is Mrs. Frank Vanderlip. wife OF
the well known banker and student
Of International affairs. II rumor
be correct he is far from popular
with his old friends among the
financial and political regulars" "
II is even said that Mrs. Vandcrlip
will support CoN's candidacy as
veil as fight Senator wadsworth.
4 Veteran W. {. 7. L. OmcIaI
TIonored.
The name OF Anna A. Gordon, OF
Evanston. ILL.,. is on the list Uf Of
fetal delegates from the United
States to the coming International
Congress Against Alcoholism which
meets in this city next week. What
memories the name calls up OF
Frances +. Willard, Mary Liver
more, Mrs. J. Ellen Foster and
others too numerous to mention
who were prominent in the sos
and early '9O's. Miss Gordon go,
her training as Miss WTlard's de,
voted and invaluable secretary
Then when Miss Willard died she
began to have responsi bilities put
upon her which she met with such
ability that in the course Of time
she also became an international
figure as a ". c. r. L. official and
there are few lands that she has
not visited during the past decade
doing propaganda work. Only one
rival has she in this propagands
work on an International scale and
that is Fra nCis Z. Clark, Of the
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