Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-02
ADJ. GEN. BARTON
IS H0N0RED BY
LEGION MEMBERS
HUNDRED FORMER SERVICE ME>
GATHER To PAY rRiBI rE TO
FORMER COMRAIn

AuN NtnbiuNitAl NliitI lihtil Aulu
iant General r u barton at the Anna
rillo Hotel last night was attended D,
about one hundred members ~ Hanson
Post and other ex.seryirc men. who
testified Ia the esteem In which they
hold their conrad and their apprccia
tion Of the honor that has come 20 the
local American Legion Post through
che selection % enc u ~ members to
fill the responsible position y adiu
liant general u the State ~ Texas.
Chaplain 4 81 ilolhrook pronounc.
vi the invocation az 7.io y m. SHARP
following which the banquet VA
SERVED. During The banquet proper
there was a round table talk ~ cxci,
ing and amusing experiences IN
France and ether places. ~ well as a
more serious discussion 20 the prob
lens - the present
Immediately after the last course
had been cleared away. Dr \ J. Cald
wen. acting a. tuasinisster. called M
GA the Rev. Roy Rutherford Legion
nalre, for an address Dr. Guihcrf1rJ
TALKED at some length. he theme h.
ing Before. After and Now" lie
spokc 81 the conditions which urc,,tl.i
tho var. u the stirring times ~ tho
great conflict itself ~ IN. r.adiis,
ment period which followed m. signing
of The armistice and has continued un,il
nov; he dwcii seriously. bat hopoful,
uIon the prcS'ni condltions. and assert,
Cd that the lessons We have learned
IN The war would D. - value 10 ~ In
CARRYING out our duties % ourSel,..
ana our country now that We have 70
turned 90 civil life"
Major Burton. nov adJu,an, general
was next called upon by the toast.
master, lie told Il his plans Tor tho
REORGANIZATION q the Texas National
Guard spoke ~ hi- appreciation ~
che spirt; % comradcship shown nv
nsenibcrs u Hanson Post In ,endcrinr
the testimonial dinner to him and re
asserted his undying LOYALTY 10 IN,
Post u which ~ IL a member and ths
community IN which be l. citizrn.
I'd Is"os followed the aajutant gen
efai with short talk en- the duties a
the membership ~ Hanson Pos, a. Ia
sees th"in. 81 the better. higher sta,,d
arc OF citizenship which thu mcml.rs
~ sihc Post should constantly cnd,a,of
10 maintain. primarily bccaus. the,
ought 10 do 40 and scc.lndarily L.
oansr the are I.eginnaircs
The manaring editor ~ the ANA
RHO Daily News. Joc l.. Por.. v,,
next called uprn by the inas,ma.ier
lie rccoun,sd briefly his cxpcriepc,s
rs member II the committee which
helped % raise the contingent which
was commanded by Major Rar,,p o,c,
IA France. and spoke q the honor and
trithcEe II was Ter man 10 he ci
Eie'c a. nemhErship in thu Au.ri,an
Legion. The Legitn. b. referred 4, ns
potentially the strongest factor ~
ko"d citizenship In the United state
81 any organization. and one which
was certain a. WELD lmfnogs. t.,,,s,
and influcncc IN the AFFAIR." =, ,,s
na1on during the coming years
fhe maj address - the evening va,
nlaae ~ the toas,inasser d.. A
eaiuwcll. Dr.. Caldwell sfok. ~ "a.
anuhs 81 Americans IN general nnl =,
the duties OF members u the America,
Legion In particular. The dnr,yr ,ls.
torecasisd some u the problems which
thls and other countries are an, 10 4.
called upon TO solve In the next -,
years The attitude ~ the v.Ilcy,
races was described a. rnenarinr ava
the sDeaker though, tina, their was I,
pVssiblii'y that the hundreds 81 mil
i'oiis 81 yellow men might n. aroused
oy 'he efnissarles u I.enlne and
Iroizky 10 the I'oin, where they would
combine with the lyolshcvist hord.s "a
possibly also with Germany. and sr,cn
do~n upon the white races IN a war a
determination. This d. advanced no, a,
probability but az possibility wb,~h
we would do well 10 consider.
Tho gathering hrukc VI shortly Ia.
Tore ten O'Clock with many expression.
g, good viii 10 the coinr1de who A. "a
leave tomorrow f,r Austin. where bs
Aih take M his duties IN the scr,ics
sd the state; expressions ~ regret th,,
nc must leave. hut Il appreciation .,
,he high honor which has csme 10 IA,
e'ost through the Selection II Mas,
iArton as adjuiant general.