Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-16
COL. GALbRA|TH IS
KILLED IN WRECK
American Legion Commander
Dies in Automobile Accident.
TWO OTHERS ARE INJURED
Colonel Foreman of Illinois and Henry
Ryan Hurt When Car Rolls Down
Embankment Near Indianapolis
Following Legion Function.

indianapolis, June 10.-F. w. Gal
braith, national commander of the
American Legion, was killed in an au-
ftomobile accident here.
Milton j. Foreman, commander of
the Illinois Legion and colonel Of the
zone Hundred and Twenty-secOnd
.held artillery In the World war, and
now brigadier general in the Illinois
National Guard, was injured, but not
seriously. He is in the City hospital.
Henry Ryan, director Of American
ism in the American Legion, also was
injured
Returning in Auto. I.
The three were returning from an
american Legion function in Mr..
Ryan's car, which turned over on the
outskirts Of the city.
Mr.. Galbraith was pinned under the
car He was dead when removed
from the wreckage.
Colonel Foreman and the Illinois
state adjutant, William G. Setliffe
mad come to indianapolis to attend a
rally in behalf of the Military Train
Ilng Camp campaign. Theodore Roose-
welt, Colonel Foreman and Commander
lGalbraith were the chief speakers.
After the meeting the visiting Off
GERS were guests at a banquet at the
indianapolis County club, six miles
from the city. Colonel Foreman and
'Adjutant Setliffe planned on taking
IN II 70
Chicago.
Mr.. Ryan, whose automobile carries
only three, volunteered to get Colonel
Foreman back in time for the train.
Mr.. Setliffe already had returned in
another automobile
Mr.. Ryan drove his car over an en-
bankment IA feet deep. Colonel Fore
man suffered cuts and bruises upon
the face and neck. Neither he nor
Mr.. Ryan was seriously injured.
/ Elected Chief September 20, 1920
(; Commander Galbraith was elected
as the leader Of the American Legion
at the national convention of the Lee
glon, which was held in Cleveland on
September %, 1920. The election was
unanimous.
Galbraith was born in Watertown,
Mass, May 6, 1874. He was commits
stoned major in the Ohio National
Guard in 1916 and in the same year
was promoted to colonel. He was as
signed to command the One Hundred
and Forty-fourth infantry in January,
in nd Of
that regiment throughout the World
war.
/ In civilian life Galbraith was head
of the Western Paper Goods company
of Cincinnati and was one of the lead
rers in civic organizations. He was
former president of the Cincinnati
Business Mems club and Of the Rotary
club of the same city.
. Called "Fighting Colonel"
During the war he served in COM
mand of the First Ohio National
Guard at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe
Subsequently he was transferred to
the One Hundred and Forty-seventh
infantry and embarked for overseas
in June, 1918. BY leading his regi-
ment through the lines Of the Germans
under fire, he won the title of 'the
fighting colonel of the fighting first"
AS head of the American Legion he
had been active in behalf of the or
ganization in urging legislation favor
able to eX-service men. His public
addresses have been marked with
forceful utterances against alleged
mistreatment of wounded soldiers,
and in defense of the Legion's plans
for their relief.
AS a youth the Legion head was
sailor. He once passed the entrance
examination ito Annapolis, but never
matriculated