The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
WALTER [. BARE ID BE INSTALLED AS POST COMMANDER
New Leader of Local Post Has Brilliant Record-His 0b- w ieCtive for the Yelar Is
 5000 Members

To build up Birmingham Post No. 1, American Legion, to a membership of at least 5000 is the aim of Waiter E. Bare, recently elected post com mander by unanimous vote, and who, with the other officers -elect, will be installed tomorrow night. This will be his objective during his term of office, and to bring it about he has addressed a letter to the legionaires urging their cooperation and sup port.
 It is conceded that in selecting Colonel Bare as it's head. Birmins- ham post No. i henored itself, Colo mel Bare and the people of Birming- ham. Colonel Bare is one of the most famous of Alabama's &ghting men. He served in all grades from private to colonel. He went to the Mexican border as major. he was made lieutenant colonel of the Fourth Alabama. while in training at Mont gomery for overseas service. This regiment was later formed into the One-h -hundreth and Sixty-seventh in- fantry, famed from one end of the world to the other as the Fighting Alabama regiment.
 Received Two Citations
 He was slightly wounded in the battle of Chateau Thierry on July 30, 1918. His rank of colonel came by appointment from General Persn- ing and he received two citations from the commander-in chief, was recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross and Distinguished Service Medal. and took part Tn every engagement in which the Fortysecond division participated during the war.
 The distinguished service medal was awarded Colonel Bare by the war department on August 26. 1921, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services while in com pand of the 0ne-hundredth and Sixth-seventh infantry, operating near Cote de Chatillon and Landres ct St. Georges In he MeuseAr- gonne offensive during the month of October. 191S." On october 26 at T luncheon given at the Hotel Tut wiler, President Harding personally decorated Colonel Bare with the dts tinguished service medal.
 Colonel Bare is the district man. ager of the Southern Bell Tele- phone and Telegraph company. Ro- tarian and one of Blrmingham's most enthusiastic boosters.
 Letter to Comrades
 Tn taking command or Ale local post of the American Legion. Coio- mel Bare has set himself the task of building up the membership to 5000 members during the next year and in this connection, has address ed letter to the Legionaires, in which he says in part:
 Dear Comrade: Do you realize
 that the American Legion is the
 biggest, most vital force in
 America today7 Hundreds of
 thousands of us are banded to-
 gether in a common cause. Have
 we not accepted the challenge of
 our fallen comrades and pledged
 ourselves to hold on high the
 flaming torch of civilization,
 which dropped from their nerve
 less grasp as they paid the su-
 preme sacrifice7 How can we do
 this more forcefully and nobly than carrying on Tn the Ameri-
 can Legion the ideals and as-
 pirations for which we fought?
 AS Il members or Birmingham
 post No. 1. your duty is clear.
 We can never make this post the force for mutual helpfulness that
 1t should be unless we can en- list in our ranks the thousands Of former soldiers whosreside in the Birmingham district. We need them and they need us. The crucial hour is at hand. We must reach them and give them an opportunity to become one of us.
 At the meeting on June IS, 1922, you elected officers for Bir- mingham post No. l for the en- suing year. On July 10 these of.
 ficers will be formally installed. Won't you indicate your active support of my administration by attending this installation? That Colonel Bare's aims are well | on their way to being realized Is | fully evidenced in the support of tl.e | drive by the Legionaires and the | ex-service men who are joining in | iroves.