Evening star., 1923-06-01

I cises in all parts of the country-so
as to make the day memorable for
patriotic duty instead of discomfort.
Active in Loan Drives.
At the conclusion of the war Mr.
| Lewis was asked to take the office
of director of the savings division of
| the Treasury Department, succeeding
| Frank A. Vanderlip in this position
He had been active in the liberty
loan campaigns during the war.
AS director of the savings division
Mr. Lewis served under four secre-
taries of the Treasury, Mr.. McAdoo,
Senator Glass of Virginia, Mr.. Hous-
| ton and Secretary Mellon. Mr.. Lewis
is a democrat and when the republi-
can administration came in he ten
| dered his resignation, but was re-
quested by Secretary Mellon to re-
main in office. His work as head of
| the division was not only administra-
tive, but also largely along educa-
| of thrift and also warning the people
against wild cat" investments of
all kinds.
In 1921 Mr.. Lewis became chief of
the education service of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
the big clearing house for the cham
hers of commerce and boards of trade
Throughout the country Members of
the chamber had come to realize
. that there was too great separa-
of the work-a-day world and the
educational system.
Closer Touch Attained.
1t was necessary to bring the two
into closer touch for the best results.
This has been the job of the educa-
tion service of the National Chamber
of Commerce under Mr.. Lewis and
long steps have been taken, it is
felt. in the right direction.
The needs of community are
studied from business and industrial
viewpoints and advice given as to
the best means of obtaining from
the schools young men and women
capable of meeting those needs. The
education service has laid particular
stress upon more adequate buildings
| for the schools throughout the coun-
try-to take the place, for example
of such buildings as that which be
came the funeral pyre of scores of
children and their parents in South
Carolina recently.
1t has laid particular stress upon
the betterre of health and physical i
develoLment OF the school children.
'rhe effort has been made to show
the schools that the physical develop
rent should be for the rank and
for the foot ball. base ball or track
teams. and that money should be ex-
pended for the whole student body
rather than for small minority.
Has Written Much.
The new president of George Wash
ington University is full of energy
dynamic is the word. He is ii writer
1904 Selected Readings from the
Most Popular Novels" He is the
author of Voices of Our Leaders"
| 4slI, the Liberty Loan Speakers
Handbooks. articles in the Inde-
pendent. the Analyst and other pub
IF hiS laf
has been done for the Encyclopedia
Britannica He was selected as the
american to write about economies
or various kinds practiced during the
war for the encyclopedia.
In the course of his work as ex-
ecutlve officer of the national com
! mittee of patriotic societies, as di-
rector of the savings division of the
treasury Department and as chief of
the education service of the National
Chamber of Commerce, Mr.. Lewis has
spoken to hundreds of organizations
III all parts of the country. There is
, not state in which he has not
spoken, and comparatively few cities.
He married Miss Ruth Durand of
Lake Forest in 1906. They have one
daughter. Mr. Lewis is a member of
the 5. A. r., the Loyal Legion, Phi
Delta Theta Fraternity, the Kiwanis
Club, the Cosmos Club, the University
and Chevy Chase clubs He is a
member of the Presbyterian Church
In his college days Mr.. Lewis went
in for athletics, was long distance
runner on the track team and played
on the base ball team Today he
keeps himself fit by horseback riding
and golf. Incidentally, he is a great
base ball fan.
Tribute to DIR. Hodgkins.
The board of trustees unanimously
adopted resolutions expressing ap-
probation of the services of DR..
HodgkinS as president of the uniYer-