The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-05
ENDOWMENT FUND is
GIVEN GOOD START


can Legion endowment fund move
ment is now under way In limited
number of states, according to Russell
Creviston, national adjutant Of the Lee
gion. Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky
were the states which decided first to
launch the project. 1t viii be extend
ed gradually until it becomes nation
wide in scope.
Field secretaries took the field with
the new year. These men, expertly
trained for their task, are loaned by
the national organization of the Lee
giOn to the various state departments
to assist them in organizing for the
work
Jarvis Price of Topeka, Kans., is the
field secretary working with Depart
ment Commander Thomas S. McCon-
uell of Fowler Ind, and Department
Adjutant Frank H. Henley of Indian
apelis in organizing in Indiana. Ran
{ dolph Bishop of johnson City, Tenn,
Is cooperating with Department Com
mander Frank d. Rash of Darlington,
KY, and Department Adjutant I. Fl.
Hayden, Jr., of Louisville In organi-
cation work in that department. De-
partment Commander Howard p. Saw
age and Department Adjutant r. j.
Heckel of Illinois are being assisted
in Chicago by Philip B. Stapp Of
Greensburg, Ind, and in the rest of
the state by Reau KOmp of Blooming
ton, ILL.,
AS the field secretaries left national
headquarters at Indianapolis, members
of the permanent headquarters staff
made their contributions. A total Of
81 ,495 in cash and pledges was given.
Officials in charge of the endowment
movement said that ON this basis the
Legion and the auxiliary alone would
make up a fund of $20,OO0,0OO.
Announcement was made that the
endowment will be in the form Of a
perpetual trust. 1t viii perpetuate
the name and principles of the Legion
long after all Legionnaires, all dis
abled veterans of the World war and
all orphans of veterans are gone. The
principal of the fund is to be held in
tact. 1t will be administered, after
the Legion is gone, by organizations
designated by a board consisting Of
the then President of the United
States and other prominent persons.
Acceptance on the honorary COM
mittee for the endowment movement
have been received from: w. G. Nc
Adoo of Los Angeles, w. w. Atterbury
of Pittsburgh, recently chosen as pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company; James A. Flaherty of New
Haven, Conn, supreme knight of the
Knights of Columbus; John G. Price
Of Columbus, Ohio. grand exalted
ruler of the EIks; Cardinal O'Connell
of Boston; John Barton Payne Of Chi
eago, chairman of the American Red
Cross; Richard F. Grant, president Of
the Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States; Frank o. Lowden, for
mer governor of Illinois; julius II.
Barnes Of New York city, former pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States; Kenesaw NJ. Lam
dis Of Chicago, commissioner of or
ganized baseball: Mrs. Lou Henry
Hoover, wife of the secretary of COM
merce; Marshall Field III of New
York city; Col. Albert A. Sprague,
member of the Chicago city admins
tration and formerly chairman of the
Legion's national rehabilitation COM
mittee; Jesse II. Newton of Denver,
Colo president of the National Edu-
cation association; Maj. Gen. James
g. Harbord of New York city, Mrs.
Medill Mccormick of Chicago, Miss
Anne Morgan of New York city.
Heads of various patriotic and vet
eran organizations have accepted
membership on the committee. Among
them are Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook
of Cooksburg, Pa, president general
of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution; DIR. Louis f. Arensberg of
Pittsburgh, cOmmander-in-chief Of the
Grand Army of the Republic; Chaun-
cey w. Herrick of Washington, COM
Misunderstanding OF the United Spanish
War Veterans; George w. Harries Of
Chicago, commander-in-chief of the
Military Order of the World War.
Past national commanders of the
American Legion are members Of the
honorary committee They are: Mil
ton ]. Foreman of Chicago, Henry D.
Lindsey of New York City, Franklin
D'Olier of Philadelphia, John G. EN-
cry of Grand Rapids, Mich Hanford
MacNider of Mason City, Iowa; Alvin
Owsley of Dallas, Texas.