. The American Legion Weekly [Volume 1, No. 22 (November 28, 1919)] . weakened as the consequence of vic-tories or reverses at arms. The fightwe fought in France and elsewhereduring the great war must be kept up—and that is what the Legion proposesto do. It is not hard for some to go towar when the vision of the world iscentered upon the warrior in is harder to fight the quiet and lessspectacular fight for those same idealsat home and in the ordinary walks oflife. Yet that is what the Legion proposesto do, and what it will do. Our work is only begun. We havejust scratched the surfac
. The American Legion Weekly [Volume 1, No. 22 (November 28, 1919)] . weakened as the consequence of vic-tories or reverses at arms. The fightwe fought in France and elsewhereduring the great war must be kept up—and that is what the Legion proposesto do. It is not hard for some to go towar when the vision of the world iscentered upon the warrior in is harder to fight the quiet and lessspectacular fight for those same idealsat home and in the ordinary walks oflife. Yet that is what the Legion proposesto do, and what it will do. Our work is only begun. We havejust scratched the surface. The construc-tive measures to be accomplished in thecoming year are enormous, but it is aninspiration to know that the spirit ofclear thinking, fair play, cooperationand sound judgment—the buddyspirit—which prevailed at the con-vention, merely was a manifestation of thespirit that pervades the Legion andevery member of every local post of ourgreat organization. It is that spiritwhich assures our success and leaves notthe slightest doubt in my mind that we. The American Legion elected, asits first national commander, oneof the men who conceived itsformation in Paris. FranklinDOlier was born in Burlington,N. J., April 28, 1877. He is thehead of a cotton and cotton yarncommission firm in was commissioned in theQuartermaster Corps as a cap-tain in April, 1917, and went toFrance in August where he wasdetailed on salvage work. Hewas promoted to major, thenlieutenant-colonel and assignedto the General Staff. He wasdischarged in April, wearing aD. S. M. Immediately he enteredinto the organization work ofthe Legion and since the caucus has been in chargeof the State Organization Divi-sion at National Headquarters. shall be able to accomplish for ourcountry results as remarkable in peaceas they were in war. The Legion numbers a million men andwomen who served their country inwar. The pronouncements of the con-vention, which will stand as the mostoutspoke
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