Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 311, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1920 — PASSES ON LEGAL MATTERS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PASSES ON LEGAL MATTERS

Robert A. Adams, Judge Advocate, Roee From Rank of Private to That of Major. Robert A. Adams, recently appointed atlonal judge advocate of the Amerl-

can Legion by the national executive committee, rose from the rank of a private In the Eighty-fourth division at Camp Taylor to that of major during his army career. Mr. Adams we t overseas with lh e Thirty - first heavy artillery brigade and served in

the Aisne-Marne, Oise-Alsne and Ar-gonne-Meuse offensives. After the cessation of hostilities he was assigned to duty in the Judge advocate general’s office at G. H. Q. He served fourteen months in the A. E. F. When Legion officials at National headquarters at Indianapolis decided early In January that it was necessary to enlist the services of a legal adviser to thrash out the knotty problems of eligibility, interpretation of statutes affecting the Legion and other legal matters, Mr. Adams was appointed to fill the position. His appointment to the new position came as a result of efficient service as legal adviser after an amendment was made to the Legion constitution at the Cleveland convention, which authorized the creation of the office of national Judge advocate. Mr. Adams has practiced law since 1918 and Is associated with a prominent Indianapolis law firm. He is a graduate of Washington and Jefferson college, and also attended Harvard law school. He is twenty-nine years old. The duties of the office consist •n the supervision of the legal department of the Legion, the employment of counsel In law suits In which the Legion is involved, interpretation of legal questions, and the adjustment of questions of eligibility.