COMRADES IN SERVICE, Paris, March 29, 1919  

* Post World War I Armistice veterans 

Printed under the title is: "Co-operating With the 'American Legion' ". This is the volume 1, number 6 issue. We have no idea how long this newspaper continued to be published.
An interesting newspaper borne out of the end of World War I & published in Paris. Page 3 contains their platform & includes in part: "...aims to conserve an association which has sprung into being by virtue of inherent vitality...We plan to carry into peace the spirit of fellowship & service of the Commonwealth which won the war. Our principles are those fundamental to citizenship. The individual must aim at steady self improvement...Comrades in Service aims to be non-political & non-sectarian...Our membership ought to be Army wide. Anyone, officer or enlisted man who has worn the uniform honorably...is eligible..." and more.
Eight pages, 9 3/4 by 12 1/4 inches, good condition.

Background: The emergence of the Comrades in Service newspaper and organization in early 1919 represents a pivotal, yet often overlooked, "trial run" for American veteran life following the Armistice. Founded in Paris by Bishop Charles Brent, the Senior Chaplain of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), the group was a visionary attempt to maintain the cross-faith and cross-rank unity forged in the trenches, aiming to channel the "spirit of fellowship" into a non-partisan force for civic self-improvement. However, its idealistic, chaplain-led roots were soon eclipsed by the more secular and politically organized American Legion, which held its formative "Paris Caucus" at the Cirque de Paris just days before your March 29 issue was printed. Recognizing the Legion's superior momentum among war-weary soldiers, Bishop Brent chose to merge the Comrades in Service movement into the burgeoning American Legion later that year, ensuring its principles of "honorable service" and "non-sectarianism" were baked into the foundation of what would become the largest veterans' organization in United States history.