The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-03
0TTAWAPASTOR FATHER
Of AMERICAN LEGION
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ms@a sta8Y wAs the etTtHpt@ce @a t@s
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Major Chaplain C. aay g4ear Bal
40Ck. pastor vt Ihs GA4Ee@ 90 Oar
Fath@r tn 08awas concalved the
&as@ 01 aF @#eEab8tnR Battalion 3f lac
Americans fgom AmonA th@ togm0r
resident 8S the tfasksa ssataa so10@rn
iag ia CanA ia lie aaada o0E list
~ those whom be eaGl@a go mUd IS
bvln8 suitable As he sat ia aka sAsy
chair. ant asa the g~lsaa8HS dag he
mentioned ths esMH g0 acme az than.
rhay received The ldsa with &C
clAim aha told others Every BODY
waA iu favor 81 organizing an amer
loan EsaRs0a. ana Whsn h@w Bullock
spoke So SIR sam Hughes @bou1 H.
ttsa Minletof gave hla beatty consent
Members 81 th@ American Case sst
10 worA systematically 10 halp ia or
&aniatak th@ hssGtallea. They save
their time ana shaig money and mithin
d few weeks te@ aASca@a ef tho v@n-
tur@ wAA assured Americans im CAa~
ada wrote 10 friends ta the states
about th@ legion ANA ~ @@a aok tana
b@Kora Agtis groups 81 twa ar three
h@A@A dropping 81 the trains EroFu
across ths border au1 mAkfnS their
way 10 tA@ ara aasaEtwF@ Of th@ sew
o2gAniaatt ton Ii act iata th@ news~
papers ANA considerable comment WAS
uTWM s@a in the press So that ETom ala
parta eS chs lIalGad States c@nA@ al
vantafars Mmd aslaAetA eg E9ftM@s 9"
eal8@s
Ii was n0t mataFsl tBmt esrtala fni&
adventures should occur tu eanhet
tluu with the wegk III organisms hat
These weF@ handled la . diplomatic
manner and tha Recruiting continued
A. viii galfaw wikh tins soldiers of
All aatipna. th@ llnswrtnM Ia pes
nMm@nt eAmn Gag several ns0ntha
walting EWr the waFa to &aii for
HuraRe p@ilaa apan sams og tha tm-
natienf aF@- eaters. Wnu hstu@h thpua-
SELVES So otasr e0astaNant# &aa Ia this
manner = waealaA cess pres@sa alftea
the ls@laaeSs anwn 10 steady &Ba
feiiA bio ORGANISATION. av@rY mam o@f
Of whleh taxes pfgaa la the legion
ana Waska hard ~ ppFeee& a.
Lieutenant Gelnael w e. jelly was
offered tho command ef the lwmton
technically knawa - lh@ Ntnety
s@N@nth Battalion. e ii w. ana wtth
hia experience II ffgwsn Years liz fh@
uniteA stAGsm AAfina Nugpa ana a.
the Uaig@a states Volunteers. per
faetea tns p@rsaaaml az the affseNfs
ana rank ana ale lnto q eaaaitisn o.
FW4MMk &ANF% #HEAA#kft1 - ANAs AR&
tna Mtnatp aSY@Ath - at fsaii NtYsngsA.
afii@a ana ne foF service whenever
called 90 she treat
Major hUltaek. whp - > veteran Of
tn@ 81. ntsheAnNete@a war, having
carved aa chaplain at ths Fifss siii
noia C~v@igy. had hsan granted is@va
af Abwaae@ ~ tA@ members &C his
rhnroh TIA 0ttAwm faF the peFt8a az
ere waF nN*, suggested 81 Nig mam
Hughes shAs the battalion had proves
eurh a saec@a@ thmt IL should he en-
@Aw aaa lnta brigade ! AAina fuMF bat
taiiana. aa the nlais&er authorised
she organization Ut three meFe bat.
GAilanas 10 - o0ntpss ad entirely OF
Americans. Aaa Ma5ar Bullock was
ordered fo take charge Of ths work
Of recruiting tha msn.
IL was decided "a locate sh~ Two
Hundred and Eleventh Battalion, the
nrat or ths three new ens@ to aug
naent ths American Legion cut Ia
the far West. with headquarters at
Vancouver the Two Hundred and
Twelfth Battalion at winnipeg. and
khs Two Hundrea ana ThIFte@nsh Bat