The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-02
Westminster Brotherhood Has an Ad-
dress by a Member of tho Famous
Fighting Corps In
France.
PICNIC AT RAND PARK
Members Of the Old Presbyterian Club
and Their Families Have an En-
joyable and Notable
Outing.

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brotherhood, held last evening in Rand
park was an occasion Of unusual in
terest and pleasure, participated IN
by large number of the members OF
the brotherhood with their families.
The bountiful supper was served az
$50 o'clock by the men of the inside
committee. assisted by number OF
the boys.
Before and after the supper and
program there was opportunity for
good time socially. The picnic was
another OF the successful affairs which
1t is the custom Of the brotherhood to
manage from time to time.
This organization is rather unique
in that 1t has maintaiied continuous
existence for more than twenty years,
and has been Of very great assistance
in the life of the church.
Such organizations usually come
and go, living for while, dying out.
being revived and again discontinued
This one seems to have the gift OF
persistence and genius for variety
in it's programs quite unusual.
Following the supper. addresses were
made by two members Of the brother.
hood recently returned from active
service overseas, DR.. Frank M. Fuller
and Harold E. Hanson, of the marines.
Properly Proud Of the Marines.
The talk of Mr.. Hanson was devoted
to the activities of the marine brigade
OF the Second division, composed OF
the 9Th and 9Th regiments which were
all the marines in the American army
abroad.
He told how these two regiments OF
5000 normal strength, constantly re-
filled by requirements, had 1880 cas-
ualties, or nearly twice as many cas-
ualties as men In ranks, while the en-
tire Rainbow division of over 10000
men had 1882 casualties.
He recalled that the two reg1-
ments Of marines received S43 Dis
tinguished Service Crosses, while the
Rainbow division received 205, with
five times as many men engaged In
action.
Then he described the saving OF
Paris by the marines at Belleau
Wood, opposing three separate Hun
divisions sent in fresh one at a time,
and how they went in with about
7 400 men and had $500 casualties
right there. All the marines are
proud of the fact that the French
government renamed the wood the
Bots de la Brigade des Marines.
Hanson Was a Real Soldier.
Harold e. Hanson, scion of two
prominent Hancock county families
and the son of the late DR.. E. M. Han
son, of Keokuk, was pharmacist
mate, second class, which is the sea
term used by the marines to mean
about what a sergeant of the hospf- |
tai service is in the army.
He Joined the marines in the middle
of their world famous fighting at Bel
leau wood and stayed with them
through all the fighting until they
went into the army Of occupation-and
this was the hottest fighting on six
fronts
He had charge of first aid unit
which went over the top with the men
with stretchers, and he often fixed
wounds temporarily under hot fire
from the Huns. His mother has /
hook full of concentrations Of her son :
from both officers and privates in his
regiment, perhaps the most interest
ing being the appreciation of former
cowbow whose English is not as good
as his sentiments and regards for Han
son with whom he worked in the mar
ines.
Back to Civil Life.
Hanson was with the Purity Oats
coun.nv before he enlisted in the