Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-25
IS YOUTHS
N 18th DIVISION
Select Men Compose Hard igllt.
Ing And Lorraine Cross
IS IT'S Insignia
6. A. MYERS SENDS PAPER

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George IL Myers. son d Henry b.
Myers. of this city. and member Of
the 3ESth Infantry. has sent 10 Annap
oils copy Of THE Lorraine Cross.
the newspaper of he G9th Division.
10 which the 3I3th is attached.
The 3ISth Infantry Is composed of
Maryland selectmen, and Is frequently
called sBaitimore's Own III II com
posed more largely Of Baitimoreans
than the IT6th, which Is formed Or
former Guardsmen from ali over the
state and IL called. Maryland's Own. I
still, there are many men from the
counties, and NOT few from Anne
Arundel IN the 3ISth and other units
of the roth Division, and. naturally.
great interest IS taken III II here,
II Is well known that the Division
did fine work tn France. the 3l3th
taking its full share Of II That II Is
held In high regard by the authori-
ties IS indicated by the following ex-
tract from report OF Major Albert
4. Rich. an Inspector officer. which Is
published In the newspaper
& was SO fayorably impressed BY
the snappy. soldierly and prompt way
that all officers and enlisted men sa-
Iuted me while passing In my auto
mobile and also the snRppy intellI-
gent way that all information reQu sst-
ed BY me when was obliged to stop
any enlisted man, that considered II
q part Of my duty as an Inspector. al
though | am not In the same Army,
to sunbit this letter 81 appreciation
for the excellent way the men are
demonstrating military courtesy. !"
The Lorraine Cross is the emblem
of the 18th, and the explanation Of It's
history and use, given In the news
paper Is Of much interest II follows:
ON response to repeated requests |
from men Ii the division, the follow
ing facts concerning the Lorraine
Cross ofFiciai emblem Of the Seventy
Ninth, are presented They were
gathered from information submit
ted to the Division Adjutant BY the i
French Mission attached to this di-
vision.
The Lorraine Cross, which Is the
old Cross Of Hungary with certain
notifications, is the symbol Of Tri-
nmph Since the Battle OF Nancy In |
the fifteenth century. when the defeat |
Of Charles the Bold, Duke ot Bur
gundy. ushered Ia the reign of the
House Of Antou Creme TT. I473-1508l
the Cross was adopted by the reigning T
house BIS the sing oil victory TO the
people Of the Province of Lorraine, as
well as to those of the French ma
ton, the Cross became the reminder
of the triumph OF justice and right In /
the Battle Of Nancy.
Jerusalem was the birthplace of I
the double cross, the Elder OF the
tribe having adopted ii as an insig
MIA The upper branch Of the Cross
represents the 'Tituluss or sign above
the branch OF the Cross upon which
Christ was crncified. The Titulus,
originally bore the legend, Jesus Of f
Nazareth, King of Judea, written In I
three languages. The one branch [
Cross, familiar to Christians I'LL over
the world. Is the smybol Of the Reign
Of Christ The two branch Cross,
adopted by King Rene. becomes the
represent the .TitnIus' or sign above
lation Of the upper branch to the
.Titnlus' inscription.
The insignia Of the Seventy Ninth I
Division. aside from its spiritual sig
nificance, can be said to be q reminder
BIT triumphs earned by this division
III the glorious lighting Il did incident /
to Montfaucon and Hill 3TS. Our VIC
tories like that Of the House OF Anjou,
surely we're triumphs for liberty,
justice and right.
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