The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1920-01-28
MEMORIAL
DIPLOMAS
FRENCH HIGH COMMISSION TO
PRESENT SOME TO RELA-
TIVES CT SLAIN
PROGRAM ARRAN ED FOR
WASHINGToN'S BIRTHDAY BY
AMERICA NLEGION

BlountCounty Post Of the Ameri-
can Legion is in receipt of the follow
ing letter from Harry S. Berry, State
Commander:
To All Posts of the American Legion,
Department of Tennessee:
The French High Commission has
decided to present memorial
diploma, in the name of the French
Government, to the nearest kin of
Americans who died in the service of
their country either in the United
States or France, during the World
War, and has requested, the Ameri-
can Legion to distribute these
diplomas on Washington's Birthday,
February 22nd, 1920.
| The diploma representing one of
the bas-reliefs of the Arc de
of the deceased soldier with a recog-
by the President of the French Re-
public.
This offers the American Legion a
real opportunity to render a service
to th~ families of our dead comrades,
and Washington's Birthday is set
aside as proper day when memorial
services should be held in every COM
munity where post of the American
! Legion may be located, and at said
services the officials of the Legion
will make presentation of these
diplomas to the nearest relatives of
the deceased.
In communities where there is no
post of the Legion, local authorities
or individuals will please communi-
cate the names of the deceased SOL
diers and also the names of the near
est relatives to Captain Glenn P.
Anderson. State Historian, American
| Legion. Vanderbilt University, Nash
vile, Tennessee.
Posts of the Legion will also pre-
pare, with the least practicable delay.
! similar lists and forward same to the
State Historian.
(Signed) Harry s. Berry,
State Commander.
Caotain Emerson J. Lones Post
No. 13, State of Tennessee, American
Legion has arranged a program as
suggested in the above letter and in
order that a memorial diploma NAV
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dier sailor, and marine from Blount
County, who gave his life in the SER
vice of his county, will the reader of
The Times please go over the follow
ing list and see if any names have
been omitted and if so kindly send
such names at once to R. w. Wright,
Post Commander, Maryville. Tenn
essee. The Post would also like to
have the organization in which each
soldier served and any information
that may be given along this line.
Killed In Action
Capt. e. j. Lones,
First Lieut.. Thomas w. Goddard,
First Lieut.. M. L. Harper,
Auls Fagg,
Chas. A. Walker,
Wesley Stinnett,
| Grayson Caylor,
Lee Webb,
Jno. E. Norton,
Luke Lawson.
Ernest Linginfelter,
Pleas Russell,
Joseph l.. Houlsey,
Private Crisp,
Carlow Warren,
Harry Miller,
VIM. T. Fritz,
VIM. P Mvres,
T'ovd Sterling,
Roe Jones,
.---- Burns.
Killed In America
Lieut.. Claude o. Lowe.
Died of Wounds
Harrison Townsend.
John H. Ferguson,
David OFT, .
Sam Ogle
VIM. H. White. :
Missing
Alse F. Ogle,
Frank Moore,
l. Murphy j. Myers,
Died of Disease
Hobart D. Willocks,
E. R. Gibson,
Leonard Marine,
VIM. Burchfeld,
Fred D. Love,
Chas. M. Gourley,
VIM. Payne,
Jno. B. Gable,
Ino r. Gable,
Paul Talent,
Claude Williams,
Cecil Goddard,
-- Rogers.
lively easily cured, it is time that
the >citizens of this city and county
should awaken to the necessity of
prompt and effective action. The
} speaker concluded his address by
stating that of the sum of $4,000
which was expected to be raised,
$4,000 would be expended in the
county. Two nurses are to be en-