Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-19
MEMORIALS TO sE PRESENTED
SUNDAY TO NEAREST REL
ATlvEs OF hERoEs.
SPECIAL sGRvicEs 70 Dc
HELD At CENTRAL CHURCH
Herbert A. HuFf, Of Eidor1, Expected
70 % Hsrs to Deliver Address
csrsmonials TO Be Under Auspices
Of Am.risss L'sisn-Lik' Services
to Bs hs.d Theuout Nation.

Ceremonies OF presentation to
relatives Of French diplomas OF
honor issued in the names of boys
who gave their lives In the world
war. will be held at 1880 Sunday
night at the Central Church of Christ
under the auspices OF Frank Lewis
Click post, American Legion, sunday
- Washington's birthday similar
meetings will be held turnout the
nation, when members OF the Ameri-
can Legion will present the diplomas
IN the name OF the French govern
ment 10 the nearest relatives oil
American soldiers who died on the
field OF battle or in camps and can
tonments. All of the churches OF
the city viii unite in the services
Sunday night, and relatives of the
boys whose memory is TO be honoreI
by an appreciative sister nation will
attend in a body. The program is in
charge of Miller White, post COM
mander. ~
4 special program of addresses
and music will precece the presen-
tation OF the diplomas. Adjutant ..
II. Aloee, OF the post, is in charge II
arrangements for the speaker ana
today was in communication with
Herbert y. Hun. OF Eldora, who Is
expected 10 deliver the principal ad-
dress.
Other Posts Hold Services.
Other posts of the county will hol-
services Sunday, when diplomas vii.
be presented to relatives OF boys who
died during the war. Diplomas have
been sent 10 all posts for relatives OF
the boys who live within the post :
Jurisdiction, regardless or where tn.
sUldier7s'as induced into service
Programs are to 'oe ueIo at Gilman.
State Center. Liscomo and -.
Anthony and possibly olner tow n,
Of the county. the posts in the>s
towns have relatives within their
Jurisdiction VINO viii receive the
diplomas.
The parchment, bearing the name
Va S.IN SOAN-S!r - E4AACCA -44A4ASso 4Oi5
and twenty-five inches wide. In the
center is a figure OF liberty and all
bear the signature OF President
PoinCare of France.
Few Diplomas Sent Direct.
Some difficulty has been expert
enced in proper distribution of the
diplomas and some have been sent
direct 10 relatives. in one know u
cas-. IN this city, the scroll has been
sent 10 the father OF the aeaI
soldier This was in the case OF y.
r. Rails, III North Third street. VINO
mas received a parchment direct
from France in the memory Of his
son, corporal Harold G. Rails
II TWO cases, at ieast, diplomas
nave been sent TO the local post 10.
relatives Of boys VINO ala not enter
service from this county. The pre-
sentat!on, however. is made b. the
local post because OF the nearest
KIN residing within it's Jurisdiction.
Fifteen Diplomas Received.
Fifteen diplomas nave 3e'aI r,CeiF-
ed and IL is expected That Others may
I be here before the end of the week.
/ The diplomas have oeen sio% in
coming. the first bundle containing
but FIVE. The list received, with the
name of the boy, the nearcst rela-
tive. .xho Is TO receive the diploma,
ana the latter's residence, is Is FOL
lows:
julius A. Johnson. Mrs. Gurena
Andc rson, Dunbar. mother.
! Corp. Clyde L. Thomas, SlyvanIs
c. Thomas, 3oS South Center stree,
father.
Albert Stepan. Jr.. Aibeg: Stepan
Sr.. 103 Arson street. father.
Harry E. Everist. Lee (. Everist
! I06 North Sixth street, father.
! Frederick C. EksIrom. Alfred Gus
( tafson. sol West Main street, uncle
William. NJ. clifford, lirs. Martha
| Z. Clifford, 1906 West Nevada street
+ mother.
Lieut.. Earl E Wall Jease J. Wall
1 city. father.
! Floyd {. Groovcr, William D
! Grocer. r. f. d. 9. fainer.
! james II. Bush. ". (. Jollier. eli. =
uncle. a..
Elmer 3. Soules. Yrs. De'ia Soules
I iO5 South Ninth street, ife.
Victor l. Gus;afao", nm-i GustaI
scn. r. (. d. 3. brother.
Scrst. Clifford Mckim ard Cor"
+ $50 4. M2km, Mrs. r. l. McENii.-
( Z53 North Third street. mother.
/ Beverly Proctor. Mrs. Enza PROC
! lor. 4O4 Est Neyada street, wife.
Erwin Pursel. Mrs. hazel PuFsei
] s02 Ea st Boone rect wife.
Chester A. Anderson, Miss Carolyi
( Anderson, city, sister.
/ There are others to whom th'
!, diplomas should be Issued and al
may be here for the services sun
( day.
/ Mrs j. D. Moore, of Belle PLANE
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