The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-06-09
MEMORANDA FOR
EX-SERVICE MEN
Information of Value to All Who Will
Attend the Reunion at Tampa
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Attend the Reunion at Tampa
June 21-22
The following memoranda relative
to the convention of the American
Legion in Tampa, have been received
by the Marion county post:
To All Posts, American Legion. De-
partment of Florida:
While the reunion in Tampa June
21-22 is primarily the annual conven-
ton of the department of Florida,
American Legion, it is proposed to
make it the occasion of a reunion Of
the Florida men who participated in
the late world war.
In carrying out this idea of a :e-
union it is proposed to designate GER
tain hotels and other places centrally
located in the city of Tampa as head
quarters of the different divisions to
which the Florida men were assigned
for training although a greater por-
ton were afterwards transferred to
other units. 1t would be impossible to
designate headquarters for all the
units in which they served either in
this country in France, and for
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quarters for the following:
Thirty first Division: Hillsboro no
tel, Morris Givens in charge.
Eighty-frst Division: Bayview no.
tel, VIM. H. Jackson in charge.
Eighty-second Division: DeSoto no
tel, VIM. B. Hammond in charge.
Navy: Y. M. C. A, Bernie Bro
chardt in charge.
Upon arrival in Tampa every man
should report Immediately to the re-
union headquarters at the city hall,
where information will be secured as
to the location of all headquarters.
It is hoped that every man will if
possible take advantage of this OPP
portunity to again meet his comrades
and be in Tampa on June 81 and %.
Byrd Sparkman,
Chairman Convention Committee.
The question of wearing q uniform
to the first annual state reunion of the
American Legion in Tampa June 81
and % is entirely optional with each
individual ex-service man who at
tends. There will no doubt be many
men here in uniform and quite few
| will come in civilian clothes. No mat
ter what the men wear they will find
many others dressed the same way.
| While we would like to see as many
OF the men here in uniform as pos
sible as it will give more of a mill
| tary aspect to the reunion, we realize
that a good many of the men do not
like to put on their uniform for var
ious reasons. For that reason we
have made the wearing of them OPP
! tioral. Come to the reunion whether
you wear a uniform or civilian
clothes and we assure you that you
will have just as good time dressed
one way or the other. We would
suggest that the men who do not care
about coming in their uniforms bring
the uniforms along in suitcases, be.
cause they may decide to put them or
after they get here.
Re-Union Committee.
In order to make adequate arrange
ments for the entertainment of The
first annual reunion of the American
Legion, it is necessary for US to know
about how many ex-service men vii
be here. We would appreciate it i
you would let US know as early 2;
possible after the receipt of this hHv
many men you estimate will come t
the reunion from your locality. W.
would like for you to give US this in
formation within the next day or tw,
and assure you that your co-operatiol
will be highly appreciated. Addres
communication to U. S. S. lamp;
: Post, P. o. Box 1901, Tampa, Fla.
3 Reunion Committee