Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-04

Saturday of next week in the Garrlck
Theatre. The pictures are actual scenes
of things that happened in this coun-
try. on board the Army transports,
and in the trenches and battlefields of
France and Belgium. There are scenes
of the embarkation of troops from
Hobokcn: fun aboard the transports
en- route over q mined sea: of the con-
Voy vessels watching the transports
with their precious loads of dough
boys" scenes aboard the transport
"I.eviathan," on which the 59th
Pioneers went to France and came
home. and many scenes of trenches
and duch board walks at Brest. Gen.
eral pershing's homecoming reception
in New York is shown. also the re-
cepuon rendered him at the French
street station here in Wilmington
when he was ON his way to Washing
ton TO report back TO President Wilson
OF a good Job well done All members
OF the legion and all ex-service men, as
well as everybody else are urged to
witness these pictures at the Garrick
Theatre next week.
Col. Thomas W. Miller. alien prop
erty custodian, will talk at the regular
meeting of the Lawrence Roberts Post,
No. -, at gil Delaware avenue on
next Monday night.
IL Is "a be regretted that when the
national emblem of the United States.
the flag. is drapcd on the casket OF
n man who layed down his life that
that flag might continue 10 wave un-
a mn ln1 "A
foreign Zoe. and carried through the
streets OF Wilmington as II was last
Monday morning. that 80 few men will
pay the proper respect that they know
should be due TO the flag of our coun-
try. that OF removing Of ones hat on
such occasions.
Last Monday / saw thousands Of
men and boys on the streets. a great
many OF whom. / feel sure, must have
had some military training. and there
werc very few who took the trouble
IL take or their hats in reverence to
the aag or the flag draped casket ol
one who gave all for the democracy
81 the world.
John l.. Fisher Naval Post. No. Is,
viii meet on Monday night AZ the
D. NJ. {. 4. At o'clock.
stat Comma nder John r. I,e Fevre
ana his stan 10 the state Department
vii make an official visit 70 Delaware
Post. No i. on next Monday evening
AZ the post : meeting in 81. Andrew
parish house. Eighth and Orange
streets. at which time the Post Com |
nlander wishes e see every man VINO /
ever was a member of the American
legton present with buddy Com l
,nander - Fevrc and Chaplain Bolton
each spent a great deal of time ana 4
.eort during the last session of Del /
aware LEGISLATURE IN fghting Tor the
soldiers bonus bill. and will no doubt
talk for a part Of the time on me |
defects Of the bill.
Don't forget 10 see Flashes 81 Ac-
non" Al the Garrick Theatre. Maybe
you win see picture of your own
outnt IN action.
More than ten thousand residents
~ New York City paid tribute = solu-
tcrs ana sailors who died in the World
War ii a memorial service on May
g under the auspices OF the Menor-
tal Festival Committee. OF when res
ident Harding is honorary chairman n
and +. W. GaIbraith, national com
uoander. American Legion, chairman
Addresses were made by Governor
Henry J. Allen Of Kansas, ana lhe
Reverend Francis T. DUFFY. There
Was a chorus by 1000 school children.
A solemn funeral procession, with
e-aped and poppy-laden gun carriage,
- hall a M = +
tnr before the stage. formed the most
irnrressive part Of the program.
60 Great vas the interest OF the pub
liz 1, the event, that it is probably the
desire of the committee TO hold the
ser,ace annually. and 10 have a day
~ tribute 10 the World War dead set
apart in every community will be real
ised.
lack Dernpsey's supporters in the
American Legion for his coming fight
with Georges Carpenter are very few,
a. they don't look with very much
favor AT Jacks war record IN the ship
yard, as compared with Carpenters
cruix-de-guerre.
With ali the ceremony accorded a
chieftain OF bygone days. Albert Grass,
q years old. last chief OF the Dakota
Sioux Indians, who was killed while
nehune In France, Wac buried at
Ma nden, y. -. Mingled with the In
dian rite1 and religious ceremonies
were the services Of the American
Legion. whose members conducted a
military funeral for their comrhde.
The chieftain was buried in Holy HIM,
a spot sacred 10 the Indiana. where
the la1t great sun dance OF the Sioux
war nsid.
Most of the American acea OF tho
world War viii be seen IN action dur
ing the annual convention OF tho
American Legion in Kansas City.
AifJianes VIII bs sent by the Army
and 10y numerous builders Of aircraft,
and flying circus" will be held
under tho auspices Of the Flying Ciui
of Kansas clay, Among the naee en-
poctsd 90 participate are Eddie Hieis= |
enilaeitar, Dare Devil" Murphy, Ed= |
Ole stinsoh and Major II. w. Eohreed= |
ef, VINO holds the worlds hign altitude |
record,
qts third annual state conYeatiea |
of Montana Department, American /
Legion, will be held at LewistogR, |
Isps ~ and sS