The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-01
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reported as pure-breds but with
breeds not specified. Of the IoA
animals classified by breeds, che
big proportion runs to rercherons,
of which there are tailed SO. Am
erican sadlers number IS; Clydes-
dales, 13; Thoroughbreds, 10;
Standard BREEDS, 5; Belgians, A;
. French draft 8; and Shires, 2.
"Where', asks the inquiring nina,
come in the celebrated Morgans,
which at least are regarded as of
sufficient Importance to get q So
ciety named after thein?"
TO have been wounded in
jured, OF disabled by service in
the World War is a prime requi-
site to membership in "The Dis
abled American Veterans of the
World War;, which is incorporate
cd by bill that passed the House
Of Representatives on Monday.
Nearly every state in the Union
is named among The body Of in
corporators. Malvern S. Ellis
represents Vermont, and other
New England incorporators are:
Maine. Harold McAleer; Massa-
chusetts, Clarence L. Juergens;
Rhode Island, Frank S. Coskey;
Connecticut, Henry Spadola.
The purposes Of the corporation
which is the outgrowth of an unin-
corporated society of similar
name ARE: "To uphold and main
tain the Constitution and the laws
of the United States; to advance
the interests and work for the
betetlment of all wounded. injur-
ed, and disabled veterans of .ne
Great War of 1917-1918; to CO.
operate with the United States
Veterans Bureau, the American
Red Cross and all public and pri-
waite agencies devoted to the cause
of improving and advancing the
condition, health, and welfare of
wounded, injured or disabled veter-
ans of the Great War Of I9I7-
1918; and to stimulate a feeling
OF mutual devotion. helpfulness,
and comradeship among all
wounded sick, injured, or disabled
veterans of the Great War of
lH17-1918". IN.
fq The organization declares itself
to be "ron-political" and that it
"shall rot promote the candidacy
Of any person seeking public Of
fIice.' Membership is based upon
the disability prerequisite, which
must have been incurred as a re-
suit of service in the military or
naval establishment of the United
States, cor of any of the Govern
ments associated with the United
States" in the war, "between April
6, 1917, and November II, 1918"
When final taps were sounded
on the sun-lit, autumn-tinted
slopes of Arlington last Wednes-
day over the bodies of American
soldiers who gave up their lives on
foreign soil in the World War,
full military honors were accorded
to a Vermont boy, Charlie De
Forge, of Waterbury, VT, son of
Felix De Forge of that place. This
soldier was attached to the 326th
Infantry and met his death in
France on October 10, 1918, very
nearly three years TO dav before
he was finally laid to rest in one
of the great number of new-madc
graves that overlook the placid Po-
tomac.
Senator Pages. bill for the re-
admission to Annapolis of the mid
Shipmen who failed to pass their
tests at the end of the first term of
the academic year 1920-21 passed
the House of Representatives in
concurrence with the Senate on
October II, and requires now only
the Presidents signature to be-
come law. 1t was shown in the
course of the House debate that |
the bill was intended to correct |
an injustice that had arisen
through some wartime legislation.
Fred /. Davis, of Hartford, told |
the members Of the Vermont dele |
cation, when he met them in |
Washington a few days ago, that |
he was still an active and a very
much-in-earnest candidate for |
United States Marshal for the |
District of Vermont. Mr.. DAVIS
came down to the Capital to talk
over the situation with respect To |
his candidacy with the representa-
tives Of the state in Congress, and |
he met the entire delegation in
Senator Pages committee room in
the Capitol. 1t is understood that
the strike-breaker telegram cpl
sode was threshed out and that
Mr. Davis presented his side of the
in the course of making
it clear to the delegation that lie
wis in the contest to stay until the
was made.
Hon. Collins NJ. Graves, of Ben
nington the new Collector of In
ternal Revenue, also looked in
upon the Vermonters under the
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