The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-07-16

Two hundred and fifty members of
the American Legion, headed by
Franklin D'Olier, former national COM
mander. and representing every state
and every branch of service, will sail
for France August 8 on a pilgrimage
to the former battle zone of the world
war.
The pilgrimage is at the instance of
President Millerand, who on behalf of
the French Government, invited the
American Legion to send a representa-
tive delegation of former service men
to attend the unwilling of the Flirey
monument and to participate in a SER
les of events planned especially for
the Americans.
The Flirey monument at Flirey,
France, is a tribute of the citizens of
that town and Lorraine to the valor
of the American troops who delivered
their soil from German occupation.
Flirey is in the old Toul sector and
once was the regimental headquarters
of several American divisions.
A replica of the Flirey monument
was lasted Sfcently to President
MISUNDERSTANDING J%usserand,
who at the same time Transmitted
President Millerand'A invitation to the
American Legion through, its national
commander, John G. Emery Because
of stress of Legion matters in this
country, Mr.. Emery will not $40 to
France with the Pilgrimage, havl-sp
selected Mr.. D'Olier for the leadership.
A trial trip of the american Leg
ion,' the new q, 000-ton twin-screw
passenger-cargo liner of the Munson
Lines, was the occasion for a gather
ing of American Legion officials from
Eastern States. The trip lasted two
days. 1t started from Camden and
ended in New York. The ship was
built for the United States Shipping
Board by the New York Ship Build
ing Corporation. 1t was allocated to
the Munson line for service between
New York and South America.
The $50 members of the American
Legion who tour France this summer
as guests of the French Government
will visit the b~attle-scarred town of
st. Die, well known to Americans who
served on the old Luneville front. Not
many of the defenders of st. Die knew
at the time that they were defending
the house in which America got its
name. In st. Die lived the Alsatian
monk, Waldsee-Muller, whose sugges-
ton it was that the Western Continent
take the name of the navigator, Amer
igo Vespucci.
Marshal Foch, who is coming to the
United States this fall to attend the
national convention of the American
Legion at Kansas City, will meet the
American Legion delegation in France
this summer. If possible he will re-
ceive the Legionnaires in the old
house in which he was born. The
house is in the Pyrennes and the Leg
ion men will mark it with a memorial
tablet.
The American Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton. with more than a million mem
bers, has Joined hands with the Amer
lean Legion in obtaining legislation
for the relief of disabled soldiers of
the world war. More than 1900 bu-
reaus of the Federation have endors-
ed the legislature program of the Leg
ion.
one OF the many IMPRESSIVE cefe-
monies in which the American Legion
delegation will participate on their
trip to France this summer will be
the laying of a cornerstone of the
new bridge to span the Marine at Cha
teau-Thierry. The new structure will
be known as "Pont Roosevelt" in hon
or of the late Theodore Roosevelt and
his son Quentin. The latter fell in
combat near Chateau-Thierry.
The F. w. Galbraith, Jr., Post of
the American Legion of New York
City is the first post named for the
late national commander of the
Legion. to receive it's charter. 1t is
composed chiefly of Legionnaires at
tached to the American Legion Week
ly headquarters. Two other Legion
posts have organized in honor of the
late commander. n at Cincinnati, o.,
and the other az Rock Island, III.