Palisadian., 1921-10-22
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BY E. N. Rogers

Historic Fort Marcy, overlooking
I Santa Fe, is being held in trust as
site for soldiers emoral 1t was
\ presented to the New Mexico His
] torieal Society on the seventy-fifth an
niversary of the American occupation
of Santa Fe under Gen. Stephen Kear
ney.
Jersey Posts
Post activities, recent or planned
are numerous and varied in scope
On Columbus Day No. 90 Post, A. L.,
at Milburn was presented with stand
of colors in the presence of the G. A.
II. post, Girl Scout troop and Board of
Trade.
Orange Post, A. L., will start an
Americanization school November 1,
featuring Saturday afteroon class un-
der Comrade Intiso.
Because of resentment at tentative
plans of the municipal committee
Gushing Post, V. f. W., will not march
in the Newark Armistice Day parade.
IN. B.-The show has not been can
celleO.
Kearney Town Council is passing an
ordinance providing $1,000 for purchas-
ing, through Post 80, A. L., triangular
piece of ground for erection of me-
mortal monument. The post Women's
Auxiliary, Mrs. l.. McCree president,
is helping to raise the balance of the
$4,000 fund.
| There are no slack brake bands or
broken spark plugs in No. 99's Rackety,
model 1921, on the last lap of the CAM
paign.
The Bergen county posts engineered
track meet at the Oritani Field on
the 18th. Clark of Englewood led the
220-yard dash and Sharpe of Leonia
won the SSO-yard race
The Bergen county sheriff will be
marshal of Hackensack's parade on
Armistice Day, and on the invitation
of Post 40, A. L. the partly W. k. con-
gressman of the Sixth District will at
tend the celebration by Ridgefield
Park citizens.
Rafferty, Camp, Spanish War Feter-
ans, is helping to boost the X. c. boys
frecreation center in Long Island City.
Brig. Gen. W. Weizel has transferred
| his duties as organizer of the Light
ming Division" to Colonel Morrow, G.
s., U. S. A. Orders from the Second
Corps area headquarters at Governors
Island have assigned First Lieut.. 7.
Mehlin of haywood, N. j., to the Ord
nance Company, Seventy-eighth Di-
vision (Resewes).
Col. w. Price has been relieved from
command of the One Hundred and
Fourteenth Infantry, N. J. N. G., by
orders of the commander of the Fifty
seventh Infantry Brigade (New Jer-
sey).
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Facing a stiff grind boldly, bravely
and sensibly, over 100 candidates are
training at the state camp for places
ir the New Jersey State Police organi-
zation. Among the eligibles, it is not
ed, are two local veterans of distinc-
tion-Sergt w. McDonough of Ber-
genfield, who won a CroiX de Guerre
with palm, and Trooper f. Campbell
of Union Hill, who received division
al citation during the late disturbance
| tlNlooo AStopC Oib. LiiS'C wv
realize that in belonging to a good
outfit" there is profit, satisfaction,
a contentment that the undisciplined
civilian can never know.
Egregious, Not Exclusive!
'The Combat Veterans of the A. f..
II" has been incorporated in Denver,
Colo, as an organization. Member
ship is restricted to men who were in
actual combat during the war.
There may be room for ALL" but
there exist already Soldiers and Sail
ors' Clubs, the V. f. W., the Legion,
Divisional Societies and Regimental
Associations. To a supply train man
who was labelled "noncombatant" from
the start-and inconsistently enough
was made to lug a rifle around until
the world was S. f. D. Any real need
is not apparent for another brother
hood.
Whaderjersay, you Signallers, Engi-
neers and Medics?
Heave-Ho
The U. S. Destroyer Force, anchor
age below Palisade, is a picturesque
addition to the Hudson scenery. As
outlined by Captain Overstreet, U. S
N, the role of destroyers in naval tac
tics is strictly an upstate one. They
protect the battle cruisers against sub
marines, attack enemy submarine;
with depth charges, annoy battleships
and plane carriers with torpedoes
fight enemy destroyers with guns anl
CONVOY merchant ShinS
1t looks as if "a pleasant time will
be had by all'' during hostilities-ex
cept any vacillating, tottering, seasicf
landsman who might be on board.
Fort Bayard, New Mexico, has Il
P. H. S. Hospital which is conducted
FOR disabled service men, more particu
larly tubercular cases.
Location in the Sunshine State gives
such patients favorable conditions fol
recovery.
An addition of 250 beds is being con