South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-07
MOBILIZE LEGION
FOR MEMORIAL DAY,
WEAR RED POPPY
Million Men Over Country
Will Take Up Once More
Hob-Nailed Tread.

The Legion is MODELLING for the
greatest day in it's ory-Memor-
Ia Day, 1921 on that day there
will sound through the streets Of
every town and village iu the United
States the measured tramp Of
columns. marching o. honor the
dead OF all Americas wars. There
will be i'm those columns the blue
and gray Of Gettysburg. the khaki
OF san Juan Hill and the olive drab
that swept the Areonne. It viii Doe
a day when the flag Of America viii
SIy from the roof OF mansion and
hOvel from coast 90 coast. over far
parade grounds I'm the Philippines
and on the battered plains OF France
where more than $4,000 Yanks still
rest. For May 5Oth above all wiz be
n day Of remembrance OF the men
who did not come back from over
there
The Legion long since has been
making its plans for the Observance
OF the coming Memorial Day. Paris
Post. this year as last. viii hold me-
mortal services in every American
Cemetery in France. and the graves
Of those who sleep far from the
beaten track as wei win have their
vreaths and flags. In Great Britain,
Belgium and Italy, wherever Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors lie their
graves viii be tended by men OF the
Legion. And this year, the figures
show, there will be the graves, not
only Of $4,000 returned soldier dead
10 be hOnOred in America but the
graves of the $4,000 eN-service men
who have died here at homo since
list Memorial Day, zoo OF them in
government hospitals. The equiva-
lent OF practically one fun division
Will answer the last roll call each
year, according 10 the estimate OF
the Bureau of War Rish Insurance.
One thousand OF the hero dead
who now rest fin France are 20 come
home the week before Memorial Day
when q transport viii bring its cargo
OF flag-draped baskets % the pier at
Hobokcn The latest official figures
shiw that there were 1882 Ameri-
can dead overseas when the work Of
Transporting bodies home began. Re
quests have been made by relatives
that 1851 bodies rest permanently
overseas, and relatives of 5000 of
1he overseas dead have given In
Elructions for the return of bodies
There are 25,S43 dead whose final
resting place has not definitely been
decided. 10 is estimated that.40 per
cent Of an the bodies overseas Will
not Toe brought home.
Tho solemn obligation OF the
Legion IN America 90 remember the
srarra Is on
phasized I'm a bulletin issued by Ma
tional headquarters asking for funds
for the decoration of a. j.. II. graves,
which VIII be directed by the de-
partmcnt Of France. 1T is requested
that each department raise sum
equal TO 10 cents q member and that
no post contribute less than So.
Posts are instructed TO make checks
payable 10 the national treasurer,
The American Legion. and 20 for
ward them through department
headquarters to reach National
headquarters not later than April
so, Stain gthat the checks are for
tho fund FOR the decoration OF Amer
Jean graves overseas. Contributions
from the public also viii be well
coined. @A
Congressman Hamilton Fish. Jr..
OF New York. who introduced the
resolution adopted by congress pro-
viding for the burial in Arlington
cemetery OF an unidentified Ameri-
can soldier from a battlefield in
France. has written Sec'ty OF War
Weeks requesting that the decision
70 have the burial ceremony on No
vember 11-ArmistiCe Day-be
reconsidercd. Arguing that Memoir
iaI Day would be amore appropriate
occasion. he proposes that the gov
eminent provide meals and quart
ers for representatives OF American
Legion posts ell over the country
who might be expected 20 attend the