New-York tribune., 1921-11-03
Women Members of Legion
Issue Appeal for Voters
to Support Civil Service
Preference for Soldiers
Ceremonies Honoring Hero
Dead To BE Part of Each
Armistice Day Affair;
Memorial Service Sunday

Ierionnaires in ali parts OF che city
~. centering their interest on two
,nb;ects, the civil service preference
;ov veterans and the Armistice Day
ceremonies. The women members Of the
resion have issued an appeal for
the civil service preference, and the
armistice Day Ceremonies Committee
has established headquarters at East
psrty.third Street. Posts in all quar-
.srs of the country are arranging
events for Arristice Day, and in each
ease some fitting ceremony has been
MANNED to honor the hero dead.
Concerning the civil service prefer
eucs for veterans, which is to be voted
On next Tuesday, the state headquar-
ters of the Legion has issued this
circular:
"The enlisted women veterans of
New York State have passed resolu-
tions urging the mothers, wives. sisters
and daughters of veterans to see that
iustice is done to the boys on Elec-
tion Day by working for the passage
Of Amendment No. i.
aThe organizations represented in
cluded women's auxiharies of the
American Legion, the Gold Star
Mothers, Jane A. Deiano Post of the
american Legion. the Police Depart
mens. in the person of Mrs. Rose A.
Tavior, only woman police officer who
is a veteran, and only woman mem
her Of the General Lafayette Post (the
police post) of the American Legion;
the Women's Signal Corps Post OF
the Legion, the Marine Corps Post,
Semper Fidelis, and several posts of
navy yeomen.
"Mrs. Taylor, who had twenty
months service overseas and was on
the front for long period with Mobile
Hospital No. 10, was outspoken in her
Endorsement OF civil service preference
for veterans.
"'Any woman whx, saw service in.
France in those days cannot fail to
approve the amendment said Mrs.
Taylor. The people who are opposing
it now are those who stood on the
eurbstone waving the American flag
when tn. boys marched away
Miss Evelyn A. johnson, member of
the Jane A. Delano War Nurses Post.
who was disabled while in ove. seas
service, was another of the war nurses
who was firm supporter of the amend
ment.
Mrs. Eleanore Brown, member Of
the Signal Corps Pest. vino was one
Of the first telephone girls overseas,
and whc served with General Liggett
and General Bullard in many sectors
that were under FIRE, urged women
voters to remember the soldiers when
they 60 to the polls on Novemb Der 8.
Miss Ray N. Sawyer, executive secre-
tary, said she was confident that
if the women Of the State of New York
knew the truth about civil service
preference there was not a single
woman in the state who would vote
no at the polls.
Memorial Service Next Sunday
All former service men, members Of
the Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Spanish War Veterans and other
patriotic societies have been invited
to be present at the memorial services
next Sunday in Plymouth Church.
Orange and Hicks streets. Brooklyn.
TIE ceremonies will be under the di-
rection OF Judson L. Weinard Post. eli.
American Legion. The Rev. Newell
Dwight Hills, pastor of the church,
viii preside. Henry j. Ryan (Sailor
Ryan,, who was With Color,el Gal