The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-09

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ed with a sword, by the. ITALIANS Of
Kansas City which was mere mag
.nificent than Pershtng's sword. IT
didn't cost as much however.
.Pershiny's was said to cost a stu
.pendous sum. The sword OF Dlaz
had over 100000 worth OF jewels
turquoise and other
Jewels.
Mrs. Garrett had a thrilling ex-
perience coming home. A friend
Of tie family attended to the get
ting Of her reservations and some
time after she was settled in her
section she discovered she was on
ADMIRAL Beatty's special train,
commander OF the British navy.
There. were about IL on the train
who didn't belong to the naTty.
Admiral Rodman and several 9TH
ers were on board and both Mrs,
Garrett and Mrs. Dorothy B. Har~
per the latter holdingyseveral hIgi
positions Of trust at Honolulu and
holding the Office of historian OF
the American Legion OF Hawaii,
we're invited 10 come TO the OBJ
servation platform when the train
reached Alliance, Ohio, where Adj
miral Beatty talked to the citizens
OF that city.
Admiral Beatty told, those citi-
zens he considered tire American
Legion the finest and greatest
movement in the world and he be-
lieved it would do more good for
the country than any other work.
Airs. Garrett was pleased indeed
to have the opportunity or talking
with Admiral Rodman a little lat
er. He asked her about her hus-
band and when told he was 4 hrst
lieutenant in the 336th infantry
lie said: Those were the boys
who really worked-we didn't 90
a thing"
An amusing incident occurred
which again brought Mrs. Garrett
great pleasure. This time she and
Mrs. Leona Zundell Of this city
were standing on the street wait
Ing for the big parade. They were
looking for someone they knew.
Soon John Emery national com
mander OF the American Legion.
passed: Hey John Emery"
shouted Mrs. Garrett and her
friend. And amidst much clapplng
AIR. Emery stood in his automobile
and saluted. My goodness" ex-
plains Mrs. Garrett with embar-
rassment, that man thought il
must be someone he knew Then
to make matters worse the auto
behind him contained General
Pershing and Marshall Foch and
they TOO got up and saluted!
Mercy on u.s."
The parade took five hours to
pass the reviewing stand.
In it we're all manner of inter-
esting people, and also animals OF
distinction. There was Jennie"
the mule who went through the
war and had to be smuggled home.
She was a great mascot. Then
there was the goat who went over
and back as mascot. Both were
covered with medals. Two fam
our war dogs. one with a silver
plate in the hip where he had been
shot, passed amidst shouting and
screaming,
A cowboy brought a wildcat all
the way by atrplane thousands OF
miles to give as present 10 Marshal
Foch. How it fought and kicked.
Among the pathetic incid ents
was a certain old woman who
brought her little grandchtld to see
the parade. She waited hour az
ter hour for the Both division and
when it was about to pass, she
asked a secret service man stand
ing near II he would kindly lift
the child UP high so she could see.
The child's father had belonged to
the division and he never came
back from lover there"
One day an old lady got mixed
up in the terrible traffic on a.
street and very nearly lost her
life. An automobile stopped and
a kind gentleman asked her to
step inside SO no could take her to
her destination. as the crowds we're
dangerous. She discovered when
she was seated that 1t was General
Pershing who had done her the
honor and when she rushed into
headqScrters a short time later
she was laughing and crying at
the same time because of her
.Ereat experience. 1t was some
time before she could tell her
story.
At the big dance Marshal Foch
and General Jacques Of Belgium,
distributed kisses to tile ladies and
were kept so busy they were worn
to a FRAGILE before midnight.