The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-15
MEMORIAL DAY
WORLDWIDE EVENT
South Joins With North In
Observance of Day Since
World War
OTHER COUNTRIES
ADOPT SAME DAY

Appropriate Exercises to Be Held Over
Grave Of Every American In Foreign
SOil-3O,O0O In Allied Countries -
Veterans of All American Wars to BE
Hon0red.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May I5.-AIe-
mortal day, May 30, will be generally OBJ
served throughout the world this year.
due in large part to the efforts of the
American Legion, according to an an
uouncement made at legion headquarters
here today. The statement says:
Originally designated by the Union
veterans of the Civil war as a particular
Decoration day for their fallen comrades,
May 50 gradually has become a day set
apart in memory of all Americans who
died for their country. Although it has
long been the custom of many Southern
states to observe memorial holiday OF
their own on April 26, the tendency TO a
uniform observance has been apparent
SINCE the World war. The legion, com
posed OF both the North and the South,
officially adopted May 80 its Memorial
day and posts OF the World war men
on both sides OF the Mason-DiXon line
have, for the last three years, simultan-
eously houOTed the dead of the Civil.
SPANISH american ana " OElO wars.
''Nheu the lnteT-Alhed Veterans fed
Grafton. made Up of World war veterans
OF France, England, Canada, Italy and
tho others OF the allied nations and of
which the legion is Il member, adopted
the legion ; date for the observance of
rites TOR the dead. MAY 30 became an
international holiday. comparable only
in universal observance to Christmas
This year t viii be observed by legion
posts and allied veterans organizations
IN the following countries other than
the United States: Canada, Belgium,
France, Poland, Turkey, Mexico, Argen-
tina, Brazil. British Isles, Chile, China
Cuba, Guatemala. Japan, Peru, Porto
Rico. Portuguese West Africa. Santo Do
hinge. Spanish Honduras. India. Nene-
zuelu and in the Canal Zone, Hawaii.
Philippine Islands and the territory of
Alaska.
''As it did last year and the year be
fore. the legion will decorate and hold
appropriate exercises over the grave of
every American who sleeps on foreign
soil, as well as thus hO1OTInC the graves
If American and allied veterans who are
buried i'm the cemeteries of this country.
Legion posts in France, Belgium. Poland
and Turkey viii visit old battleiields
and adjacent cemeteries.
The United States graves registration
=cTvicp has c6i-plttcd It's huge task Of
returning to this country the bodies of
1928 Of the A Z. F. who died overseas,
but 10000 Americans still remain per
manently buried in cemeteries OF the
allied nations.
ssTo finance the Memorial day decora-
tions of graves overseas. each of the le
eiop $ 1000 posts was asked to sub
scribe an amount. equal to five cents for
each of its members. 4 central commit
toe Of the legion in France will receive
the funds from this eounIry and have
charge CT decorating the individual
graves.
''The legion viii not confne its exer-
cises and decorations to the memory
Of the World war heroes alone. The
graves Of all veterans of all American
wars viii be visited and decorated and
fittingly honoTed.