The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-14
VETERANS OF WAR
WILL HONOR DEAD
Memorial Day to Be OBJ
served Through World
by Legion Men
LEGION HEADS ACTIVE
Northern and Southern Vets
Adopt May 80 as Their
Memorial Day

rNpiNNAPOLlS, Ind. - Memorial
5,v May 30. will be generally OBJ
.eyed throughout the world this
,.,,ras9 result. IN large part. OF the
,tf9rt. oE the American Legion.
originally designated by the union
,.,,ra.. OF the Civil war as a par
,t,uf,r decoration day for their
gu,n comrades, May 80 gradually
t,. become a day set apart ia MEM
nry of AN Americans who died for
y,cl, country. Although It has long
s,.n the custom OF many southern
.t4t.s f1 observe memorial holi-
l4v of their own on April 10 the ten
Je9,y tl a uniform observance has
hern apparent since the World war.
The legion, composed OF northern
and southern representatives, Off
ciaIlv adopted May 80 as its memo
vial day and posts of the World
war men on both sides OF the Mason
Dyan line have for the last three
ycars spontaneously honored their
Joa1 of the Civil, SPANISH American
and world wars,
When tho Inter-Allied Veterans
federation. made up OF World war
veterans OF France. England. Cana
da. Italy and others OF the allied
nations and OF which the legion IL a
member adopted the legion's date
for tho Observance OF rites for the
dead. May 80 became an interna-
tional holiday, comparable only in
universal observance to Christmas.
Worldwide Observance.
This wear II will he observed by
orranizations in the following coun-
tries other than the United States:
Canada, Belgium, France, Poland,
Turkey. Mexico, Argentina, Brazil,
British Isles, Chile, China, Cuba,
Guatemala, Japan, Peru, Porto Rico,
Portuguese West Africa, Santo Do
mingo, Spanish Honduras. India.
Venezuela and in the Canal Zone.
Hawaii, Philippine Islands and the
Territory OF Alaska.
As it did last year and the year
before, the legion will decorate and
hold appropriate exercises over the
grave of every American who sleeps
ON foreign soil, as well as thus hon
oring the graves of American and al
lied veterans who are buried in the
cemeteries of this country. Legion
posts in France, Belgium, Poland
and Turkey will visit old battlefieds
and adjacent cemeteries
The United States graves registra
tion service has completed its huge
task Of returning to this country the
bodies of 42,023 of the A. f.. +. who
died overseas. but 10000 Americans
will remain permanently buried in
cemeteries OF the allied nations.
To finance the Memorial day
decoration OF graves overseas each
of the legion's 1900 posts was
asked to subscribe an amount equal
10 five francs for each of its mem
bers. a central committee OF the
legion In France will receive the
funds from this country and have
charge OF decorating the individual
graves.
Honor Ali Heroes.
The legion will not confine its OK
ercises and decorations to the mem
ory OF World war heroes alone. The
graves Of all veterans Of all Ameri.
can wars will be visited. Last year
the organization requested it's post.
and units of the Legion auxiliary
TO seek out in each community
graves OF all American soldier and
sailor dead and to prepare charts
showing where such graves were
located and how they could be-
reached. The efforts OF the World
war men have resulted in many
graves Of Civil war veterans beinl
rescued from obscurity, and th'
graves Of several veterans of 1912
longe since forgotten, have beer
found and restored.
similar plan OF keeping a clos,
ana hOnored watch on graves o.
Americans buried overseas has beer
evolved. There will be in Franc,
lour principal cemeteries wherein
men OF the A. f. f.. will sleep for
ever. At present n special fine art
commission is working on tn,
project. which will entail, for tn
collection OF bodies and the beautifi
cation or cemeteries, an expenditur,
OF more than s1,000,000. These field
OF honor will be located In Belleal
WOOD, near Chateau-Thierry. Bony
near st. Quentin; Suresnes, neal
Far!s and Romagne, in the Argonne
near MOntfaucon. More than so
americans will remain buried II
england. A gift OF land by the Brit
.sh government allows for the fu
.ure decoration and care OF thes
sIeves Under plans already ad
anued r. little cemetery for thos
;hmerleans who died In England, Ire
ana Scotland and Wales will b
land, 'a''e'' A'"e
The present Memorial day wi
IND the hosts OF Grant and Lee a.
yut dlssipated, aud as the youths O
ue World war strive for the hon
oted files Of the vanished process
n'si Sl tne day will take on new sig