Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-31
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The old marriage register of Fred
erick county,, Virginia, beginning wi4l
the Year 17S2, has been ordered RI
copied by !, the. CIRCUIT court. after
which the Original with be securely
stored and ,neper allowed to be usell
In the future The court took this
action, to prevent the, valuable record
from being mutilated; It already is
torn in places and, some, pages have
their edges clipped off
The old register contains the REQ
ords of some notable marrlages
| Among these are the marriage Iii
censes Of President james Madison
and the viyacious and petite young
widow, Dolly Payne Todd, whose wedi
ding was solemnized at a, colonial est
tate near Winchester; Of Gen. Daniel
Morgan, often alluded to by historians
as the ''Stonewall Jackson, of the Rev.
olution," and of numerous nieces and
nephews- of George lNashington. and
of the Lees, Carriers, Burwells, Nell
sons, Pages and a whole nest of young
lovers Representing the bluest of the
bluebloods of the Old Dominion, who
In the early days Of tile country gave
luster TO the fair name of the COM
monwealth and who achieved distinc-
ton in the annals Of their country.
There is agitation by American
Legion officials for obtaining home
and headquarters for the Amer
ican Legion posts In this city. De-
partment officers of the District OF
Columbia, theaded by rWatso4 p. Mill
Ter, commander. are united IN their eff
forts for this project and are backed
by the officers and members of the ~
posts of the city. "A
1 1t is believed at theALegion's head7
quarters, now held in q small room on'
the fourth floor of 1923 New York ave,
nue., that such as~building. whether
erected as "a war memorial to those
who made the supreme sacrifice, a,
victory memorial perpetuating the tri-l
umph of American arms on foreign
soil or a clubhouse where Legion tro7
phies could be kept, and meetings. held,
Is necessity in Washington.
AT present the Legion in'i this city
numbers about 5000 men, which Is a,
rapid growth from the sma1l number.
that applied for q charter more than,
three years ago while they were still
In France. The Legion In this city has
grown, its posts are flourishing, Duf
the membership would be greatly in9
creased if a home was procured. The
district had some 10000 sons, and,
daughters in the service. Including the
yeoman Fs and the marinettes, and II,
real clubhouse could be had, the
membership of the Legion undoubted-'
ly would be greatly increased. W.
The posts now meet in. widely scat
tered places. Two or three meet in,
the District building, several at the.
present headquarters, .ons New York.
avenue, some ihlthe New Ebbitt hotel,
some at the various local clubs, some
at the armory, and others In halls and
clubs all over the city. Most places
are Inadequate. When a dance or en-
.teftainment is to be- helds permission
has to be obtained from some organi-
cation or firm for use of hall and
large fee paid.
J Suffer- by Comparison.
Those in charge at,the present head
quarters make the best of II, but feel
humiliated when strangers fpRtfs
struggle up tie riekety.. worn Steps
that lead to the. fourth haor and v,n-
ment. on the surroun aingss 4mshgsthe
first lthiags q .vjsldna Legion halre does
is. to make d comba fispn 9etweensth
Washington sofBces. andT the offices al
his home towns There isn't rgallS, aay
comparison sit issJust. "a poiAtiHg lopt
of differences. THE visitor asks. why
is 1T this way 2. to which thes man a
charge canst only ansMer, sTlI bite5
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g The reason is hard to explain. OtfNr
cities by various means have erected
splendid buildings for the Legion.
Small cities and towns have not been
remiss. Funds hRS e beenFobtained IN
many ways. Some buildings fave been
erected through public Contributions,
others are giftsi FROM rich merchants
and other residents, and still Others
are the result OF appropriations. fn
washingtehithare have been so mafy
Of these Jonations and gifts to evefy
cause thai tfiepeoble. look aAeance 1t
the proposal + qqPqotherrij