Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-05-06
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as man lives not by bread alone, so
long shall this word Mother remain
he strongest and sweetest word in
any language" saws Hanford Mae
Nider, national commander OF the
American Legion. IN his Mothers
Day message 10 posts OF the organi-
cation.
We Of the American Legion are
working away at the building Of a
high castle OF patriotism on the rock
Of sacrifice" the message continues.
We offer and dedicate the work OF
our hands to the mothers OF Amer
lea" Mothers Day, May IA. will be
observed nationally and locally by
the $500 units Of the American Lee
gion Auxiliary. made up OF wives,
mothers. daughters and sisters of Lee
gion men.
NASHVILLE, TENN. May e.
When the country school-house at
Nolsonville, Tenn, burned 10 the
ground and children were having 10
walk six miles to school. American
Legion men Of the village bought old
lumber and themselves erected q new
school building.
BOSTON. MASS, May G.-Three
famous old squares OF Boston. named
for Revolutionary heroes, have been
renamed after men killed in the
World War, during exercises Of the
American Legion to commemorate the
ride of Paul Revere. One now bears
he name of Gabriel Romano.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May G.-Sen-
ator Borah. (Repl Idaho, was accused
Of rosing as novel hero and of ut
tering a "willful and deliberate false
hood by Representative Hamilton
Fish. (Rep) New York, in a meeting
Of an American Legion post in Wash
ington. Representative Fish referred,
he said. TO Mr. Borahs statement that
members of the Senate and Congress
we're attempting to purchase their
election by voting for adjusted com
pensation
CHICAGO, ILL. May 6-Winne-
teka. exclusive suburb of Chicago. has
turned the village iail into a garage
for bicycles. and one of the cells is for
rent. The elimination Of crime is
credited to the local American Legion
post. which formed a volunteer police
force of 20 men.
COLUMBUS, O., May Con the
ground that "Our greatest heroes
probably are obscure soldiers whose
names and deeds are unknown" the
American Legion OF Ohio has declined
to comply with Gov Davis request
that it name the States greatest hero.
OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA, May g.
A women's shovel brigade will be
mustered into service at Bartlesville,
Okla. on Memorial Day. Women of
the American Legion auxiliary will
themselves turn the sod and plant
l 500 young trees dedicated TO world
war soldiers.
WASHINGTON. d. c., May c.
President and Mrs. Harding, Cabinet
officers and foreign government rep
resentatives will be guests of the AM
erican Legion of Washington. D. c.,
when the organization holds it annual
track and field meet today.
CLEVELAND. O., May 6.-One
should eat snails to grow thin. Dean
Aver. of Akron University, gave the
anti-fat remedy to an American Le-
gion post. saying: Follow the Eng
lish custom, starting the meal with
some nice, juicy, squashy snails and
you won't want anything more for a
week"
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. May g.
Consolidation of all world war veter-
an organizations in Canada is being
urged by Field Marshal Earl Haig, the
American Legion has been informed
service men of the British Empire
have been so consolidated, Earl Haig
reports.
NASHVILLE. TENN, May 6.-To
provide their community poor with
garden truck during the summer, the
American Legion at Nashville, Tenn.
will operate five-acre garden plot.
the war veterans working the land
themselves in their spare moments.
NEW YORK, May 6.-The whole
East coast heard the bride promise to
love, honor and obey" when Miss
Sarah Cockefaire, nurse, and A. p.
Schlafke, both of Brooklyn. were mar
ricj in an airplanc flying over New
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