The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
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Who is the American mother who
had the greatest number of sons in
the world war?
The American Legion Auxiliary,
composed of the wives, mothers,
daughters and sisters of legionnaires
of the war, desires. to have this
mothers name and the records of
her sons service, SO that that they
may honor her.
An Indiana community has moth
er who had seven sons in the service
Of the country during 1918-two in
the Navy and five in the Army. Sew
eral mothers in the Auxiliary had as
many as five sons in the service, and
two or three sons were not uncom-
monty found representative of one
family.
But to the mother who had seven
sons or more to give to. her country
is due great honor, and the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary national head
quarters in indianapolis is DESTROYS
Of obtaining the name of this great
est of war mothers.
Organized labor and organized
baseball will be represented at the
American Legion national conven-
ton in New Orleans next October.
The convention committee has re-
ceived word that Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, and Kenesaw Mountain
Lands, high commissioner of organ
lied baseball, will appear on the con-
vention program.
Acceptance of the convention in
vitation by the labor leader follows
an address made before the recent
national convention of the American
Federation of Labor in Cincinnati by
Hanford MacNider, Legion national
commander. A resolution adopted by
the labor delegates instructed Mr..
Gompers to appear before the Legion
gathering as the representative OF
organized labor.
In his letter to Commander Mac
Nider, Mr.. Gompers said:
Zone of the most interesting and
pleasurable events of the Cincinnati
convention was the eloquent address
you delivered. | heard many express
sions of commentator Of your re-
marks. You made a deep impression
upon the delegates. Personally
want to take this opportunity to say
to you that | regard your address
as another strong link in the chain
binding together the American Lee
gion and the American Federation of
Labor"
Mr.. Lands, who recently resigned
his position as federal Judge OF the
Northern district of Illinois to de-
vote his entire time to baseball, has
spoken at Legion meetings in all
parts of the country and is consid-
cred as one of the leading advocates
Of the interests of the World War
veterans. His son is an eX-service
man.
Mai. Gen. John A. Lejeune, COM
mandant of the United States Marine
corps, had previously accepted the
convention invitation while tentative
acceptances have been received from
President Harding and General
Pershing.
The men who fought with the 18th
Division of the American Expedi.
tionary Forces will hold their annual
| reunion this year at Atlantic City
Sept. 80 to Oct l. Although dis
tinctly separate from the American
Legion, the veterans of the 18th
worked with the organizers of the
| Legion in Paris, 1919 1t is estimat-
ed that more than seventy per cent
| of the division personnel is now en-
| rolled in the ranks of the Legion.
While assisting his American Lee
gion comrades in decorating the
graves of Dorchester, Mass, ex-ser-
vice men last Memorial Day, Jen
Frederick Lang, Jr., of that city
placed a flag on an untenanted grave
and asked that it be reserved fol-
him. He has just died of war wounds
and has been buried in the plot nc
picked out but two months ago.