The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-25
URGE UNIFORMS WORN ON MEMORIAL DAY;
LEGION TO COLLECT WORLD WAR RELICS

A strong plea for the wearing of the
uniform on Memorial Day, because of
the good feeling it engenders for vet
Grams OF the World war, made by Com
mander n. A. Powell, was a feature
OF the meeting of Harry Ray Post, No.
90, American Legion, held Wednesday
evening, May "a.
The matter came up inr connection
with the discussion of Memorial Day
plans and the parade of former. service
men to be held on the afternoon of
May 81. Commander Powell said:
You men have no Idea of the
amount of good feeling that results
among the Civil war veterans and the
Sons OF Veterans when the World war
veterans turn out in uniform. Some
OF you do not like TO put on the uni
form because of the heat, but we
should remember the men who fought
in the faded blue uniforms. We owe
them something and wearing the uni
form a few short hours is little enough
for US to do"
Commander Powell also called the
attention OF post members to the fact
that efforts are to be made to have
the grave of every World war veteran
decorated this year, and information
concerning such graves should be turn
ed over to Horace Parker, chairman Of
the Memorial Day committee of Harry
Ray Post,
Relic Collection
A movement to have World war
relics belonging to post members col
lected and placed in safe keeping in
the post rooms was started at the
suggestion of DR.. w L. Misener Wed
nesday evening. DR.. Misener called
the attention of the post members to
the fact that many relics are now lost
in homes of the city because of lack
of proper care.
The aim of the post in the future
will be to have collected such relics
as the owners care to have turned over
for exhibition purposes, and these will
be, placed In the post rooms, properly
labeled to show the owner and details
of their history.
DR. Misener was appointed chairman
of committee to investigate the mat
ter, with other members to be an
nounced at later date.
Firing Squad Personnel.
Despite the approach of hot weather
ice is costing the local post of the
American Legion less than it did last
winter. This fact was brought out in
the report of a member of the house
committee who called attention to the
fact that reduced prices were now pre-
vailing on pop, for sale in the posi-
canteen.
Purchase of new ice box brought
about the reduction in, the Ice bills
Where the bill formerly was for from
500 to 500 pounds of ice per week, the
new ice box consumes but 200 pounds
weekly.
Announcement of the personnel Of
the American Legion firing squad tc
serve at Earlham cemetery on Memoir
ial Day morning was made by Horace
Parker, chairman of the post Memo
rial Day committee. Members are:
George Kilgus, Frank Kilgus. Car
Kilgus, Charles Wirts, Herbert Bulach
@. D. Lee, Charles Carol and Paul An
drews. with 1t. Ray Keck command
ing.
Grave Committees.
Committees to decorate the grave!
of World war veterans have been ap
pointed from the Sons of Veterans and
American Legion posts. One membel
represents each organization at eacf
cemetery. Those announced Wednes
day evening were:
Lutheranian cemetery: Clarence
Englebert, American Legion, and Har
ry Besselman, Sons of Veterans.
ST. Andrews cemetery: Leo Weiss
American Legion, Isaac Essenmacher
Sons of Veterans.
st. Mary's cemetery: Frank Kiser
American Legion, Frank Caskey, Son
of Veterans.
Earlham cemetery: Paul Nolte