The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-16
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''For a year of devotion we have
set aside a day of recognition" Han
ford MacNider, commander. says in a
communication to state headquarters
of the American Legion, announcing
the observance of Mothers Day, May
Il
Mothers Day will be observed ma
| tionally and locally by the $500 units
of the American Legion Auxiliary,
composed of mothers, wives, daugh-
| tiers and sisters of Legion men OF the
World war. The nGtional effort at
observance will be symboiized by an
impressive ceremony over the body
of the unknown soldier at Arlington.
Locally the program of the day in
cludes community church service in
the afternoon, to be attended in a
body by Legion and Auxiliary men,
bers; sacred concerts in orphan asy-
lums in which there are children of
World war men; visits to hospitals in
which there are sick and wounded
service men, with programs of music;
furnishing of post cards to the dis
abled, that they may write their moth
ers. and ceremonies at graves of SOL
der dead. in honor of their mothers.
Commander MacNider has re-
quested posts of the Legion to fully
cooperate with the Auxiliary women
for proper observance of the day. 80
long as man lives not by bread alone,
so long shall this word Mother remain
the strongest and sweetest word in
any language of mankind. We of the
American Legion are working away at
the building of a high castle of pa
triotism on the rock of sacrifice. We
offer and dedicate the work of our
hands to the mothers of America"
Mr.. MacNider's message reads.
The Legion has received approba
ton of its Mothers Day program
from President Harding and frona
Evangeline Booth, commander of the
Salvation Army.
The first world survey of the pres
ent condition of the sick and wounded
men of the World war is to be COM
piled at the fourth national conven-
ton of the American Legion at New
Orleans this fall. This survey viii
combine the reports of the Interalliei
Veterans Federation with the reports
of the Geneva conference held in
March under the auspices OF the In
ternationaI Labor office.
The Tnterallied Veterans Federation
is made up of the veterans associa-
tons of all the nations allied in the
World war. The International Labor
office. in which the United States Is
not officially represented. was Gre
ated under the terms of the treaty of
Versailles and includes fifty-four ma
tons in its personnel at present. 1t
is financed by the League OF Nations.
AT the conference of this body in
Geneva representation was accorded to
Germany and Austria as well as to the
ex-service men of the allied nations
This was practically the first occasion
on which the soldiers who faced each
other on the field have met in con-
ference for the solution of their COM
mon problems, and it was hailed in
Europe as an event of great signifi-
canoe
The reports Of this organization to-
gether with those of the Interallied
Veterans Federation. which includes
the American Legion, will make up
the first complete summary of what
the civilized world is doing for the
disa bled veterans. The results of the
survey viii be made available at once
in all the countries that took part in
the war.