Evening star., 1927-05-08
10000 TO ATTEND
: DIVISION REUNION
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Preparations Made for Meet
ina of Second A. E. F. Unit
Here in June.

The ninth annual reunion Of the
Second Division, A. +. f., viii be held
in Washington June .. and 4.
This gathering will bring to Wash
incton some of the outstanding heroes
of the American participation in the
,World War.
!. The ORIGINAL outfit of $4,000 men was
composed largely of Marines and regu'
lars, with its medical personnel drawn
from the Navy. Its battle casualties
.fotaled 23,216. OF these, $3.50 were
Killed in action.
The Second was a hard boiled fight
ing division. All of its units were
awarded the fourrage of the croIX
de guerre by the French government.
1T fought in practically all the en-
ragemeuts in which American troops
participated and then spent 10 months
on the Rhine. Few other outhts nave
so glorious a record.
10000 Expected to Attend.
Approximately 10000 men are eX-
1nc.ted at the reunion. Hanford Mac
Nider. Assistant Secretary of War ana
president of the division, has sent per
sonallv signed invitations TO $4,000.
The veterans have several projects
afoot. They have set up special sec
ton at the War Department TO pre-
.pare the division history, which Will
not be completed before 1929. CAPT.
e. c. Mattfield, secretary of the asso-
eiation, is i'm charge. To assist IN TINS
work. particularly in the translation
of captured German documents the
Marine Corps has detailed Pvt. Mar
tin Lichtenberg, who was in the
cadet corp Of the imperial navy.
later he was a translator for the
of
CoblenZ.
{ The division is also engaged in rails
ing $3.50, ,000 for a memorial TO its waE
dead to be erected here. Maj. Gen.
Harbord. the second commander Of the
outfit, is directing this campaign. Nal.
Cen. Summerall. the chief Of staff, who
was commander of the lst Division
overseas, has just contributed $500.
< The divisions medal roll is eloquent.
1t is: Congressional medal OF honor,
z: distinguished service cross, i09' OAK
leaf cluster. denoting second ID. > Z.
citation. 13; certificates for gallantry
in action. Oil; distinguished service
medal. %: certificates for meritorious
service. 147: French Legion of Honor,
.s3: Frenche medaille militaire, 81;
eroix de guerre, 3,804.
will Meet i'm Three Halls.
=. Three halls have been hired for. the
gathering. Overflow meetings may be
held on the Ellipse.
@ The convention committees are as
follows: Executive committee, Maj.
Gen. John A. Lejeune, Maj. Gen. Han
son E. Ely, Hanford MacNider; re-
union committee, Mai. f. S. Keyser,
Capt. NJ o. Boone, Capt. c. o. Matt
feldt; receiving and information
committee, Capt. c. o. Mattfeldt.
Lieut. W. Fl. Enk, Lieut.. +. J. Graling,
George S. STREET., Sergt. Mai. Richard
son; transportation committee. Col.
Hugh Mathews. Capt. Gordon Steele.
Lieut.. James l.. Denham; reception
committee. Comdr. Joel T. Boone,
Capt. G. Villaret, jr.; housing commit
tee, Col. Irving E. Carr, Maj. Alvin
Colburn. Capt. George Bower, l.. Ii.
Van Doren; finance committee. Col.
C. Z. Kilburnie. Col. c. III. Bridges.
George v. Gordon; publicity commit
tee, Capt. Harry Caygill; program
committee. Rev. Jason Noble Pierce,
Col E. p. Stone. Lieut.. Col. f. r.
Covell. Maj. Robert w. Vought. Maj.
r. w. Whitley, Capt. John w. Thorn
ason, Capt. w. Woodwork. Acors r.
Thompson.