Smyrna times., 1930-01-29
CONSIDER MARKER FOR BIRTH
PLACE OF COM. JACOB JONES

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NAVAL HERO WAS BORN ON
BRYAN FARM NEAR SMYRNA
Post in Washington, ID. c., Which
Bears Her0's Name, Writes G.
HLeFevre, Formerly of Smyrna
Charles H. LeFevre, Esq, who
recently took up the matter of
having the birthplace of Commo-
dore Jacob Jones, the naval hero,
who was born near Smyrna, suit
ably recognized with a marker by
the U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No
2, of Washington, D. c., a prom
lnent post at the nations capital
named in the hero's honor, has re
ceived a reply from the command
er of the Post, Jane M. Breen.
Mr.. LeFevre wrote the post at
length last October and the letter
was published in full in The Smyr-
ma Times of October 80, 1929
Commander Breen, in her reply to
Mr.. LeFevre's suggestion, gives no
definite action on the part of her
post to place marker on Com
modore Jacob Jones birthplace
near Smyrna, consideration was
at least shown by inviting Mr. Le-
F'evre to appear before one of
their future meetings and tell them
more about the hero's Smyrna
home. The letter of Commander
Breen is as follows: Your kind
and interesting letter of October
%, 1929, was received and enjoyed
by our Post, but owing to a
change in officers shortly after its
receipt, an answer was inadvert-
emily delayed. Our Post is COM
posed of women veterans of the
World War who served as Yeomen
(female) in the Naval Reserve
Force of the u. S. Navy number
ing at the present time about 300 !.
The Post was organized May %,
1919, at Washington, D. O., and
has the unique distinction of being
the first womens Post and the
second Post organized in the
American Legion. The name OF
the Post was chosen in commem-
oration Of the Destroyer Jacob
Jones, which no doubt you know
was the only American Naval yes
sci torpedoed and sunk by a Ger
man Submarine in the World War
This vessel of course was named
in memory of Commodore Jacob
Jones, about whom you wrote so
interestingly. In October, 1926,
when the American Legion held its
National Convention in Philadel-
phia, Pa, delegation from our
Post attending the convention.
made a pilgrimage enroute, some
by machine and others on the
train, to the grave of Commodore
Jacob Jones in Wilmington, Del,
headed by the Commander who
was Miss Esther V. Hall, the dele
cation met on Sunday, October 10,
1926, and placed a wreath on Com
modore Jacob Jones grave. On
May 21, 1927, at the celebration of
the eighth anniversary of the or
ganiZation of the Post, we had the
pleasure Of hearing very inter
4 esting talk by the Honorable Rob
ert @. Houston Of Delaware, who
gave us an interesting account of
7 Commodore Jacob Jones life. Con-
gressman Houston has since that
time seemed a very close friend of
Jacob Jones Post, and has on sew
eral other occasions honored us by
attending various functions given
by the Post. He informed the Del
aware Society of our Pilgrimage
to Commodore Jacob Jones grave,
and we received a letter of thanks
from that Society. l assure you
that we appreciate the interest
you took in acquanting us with the
facts relative to Jacob Jones
home, and feel that you too re-
spect the name as we do, as we
have shown in our choice of it for
cur Post name. We are very
proud of our Post as it is COM
posed of wide-awake women who
are interested not only in our
Post, but in the welfare of the
whole American Legion. We would
be most happy to have you attend
one of our meetings we meet the
second Monday of each month at
the Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Mas
sachusetts Ave, n. Wand tell
us more of the interesting facts in
connection with Jacob Jones"
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