Evening star., 1934-07-22
MAYO BROTHERS
WILL Be HONORED
|NLEG|ON SERVICE
President viii Attend Cere-
mony of Presenting Ameri-
can Legion Award.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCHESTER. MINI, July 2l.-
New honOrs will come to two OF the
worlds most renowned surgeons
Mayo brothers S-here August 8. when
President Roosevelt will attend cere-
monies incident to presentation Of an
American Legion award.
The Legion. by action OF It's Ma
tional Executive Committee. has au-
thori2ed a citation recognizing dis
tinguished services to former service
men and to humanity in general by
DR.. Charles II. Mayo and DR.. Will
liam J. Mayo.
While here President Roosevelt will
lay a wreath at the statue OF Df.
William Worrall Mayo, father OF Drs.
Charles H. and William j. The statue
stands in Mayo Park in the heart
OF the city.
For this city of 5000 persons it
will be one OF the greatest days In
history, since further aeknowledg-
ment will be made Of the great work
of the noted surgeons and since 1t
will mark the first visit of Presi-
dent here.
For the Mayo brothers, who now
are in the closing years OF their IL
lustrious careers. 1t will be an en-
hancement of personal pride IN their
services which have brought grateful
acknowledgment by Kings and by
societies the world over.
S50O, 900 Mayo Gift.
The citation by the American
Legion follows closely on the heels
OF announcement by the Mayo broth
ers OF an additional $500 900 gift
to the Mayo Foundation, established
for the benefit of embryo surgeons.
Anticipation of the approaching
event has gripped all OF Southeast
ern Minnesota, for President Roose-
welt in his brief stay IN Minnesota
will visit several points.
The Presidents party will arrive
here early in the morning OF August
8. Following a reception at the
Kahler Hotel, unit OF the ar-hung
Mayo clinic. the scene will shift to
Soldiers Field, where preparations
have been made to accommodate
100 900 persons.
Then there will be luncheon at
Mayowood, country estate Of DR..
Charles Mayo, following which the
distinguished party will motor TO Lake
City, ON the Mississippi River about
80 miles from Rochester.
There President Roosevelt and the
Mayo brothers will go aboard DR..
William Mayo's palatial yacht, the
North Star. for a cruise 80 miles down
river to Winona The presidential
special will be waiting there for re-
sumption Of the trip eastward.
Dams to Be Seen.
During the cruise President Roose-
Welt will view work on some OF the
large dams now being built to raise
the water level and insure uninter-
rupted barge service from lower river
points to the Twin Cities.
The military careers of the Mayo
brothers, which will be emphasized
at the citation ceremonies, began in
1918, when they became first lieu
tenants in the Medical Reserve Corps.
Four years later. shortly after Amer
lea had entered the World War. they
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section of the OtlcerS' Reserve Corps.
In 1918 the two surgeons became
in the Medical Corps OF the
United States Army. and during the
closing months Of the war they alter
mated as chief consultants for all
surgical service. Shortly after the
war both received Distinguished Sery-
Ice Medals from the War Department
and were commissioned brigadier
generals in the Medical Oficers' Re
serve Corps.
Both charter members OF the Amer
lean Legion, they have personally
aided that organization in rehabili-
tating men wounded in service. one
Of the Legions main disqualification
projects is in Rochester.