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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1922
Page
15
Wool Hosiery importer offers substantial lots of full fashion and ribbed styles at prices below usual. Goods landed before tariff increase, many with hand embroidered clocks. Offers include 360 pairs in multiple colors and patterns, with preliminary price points around 2.25 to 5.30 per pair.
Stocked gear listing shows 600 pairs of English ribbed wool stockings in medium weight for boys. Variants include brown tan white black navy oxford and heathers sizes 6 to 9 percent at one dollar per pair.
Iam F. Deegan of New York is proposed as national commander of the Legion after Bay State members caucused at the convention. Brigadier General Charles F. Sawyer, physician and head of the Federal Hospitalization Bureau, faced calls for resignation due to alleged deliberate neglect of duties.
The France Senate declares November 11 a legal holiday Victory Day. General Pershing receives a warm welcome at the American Legion convention in Paris where delegates praise his leadership and the Allied armies. A heated debate at the U S veterans meeting targets Dr Sawyer over hospitalization delays and misstatements.
In Washington on October 19 United News reports Brigadier General Charles E. Sawyer, White House physician and head of the Federal Hospitalization Board, surprised by Legion demands to remove him. The American Legion delegates endorse hospital and rehabilitation programs while denouncing Sawyer’s views on mentally disabled veterans and home visitation, sparking a fiery Boston debate led by Christopher J. Halligan Jr.
A fragment shows the American Legion offering thanks to veterans and urging strong condemnation of Sawyer. It emphasizes duties to those who served and appeals to men and women to support the Legion’s position. The language is dated and focused on loyalty to veterans and the group.
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