Ellen Latimer Attends Thanksgiving at Port Washington
Orphan Ellen Latimer, living with Aunt Elsie in Port Washington, New York, is sponsored by Mrs. Sewall Rose to study art. She joins a Thanksgiving house party and meets Mr and Mrs Josselyn along the way, feeling out of place among younger guests, then encounters Gibbs Josselyn, the original of a photograph, on her return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
Joe Latimer
Elsie
Port Washington
New York
Sewall Rose
Mrs. Josselyn
Gibbs Josselyn
Goodby
Abby
Josgelyn
Josselyn
Ben
Dil
Eten
Mrs. Rose
Gibbs
Tie
Ken
Hen
Elen
Paris
A Chance Meeting on the Road to Adrian's
Ellen Latimer becomes a reluctant companion to Gibbs Josselyn as they travel from Great Barrington toward Columbus Circle. Gibbs shares memories of his mother, her late wife, and the Rose household while Ellen reflects on Mrs. Rose and the awkward social web surrounding Gibbs's family. They bond over personal histories and a simple luncheon at Adrian's before continuing their journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
Great Barrington
Mrs. Rose
Gibbs
Lilian
Gibbs Josselyn
Ward
Josselyn
Mrs. Roy
Abby
Lucia
Clean 'Em Up Harry Fox Drives Legion Signup Record
Harry Fox, Sioux Falls dry cleaner and charter member of Harold Mason post, boasts 285 paid-up American Legion members in the first four months of 1924. His sales approach blends earnest talk of service with persistent follow-ups, often asking veterans why they would remain outside after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Fox
American Legion
South Dakota
Middle West
Legion
Ilarry
Lis Une
Tilk
Harold Mason Post
Sioux Falls
S. C
Harry
Ife
Busi
Ness
Flo
Veteran
Mr. Fox
The
Pathfinders
Camp Freeman
California
Legion Aid Brings Compensation To Long Suffering Veteran
The national rehabilitation committee of the American Legion in Washington helped John Adams, a disabled World War I veteran, secure back pay and compensation after years of hospital care and bureaucratic maze. Through affidavits, medical records, and a special veterans’ bureau review, Adams received several thousand dollars in relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Rehabilitation Committee of the
American Legion
Washington
John Adams
Legion
Pittsburgh
Infantry
John
Veteraans’ Bureau
Legion Committee
War Department
Veterans’ Bureau
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Bell Bird of Africa and Companero Noted for Loud Call
The bell bird of Africa and the companero of South America emit the loudest bell like notes. The white companero, pigeon sized, has a horned growth on its head that shapes the piercing tone.
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South America
Africa
Impossible bill keeps a blind tiger running
In a sharp note the piece describes the challenge of keeping a bootleg operation hidden while avoiding legal trouble. It reflects on prohibition era tensions and enforcement concerns in a witty, satirical voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
American Legion Weekly
American Legion urged as engine of international understanding
William Mather Lewis president of George Washington University told the National Education Association in Washington that the American Legion values mutual understanding between nations. He cited postwar European experiences of soldiers and French reconstruction as proof of lessons learned. He urged that citizens defend their government in danger to earn peace time benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
William Mather Lewis
George Washington University
National Educational Association
Washington
Mather
Europe
France
Savant
Legion
Demand Monument for First Killed in War
Locust Hill cemetery in Evansville Indiana holds the body of the first American soldier killed in World War I. A small glass jar marks his grave with James Bethel Gresham’s faded name. The Evansville American Legion post sponsors a fund to place a monument, with civic groups and the chamber of commerce backing the effort. Gresham received a state funeral when his remains returned from France.
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Locust Hill
Evansville
Ind
James Bethel Gresham
Everette Burdette
American Legion of
Chamber of Commerce
Gresham
France
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Prince Charming
Chapter
Maurice
Miss Latimer
Iden
Sherry’s
Long Island
Joe
Art League
Lfe
Mineola
Jen
Columbus Circle
Adrian
Kiddie
St.llea
Rose
Boston
Him
American “Legion
American Legion News Service
Ribute
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