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Police Reserve Sergeant Gladys Ballard promoted in Lafayette unit
Miss Gladys McGowan Ballard from Louisville has been named sergeant in the Lafayette battalion of the New York police reserve. She is a niece of David R. Francis and noted as one of the state's most beautiful women. General Sir Douglas Haig visited an American headquarters and, despite rain, was misidentified before staff guided him to the area.
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Gladys McGowan Ballard
Lafayette Battalion
Police Reserve
New York
Miss Ballard
David R. Francis
Russia
Louisville
Douglas Haig
P.C