Wilton homecoming draws 700 plus in Iowa
A large Wilton Iowa homecoming drew over 700 former residents and families. The roundup included community celebrations, sports, and a variety of programs across town.
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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
3
A large Wilton Iowa homecoming drew over 700 former residents and families. The roundup included community celebrations, sports, and a variety of programs across town.
Police Superintendent Guy I Molony of New Orleans plans to call in 1000 Legionnaires to assist his force during the October American Legion convention drawing about 150 000 visitors. They will aid crowd control and act as provost guards in the business district. Molony notes Kansas City handled last year’s 150 000 visitors well and says officials would welcome a repeat convention.
American Legion housing chief V A W Steger outlines lodging options for the national convention in New Orleans next October. Visitors can stay in hotels, Pullman cars, steamers, and aboard an army supply base with rates from $1.50 to $2.50 a day, plus rail accommodations. Reservations go through state adjutants.
An application for a new American Legion post in Korea has been filed with the national department in Indianapolis. Fifteen eligible members are listed, with headquarters planned at Kwangju. Mr Swineheart of the South Presbyterian mission organizes the post and urges swift action to start the post as a going concern.
In the early years of a World’s Student Christian Federation meeting at Peking delegates from various lands were local-born. Japanese Indians Koreans Russians Philipp ines and others sent native delegates. A brief anecdote recounts a dinner mishap and a neighbor’s child injury interrupting hosting duties.
A Philadelphia banker notes the reformer has some good points while Senator Penrose counters that the man is like a porcupine. The exchange occurs during a Philadelphia club gathering with pointed humor about reform efforts.
A plan targets soapstone quarry waste as a substitute for low grade tule. About one eighth to one ninth of U S soapstone quarries produce waste, and the proposal aims to repurpose it for industrial use.
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