Show Utah Brave ave JOSEPH SIMMONS ONS KES i JOSEPH e Salt Lake marine murine who ho sac sac- ncI himself for his comrades cs I in MI France Y Yesterday was as his i first vent birthday l r- r ar ai I I I I J Legion Post to Honor lonor Hero at Party Given Giyen by Mrs 1 J S S. S Wilkes brothers of oC the Utah war J 1 hero for whom the first 4 can Legion post in Salt SaH Lake was named Simmons Wilkes marine ma ma- rine will celebrate Private ate cs' cs twenty-first twenty birthday anniversary to tonight tonight to to- night at an Informal dancing party parl to tobo tobe tobo bo be given s-Iven b by Mrs rs Josephine Simmons Wilkes likes the thc heros hero's mother at Ensign Ward Amusement hall Ninth avenue and D street Three hundred invitations have havo been issued to members of oC the American l. l Legion lon The Thu event enl will be a cheerful celebration in honor of or an optimistic and genial personality The Th honored Utah boy was noted since bo boyhood hood for awa always s 's being in sunny spirits He lie was a wisher well of oC everyone one and his friends in Salt Lake were legion Ion to 10 lie Ue J rt A han handsome oil painting of or the bust busl of or Private Wilkes m c measuring I head of or the thc I and showing a sized life subject will be presented d to American I Legion post No Xo 2 Salt alt Lake 1 b by City Commissioner C. C C Clarence Nelson Nelsen I This will be the tho outstanding feature of tonight's celebration Three comrades in Belleau Woods I I France who attempted to rescue Private lri ate vate when he lie was cut down I h by a heavy barrage will attend to tonight's tonight's to- to nights night's event One of or the trio iced a leg les at attempting to bring Wilkes to cover The young younS' marine marino was first honored honored honored hon hon- I ored just prior to his untimely death on Juno 6 1918 He lIe was awarded the croix de do guerre for bravery braver displayed I In action in Woods Later came the thc message messac to Garcia It was wast wasi i t two days after aCter he received the croix I de e guerre He ITo was wounded but dauntlessly volunteered to go through I peril with the message to headquarters Four other runners who composed comI com corn posed tho the unit were killed I French The Tho supreme sacrifice of oC Wilkes and five other comrades In Woods I resulted in the thc first official French citation of or an American unit This I citation is on display in marine headquarters headquarters head head- quarters Washington I Wilkes was with the seventy ninth ent e company Sixth regiment Ho ITo enlisted I. April 30 1017 Ini Ills His valorous n I in the face fac of every langer er is praised by 1 the commanding officer of his regiment reg reS' regIment Gen Cen A A. W. W Caplin In tho generals general's gen Jen I orals eral's history of or the marines With the tho Help lIep of or God Cod and a Few Fow Marines Joseph was a always h.- h. YS enthusiastic I about Americas America's part in the war ToI Toward Toward To To- ward the latter tatter part of April he came I home and said sala ho was going oln over there said Jid Mrs Wilkes lie He was always cheerful and had a great man many I friends Crien s in Salt Lake Lak I In his classes at school ho he was a leader eader lie He was WaR valedictorian of or his graduating class cass in 1913 Prior to 1 entering the war var he lie was working unI under under un un- un- un I der del his fattier father as a photographer The oil painting that will be pre pro presented to lo the legion was painted I b by the we well known artist Gerard G. G S. S Halo lIao I Joseph Simmons Wilkes would have been 21 1 years ears old oId yesterday I |