| Show I r Ani le Lei on Copy CoPT for tor or nt l by tb be Am American New Now Service Service- INDORSES MOVE TO HONOR MATHEWSON Establishment of n a national memo memo- memorial memorial I rial to the late Inte Christy son Mathewson baseballs baseball's greatest hero to be known I as the Christy Mathewson son memorIal was given the endorsement of the Legion at a recent meeting ot of the national executive committee The memorial which will be located at Saranac Lake N NY Y where spent much of his hig timo tiro previous ious to his death In la trying to regain hIs health will be bo by his friends In baseball In the Legion Le lon and by others who wish to contribute The of the memorial Is to to perpetuate the name of Christy Mathewson by a fund to be used to aid the sick flick and needy who come to Saranac Lake for treatment from from all states In the Union and by the es- es establishment es establishment establishment of a Mathewson Memorial club house for the use of World war veterans with the aim of Improving their physical Intellectual ethical and social nature The big leagues will contribute to- to toward to towards towards ward wards time Ule memorial by staging benefit games On May In 1 23 the first fint benefit game was played at Braves raves field Boston between the Giants and the Braves A memorial tablet to Mathew Mathew- Mathewson Mathewson Mathewson son was unveiled before the game Matty was an active member of Jackson A A Matthews post of the Legion at Saranac Lake which le Is made up tip entirely of disabled veterans While at Saranac Lake Lako he became greatly Interested In the welfare of the disabled and was Instrumental In establishing a welfare fund and a veterans club The Tho Mathewson memo memo- memorial memorial rims rial will perpetuate these two things In his name Among the time directors of the Ule memo memo- memorIal memorial memorial rial are aro John J McGraw JUdge Kenesaw LandIs and Harry 0 O Wilder department commander of the Legion In New York National Corn Com John n It of or the Legion la Is a charter member of the memorIal |
