Show I A SilVER TEA SERVICE wes was presented by A A J Cobble Sunday to Reverend and Mrs Harcus prior to their de- de departure de for Pittsburg California Monday DA DAV V Memorial Week to be May 24 to 30 By proclamation of Francis FrancisJ J Beaton National Com mander of the Disabled Ameri can Veterans a National Mem Mem- Memorial orial Week has been establish ed to honor Americas America's disabled veterans Said Commander Beaton We are in the centen- centen centennial centennial nial year of the original order issued by General John A Lo- Lo Logan Logan gan gan National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic lie lic which first designated May 30 as a day to honor the dead of the Union Army who fell in battle during the Civil Civi War This day has since been ac ac- ac accepted by all America to pay our bur respects to aU all our dead but there has never been a time end in Ballard with his moth set aside to recognize re the ter- ter terrible ter price our disabled v ter- ter ans paid for our American vie vic tories It is only fitting there there- therefore fore that a special week be created in their honor and it itis itis is especially appropriate this year when we observe the centennial cen- cen centennial tennial of General Logans Logan's on- on ginal General Order No 11 dir dir- directing directing the surviving members of the GAR G A R to strew with flowers the graves graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the recent re reo hellion bellion |