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Show DISABLE D VETERANS Salt Lake City, Utah, Aprill7 .Madame Schumann-Holnk, one . ot ! the. world's best;, known prima donas. don-as. and concert singers, will be present pres-ent at the fourth " annual nationaj convention of the disabled American veterans of the World war, to be In this city, June- 23-28,' and' will sing at the opening session of the great j conclave, Monday morning, June 23, according to telegraphic advices received re-ceived here today by Commander C. S: Young, chairman of the genera convention committee, at its headquarters head-quarters in-the Hotel Utah, from the National Commander James A. Mc-Farland, Mc-Farland, at Washington, D. C. The grejat singer met national officers of the D. A. V. of W. "W. iu New York City yesterday, and accepted their invitation to attend the opening national na-tional convention in Salt Lake City. At the organization's national conclave con-clave in Minneapolis last year, Madame Mad-ame Schurnann-Hoink sang at the convention session and was accorded a tremendous reception by the assembled as-sembled wounded andl disabled vets. Shehas gn'en. mu.ch..of her time., to participation in benefit concerts for the disabled ex-service men, and during the World war took-an active part in several benefits and projects assisting American war activities. Two of her sons were killed during the great war; one in the service of the American forces overseas and another, born in Germany and. a resident res-ident of that country all his life, met death in a German U-boat at the bottom bot-tom of the North Sea. At the Minneapolis national convention con-vention banquet last year, Major Col. George loach of that city, presides ,as toastmaster, and called upon the J great diva for remarks. In a chok-ing chok-ing voice Madame Schumann-Hoink j expressed her grief over the death o '. her sons, fighting on opposite sides ;in the world conflict. Voicing her 'pride in the death of the one son ! fighting with the American forces, she added that she had no apologies to make for the son who met death while serving the enemy country. ! Tear-stricken, she hurried from the : banquet room, as Major leach 'calle for a silent toast to the memory of the two sons, both of whom had died doing their duty to their respective (flags and countries. It was a touching touch-ing and compelling incident, and attracted at-tracted nation-wide interest. |