Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-05-21 | Page 2 | Seventh Infantry Battle Claims Recognized

I Seventh Infantry Battle Claims Recognized VANCOUVER Wash May f 1 21 Today 21 Today was set aside by the Sev Sev- Seventh Seventh infantry U USA S A stationed at Vancouver barracks harracks to celebrate two of Its noted one victories victories one tt the battle of New Orleans during the war of 1812 1112 the other ether a recent affair in w which the war depart depart- department ment mont atas at Washington was isas the nd- nd ad adversary ersary It had been long lone a tradition In Inthe inthe inthe the Seventh that the rc- rc ment saved saed the day for General Andrew Jackson when his forces iere ero menaced at New hew Orleans In 19 1920 0 ho ever the war depart depart- department department department ment questioned whether the Sev- Sev Seventh Sev Seventh had been in the historic figot at all Since Sine then a protracted battle has been fought foucht between th the regiment and tho the war depart depart- department department ment meat ment with barrages ot or documents flying back and forth On Satur Satur- Saturday Saturday Saturday day the war department hoisted the white flag Ing of the Seventh that the tho old claim had been recognized that it was very much in the bat bat- battle battie bat battle tle tie of or New Orleans Colonel T M J Anderson corn com commanding com manding the Seventh Se then Issued orders ordell for the celebration Tho The scheduled festivities Included n a track meet ball game came an and l an even even- evenIng evening even Ine Ing of dancing