Show i SIOUX CITY IN WORLD WA WAA historian of Mon monahan shari pod lot I 1 Is praised a as author of cf history of th the organization frea W pierce historian of the edward H monahan post of the american legion in SIOUX olty CRY 14 received ved the praise of the legions national areco uve committee tor for his work BB as director tit of the gold star ceremonial a patriotic patrio tle community tribute to the world war dead end and as author of a history of the monahan post the production was held three days during aich it was witnessed by almost every resident of the city it symbolized the participation ot of sa s1 sioux city in the world war paying tribute to the memory ot of men killed in the war scenes from the tb war mu inu elc and addresses of orators carried out an allegory culminating in a tableaux designed to portray POI tray the efforts ot of the american legion in bo honoring the dead 5 M 2 k 51 an at k g ng ir k FRED vy PIERCE A most impressive feature of the presentation en was the escort to the auditorium of a large number of gold star mothers and wives ot of deceased soldiers pierce was the moving spirit in conducting the ceremonial and in compiling the history cloux city in the world war A portion of the admission fees to the ceremonial and of profits from sale of the history were devoted to the legions fund to provide for the permanent annual decoration of overseas graves |