Show anniversary US marine corps W K H Alano marshall ball lias has been advised by major T talmagh taylor of the U S marino corps at tain ian ill arau aln cisco ci sico california that on 10 next nest will fall he 10 ali anaver sary ary of the formation of the U ii i i A marine aln corps gajor or staid sail today we pay age to 10 the hie mem mein joiy of thole whose deeds in the defense bense of these uni oil od stat state states es s adorn loo years of this country history hL story on 1775 the united stales marine corps corp numbering less than lian officers and men was first Con concede ced is fit than was to 10 recruit men inn to nian inan uie the fighting lish ting tops aboard men bowar to snipe ali tile pr illers and prevent them from serving their guns in iii these colonial lays days they wore were colored calou d ion ions c aught g attis panli p inta high black legins leggings buckled slices topped off with a pow ered dered wig and fancy d arcas ress hat it was vas during thes aliese so early days that thai the lie 1 marine larine earned the cognomen of oleather neels due to the lie high leather stock worn worl to the coat baat from an overly powdered wi th taj kiy ali the buckled shoes and fancy batts brive paa seki but leatherneck mauis marinos in any part of die ahe world under john paul jones tile the marines nc s assisted iu in defeating 1 cf eating the gallant ships BB RAllS when the wan pitted against the BOX BON HOMME ve ire remember the answer of tho commander of the RICHARD to tile the hail bail of f ili hy adver adm ory ary when it during tile C conflict tile the british captain faem have iou ou t tr youl colors the answer of that daunt teeg soul on oil the dight air was prompt 1 I have not yeti yen bun begun to flet 11 and then lashing his ship to that hat of his aniag anist with a I 1 I 1 ne CIO aimi or death Us his marines answered the call of bo boarders ardem lawus and lid eu liged with cutlass and pike in hand band to ilina hand conflict r until she the pulled town down his bis floa tile the of pet perry ry and mcdonough on the lakes participate ti in by div nil na lona of tb jbf world a of ml respect toward the vew St aitCH more powerful aban any diploma diplomatic tic no e ever Loii dered by the sr ronger it power on earth they have bare asted aed in ill to fonn more stable governing go ins s they abey live have fought uie tile usurper ana his birdet from him for delivery to tc the peO lyie with what pang we read of the tahe african pirates pirl tes who lor for yean capr captured urea american commercial vessels and ld stir our citizens as slaves thas unpin evoked yoked pirvey pircy was followed until aalur alit erkan lorcey corces marched over defeen wastes with insufficient barer D n dimini shoil rat rati loiis orv from egirt to derne and ana the forts fit at thu list last named pace it was then that lieutenant Ollan ron of the Al almarinez arinez hoisted tile sti suir an and stripe on that fort foit the llast time our fla flak ever flew on terai telli torr tOry in the old I 1 have dwelt aix n this chort history histo rj in order oi der to remind tile the american peo pip that the U S Marin Sta esl however in resources have in every ernis crisis of our history from the very boar inning not only mot met overy duty b but ut has the world with its ts blood bloody 1 and tri brillant llant exploits |