Word: logan
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died: Mrs. Mary Simmerson Cunningham Logan, 84, widow of John A. Logan, Union General in the Civil War. It was she who conceived the idea of Memorial Day, which was first declared by her husband as Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1868. After her husband's death in 1886 she wrote several books on the Civil War, and made a valuable collection of war souvenirs in memory of her son Major John A. Logan, Jr., killed at the battle of San Jacinto in the Philippines...
...Committee of the Student Council will, from now on, hold office hours in the Crimson Building every Wednesday afternoon from 2 until 3 o'clock. This committee, which has charge of all matters pertaining to student advisers, including their work, is composed of the following eight men: Chairman, Sheridan Logan '23; secretary, R. E. Anderson Jr.'23, Senior members, C. H. Hawes '23, H. J. Friendly '23, Russell Robb Jr. '23, and M. W. Self '23; Junior members, Corliss Lamont '24, and F. A. O. Schwarz...
...personnel of this body follows: Sidney Curtis '05, of Boston, secretary of the Ticket Committee for four years after the present rules went into effect; Sheridan Logan; 23, of St. Joseph, Mo., manager of the University crew; Langdon P. Marvin '98, of New York City, President of the Associated Harvard Clubs; J. D. Merrill '89, editor of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin; Major F. W. Moore '93, graduate treasurer of the Harvard Athletic Association; J. W. Prentiss '98, of New York City, permanent treasurer of the Endowment Fund; and H. S. Thompson '99, of Concord, former graduate manager...
...tender a dinner to Professor Jeremiah D. M. Ford '94, who has during his recent exchange professorship abroad received several honorary degrees from French and Belgium universities. Following the dinner, which has been planned for about 75 men, R. T. Murphy '23, will introduce the toastmaster, General E. L. Logan '98, of the Yankee Division and formerly Commander of the American Legion of Massachusetts...
...Sheridan Logan of St. Joseph...