Word: missions
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...refusing to hold its second annual meeting in Chicago, the Legion made it plain what its action toward pro-Germans and former pro-Germans would be. Mayor Thompson of Chicago had refused to invite the French mission to his city, had publicly proclaimed Chicago as the 'sixth German city of the world,' and had shown his pro-German tendencies by many other actions. It seemed entirely fitting to refuse to hold a convention of American war veterans in a city which had re-elected him mayor...
...Robert T. P. Storer '14, 305th Field Artillery, whose promotion to major was recently announced, has also been cited for bravery by Major General Alexander. On September 6, 1918, while reconnoitering a forward position for his battery near Serval, Captain Storer, in company with Lieutenant Dellatre of the French Mission, passed outside of the American lines and carried on his reconnaissance until stopped by fire from German snipers that wounded Lieutenant Dellatre. Although under carefully directed fire and in grave danger, he attended the French lieutenant and remained with him for four hours until under cover of darkness...
...Mission Committee: P. Hapgood '21, chairman: C. W. Eliot 20, H. de C. Ward '20, J. G. King '20, W. S. Keyser '20, S. B. Colby '21, J. R. Shepler '21, E. D. Weatherhead '22, and P. M. Sears...
Major A. Winsor Weld '91 of Chestnut Hill is one of the members of the American Red Cross Mission to Greece who have been decorated by King Alexander for their services to his country. Major Weld went to Greece early last fall as a member of a large unit numbering about seventy people, including stenographers, clerks, and nurses. In planning the work, the country was divided into districts, and Major Weld has had charge of several islands...
Major Weld is senior member of the firm of Weld, Drew, & Co. He has been active in war work and is a first lieutenant in the Newton constabulary. It is expected that he will return to America in August, as the mission plans to complete its work in July...