Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1922, Page 23

MAIMED HEROES FETED . ON WHITE HOUSE LAWN i Smiling President Overcome With Emotion When Blind Veteran Offers His Handless Stump. lhllher' L BY W. H. CLAGETT. Scattered hither and Dear Folks: throughout the beautiful inclosure, |§ ¢ all doin’ their bit to make everybody i i One day back in the dear old rol- lickin' past, while trekkin' through “the capitals of Europe. 1 happened across the great paintin’ of that queen, who, questioned -as to her precious belongin’s, pointed with pride to her little kiddies, and said, --'rne.e(f:::‘L"’u‘}"v{g;ahflz:;dl:;;? olt‘;\;{g";: are my jewels!” I'm no art conny-|lulu. I might inject here that added soor, but the work impressed me 50 |to this cluster of beautles were all i 2 ‘et | members of President Harding's cab- that for three stralght davs 1 went|y, /"y, " with their wives, added to the gallery to give it the up-and- | cong; e\rnble to the brilllancy of the down! Never before in my life, nor | occasiol after, until yesterday, -had I seen With the White House porti the entertainment over, all visli sich a look of faith, hope, love &nd | niched by the Rotary, Kawanis, Lio trust as that dee-picted on the face slipped into waltin’ automobiles fur- of the sweet mother in the picture! |nished by the Rotary Kikanls, Li Yesterday I saw that look again! Civitan and Optimist clubs of ¥ Yes, and had a sneakin’ suspicion I ington and whisked to the spacious Dean tract, where they were received heard the same words repeated, as I stood on the White House Jawn and and made much of by the Woman's National Foundation, with Mrs. James watched the great chief of our in- comparable nation shake the hands Carroll Frazer doin' the honors! i and pat the shoulders of a long line My Seat of Homer. of maimed and battered veterans and then pass them on to his good Missus and Gen. Pershing! And, God, what a line! female, nurses, soidiers, sailors an' mariu2s, white, black, red and yel- low. Protestant, Catholic, Jew ‘and infidel. armless, legiess, dent and blind. all smilin’, all courteous, all happy in tuc knowledge they'd done their bit that Old Glory would still wave o'er the land of the free! One Americun Spirit. O, ve of the narrow vision, who would discriminate against any creed, color, race or class in this fair land of ourn! If you could have been close enought to Col. 'C. O. Sherrill or Commander Ralston Hol em call out “MacIntosh. happy, were nurses and aides from the American Red Cross, Walter Reed. | | | Mt “Alto, St. Elizabeths, the Woman's Motor Corps, the Little Gray Ladles Iund last, but by no means least, fifty charmin’ young wimmin of the Vet- crans’ Bureau, one from each of our | i Through the generosity of Watson B. Miller, department commander of Male and | the American Legion, and Capt. Julius | L Peyser, In charge of transportation, I was bundled into a go-cart with the standard-bearers of them two sterlin’ old states, Montana and Arkansas, and for their constituencies back home, lemme say that their cémmonwealths were well represented! Oh, kerry me |k back! After Col. Charles R. Forbes, head of the Veterans' Bureau, had spoke briefly to his friends and compatriots Harding was to have had them at|f the party, supper was served, after which a wonderful musical program presented under the direction of therine Fenton, included || ch were solos by Miss Ra- | nan, accompanied by Miss untz; rhythmic dancing by seven little cherubs from the Flor- nce J. Jordon class, solo by Mrs. H. Wootan, whistling by Miss Ann Schick, accompanied by Miss Freeman, and some more stling by Mrs. Kinchloe, a cunnin’ & and dawce by her daughter d a mighty classy program || by the Army Music Schooi|{l under the able direction of | Stannard. There wasn't a flaw in the whole proceedin’s, and when the sweet straing of ' De Vorak's “Humoreske.” oo e e > |from the violin of Mrs. Marguerite ;al_,y & 3,3'0 n.flré‘ckf‘.;“"" Hospital | Carter, wafted over the hills of West for miles around sent t delega- \Washington, and the bugle call an- tions, representatives bein' present|nounced that it was time to go home, srom I once more I could hear the immortal stitution words of that queen, “These are M Jewels!"” hic grected and noted fean spirit burstin’ from the innerds ‘and beamin' on the faces of that long line of patriots who were willin’ willin' to die that their 1 thank you, DOPEY DAN. anger—plus expense Insuring your Auto- mobile won't eliminate the danger of accident —but it will carry the burden of loss sustained. Isn’t that worth the modest premium the In- surance will cost—to know that your losses will be paid? ‘peration of the White House fusileers it_wasn't three shakes of a lamb's} tail before the big affair was on! With their noted smiles and cheery words for every man and woman in line, President Harding, Mrs. Hard- ing and Gen. Pershing shook the mitts of more'n 1,500 guests, and as| the crippled and disfigured heroes hobbled off smilin’ to partake of the bounteous repast spread under cun- nin' little tents in other sections of the grounds more'n one handkerchiet was raised to wipe away a tear. Falls on Bronner's Breast. Kindly and gentle in his manner. the head of the natlon tried his durndest to dispense graciousness to cne and all alike, but when Carl Bronner of Cincinnati, headin’ the biind lads from Evergreen, Md., wae led up by a sweet-faced matron and displayed two handless stumps, to- the gapin' holes where b en the great e statesman was forced to give way to his feelin’s. Grabbin' Joung Bronner by both shoulders. the d his head on the poor for the millioneth part d and with one word, ! passed him on to Pershing. 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