1928 Invitation to Investigation of Potential Monument Sights

This document is a formal invitation to investigate potential sights for memorials to Ohioan soldiers on the battlefields of France and Belgium, as well as to the dedication of similar monuments to Pennsylvanians. The document is found in the Frank Gerlach file.

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1918   1928

The Commission
to investigate the battlefields of
France and Belgium
and to select points fore the erection of
Monuments and Markers
requests your presence at the
dedication of the
Pennsylvania Memorials in France
commemorating the achievements of
Pennsylvania Soldiers in the World War
on May 29th 1928 at Fismes on the Vesle River at 3 p.m.
on May 30th 1928 at Varennes en Argonne at 2 p.m.
and
on May 30th 1928 at Nantillois at 4:30 p.m.

Commission
William G. Price, Jr. President
Major General
David J. Davis, Secretary
Colonel, Infy.
Samuel W.Fleming, Jr.
Lt. Colonel, Cav.
Timothy O. Van Allen
Major Q.U.C.
George H. Stewart, Jr.
Captain, C. E.

Architects
Dr. Paul P. Cret
Philadelphia
Major Thomas H. Atherton, Jr.
Wilkes, Pierre, Penna.
Lahalle et Levard
Paris, France