Telegram to General Enoch Crowder from John Purroy Mitchell - August 13, 1917
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From John Purroy Mitchell, Mayor of New York. Western Union Telegram Received at Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington, D.C. Always Open E294NYPX 63 1 Extra S New York 347th [August] 31 1917 Brigadier Gen E H Crowder Provost Marshall Washington DC I Cordially invite you to assist in receiving the review of the men for the National Army from the stand Forty Second street and Fifth Ave The parade will take place Tuesday morning September fourth and will reach the stand about ten thirty I would appreciate a reply care of P J McCook director of the Mayors committee two eight ought Broadway John Purroy Mitchell May 650PM Rec
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| Title | Telegram to General Enoch Crowder from John Purroy Mitchell - August 13, 1917 |
| Creator | Mitchell, John Purroy. |
| Source | Mitchell, John Purroy. Telegram to General Enoch Crowder. 31 August 1917. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | This telegram from the Mayor of New York, John Purroy Mitchell, was sent to Provost Marshall General Enoch Crowder. Mitchell invited Crowder to assist to review the men of the National Army at a parade on September 04, 1917. This document is part of a collection compiled by Enoch Herbert Crowder, the Edinburg, Grundy County, Missouri native who served as Judge Advocate General. Crowder devised the Selective Service Act in 1917 which drafted America's forces during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Crowder, E. H. (Enoch Herbert), 1859-1932; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.-- World War, 1914-1918 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Selective Service Act of 1917 |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | August 31, 1917 |
| Language | English |