Letter from W.W. Rucker to James R. Page - May 27, 1918
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Copy House of Representatives Committee on Election of President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress. Washington, D.C. May 27, 1918. Mr. James R. Page, 908 Gloyd Building, Kansas City, Missouri. Dear Jim: Your several letters of the 22nd, 24th, and 25th, respectively, duly received and carefully noted. Mr. Barker received the draft and requests me to thank you for it. Your other two letters both have reference solely to your application for a commission in the Army. The fact is I sometimes cannot write even as promptly as I act. When your endorsements reached me I immediately took them in person to General Crowder
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letter from W.W. Rucker to James R. Page. -2. but that Missouri could not receive any more appointments until he had given fair treatment to other States thus far unrecognized. I regret to have to write you
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| Title | Letter from W.W. Rucker to James R. Page - May 27, 1918 |
| Creator | Rucker, W.W. |
| Source | Rucker, W.W. Letter to James R. Page. 27 May 1918. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this letter to Mr. James R. Page, W.W. Rucker informed him that General Enoch H. Crowder would not be making any more appointments to those from Missouri. 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; World War, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | May 27, 1918 |
| Language | English |