CEHBates_MarApr1919_062f

I have ordered five dozen copies
& will of course send you one or two
Miss Alice Ryan says she knows you
& she kindly saved for me the
official announcement which I went
up & got today --- It reads wonderfully
Edward dear --- This is what it
says. "The Commander in Chief in
the name of the President has
awarded the distinguished Service
Cross to the following named officers
and soldiers for the acts of
extraordinary heroism described
after their names." x x x x x x
(a list of nine other follow & then)