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GAS ATTACK 3 DIVISION TO HAVE AN INSIGNIA. Major General O’Ryan Wants Draw ing Submitted By Enlisted Men. ■ Major General O’Ryan w ants suggestions and designs for a Divisional Insignia. In the arm ies abroad each division has an insignia which is stenciled on the front of the “tin h a t” and on the arm s of over coats, blouses and shirts just below the shoulder. The insignia is also stenciled upon wagon and m o tor truck covers and upon the tail-boards and backs of wagons, motor trucks and autom obiles. In our Civil W a r such insignia were found to be essen tial, and the Corps insignia of the arm y be cam e well known throughout the country. The present Division exceeds by far the strength of the Corps of the Union Army. The Division of the Am erican Army have al ready begun to adopt Divisional insignia. The Pennsylvania Division has the K ey stone; the “Sunset” Division has the Setting Sun; the “Blue and The G ray” Division have the Greek insignia of eternity, one-half be ing blue and the other half gray. To Enlisted Men. Officers have suggested to General O’Ryan various insignia for the New York Division, but he wishes to hear from the enlisted men before adopting one. The G eneral states th a t in every Company there are one or more men expert in designing and drafting. It is desired th a t such men draw in colors and subm it to the Division A d jutant their own designs or those suggested by their comrades. These designs should be so draw n th a t they can be readily made into a stencil. Colored chalk will serve to indicate the col ors. For transport the designs should be approxim ately eight inches square, or if cir cular, diam e ter eight inches. H alf this size for coat and shirt sleeves. It is also essen tial th a t the design be simple so th a t it can be readily made up into a stencil form. The insignia should also have some relation, sen tim e n tal or otherwise, to New York State. W h en General O’Ryan was with the B rit ish Army abroad, he served for a tim e with the York and L a n c a shire Division. One- half of this Division were made up of men from Y o rkshire—old Yorkers. The men of th e York and Lancashire Division were greatly interested when it was known th a t G eneral O’Ryan commanded the New York Division. In fact, a rum o r prom p tly spread through the trenches th a t the New Yorks had arrived to “tike over” from the Old Yorks. Later, some of the soldiers of this Division made up in colors a very attractive coat-of-arm s representing a soldier of the Old York Division shaking hands w ith a sol dier of the New York Division, flanked by B ritish and A m erican standards. This was presented to General O’Ryan. The insignia of the York & L a n c a shire Division is a red rose intertw ined with a w h ite rose, indicat- OUT He came to camp w ith the rest of us, sing ing like you and me, And Bobby was good to look at, and Bobby was gay w ith glee; His father was rich and famous, but Bob never minded that, And beside me he bunked on an arm y cot, who had a F ifth avenue flat. Bob had a favorite comm ent when anything w ent amiss, “I’m out of luck,” he’d say and smile, and his smile was like a kiss. He was out of luck when the mess was late, or his letter overdue, He was out of luck, he’d even say, at no seconds on the stew. One day he showed me her picture, the beautiful Evelyn Gray; Though speechless he stood in worship, I knew she was his fiancee, And I knew I had seen her likeness in the Sunday papers of old, And I knew when he pounced on the mail man, her letter was better than gold. W hen we landed in France and the trenches and the guns broke loud on our ears, It was Bobbie who bore up the brightest, and Bobbie who laughed at all fears; Oh, Bobbie was good to pal with, and Bobbie was gay w ith glee, Who came to camp w ith the rest of us, singing like you and me. One night w h en the winds w e re shrieking and the shells were doing the same, The lieutenant called for a night patrol, and Bobbie, he said he was game, Though he needn’t have said it to prove the fact—but another was picked instead, And Bobbie com p lained: “I’m out o’ luck,” and craw led back through the mud to his bed. ing the present alliance of the descendants of those who form erly fought each other in the W a r of the Roses. It was suggested th a t the New York Division adopt some kind of a rose for its Divisional emblem in recognition of the historical relation be tw een the New York and the Old York. Remember New York. The feeling seem s strong in the Division, in view of the excellence of the record made by the New York Division under th a t nam e both on the Mexican Border and for years prior to th a t service, th a t the letters “N. Y’” or the nam e “New Y o rk” should in some way appear in the Divisional Emblem. It is also urged th a t such designations as “Em pire,” “Goldenrod,” etc., convey nothing to the minds of the people of Europe, among whom the Division is shortly to serve. Few people in Europe know much of the senti m e n talities or history of our States, or even O’ LUCK At half-past three we m et an attack; they thought it would be a surprise, But our bayonets proved their w o rth in steel and our boys their courage in size; We suffered no loss, it seemed at first, ’til I found him after a while, And found, when I looked into his face, it was Bobbie—w ithout his smile. He fum bled som ewhere in his gaping breast, while his mouth tw itched wide w ith pain, And he drew out the picture of Evelyn Gray, and his eyes were bright again. “It’s hell!” he gasped, and the picture shook, “It’s hell to leave her like this, To know I shall never see her again—Thank God! I rem em b e r her kiss. “She would have been mine, I fancy—” he choked, but w ent on somehow— “Drop her a line, old pal, and say th a t I— I won’t be w riting her now.” He ram b led: “T h a t letter on Thursday . . the noise in my head . . w h a t say?” My eyes were w et and my h e a rt beat loud when he cried: “It’s T h u rsday to day!” H is voice died away in a whisper, the light died out in his eye, But he uttered a phrase I’ll rem em b er, and rem e m b e r the day I die. It’s the bravest philosophy of all, it’s best in the m ire and muck, It also happened to be his last: “I guess th a t I’m out o’ luck.” PVT. CHARLES DIVINE. of our country, but there are very few of these who have not heard of New York. The one thing that stands out in the mind of the E u ropean when A m erica is mem tioned, is New York. INTRODUCE MEXICAN MEDAL BILL IN CONGRESS. Border veterans of the New York Divi sion are getting nearer to service medals for their work on the Border every day. Rep resentative George B. Francis, of New York, has introduced the Calder Bill for Mexican Medals in the House of R e p resentatives, w ith certain am endm ents, and it is now un der consideration by the House. POEM OF GRATITUDE. Tanks, Thanks! -—New York Sun.
