New York, May 7.
Travelling at the expense of the United States for whom they sacrificed their sons in the World War, the first delegation of "gold star methers" sailed for France to-day on the str. America, The mothers are to visit the important battlefields and the graveyards where American dead lie buried. Other delegations will leave Sol Bloom of Mew Yor! of the Bicentennial Com: announced to-day that in connection with preparations for a x: and celebration in 1982 he was ciseussine with Philippine and Porto Rican authorities a proposal that they would join in the cerenionies "and send stones to be vuveiled at the Washington Monument—United Press.
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