Celebration of peace

                       U. S. S. BAILEY

                    CARE POSTMASTER, NEW YORK, N. Y.

B 9 IN LK    137 GPVT  LSD

                             DN Wash.  DC   June 28 1919

Navy Radio

     Boston, Mass.

One hundred eighty four Alnav

     The signing of the treaty of peace at Versailles [ushers] in the

best day in the history of the world since the angels sang in

Bethlehem quote glory to God in the highest and on earth peace

good will toward men unquote we are living in the fulfillment

of the prophecy period as a republic we are grateful

to have borne a part in the making straight and plain the path

of permanent peace with justice to the world period upon receipt

of news of signing of the treaty of peace the most important

document in the history of the world every ship and shore station

will fire a salute of twenty-one guns with the national ensign

at each masthead   10028

                                                                Josephus Daniels

                                                                                528 p

Caption: a Navy Radio typed order by Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Josephus Daniels, ordering "every ship and shore station" to fire a twenty-one gun salute in honor of the Treaty of Versailles, June 28, 1919, ending hostilities of World War I.  Morse and Wederstrandt families papers, 1789-1954 (LaRC Manuscripts Collection 107, box 2, folder 6).  Images of items held in the Louisiana Research Collection may not be re-published without permission.

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