Captain Joseph R. Cooke and the Purple Devils Patrol

Too much credit cannot be given Captain Joseph R. Cooke, the leader of the Purple Devils Patrol of Atlanta, Ga., Lodge No. 78, for the wonderful work done by him in bringing this organization to its present high degree of perfection. This Patrol, it will be remembered by all who saw the drill contests at the Grand Lodge Meeting in Boston last July, won second prize in this national event. When it is considered that the team was organized less than a year before the competition and had never taken part in any national contest, the remarkable work of Captain Cooke can be appreciated. It might not be amiss here to state that Captain Cooke was Captain in the 82nd Division in the A. E. F. and saw real service in France, winning distinction by his courage and bravery on all occasions. It is said that no Captain in the entire Expeditionary Forces was more thought of by his men than Captain Cooke.

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