Funeral at Sylvan Theater In May 1921, two local American Legion posts held a funeral at the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/3">Sylvan Theater</a> to honor men from the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/34">District of Columbia who died overseas during World War I</a>. The remains of Hiram F. Cash and Vincent B. Costello were present at the funeral. Although World War I ended in 1918, the remains of soldiers killed in Europe were not returned to the US for another 3 years. Private Costello was one of the first men from the District to die in the war, and Lieutenant Cash was a Washington native who died on the Western European front. The American Legion posts in Washington, DC were named in their honor. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/hec2013001731/">View original.</a> 5/26/1921 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=38&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1920-1949">1920-1949</a>