Banner of Bravery: Mission Inn’s Tribute to WWI Heroes

With Veterans Day coming up in a little over a week, we look back and observe how Frank A. Miller of the Mission Inn honored veterans who had a connection to the Inn and served in World War I. On February 1, 1919, Miller entertained many of those veterans in the refectory at the Mission Inn with a banquet and a program of toasts and recollections of the soldiers’ experiences. Seventy-five people attended the banquet, including the Miller family and the guests, and were seated at tables decorated with the national colors. Musical selections entertained the guests during dinner.

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