Evening journal., 1917-09-17
Protective LEGION
DELEGATES ARRIVE
Advance Guard to Big Con-
vention Being Greeted
by Committees
TO BE WELCOMED BY
MAYOR TOMORROW

The National Convention Of the Ma
tionel Protective Legion will open In
Pythian CasIle. No. 9O4 West street,
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, con-
linuing in morning and afternoon SEES
a.ons until Friday afternoon. Thirty
three States will be rerresented by ap-
proxtmntely 1900 delegates in this
FIRST visit Of the national convention
TO Wilmington. The delegates began
arriving at noon today, but The
greater part OF them will come to-
night and tomorrow morning, by au-
tomobile as we'll as by train. A car
load Of delegates from Birmingham.
~ Y, has reported that they are en-
route. The following national officials
are expected to arrive tonight or to-
morrow morning: President George
A. Scott, Secretary II. c. Lockwood,
Treasurer H. c. Preuster. National
Medical Examiner william NJ. Hilton,
Vice President George A. Dudley
Members OF the local reception COM
mittee are meeting all trains.
The Pythian Castle has been hand
sdmely decorated with national flags,
Protective Legion flags, plants and
cut flowers. Several places have
been provided for the registration OF
delegates, and there will be bureau
Of information at their service. The
legion colors are red, white and blue,
and particularly in this war year the
convention will emphasize the patri-
otto character Of the society.
The artistic ribbon badges OF varied
colors. TO distinguish the local COM
mittees readily. were printed at the
home ONCE and are Of an excellence
10 cause the local society much pride
The convention committees and
their badges are as follows:
Room and reservation committee
light blue badge-Nirginia p. Willis
chairman: Mary Kane, assistant chair
man: Elizabeth NJ. Day, Abble Salmons
Lydie Remley Georglanna Reed, Mar
garet Myers, Madeline Lynch, ANN
Vansant, Katherine Heinel, Florenc
Rittenhouse, Lula Harmon Mary Min
ors, Eva Henry, Albert Salmons, Mar
ODay. Mary Riley, sylvester ID. Wright
Anna Blake, Olivia Moss, Agnes Craig
Committee on flowers, pennants an
postcards, pink badge-Estella
Meaney, chairman; Bertha Smith, Bes
bic Mullen, Anna McFadden.
Press committee. gold badge-Mar
&. Dorsey, chairman; Alice Kane.
Bureau Of information, yellow badg
Norman RittenhOuse, chairman; MAJ
garet Salmons, Rachel McClair.
Reception committee. white badge
Edith West, chairman; Sallie Will
Roy Vansant, Anna Hickman, hele
Smith Penn, Mary Lenderman, JOSEF
Dance. Ada j. Cummins, Isabel wa
lace, Nellie G. Moore, Of Philadelphia
Committee on automobiles, ruiz
and regulations and points OF interes
light green badge-Joseph Henry, chal
man: Carl Stirling.
Executive and finance committee, r.
badge-Aarol Willis, C.. p. Willis, wa
ter Powell, Estella Cahill, Hamllt'
Vansant Blanche Lackey.
Railroad and boat committee, VOL
badge-AIary Kane, chairman; ADA
Stanley, Anna Nansant, Mary McNelg
Blanche Becker.
The opening session will be in Il
nature of welcome 10 the visitin
delegates from the city Of Wilm,ngto
Addresses Of welcome will be mao
by Mayor John w. lawson, Fnrm'
Congressman L. Irving Handy, WI
liam B. Megear, president Of Il
Wilmington Chamber OF Commerce
George T. Lyon president Of Ci
Council; Aaron Willis, district ma
tger. and Walter r. Powell. preside
NJ Wilmington Legion. $40.
In the afternoon the convention W
20 into executive session for the a
continent Of committees and 9th
business, adjourning about o'clo'
% permit the delegates to take troll
hdcs around the city.
In the evening a reception a.
lance will be held at the Pythii
Castle for the delegates and guest!
On Wednesday evening there Will
! banquet at the Hotel DUPONT
which 400 guests are expected TO
present.
Election OF officers is an item
Thursdays business. On that eve
ing there will be competitive degI
work with three teams entered FRI
Syracuse, Gloversville and Wilmir
ton. with a prize of 500 to the VI
ming team. c. p. Willis will put
The Wilmington degree team In n
uniforms. and he and the membl
have great expectations OF walk
of with the prize.
The final entertainment OF the c.
vention will be a steamboat trip
Philadelphia, arranged for Friday
ternoon. The Hotel dupont will
convention headquarters.
The credit Of bringing the G.
vention TO this city is due in la
par to Aaron Willis, manager OF
Delaware branch. and also to
Chamber OF Commerce.
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