The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-11-13
FIRST CONVE.NT lON.
American Legion Delegates, 1000
Strong, Convene in the Audi
torium, Minneapolis.
Victory Parades in Both Minneapolis
and st. Paul-Armistice Day
s4s ~
is Duly Celebrated.

and st. Pau-Armistice Day
is Duly Celebrated.
. Two thousand delegates from the
various American legion posts in the
United States gathered at. the Mime
apolis auditorium on Monday and
opened the first national convention Of
the organization in a ringing outburst
of enthusiasm.
Delegates from 48 states cheered,
until the roof rang when Governor
Burnquist and Mayor Meyers paid
tribute to the Americanism represent
ed by the legion, and when Henry D.
Lindsey, national chairman, referred
to the legion as the zone great UNI
bossed American organization and
General Collardet read the cabled
greetings Of Marshal Foch there was
more thunderouS applause, and cries Of
give Ia France" swept the convention
hail. Marshal Foch's message follows:
my Valiant War Companions: The
18th of November, 1918, saw the ca
pitulation of the enemy; vanquished
Germany was craving for mercy, and
she delivered over to us such trophies
as history had never known.
"This was indeed the victory of the
allied armies who, ardently fighting,
had united in supreme, continuous
and violent effort, all their energies as
they had united all their hopes.
with head erect, the valiant Ameri--
can fighters of the Argonne, of the
Mouse, Of the Somme, of Flanders,
after hard days, resumed once more,
by the side of the allies, the march
toward the Rhine.
I'm this day, when for the first time
we celebrate the anniversary of the
armistice, want to be with you to
commemorate the past and to tell you
that, with our eyes ever raised toward
the same ideal Of justice and liberty,
we must remain united as we have
been in the days Of trial and the days
of triumph
PROUD to have been at your head, /
send you most cordial greetings to
the veterans Of the great war, illus
trious by their immortal Deeds, and
to those too who in the camps Of
America, were preparing with ardor
to come and take their part in the
battle.
LASTLY I wish to salute, as ever liv-
ing in memory of the past and on the
threshold of future common to us,
the tombs of those who lie in the soil
of France, resting there, and are as a
symbol Of our indissoluble union"
Prior to the reading Of this message
delegate from California rose to
point of order and moved that the con-
vention rise and stand for one minute
in silent tribute to men and women
who made the supreme sacrifice for
America. The motion carried with a
roar and the whole mass of delegates
arose and stood silent.
Following the addresses of the
morning the organization of the con-
vention was perfected and the body
adjourned, the 20 committees appoint
ed meeting in the afternoon to thresh
out the various issues.
Tuesday was Armistice day and it
was celebrated in fit and becoming
manner. Representatives of more
than million veterans, attired in
civilian clothes, were in the great pa
rade, marching in order of the states
from which they came to the music of
II bands. Minnesota posts were also
in line and the parade was one of the
most brilliant ever seen in the mill
city.
St. Paul also celebrated the day in
an appropriate manner with big VIC
tory parade in which there were many
soldiers and large number Of dec
Grated floats dedicated to fallen heroes
and humane organizations.
Last evening at the Merchants ho-.
tel, banquet was given by the 125th
field artillery, and number Of boys
from Mile Laos county who, belonged
to that regiment we're in attendance
It was glorious reunion of doughboys
who chummed and bunked together in
France happy and mirthful aggre-
cation.
Jeffersonian Democracy.
Do you pride yourself on being =
Jefersonian democrat? If you do
then you must believe in these princi-
pies enunciated by Thomas Jefferson,
your party's founder: .
81 am for free commerce with all
nations Jefferson did not mean free
trade), political connection with none.|
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