The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-05
YANK LEGION IS
READY T0GREET
NATIONS CHIEF
Plans for Reception to President
Wilson Next Wednesday
Made Thursday
CONVENTION COMES HERE
Bismarck Will Have Honor of
Entertaining Service Men
From North Dakota

Plans for the American Legion's re-
ception to President Wilson, and his
party on their arrival in this city next
week were perfected last night at the
bi-monthly meeting of Lloyd Spetz
post no. 1 at the Elks club.
Robert Treacey was put in charge
of the presidential guard of honor
which will escort the president person.
ally from tie depot to the auditorium
and back to his special train. The
guard will be composed Of eight men,
as prescribed in the military manual,
and will perform its duties in the
strictest military manner.
The legion will be led by it's COM
mander Captain A. A. Jones, who will
be Immediately followed by mounted
guard of six men, all former mounted
men in the United States army. Be-
sides the mounted guard and the guard
of honor, the members Of the legion,
$50 strong, will march in full uniform
under the strictest military discipline,
the men for the time being acting just
as if they were again in the service
Of Uncle Sam. .
All members of Bismarck post will
assemble at the Elks club at 10 o'clock
sharp wednesday morning and Captain
Jones announced that he expected the
legion to turn out 100 percent strong
all in uniform for this OCCASION This
will be the first opportunity that Bis
will have to see its service men in
uniform and it is expected that a fine
showing will be made.
Legion to Give Dance
1t is probable that a dance will be
held by the legion Tuesday night and
the comlttee will announce the loca-
tion Of the affair before the end of
thi week. The orchestra, with one ex-
ccption, will be composed entirely of
American Legion members and will
be known hereafter as the American
Legion orchestra. The purpose. of the
dance will be to raise funds to help
dcfray the cost of entertaining 1.-THE
delegates to the state convention Of
the legion which will be held in this
city October 16 and II. 1t is planned to
have several dances before that time
as large fund will be needed for the
entertainment features at that conven-
ticn.
,t.. State conventiontHere
The first state convention of the
American Legion in North Dakota will
be held in Bismarck, October 16 and
II. g
This announcement was received
with great enthusiasm last night at the
bi-monthly meeting Of the Lloyd Spetz
post no. 1 Of this city. Fargo put
up a strong fight for the honor, but
the majority of the state officials
were in favor of Bismarck's claims
for the honor. The official announce
ment is expected from Julius Baker,
state chairman, of Fargo, this week.
There are a great many more than
1000 members of the Legion in this
state and it is predicted that at least
300 former soldiers, sailors and ma
rines will be present at the states first
convention. The convention will pre-
ceed the first national convention Of
the organization at Minneapolis in No
vcmber and statewide interest has
been shown in the Bismarck conven-
tion for this reason as many matters
of importance to the entire member
snip Will be taken up AZ tnaC Time.
Seek State Headquarters
Not being satisfied with having
Bismarck named the first convention
city of the state organization, the
local chapter, which was the first one
oranized in the state, also hopes to
secure the state headquarters for this
city and also publish the official mag
azine for the various chapters thru
out the state.
One Of the strongest allies Bis
marck has had in securing the conven-
ton is the American Legion post at
Mandan and it is expected that that
post will cooperate with the local
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