The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-09
Membership Reports to the
i Headquarters Indicate
This Number
$500 DELEGATES TO
NATIONAL MEETING
National Officers Now Giving Their At
tention to State Conventions to Elect
Delegates-Will Be s5 State oonven-
lions During October.

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-On the basis of |
membership reports received at national
headquarters, No. 10 West Forty fourth
street, the delegates to the first national
convention OF the American Legion, to
be held at Minneapolis, Nov 10, IL and
II, will number about $500, representing
approximately 100000 American veter-
ans of the great war
During the remainder of October Off
GERS of the legion viii centre their atten-
ton on the state conventions to be held
to choose delegates to the national con
yention.
The constitution adopted at st. Louis
provides that each state. the District of
Columbia and each territory and terri
torial possession shall be entitled to four
delegates and four alternates and to one
additional delegate and alternate for
each 1000 memberships paid up 80 days
prior to the national convention In
addition each state may send as dele
gates at large number equal to twice
the United States senate and house of
representatives representation for that
state. The voting strength, however, will
be equal only to the total number of
tory is entitled on the membership basis.
i Thirty-five states will hold their can
ventions before the end OF October The
remainder already have elected their
delegates MANY states will have to APP
point additional delegates on the basis
of greatly enlarged enrolment obtained
for 100000 members held subsequent
to their conventions.
The fnlla1x-ipfr liS+ Indicates ba 80
in which conventions already have been
, held and those on which they are to be
held in October, with the dates:
Alabama-Held July l6 and II at Bir-
mingham.
Arizona-Held July ii and II at Tue son
Arkansas and 9 at Little Rocl,
California and 10 at San Fran
cisco. -,
Colorado-Held Sept % and 24 at Pueblo
District of Columbia Sept. 30 at
Washington.
Florida-Held June 10.
Georgia Held July 10 and H.
{ Illinois-Oct. Il and Is at Peoria.
Idaho Held June p at Boise
: Indiana H.
Iowa Held Sept and at Des Moi1es
) kentuekv-AboutO Oct. Il in Louisville.
tNdiao9 IlSiu t9Spl. ~ u W. n
! Wichita
Louisiana Held July 3 to ) at Alexan
dria
l. Maine Held Sept "a At Bangor
n Maryland Held Oct 3 at Baltimore.
: Massachusetts, Is and Is at Worces
ter
2 Michigan Oct Is to Is at Grand Rapids
: Minnesota Held Sept to at St Paul
Montana-Held June 80 and July | a
Malta.
Nebraska-Oct. 10 at Omaha
{ Nevada-Held April p at Reno.
! New Hampshire Held Aug &c to % a
0 The Weirs
e New Mcxico-Oct Is and II at Albu
: 4uerque.
/ ~ow Tarsav-Oct II at Newark
g New York-Oct> 10 and IL at Rochester
8 Ohio--Oct. and 9 at Columbus
G "klahoma -Oct. p at Oklahoma City
?, Oregon Held Sept II and Is at Portland
e Pennsylvania Held Oct ? and ct Har
risburg.
Rhode Island-Oct ID at Providence
South Carolina-Oct 2S at Columbia
South Dakota-Held July IA and Is a
# Sioux Falls.
TeXas-Oct. s to 10 at Dallas.
'tah-Oct. and at Salt Lake City.
= Nirginia-0ct. 6 to 9 at Roanoke
? Nermont-Last week in October at Bur
lington.
!, West Eirginia-0ct Is at Charleston