Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-25
COL. ROOSEVELT
STARTS TUESDAY
ON SPE AK|NG TOUR
Interests of American Legion
. To Have Great Boost From
Son of One of America S
Greatest leaders,

ESPECIAL CONSEQUENCES 70 ToHHIhso toDRHALl
New York, Aug. 24.-Theodore
Roosevelt of New York, one of the
founders of the American legion at
both the Paris and st. Louis caucusses
and now a member of the joint ma
tiona executive committee, starts
Tuesday a four weeks speaking tour
through the middle west and far west
under the direction of the legion's ma
tional speakers bureau. His tour will
he one of the features of the national
mem bership drive to be undertaken by
state branches and local posts dur
ing September to bring the legion's
enrolment of veterans up to the mil
lion mark prior to the national con-
vention in Minneapolis on November
10, II apd IL.
The purpose of the Roosevelt tour
as we'll as the speaking tours of j. f.
j. Herbert, of Massachusetts, head of
the speakers bureau, and John w.
liner of Alabama will be to co-ordi-
nate the work being done by state or
CARNATIONS, to assist state officials
of the legion on behalf of the national
executive committee and to tell the
country at large about the inception,
organization, aims and ideals of the
legion and its present accomplish
ments.
States lie VIII Cover
Mr.. Roosevelt will cover the states
of Michigan, Indiana, Il'inois, Wis
cousin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa,
Kansas, Colorado California, oregon,
Washington, Montana and Idaho In
each of these states he will deliver
addresses and attend conferences with
American legion officials in one or
more of the large cities where it will
be possible to meet the largest posi-
BILE number of eX-service men. Several
states have arranged to hold their first
annual conventions on dates when ne
will be able to attend the opening SEES
sions.
Mr.. Herbert, chairman of the ma
tional speakers bureau, announces
| that it will be impossible for MI
| Roosevelt to accept more than 10 per
! cent of the hundreds of requests when
| have poured into national headquar-
| tiers from American legion posts ana
! state branches Invitations to attend
| agricultural fairs, to hunt big game
| in the Rockies and to deliver speech
| al cattle roundups have been declined,
| through the speakers bureau, SO mat
| Mr.. Roosevelt may give all his time
to American legion affairs.
Another Speaker Out.
In addition to the Roosevelt west
ern tour, the speakers bureau Will ar
range to send Chaplain liner of Ala-
bama on an extended trip through the
| southern states. Mr., Herbert himself
will speak for the legion in New Eng
land and other eastern states.
The Roosevelt itinerary Will be as
follows:
August 26-Leave New York at 5
| p. m.
August 27-Detroit.
August indianapolis.
August 29-Springfie. III.
| August 30-Chicago.
/ September milwaukee, Wis.
September minneapolis.
September 3--St. Paul.
September Lincoln, Neb., after
noon; Omaha, Neb., evening.
September 5--Des Moines, la.
September 6--Atchison, Kans.
September Wichita, Kans.
September 8-Topeka, Kans.
September 9-Denver, Colo.
September 10--Pueblo, Colo.
Sentember 13-Los Angeles, Calf.
September 15-San Francisco
September 17-Portland, ore.
September 1S-Seattie, WASH
September 19-Spokane, Wash.
September 20-Helena, Mont.
September 22-Pocatello, loaho'