Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-28
10000 American
 Legiioners in Parade
Approximately 3OO,OO0 Peo- pie Witnessed the Process sion in Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio. Sept 27.-A parade | of 20,000 former service men, witnessed | by approximately 3V0,000 people, closed | | the tirst day of the second. annual con l tvention of the American Legion here to- | | day The day started at Convention hall when the convention was called to order by Commander Franklin DOlier. After the routine reports had been con cluded the credentials committee and
 tho committee, on permanent rules and
 regulations retired to begin their delib erations.
 | The two committees were out about 1! two hours. When the report of the per
 manent committee on rules and; regula- | tions was submitted to the convention it recommended the adoption of the unit rule of voting. e I At this point Mrs. Julia wheelock of l New York declared that she insisted : on retaining her inherent right to think
 and vote as she pleased" This was : supported by many men delegates A member from Minnesota presented a mi nority report which asked that the unit rule be defeated. The minority report was adopted.
 . The credentials committee had for its principal question the matter of delega- . tions from the states and, territories of = the United States. The report as sub , mitted recommended that each depart . ment be given five, delegates at large I and one additional delegate for each l. ], 1000 members or fraction thereof. al At late hour today the correct vot- : ing strength of the convention was un- o 1 determined.
 When the morning session. of the con : vention adjourned at 1.45 p. m-, the na- t tional commander directed that all com t mittees meet at p. m., and remain in r. session until all business had been com j. pleted for. presentation tp the conven-
 tion when it meets tomorrow morning
 at o'clock.
 One feature which tended to enliver X the session came when Col. J. R. Mo
 Quigg, commander of the Department oi r. Ohio, in replying to the address of wei J. come by Mayor ". S. Fitzgerald, stated j. that France was one of the most loya IS friends of the American Legion. Cheer y ing started and cries for Frances E le Drake, commander of Legion Post, No
 1, Paris, brought him to his feet. A te this juncture everybody arose anC D. cheered for several minutes. MT. Drdk y is representing the Legion posts o S. France. England, Belgium and tn, U Rhine.
 p Just before adjournment was taken
 the national commander asked that an,
 CIVIL war veterans -sWnO were 4nlEHlDeT 2, of the Legion to come forward. M. W =, Woods of Idaho was given seat o
 the stage. He was wounded twice dur ,r, ing the Civil war. The other Civil wa at veteran attending the convention wa 5d Dr:S Winfield Thompson. of California rel who was at committee meeting.
 Every train arriving today brougt es many members of the Legion and it nj expected tomorrow viii see many thoul .ol ands more visitors in the city. Phils ,is delphia sent one hundred twenty -fy u- members in three box cars, painted a
 the cars were in France: 'Hommes 4 s. ct Cheveaux B." F. on A rainstorrn which began about moo It. threatened to interfere with the parac to but the grand marshal announced tn; so the parade would take place, rain re- shine. Consequently, when the Legiol nd aires marched the entire route "; 's- packed with people The insignia
 each division was in evidence in the pi or- rade, nearly everybody marching in un us form. There also were several hundrt Americans in the uniform of Canad ee England and France. this continge o- having a .kiltie band to furnish the e4i music. rec As result of the rainstorm, u aT, American Legion expects to collect $1i in 900 rain insurance, to collect which +i.a was necessary for two-tenths of an i'm hi of rain to aldluring the day. The we ,ot ther bureau INIorted that the rainfs nri for the day as 37-1O0 of an inch. we The delegation from Centralia, Was of ington, carried in the parade the fl son which was fired upon by the I. W. W ces on Arnistice day 1919. The flag W i've carried by J. F. Murray, the same m
 of who carried it when it was fired upc lusi Four men marching by Murray's si
 in were killed at the time.
 in The Belleau Wood gift box is expet cen ed here tomorrow. This box contai
 contributions to be used for building su- memorial for marines in Belleau Woc id:' The box has been on a journey arou ing the world and was taken from the b. er- tleship Delaware at Sandy Hook tod we and started on its way hare
 ten Twenty-four of the ffty-four congr, the siona1 medal of honor men are ha-a . to more are expected tomorrow
 teo Colonel Milton J. Foreman of Chica io" will not be a candidate for nominati
 as national commander, it was z nounced late today following a cauc lich o .i'oi' Oeieea.ioi-