The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-29
AMERICAN LEGION
MEET in CLEvELAI
Great Parade of Ex.Servi
Men
RESOUNDING CHEERS /,
FOR FRANC
Parade OF EN-Scrvice Men Viewed
Throng OF 100000 People Go,
First Day OF Second Meet of !
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Cleveland, Sept. PA parade
| %V'"oo cN-ScrVlcc mon, witnessed by q
proXlmatcly 100000 people, includi
"Dout oo,0O0 out-of-town visitors, Gle
cd the first day of the secoHd annr
convention Of the American J.epi
mere today. The day started at CO
Vcniion hall when the convention w
! called to order by Commander Fran
IN DOlicr. After the routine repor
mad been dispensed with, the crede
'iaiS committee and the committee
permanent rules and regulations
tired to begin their deliberations.
When the report of the permane
co'''ilii'tcc on rules and regulation
was submitted to the convention
recommended the adoption of the I'm
rule of voting.
Nt THIS point, Mrs. Julia Whceloc
oi NC" YORK, declared that she il
sisted on retaining her inherent ricl
10 thnk and voto as she pleased
Shc was supported by many mon dele
gates. member from Minnesota prt
"eh'cd minority report which aske
lhat the unit rule be defeated. Th
minority report was adopted.
The credentials committee had 70
us principal questions the matter
delegations from the state and terri
tories Of the United States.
1hc report rs submitted recon
hchdcd that each department be Civ
en- five delegates at large and one ad
ditional delegate for each. /, 600 man
DerS OF fraction thereof.
at late hour the correct yotine
strength Of the convention was unde.
termincd.
Cheers for France
When the morning session of the
convention adjourned at 1:45 D. m., the
national commander directed that all
committees meet at . p. m. and re-
main in session until all business had
been completed for presentation to the
convention when it meets tomorrow
morning at Q o'clock.
One feature which tended to liyen
the session came when Col. J. r. Nc
0NlS2, commander OF the department
or OHIO, in replying to the address OF
welcome by Mayor w. S. FITZGERALD
stated that France was one of the
most loyal friends of the American
Legion. Cheering started and cries for
Francis E. Drake, commander of the
legion Post No. |, Paris, brought him
to his feet. Mr.. Drake is represent
ing the legion posts OF France, Eng
land, Belgium and the Rhine.
Every train arriving today brought
many members of the legion and it Is
expected tomorrow will see many
thousands more visitors in the city.
Philadelphia sent one hundred and
twenty five members in three box cars,
| painted as the cars were in France:
"fOmmcs forty, ChcveauX eight"
a rainstorm which began about noon
threatened to Interfere with the pa
radc but the grand marshal announced
| that the parade would take place, rain
or shine, Consequently, when the le-
gionaires marched the entire route
was packed with people. The insignia
Of each division was in evidence in
the parade, practically everybody
marching in uniform. There were al
so several hundred Americans in the
uniform Of Canada, England, and
France. this contingent having a kill
tic band to furnish their music.
AS a result Of the rainstorm the
American legion expects 10 collect
! about $4,000 rain insurance. Some
| days ago the management of the pa
| radc took out insurance against rain
! for $4,000. TO collect this insurance,
| it was necessary for two-tonhts Of an
! inch Of rain to fall during the day.
| The weather bureau reported that the
rainfall for the day was 37-l00 of an
| inch.
\ Noted Flag
! The delegation from Centralia,
| Wash, carrying in the parade the flag
which was fred upon by the |. w. WIS
| on armisticc day, 1919. The flag was
carried by j. f. Murray, the same man
who carried it when ii was fired upon,
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