Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
VIRGINIA WAR VETERANS
TO Be HERE NEXT MONTH
Tentative Program Contains Many
Attractions for Ex.Scrvicc Men
in Annual Convention.
OPENING DAY sEPTEMBE, 2
Richmond Planning Warm Rcccp-
ton for Fighting Mcn-Entiro
City TO 10 in Gala Attire for
Delegates.

When the American Legion. Depart
mcnt OF Virginia. convencs here in
first annual session September 2 to
4, II Will make its headquarters at
tho Jefferson Hotel. not the Virginia
Mechanics Institute. according to an
nounccment made last night By OIL
Gals of the legion here. The change
was decided upon last week at
meeting of executives or tho Depart
mcnt II Virginia.
Tentative program for the convcn-
t!on has also been worked out by
TO rush the details to conclusion aB
quickly as possible.
Visiting delegates Will stop at the
Jefferson. THIS having been already
arranged b. the housing committee.
VINO arc now working out a plan by
which they hope to obtain the offer
of 100 homes in which To lodge eX-
service men who Will be in town and
VINO VIII need quarters badly.
Rcg!stratIon and enrolment Of v!B-
tors viii take up most of the time
OF tho hfst day OF the convention.
Viii also be made during the two
city 10 lie Decorated.
This convention. together With the
reunion OF tive r:ighticth Division
Veterans Associations which immcdi-
atcly follows. viii bring attend
ancc Of several Thousand e1-scrvice
men TO Richmond. The city VIII be
decorated In advance. aud VIII present
"A striking appearance on the ar
rival OF these men. Many entertain
mcn,s are being planned IN their
honor
The tentative program for the
american Legion convention Is as fol-
lows:
From $3.50 20 1870 o'clock on Thurs
day. september .. delegates viii be
registered BY the crcdont!al commit
tee, and the convention VIII be called
to order al l:3O O'Clock with the de-
partIncnt chaplain asking the .nvoca-
lion. Governor Wcstinorciand Davis
NH then deliver an address OF vel
come. Annual reports from the de-
pnrt!ncut commander. adJutant. ma
iiunai committeeman, way r!s. !nsur-
ancc officer and State finance 9TH. =
Vii he made. between each there VIII
he inns!Ca! nuinbcrs by the Marine
band, followed b. the appointment
az convenlion committees.
Prominent Sprnkers ON List.
\, : o'clock Thursday night there
Jefferson Hotel. and az O'Clock there
VIII he Il meeting IN the C!iy Audit
forum, when Eevcra! prominent
speakers viii deliver addresses. In
NithtiOns have been extended TO sew
cTul speakers. bGt u was not known
last night whether they would be
ALL. TO visit Richmond at tina, time,
and their names were withheld by
the committee.
Commencing a. $40 O'Clock Friday
morning. the various committees Will
20 into session. TO adjourn In time for
luncheon at l O'CLOCK. served by the
Moments Auxiliary. Tie convention
WIN be rcassc'nbled az : o'clock and
business resumed. At o'clock in the
afternoon there Will be an old
fashioned barbecue, followed by a
dance At . o'clock a the Country
club OF Virginia.
I<iwnniuns to Ehtertnin.
ON Saturday, che Anal day OF the
convention. the meeting VII be called
10 order at .:30 o'clock. and i've
minute talks VIII he made by repre-
acnta,!vcs OF the American Red Cross
and the Federal Bureau or Vocational
Training. The woincn's auxiliary OF
the Richmond Post VIII serve lun-
cheon n ! O'Clock. and the conycn-
lion again viii be called 10 order Al
o'clock. The K!wanis club Will give
q dinner a. G:31 o'cock 20 the dele
gates. and At $40 viii come tho final
feature on the program. an entertain
Jneni at the CITY auditorium.