The Arvada enterprise., 1920-09-30
10000 Ex-SERvlcG MEN AN o
woMEN PARADE AT Ma
TIoNAL CONVENTION.
APP0RT|ON DELEGATES
COLLECT $4,000 RAIN INoUR.
ANcE- cENTRALIA FLAG
IN PARADE.

Western Newspaper Union News 1sevsss.
Cleveland, Sept. pa parade Of
10000 former service men. witnessed
by approximately 100000 people. in.
Guiding about $4,000 out-of-town
visitors, closed the second annual con.
vention Of the American Legion.
The day started at Convention hall
when the convention was called to
order by Commander Franklin D'Olier.
After the routine reports had been
dispensed with, the credentials COM
mittes and the committee on perma.
nsnt rules and regulations retired to
begin their deliberations.
When the report Of the permanent
committee on rules and regulations
was submitted to the convention, 1t
recommended the adoption Of the unit
rule Of voting. At this point Mrs.
Julia Wheelock of New York declared
that "she insisted on retaining her In
herent right to think and vote as she
pleased"
She was supported by many men
delegates. A member from Minnesota
presented a minority 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
delegations from the states and terri
tories Of the United States. The re-
port as submitted recommended thu
each department be given five dele
gates at-large and one additional dele
gate for each 1000 members or frac-
ton thereof.
One feature which tended to enlivsn
the session came when Col. ]. X. Nc
Quigg, commander of the department
Of 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 r. Drake, commander OF
legion post No. l, Paris. brought him
to his feet At this juncture every
body arose and cheered for several
minutes. Mr.. Drake Is representing
the legion posts OF France, England,
Belgium and the Rhine.
Just before adjournment was taken
the national commander asked that
any Civil War veterans who were
members of the legion to come for
ward. N. W. Woods Of Idaho was
given a seat on the stnge. Mr.. Woods
was wounded twice during the Civil
War. The other Civil War veteran at
tending the convention was DR.. Win.
field Thompson Of California.
Philadelphia sent 1875 legion mem
hers In three box cars, painted M the
cars were In France: "Hommes forty
ct chevsaux eight"
The insignia Of each division was
in evidence in the parade. practically
everybody marching in uniform. There
was also several hundred Americans
In the uniform Of Canada, England and
France. this contingent having kiltis
band to furnish music.
A a result Of the rainstorm ths
American legion expects to collect $16,-
600 rain Insurance. Some days ago
the mana cement Of the parade took out
insurance against rain for $4,000. To
collect this insurance 1t was necessary
for two-'enths Of an inch Of rain to
fall. The weather bureau reported
that the rainfall for the day was s7.1o0
o( an inch
The delegation from Centralia,
WASH. carried in the parade the 1aa
which was fired upon by the !. w. VS.
on ArInistice Day. 1919. The flag was
carried by J. Il. Murray. the same man
who carried II when It was fired upon.
-Four men marching BY Murrsy'a stds
at the time were killed.