Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1920-09-30
10000 Ex-sERvIcE MEN AND
WOMEN PARADE At Ma
TIoNAL CONVENTION.
APP0RTI0N DELEGATES
COLLECT $4,000 RAIN INsUR
ANcE-cENTRALIA FLAG
IN PARADE.
Western Newspaper Union News servics.


Cleveland, Sept. 2S.-A 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-
ventOn 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
mittee and the committee on perma-
nent rules and regulations retired to
begin their deliberations.
When the report Of the permanent
committee on rules and regulations
was submitted to the convention, it
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 that
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 enliven
the session came when Col. ]. X. NC
Ouigg, 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 e. 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. NJ. w. Woods of Idaho was
given seat on the stage. 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 125 legion mem
bers in three box cars, painted as the
cars were in France: "Hommes forty
ct cheveaux 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.
As result Of the rainstorm the
American legion expects to collect $lo,-
900 rain insurance. Some days ago
the management of the parade took out
insurance against rain for $15, 900. To
collect this insurance it was necessary
for two-tenths Of an inch of rain to
fall. The weather bureau reported
that the rainfall for the day was 37-100
Of an inch.
The delegation from Centralia,
Wash, carried in the parade the flag
which was fired upon by the I. w. VS.
on Armistice Day, 1919. The flag was
carried by J. E. Murray, the same man
who carried it when 1t was fired upon.
Four men marching by Murrays side
at the time were killed.