Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-27
COMMENOS STAND
OF AMERICAN LEGION
FOR Law AND ORDER
National Commander D'Oiicr Says
Tha, is Greatest Single Ser.
vice so Country.
OPENING or SECOND
ANNUAL CONVENTION
nv A.soela,ee -. p 80 -

" RFHf~AtNT ffffH ~ FHHIN fIHtiNN
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept ~ An ovation
to France was the feature n ihc opening
session here this morning n fho sc0nd
annual convention n fhn Amfrr1n
Legion n McOmgr drfarmrnf rnn-
mander. II Ohio, started tho drm0ngin.
tion when IN be reply ~ ths adirnr n
welcome by Mayor w 3 Ffrgrra'd he
referred ~ France az pnr n lhr grrainsi
friends of the American irr0n hr
cheering began and calls we're made irr
Francis =. Drake. c0mmander f American
Legion poet 40 Paris Whfu he 30
pcarcd tho entire asscmhy Hood and
cheered Tor several minutes
Cleveland. sept n Gfoefnu from
Narshal Foch. ~ Frame, Ucre rend fn ffr
American Iegi0n oonvrli.1n hrfa tofiaY
He sent this merraVe
TO the Aneriran ierion IN convention
assembled Cleveland. Ohio
"Brgrrttiug my inability fr hnd mrrff
among the FORMER e1fnhafarta ~ thr
glorious American army mv hr1ri
with them ~ the n0uonf nf fff second
anniversary - ihe fighting theY rrrf
through by The sids ~ fhr a'hr On ffr
common ca7e a right ard hrfir
agan render hornarr ~ fhe val0F and fa fIr
tcnaeity which they uncfnFingiF aHUWf
or tho batslefelfls a France. n the DAYS ~
misfortune ard tho days "a Fufrru fNr
magnificent rnthuriaEm 9Th Whfrh fnrF
answered Uur cali the mre1f pnri inff
tnok ~ the sacrifeee ~ var Thr n'nrrfff
remembrance ~ th0se who cen nu Hfr
soil viii remain a token ~ ihe rfnfn'mf
/ gratitude and The indeefrietihl unifn af
our two countres srnd NY rnfiNN
greeting o. Cleveland the "eief' rfr
I and to the great STATE ~ OHIO ehfeh Die
! furnished ~ America ~ many llustrra
ststesmcn and - Franoe - many iaith.
| ful friends
Sig "Foch Marshal n FrEncr
Cleveland. sept n Nnre thsn o0o
delegatea we're n their seats In fhe liin-
I po1rnrnsTheatre this u,0rning When prank
( lin d'Oiier. national cnumsndef railei
I to order the aecnnd annual convention
I the American leg1on The N0uT "a fln
I theatre reserrtied ono ~ fhf be political
/ conventions, state Standards and Hrns
4 nants designating Eats ailotisd o. tho
/ various deiegatl0ns
I Commander dOher presented Rev
i Francs J. Kelley. ~ Truv. " ~ .nn
/ Fighting chaplain who delivered thr
| invocation. Mayor William FfH-
gerald welcomed the visftors in tohaii "a
the city Then came the reports "a the
national officers and the naming a con-
ventIon committees.
The convention prepared - adlourr ai
noon % witness the parade TINS Afternoon
Of APPROXIMATELY g0OpO former rrrrlrn
DAYS convention.
One Of the first important matters t0 na
! presented was a report of the orefiunfiala
I
early today 20 decide two quesu0us.
which, after protrarted debate, flilea tQ
end in q solution a a meeting a. the iCgIa-
latIve committee last night Ihese ere
Shall each department BE- allowed only
its five delegates az large and one addition
al delegate for each even J. 90 uaid up
members OF shall it be allowed one adj
ditional delegate for each 600 paid up
members or major fraction there0if
Shall the posts IN foreign countries ne
allowed votes IN the convention
The credentials COMMITTEES cumurrcs
one member from each reco9nizesi depart
ment including al States. The Dstnrt oi
Columbia, Alaska and tiawam.
Whether an addItlouai deieEate Eou.t
be seated by states having MAJOR iraf-
ton OF 1000 paid up members ahccted
% votes.
STAND ENA Law
The greatest sIngle servire American
Legion members have rendere,l their culn-
try IS their "vIrile stand inr the m. n-
tenanoe OF law and order, trauil .ln
d'Olier. national commander oi the
American Legion. told the convention 1i
the legion 90 rs opening session
we quickly served notice m no an
certain terms upon those wild rasdlci.s
who would By force attempt O. inlmr
those very institutions Ne had rtsked oar
lives 70 protect. Commander a Olur
said. I'VE stated PLAINLY We wUre ready .nr
them and could me,t their iorcC with Tar
greater force sufficient b. stop them m-
stantly.
1T Is only Is months aso that at tho
Paris meeting the idea of veterans
organization was frst seriously considered
m a big way and the name. American
Legion, heard for the FIRST time ~mcc
that day our organization has gruNn so
/ rapidly that IN every state and every
community throughout the length and
breadth Of this land the name of Chr
American Legion stands for The highest
ideals and most wonderful spirit ol un-
selfishness shown By every man and
woman N the army, navy and marine
| corus during the world war.