Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-28
100000 PEOPLE
SEE PARADE Of
EX-SERVICE MEN
Twenty Thousand Former
Soldiers March Through
Cleveland Streets: Civil
War Vet Legion Member.
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Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 27.-A pa
rade of 10000 former service men,
witnessed by Approximately $780,
600 people, including about 10000
out of town visitors, closed the first
day of the second annual conven-
ton of the American Legion to-
day. 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 credential committee and the
committee on permanent rules and
regulations, retired to begin their
| deliberations.
When the report of the perma-
nent committee on rules and regu-
! lations was submitted to the con-
vention, it recommended the adop-
ton of the unit rule of voting.
At this point, Mrs. Julia Wheel
ock, 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 Mime
sofa presented a minority report
which asked that the unit rule be
defeated. The minority report was
adopted,
The credentials committee hao
for it's principal question the mat
ter of delegations from the states
and territories of the United States
The report as submitted, recon-
Imended that each department be
given five delegates at large anC
one additional delegate for eacf
| 1000 members or fraction thereof
At late hour today the correc'
voting strength of the convention
was undetermined.
When the morning session ad'
journed, the national commander
directed that all committees NEE
at p M and remain in session
] until all business had been com
lpleted for presentation to the con
vention tomorrow. One featur'
which tended to enliven the SEES
sion came when Colonel j. r. Me
Quigg, commander of the depart
ment of Ohio, in replying to tht
address of welcome by Mayor w
is. Fitzgerald, stated that France
was one of the most loyal friends
of the American Legion. Cheer
ing started and cries for Francis /.
Drake, commander of legion pos
Number One, Paris, brought hin
to his feet. At this juncture every
body arose and cheered for severa
minutes. Mr.. Drake is represent
ling the legion posts of France, Eng
land, Belgium and the Rhine.
Just before adjournment wa
taken, the national commands
asked that any civil war veteran
who were members of the legioi
come forward NJ. w. Woods, o
Idaho, was given seat on tn
stage.
Mr.. Woods was wounded twic
during the civil war. The othe
civil war veteran attending the con
vention was DR.. Winfield Thomp
, son, of California.
Philadelphia sent 125 legiol
members in three box cars, painte'
as the cars were in France: HON
mes forty ct cheveauR eight"
= The insignia of each division wa
) in evidence in the parade, practi
y cally everybody marching in uni
form, There was also several hun
dred Americans in the uniform o
= Canada. England and France, thi
, contingent having a kiltie band t
furnish music.
AS a result of the rainstorm to
day the American Legion expect
to collect $4,000 rain insurance
, Some days ago the management o
the parade took out insuranc
against rain for SIS, 900. To collee
his insurance it was necessary 70
two tenths of an inch of rain t
fall The weather bureau reporte
that the rainfall for the day wa
i37-10O of an inch.
The delegation from Centralia
Wash, carried in the parade tn
flag which was fired upon by tn
T. w. WIS on armistice day, 1915
The flag was carried by j. e. MUIR
J raw. The same man who carrie
lit when it was fired upon. Fou
men marching by Murray's side a
the time were killed.
The Belleau Wood gift box |
: expected lOmoFFOW' ne p'N va
tains contributions to be used 10
building a memorial for marine
: in Belleau Wood The box has bee
on a journey around the world an
was taken from the battleshi
Delaware at Sandy Hook today.
Twenty-four of the fifty-fou
1 COMPRESSION medals of honor me
are here.
Colonel Milton ]. Foreman, o
I Chicago, will not be candidate 10
nomination as national commands
: it was announced late today. Tn
decision leaves only three know
ndidates in the field. They ar