The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-14
1 Rainbow Convention Down On Bolshevism, But Passes
 Up Other Political Matter
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tContinued from Page F1veD French army, the French people, give my heartiest congratulations and warm est regards
 In commenting on the speech of the French officer, Colonel Hough said:
 "Yes, Belgium won the war. England also won the war. Italy, Servia, Rus sia and the others helped, but it was the bulldog tenacity of the French armies through the three years that opened the path to victory"
 Colonel George E. Leach, former commander of the One-Hundred and Fifty first field artillery, then pre- sented Colonel Screws of Alabama for the One Hundred and Sixty-seventh in- fantry Confederate flag taken by the father of Colonel Leach nthe battle of Fredericksburg. which was dis astrous defeat for the northern army.
 Colonel Leach told the history of the flag. His father was a member of the First Minnesota infantry, one of the first regiments to be organized at the outbreak of the Civil war. He was the first man to cross pontooa bridge thrown over the river at Fred ericksburg, and seized from the hands of Confederate soldier the blood stained flag which he ever after kept as a souvenir of the war. Colonel Leach's mother washed the bloodstains from the banner with her own hands
 WAS UNFRIENDLY
 T always had a feeling of unfriend- Illness for the people of the south said the colonel, until found myself bri- gaded with Alabama troops, and saw how they could fight. I lost all that feeling and feel most cordial toward them now"
 In receiving the banner Colonel Screws said: "On behalf of the One Hundred and Sixty-seventh infantry receive this flag, and promise you that it will always hang in the archieves of the regiment, perpetuating the fact that there is no more north. south, east or west, but only a United States.
 Reports of the various committees were given. The constitution and by laws committee reported a change in the constitution, admitting welfare workers who served with the divisioo to associate membership in the or ganization. This was adopted by the convention.
 A divisional publication committes reported in favor of a divisional pupil cation, but many of the delegations op- posed this publication on the ground of expense. A poll Of the votes showed 129 votes for a publication and 45 votes against it
 Finally the vote was made unan.- nous.
 Capt. Ralph Quinn. representative of the war risk insurance department, spoke a few words about his work, and Hugh Grant of the district federal training board also made a few re- marks for the benefit of the Alabama boys.
 Sergt Mai A. G. Brown, national secretary, gave his report for the year giving details of the financial status of the organization. The report was adopted.
 The report of the auxiliary commit tee that the immediate family of veteran be eligible for membership in an auxiliary, was the subject of great deal of debate from the floor Delegates from Georgia contended that the fathers and male relatives should not be put in with the female relatives as each would be hampered in its work The California delegation declared that their auxiliary was composed of both sexes, and that they were in favor of continuing it. A fight also developed over the eligibility of brothers of the veterans to membership. The report was finally recommitted to the com mittee for rewriting.