Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-10-02
SESSION
CHEERS FRANCE
Name OF Ally in War Brings Great
0utburSt.
LAW AND ORDER is KEYNOTE
Commander O'Olier Reviews Work
Accomplished in Year at Annual
Meet in Cleveland - Notice
Served on Wild Radicals.

Cleveland O., Sept 2S.-The great.
est Single service American Legion
members have rendered their country
is their "virile stand for the main
tenance of law and order" Franklin
D'Olier, national commander of the
American Legion told the second an
nuai convention of the Legion at it's
opening session here.
We quickly served notice in no I'M
certain terms upon those wild radicals
who would by force attempt to insure
those very institutions we had risked
our lives to protect Commander
D'Olier said.
I'VE stated plainly We we're ready
for them and could meet their force
with far greater force sufficient to
stop them instantly.
During those present days of an
rest and readjustment, the American
Legion and the stand Of the ex-service
man for law and order is the greatest
possible insurance policy our coun-
try could possibly have. and the only
expects in return is simply fair play
from that government with which he
has played so fair"
10000 Men and Women in Parade.
More than 1000 delegates were in
their seats in the Hippodrome theater
when Commander D'Olier called to or
der the convention which borders in i'm
portance the national sessions of the
big political parties.
The floor of the theater resembles
one of the big political conventions.
state standards and pennants desig-
mating seats allotted to the various del
reatimss
Commander D'Olier presented Rev.
Francis J. Kelley of Troy, n. Y. the
lighting chaplain" who delivered the
invocation. Following the national
chaplain, Mayor William r. Fitzgerald
welcomed the visitors aud delegates
III behalf of the city
An ovation 10 France was the fpa-
ture of the opening session here at
the second annual convention of the
American Legion--
!. X. McQuigg, department com
mander of Ohio, started the demon
stration when. in his reply to the adj
dress of welcome by Mayor w s
Fitzgerald he referred to France as
one of the great friends of the Amer
lean Legion. The cheering began and
calls were made for Francis F. Drake,
commander of American Legion post
No. l. Paris. When he appeared the
entire assembly stood and rendered
applause.
Reviews First Years Work.
Commander DOHer IN his address
said in part:
To-day we are assembled together
in our second national convention,
where you are to receive reports as TO
the results accomplished by the ma
tional organization during this first
year Of our existence. and based up2a
these results, to determine the pol
icies of the Legion during the coming
year and to elect national officers 10
administer your organization and 10
pun lHto tiie1A atut 'tNiSIollS-
Throughout the length and breadth
OF this land the name American Legion
stands for the highest Ideals and most
wonderful spirit of unseItiSh service
shown by every man and woman in
the army, navy and marine corps dur
ing the World war.
The rapid growth of the Legion
has been phenomenal
UphoIds Law and Order.
The greatest single service ws
have rendered our country was the