New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-10
Legion Hosts
Reach ALBANY
FOrConverltiOn
Commander Wade III. Hayes
Will Call Second Annual
State Meeting to Order
at 10 A. M. To-day
Heated Session Forecast
Bonus, Housing, Care of
Disabled and Elections
To Be Storm Centers

members of the American Legion. the
New A. E. F." are CHARTERED here
awaiting the opening session to-mor-
row of the second annual State De-
partment Contention of their organi-
cation, and an atmosphere of subdued
excitement is in evidence as the dele
gates await the call to order by State
Commander Wade H. Hayes.
What the convention will bring forth
cannot be forecast tonight. Each
county has had it's own convention and
hundreds Of resolutions have been
adopted by them. most of these dealing
with issues in which war veterans are
vitality concerned. The bonus, civil
service preferment, housing, care Of
the wounded and disabled and the lift
ing of political agitation restrictions
are but few of the questions with
wat]ch the convention is to deal
Hundreds of Candidates
1t is certain that the Resolutions
Committee will have its hands full sep
arating the wheat from the chaff, and
it is but reasonable to assume that
virtually each resolution offered will
find some opposition.
The matter of clecting new officers
also IS bound to provoke q heated de-
bate. Apparently nearly every county
IN the state has its own candidate for
the office Of State Commander, the
highest honor within the gift of the
Legion Department, and the same is
true of the other offices.
If it were not for the fact that Com
mander Hayes. the retiring executive,
is New Yorker, and that the upstate
Legionnaires believe they should elect
their candidate this year, it would ap-
pear that William F. Deegan, county
chairman of the Bronx, would get the
honor. Deegan's fame es an admins
trative officer has penetrated the
northern part of New York and the
delegates are strongly in favor of him,
but it is likely that first vice-com
mander will be the office for which he
is chosen.
The New York County delegation,
with twcnty-onc delegates. twenty-one
altcrnates and nescort of other L.
glonnaires, arrived this evening, and
is billeted at the Hampton Annex
County Chairman Henry W. Buxton
is also chairman Of the delegation, and
he and his associates will be active in
the convention hall. The other dele
gates from the First and Second De-
partment districts, the Bronx, Rich
mond, Kings. Queens, Nassau and Suf-
| folk, also arrived tonight.
To-morrow's Program
The program for the first day Of
the convention follows:
MORNING
Convene in Chancellors' Hall.
Bugle will sound "Assembly."
Call to order by the State Commander
Music by BAND: "Star-Spangled Ban
Reading of convention call by State
Adjutant.
Prayer: Dean Albert C. Larned,
Report of convention program com.
Welcome by Mayor James r. Watt OF
Welcome by Governor Alfred E. Smith
Report of State Commander.
Report of State Adjutant.
Report of State Treasurer.
Announcement of convention commit
tees.
Report of credentials committee.
Introduction of resolutions.
AFTERNOON
Photograph of delegates.
Reception of distinguished guests.
Speech by National Commander Frank
lin D'Olier.
Speech by Major General John F
; Organ.
Presentation to department headquar
ters of department banner and colors.
, Ten minute address by R. T. Fisher
District Vocational Officer. Federal
Board for Vocational Training.
Ten minute address by r. Rexfort
Shafrer, War Risk Insurance Bureau
Ten minute address by representative
Of U. S. Public Health Service.
New business.
Nominations for state officers.
Nominations for national executive
committee