The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1920-09-30
1000 Ex.sERvlcE MEN AND
WOMEN PARADE At MA
TioNAL CONVENTION.
APPORTION DELEGATES
COLLECT $4,000 RAIN lNouR.
ANcE-cENTRALiA FLAG
IN PARADE.
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Cleveland, Sept. pa parade Of
10000 former service men, witnessed
BY approximately 100000 people, In
Guiding about $1,000 out-of-town
visitors, closed the second annual con.
vention Of the American Legion.
The day started at Convention hail
when the convention WAS called b
order By Commander franklin D'Olier.
After the routine reports had been
dispensed with, the credentials com
mittee and the committee on perma-
nsnt rules and regulations retired to
begin their deliberations.
When the report Of the permanent
committee on rules and regulations
was submitted to the convention, It
recommended the adoption Of the unit
rule Of voting. At this point Mrs..
Julia Wheelock Of New York declared
that "shs insisted on retaining her In
herent right to think and vote a. she
pleased"
She was supported by many men
delegates. A member from Minnesota
presented Z minority report which
asked that the unit rule be defeated.
The minority report was adopted.
The credentials committee had for
its principal question the matter Of
delegations from the states and terri.
tories Of the United States. The re.
port AZ submitted recommended TIM
each department be given five dele
gates-at-large and one additional dele
gate for each 1000 members or frac-
ton thereof.
One feature which tended to enlivsn
the session came when Col. ]. R. Nc
Quigg, commander Of the department
Of Ohio, In replying to the address Of
welcome by Mayor w. s. Fitzgerald,
stated that France was one of the
most loyal friends Of the American
Legion. Cheering started and cries
for Francis B. Drake, commander Of
legion post No. /, Paris, brought him
to his feet. At this juncture every.
body arose and cheered for several
minutes. Mr.. Drake Is representing
the legion posts Of France, England,
Belgium and the Rhine.
Just be ore adjournment was taken
the national commander asked that
any Civil War veterans who were
members Of the legion to come for.
ward. N. W. Woods Of Idaho was
given seat on the stage. Mr.. Woods
was wounded twice during the Civil
War. The other Civil War veteran at
tending the convention was DR.. Win.
field Thompson Of California.
Philadelphia sent 1875 legion mem.
beers In three box cars, painted as the
cars were in France: "Hommes forty
ct cheveaux eight"
The insignia Of each division was
in evidence In the parade, practically
everybody marching In uniform. There
was also several hundred Americans
in the uniform Of Canada, England and
France, this contingent having a kilhs
band to furnish music.
Az a result Of the rainstorm the
American legion expects to collect $1b,-
600 rain insurance. Some days ago
the management Of the parade took out
insurance against rain for $4,000. To
collect this insurance It was necessary
for two-tenths Of an inch Of rain to
fan. The weather bureau reported
that the rainfall for the day was 87-100
Of an inch.
The delegation from Centralia,
Wash, carried in the parade the nag
which was fired upon by the !. W. VS.
on Ar1nistice Day, 1919. The flag was
carried BY J. 3. Murray, the same man
who carried II when Il was fired upon.
Four msn marching By Murray's sids
1t the time were killed.