New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-01
LEGION MEETS
IN CLEVELAND
10000 Ex-SERvlCE MEN AND
WOMEN PARADE At MA.
TioNAL CONVENTION.
APPORTION DELEGATES
COLLECT $4,000 RAIN INSUR.
ANCE-CENTRALIA FLAG
IN PARADE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


Cleveland, Sept. ga parade OF
10000 former service men, witnessed
by approximately 100000 people, in
Guiding about 10000 out-of-town
visitors, closed the second annual con
vention of the American Legion.
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 credentials com
mittee and the committee ON perma-
nent rules and regulations retired to
begin their deliberations.
When the report of the permanent
committee on rules and regulations
was submitted to the convention, II
recommended the adoption of the unit
rule of voting, At this point Mrs.
Julia Wheelock of New York declared
that "she insisted ON retaining her in
herent rieht Ia think and vote as she
pleased"
She was supported by many men
delegates. 4 member from Minnesota
presented II minority report which
asked that the unit rule be defeated.
The minority report was adopted.
The credentials committee had for
its principal question the mctter OF
delegations from the states and terri
tories of the United States. The re-
port as submitted recommended that
each department be given five dele
gates at-large and n additional dele
gate for each 1000 members or frac-
tion thereof.
one feature which tended TO enliven
the session came when Col. J. X. Nc
Quigg, commander of the department
of Ohio, In replying to the address of
welcome by Mayor W. :. Fitzgerald,
stated that France was one of the
most loyal friends of the American
Legion. Cheering started and cries
for Francis Il. 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 before adjournment was taken
the national commander asked that
my Civil War veterans who We're
members OF the legion to come for
ward. NJ. W. Woods of Idaho was
gwen n seat on the stage. Mr.. Woods
was wounded twice during the Civil
War. The other Civil War veteran at
tending the convention was DIR. Win
field Thompson of California.
Philadelphia sent 125 legion mem.
bers In three box cars, painted as the
cars were In France: "IIommes 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
the uniform of Canada. England and
France, this contingent having Il kiltie :
land 10 furnish music. .
As a result of the rainstorm the
American legion expects to collect 49,. '
100 rain Insurance. Some days ago :
he management Of the parade took out !
against rain for $4,000. To :
'ollect this insurance It was necessary =
or two-tenths of an inch Of rain to
all. The weather bureau reported
hat the rainfall for the day was 37-100
4 an inch. I
The delegation from Centralia, |
carried In the parade the flag u
ihich was fired upon by the |. W. VS. II
n Armistice Day. 1919. The flag was Il
arried by j. L. Murray, tho same man )
rho carried It when II was fired upon. s.
our men marching by Murray's side
{ the time were killed.