The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-11-11
AMERICAN LEGION HOLDS ANNUAL
CONVENTION At KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, Mo, Ny. 3.--Thirty-
two years old and the leader OF
million fighting Americans. That's
tho record OF Hanford MacNider, of
Mason City. Iowa, the new national
commander of the American Legion
elected here yesterday at the Lee
gion's annual convention.
NacNider was elected by acclama-
tion. Following his election he was
carried to the platform by the Iowa
delegation. lie said
"You know that the strength OF
the legion is in the men you repre-
sent in your posts at home, not in the
national headquarters There Is
where the legion is and there is
where we shall try to reach. We must
build this legion OF ours, so big, 30
fine. SO strong, keep II so clean and
straight and American that when We
ask for things for the ex-servlce man,
for the disabled man and for those
who are financially disabled, our com
munitles vii say: II the legion is for
Il we are for it, For that service and
with n pledge 10 you OF every econo-
my and all measures possible for con
structive progress, / stand at your
command.
The vice commanders elected were
H. Ne'son Jackson. Burlington, Vt,
George L. Berry. OF Tennessee; Ray
mond o. Bracket. OF Massachusetts,:
John A. Mccormick. Colorado; chas
NJ. Kendrick. California. Rev. z. a.
Blackman. OF Kansas, was elected ma
tional chaplain. Mrs. Lowell Hobart,
OF Milford. Ohio. was elected presi-
dent OF the Womans Auxiliary OF
the Legion.
New Orleans. La, was selected as
the next meeting. That city has
pledged $780, 900 for entertaining the
Legionaires there during the 1922
meeting next autumn.
The presence of the distinguished
military mmanders-Foch. Jaques.
Diaz. Beatty and Pershing-brought
the gaze of the world on the Legion's
great meeting. Their addresses in the
convention started the Legionaires'
enthusiasm on a rapid ascent.
At the opening session the Legion
men honored their late commander.
Fred w. Galbrsith, Jr.. with a me-
mortal service. John G.. Emery. the
retiring commander set off roar OF
applause when he declared that the
people OF the United states demanded
an adjustment OF the economic bal
ance between the man who went to
war and the man who did not.
The Legion's growth financially
and numerically was shown by the
annual report read to the convention
by National Adjutant Boiles. II was
reported that 1850 new posts had
been added during the year. Mr..
Bolles outlined the Legion's cam
paign to assist unemployed ex-serv!ce
men.
Major General LeJeune. command
er OF the Marine Corps. General Rob-
ert Mcbride vice commander Of the
G. A. r.. and George L. Berry. Of
ficiai representative OF the American
Federation OF Labor were speakers
on the opening day.
The reception for Foch when 25;-
600 men In navy blue and olive drab.
siihouetted by red fire. stood on the
steps Of Kansas City's new $2.5o0,- I
600 war memorial in Union Station
plaza waving their arms. was a daz-
Cling spectacle.
Another high" OF the three day
gathering was the annual Legion pa
rade with endless columns OF march
ing men. Legionaire cowboys from
the west. Indian veterans In native
costume and many attractive floats.
with their former high commanders
leading the parade. the Legionnaires