New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-11
Asbury Park Ready
For Big Welcome to
Jersey Legion Men
Third Annual Convention Of
State Veterans Will Begin
Next Week; Mayor Calls
ON Citizens to Greet BOYS
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

ASBURY PARK, Sept. 1o.-A great
welcome awaits the thousands of war
veterans of the New Jersey Chapter
Of the American Legion when they
come here next week for their third
annual convention. The city will be
in gala attire and preparations of an
extensive nature have been made for
the entertainment of the delegates who
are coming from every county in the
state. The Metropolitan and North
End hotels will be the principal head
quarters, but dozen or more of the
other hotels will help take care of the
crowds. The various hotels and the
delegations which will make them their
headquarters follow:
ACCOMPLISHMENTS headquar-
ters and Mercer County; North End
Hotel, Auxiliary headquarters, Hudson
and Essex counties; Lafayette-Bergen
Albermarle, Passaic; Babchin-Middle-
sex, Ocean,; Observation-Disclosures /:
Cornish Arms-Camden; Powhatan-
Somerset; Ardsley--Hunterdon Chate-
laine-Warren; Windsor-Atlantic; AL
bion--Morris; St. Clair-Sussex; Thed-
ford-Union; son-Salem; Frank
lin-Burlington; Ravenswood-Glou
ter; Gardner-Monmouth.
National officials of the Legion are
expected here for the three-day conven.
ton, which opens on Thursday, The
coming of the soldiers will be the oc.
casion of semi-official celebration in
the city, the Mayor having issued g
proclamation calling upon the citizens
to duly honor the war veterans in every
carnival of sports, with ring fights as
one Of the greatest features. Some Of
the best fighting men in the East arr
to be here for the bouts. The State
Legion championships will be fought
| on Wednesday and Saturday nights
Other sporting features include thu
State Legion golfing championships, ten
| mis- tournaments, q track meet and other
events.
In the big parade, which is to b,
held Friday afternoon, many handsome
prizes are to be awarded for the organ
ization presenting the best appearance
the largest number Of men, the larges
percentage Of membership, the bes
service band, the best non-service bane
and the best emblematic float. There
is to be fun in liberal measure in thu
big pageant also for the "Quarant,
Hommes ct HUT Chevaux" The fort,
men and eight horses are to be entered
with burlesque features galore.~ The,
are also going to provide entertainment
throughout the week of the convention
Tonight at the Monterey Hotel Rota
rians Of the Sd District enjoyed dance
which concluded the two-day confer
ence of the executives of the district
District Governor j. Lyle Kinmonth pre-
sided at the sessions and the member
and their wives were the guests o
Rotarian Sherman Dennis, manager o
the Monterey, at the dance. The ball
room was prettily decorated for tn
affair. The Monterey will clooe for tn
season on Monday.
The coming of the Legion men is tn
opening event in fall program Of &C
tivities here which promises to be
notable one. Several other convention
will feature September and October
Several hotels which have hilbert
closed for the winter will remain opel
this year. Notable among these is tn
Metropolitan, under the ownership o
Samuel A. Reeves. Plans for notabl
program Of social activity at the MARI
borough. Coleman House and other no
tells will provide for weekly feature
of interest.