Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-06-29
Veterans Welcome

This will be the call sounded by !
the Lane county Post No. 3 of Eu-
gene. 0regn, to the visiting delegates
to the Third Annual State COnyen- !
ton OF Tho American Legion, Depart
ment of Oregon and to the delegates
attending the First state convention
OF the Women's Auxiliary. which
meets at the Armory in Eugene on
Juy lst and 2nd.
l0l posts OF the American Legion
represented by $50 representatives
to the convention and lS0 represen-
tatiyes OF the Women's Auxiliary
will be on hand at Eugene. 1t Is
expected that over, 500 visitors will
be in attendance from other counties
than Lane county and many of the
legion posts will attend in large
bodies.
Motoring will be the most popular
route to the convention, although
a reduced fare of one and one-half
fare will be in effect in all points in
Oregon over the s. p. & s. Ry.. O.
T., Union Pacific system and the
Southern Pacific Railway. A ele-
cation from Lester C Rees Post of
Newberg will go to Eugene in mot
orboats
City Attorney of Eugene will give
the welcoming address, followed by
John w. Inzer, National Chaplain OF
the American Legion who has come
from Chattanooga, Tenn. and Rev.
William S. Gilbert. Chaplain OF the
Oregon Department American I.e-
gion and Ben w. OlcOtt, Governor
OF Oregon.
Important to the individual mem
bers. will bet he two national speak
ers. John W. liner. Chaplain of the
American Legion. being pronounced
by the eastern press, one of the alb
lest sheakers OF today, who with
Teddy Roosevelt, now ASSISTANT
Secretary of the Navy, toured the
eastern states early in 1919 from
the Lakes to the Gulf Safes, organ
i2ing state departments of the Le-
'gion. Chaplain Inzer is speaking
before legion conventions all over
the western and southern part of
the country. Alvin NJ. Owsley, As
sistant Director of the Legion Am
ericanlsm Commission will deliver
the keynote" speech of American
ism and outline to the leglonnaires.
the duties OF the members OF the
Americanism Commission and its
future work. Mr.. Owsley has been
speaking before legion conventions
in the midwest and this will be his
first visit to the coast as well as
Chaplain lnzer's speaking before le-
gion conventions.
II is believed the convention will
give new expression the japanese
question. which is OF vital import
to the Pacific Coast states. Many
posts OF the legion have drafted res
olutions for presentation to the con-
ventlon with reference to Aliens
and immigration.
On the immigration problem as n
whole and question OF better schools
Amerlcanization. improvement OF
state and nation the convention
Will hear from Alvin NJ. 0wsley,
sent by the National Headquarters
OF the American Legion from In
dianapolls. Ind. Mr.. Owsley is as
sistsnt notional director of the Am
ericanIgm Commission.
Other question to be acted upon
b. the convention will embrace. In
creased activity towards the assis-
ts-noe u the disabled: legion mem
oershlp. revision OF state constltu'
ton; election Of state officers and
a state body; selection OF 1929
meeting place. these are few OF
che many questions that will come
W a the convention.
The Portland delegation will seel
t 70 find the sentiment of the dele
= g~'As on bringing the national con
p renilon Of The American Legion Il
= Portland in 1926. which woult
, bring over 100000 legionnaiIes Il
1 Portland
o The Woman's Auxiliary will Ier
b lfsct their permanent state OrEaniEa