Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-01
Message OF Greeting From
President Harding Re-
ceived; Buddies Gave
Kansas City Halloween
Celebration.

Kansas ity Mo-, Nov. 1.-The dele.
gates to the american Legion's ma
tional convention here today dug tho
sleep out Of their eyes and set about
a task to them most pleaSant-that
Of officially greeting their "buddies.
Foch and Pershing.
The greetings Of Marshal Fochg
and General Pershing was the prin-E
cipal business of the morning. and
both men were to speak This after E
| noon the Legion's big parade is
scheduled. with thousands of Legion
naires. members of the Grand Army
Of the Republic and Spanish Wars
| Veterans, and others in the line OF
march Legion officials expected Tor
into the morning proceedings, after
which, it was announced, the gather
ing would proceed to the union stara
tlon plaza where the memorial Kansas
! City is to erect in honor of it's war
dead will be dedicated. En-
An impressive program has been
| arranged. With Marshal Foch Gem
eral Ar1nando Diaz Of Italy, General
Baron Jacques of Belgium, Admiral
| Beatty of Great Britain. Genera
| Pershing and John G. Emery OF
Grand Rapids, Mich, national cons
mander Of the Legion, participating.
! Message of Peace. #4s
! While the memorial is being dedi-
Gated Kansas City will send President
Warren G. Harding at Washington.
and to the nation as whole, mes
sage OF peace.
The message follows:
"Greetings, Mr.. President.
Greetings of peace and good will
iM ..11, haIlsas Cty.
We are aii ase1anDsen IN one
;
nk Ee"oriaA hlh 70 tne
glory OF God and the honor OF
tnose WHO won the woFid war: :,
Ton, tne "arsA1ai OF france ana
0lqueror N 1ef"any, rs mere;
aH. tne uelehueT OF NaAy' Is
cC; oacquIs, Tue reoe1ef OF
m amen;nn ~ scd i ,-a.7 rsn T., c
an s.a,, aSu Ae1Pl y ne'
mighty men OF vaaor, Afc here; \
1athers ana mothefss OF fhc Elpr1-
ous fallen are here: wounded and
T.ts gropang heroes a1es hae the ;
mighty souls Of the muf7tndinous
dead are here: The sqUckened
accord-peace. 4 virgin In white
is now liberating an Imprisoned
dove with this message, of peace
10 you and the nation. May its
flight he swift and strong. May
il escape the armed fowler.
Peace needs a swift meascn-
ger: 1t needs defense from the
dangers OF armament Peace
must become the creed OF the
world; disarma ment must become
the code OF the nations.
In the coming peace counci.
may our glorious country WIN
not sIory sun " Hhs u
war-WcarJ nations OF TIC eaftn
out OF ttf wilderness OF oiscoN
ana dismay INTO tne canaan U
pc a. '.u .na; proste; ,.,
aod;o..aa unS i,seiS. -. .s .s,;s n..e n.1!.. Nc
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.his s.~En.a;s.. ~ Ps;
aw,its ,,,or, ,h.n ,hor 10. .t,.s,
fnr the n,ornine say n,or, tIsn
they that watch for the morn
;nr,.
Officials today were already begin
ming preliminary, preparations for tn
1922 convention which will be held II
New Orleans. the Louisiana city hay
ing won out last night over San Fran
cisco. the other contender.
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lhe nis nan way sMweI IN i.ilI,a
.nls morning the second Gay OF IN
AlIer'cah legion tnAro nasiohal con
usn..on, 81. st:, ne uuo Eer
.n ~ y: Iue,. .asn. opelauoIi
u :, !" "
.nc .l.s 'lau piaceo dions Ihe cnrp o
Yesterday IN an eHort 10 keep IN
! DOWNTOWN streeS neat Inc IraS
cans Mers too consplcuoua son,
sntausiast sot Tue loea tnat II Woui
ne run 70 oras 2. rev OF them a! Tn
enu oI rope peH,na a 'rucA' anu tn
t iota spreaI rapiols.
n zen JACQUES OF be gum entefe
: me nau ana was sreeted with ea
e 'n1s,as Ea,
d. Ieheral Johh A. 1e1eun, con-
k iianoant OF .ne AIer1can Marin
II corps, was the next arrFaI ana n
It was rounolS cneereo.
men came treneral D1az OF ltai
d a'ha cheers broke out again a
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