New Britain herald., 1921-10-31
EVERY STATE Is
 AT CONVENTION

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 posts and departments to find work
 for the 100000 former soldiers said 1 by the report to be jobless | Incorporated in the adjutant's re- port was lengthy review of the &C., 1 tivities of the organization. l Finances in Good Shape. 1 The report of Robert H. TundaI1, treasurer showed a balance of $6O8,-
 933.99 as against s461,717.37 a year 1 ago.
 l The organization was extended ma I terially during the year, more than l 1,05O posts having been added De-
 partments were created in Mexico, 1 Panama, the Philippine Islands
 France, British Isles, Argentina and l Canada, while posts were extended to 1 l2 additional countries. Wonen'a Auxiliary Gain. The women'a auxiliary, an autono-
 nous organization. but closely related,
 MT. Bolles reported, increased in mem-
 bership from 11,865 to 121, ,440 in 12
 months and the number of units grew
 from 1,332 to 3,61S.
 l The report of the national judge
 advocate announced that every pos- sible precaution has been taken to protect the Legion's emblem from in l fringenrent.
 IA profit of $55,627 was shown in the report. of the Legion Publishing Co.,, which publishes the American Legion 1 Weekly.
 | Big Crowd Present. Convention hall where the national convention of the American Legion opened it's session today was early astir with delegates. Bands and drum ! corps were b1aring out military music and haze of tobacco smoke lent an | Indian summer torch to the bright l colored decorations.
 The "buddies," apparently in no l way discouraged by a night of mill ] ing" shouting, singing, street corner | reunions to the tune of motor sirens, sidewalk dances and endless marching and countermarching, began filling the
 hall shortly after 8 o'clock. Many delegates and visitors wore
 uniforms
 Thousands of spectators came early and filled the arena balcony and the
 gallery, while the floor of the hall was
 given over to the delegates. Representatives from Alaska, the Canal Zone, Hawaii the Philippines, Porto Rico, Turkey, Africa, France, Spanish Honduras and the British Isles, raised their standards on tho floor in addition to the delegates from every state.
 Women in Red Cross workers cos
 tunes here and there among the spec
 
 dresses, with crimson crosses on cap and sleeve.
 l Lifting the American flag high fabove her head Mime. Ernestine Schu- l mann Heink opened the convention, l by singing the Star Spagled Banner. Giving the invocation the Rev. John l w Inser of Chattanooga, Tenn, na- | tional chaplain asked Divine guidance | for the Legion in bearing on the torch of service and patriotism dropped 1 by those who fell in tho war.' i Mayor James S. Cowgirl of Kansas | City, welcomed the Legion in the name of the city and Dr. Harry F. Parker, state commander of the Legion in l Missouri made an address of welcome. Tho convention got quickly down
 to business. The report of the com
 mittee on permanent organization, recommending that ten national com- mittees with representation from each state, ba maintained, wa, adopted. Speeches. on the convention floor l were limited to five minutes when the
 delegates adopted the rules committee report Voting by delegates will not bs permitted.
 Tribute For Galbraith. At the request of Commander Emery the convention arose an6 stood for
 hall minute in silent tribute to the memory of F. w. Galbraith. formerly national commander of the Legion who was killed in a motorcar accident near Indianapolis last June. Emery then
 proceeded to deliver his report to the convention.
 Emery Accuses Harding. Prolonged cheers greeted Com
 mander Emery's charge that congress had been forced to bow to the will of the executive in the matter of de-
 laying legislation for soldier com pensation. The national commander asserted that President Harding held conference with a group of anti compensationists and then went be- fore congress to urge that the legis- lation be recommitted. More cheers followed MT. Emery's declaration that the Legion was in the compensation fight to stay and that it would make it's stand known to the world in unnistakable terms without consideration of party poli- tics.
 When Vice-President Calvin Cool idge arrived at the hall the colors of the Vincent B. Costello post of the Legion, Washington D. c. were pre- sented him.
 The convention arose and cheered as he was escorted to the platform. He was presented to the convention by MT Emery. Another demonstra- tion followed the crowd again stand ing.
 The delegation from Vermont, MT. Cooldges native state, was especial ly active in according him welcome. Greeting from Marshal Foch of France and Gen. John J Pershing, en route to Kansas City to attend the Legion convention were read by the national commander.