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

policy for the ensuing year. uueS'
organization OF auxiliary units cleo
ton of state officials and meeting
place for 1922.
The legion inner society, La So
ciete Des Hommes 40, ct Chevaux
s, is stirring up much enthusiasm
for the convention, it being known
that they will take over the city OF
Eugent for June 30th, and stage al
mammoth initiation. This organ
fzation is promoted to the friend
ship, fraternallsm, good fellowship
and injection Of pep into the legion.
The mystic "40-men; S-horses" sign
iS well known and emblazoned In
the memory of every doughboy whol
saw service in France.
OF special interest also to the le-
gionnalres and the many hundreds
of visitors will be the entertainment
planned by the Eugent post. There
will DE street dancing. festivities,
ball, huge parade, fire
works and rally parade, and special
prizes listed. an excellen boxing
card with the best Southern Oregon
talent billed. motorcycle and har-
ness races with over 100 dollars in
prizes to be given by the judges to
the winners and an Aero Cidcus by
the 91st Aero squadron.
Among the entertainment features
planned for the week, is q barba-
cue up the Mckenzie TO Nimr0d, the
visitors and legionnaires being TAX
en- up the highway for 2S miles,
stopping enrOute to visit the state
Game farm and then taken to the
Hatchery, where eating and speak
ing will be the order of the day.
On Friday, the patriotic and his
yorical parade. one of the big events
OF the convention week will be held,
led by George A. White, Adjutant
General of Oregon and delegate
from Capitol Post No. 8 of Salem.
The pageant is being arranged by q
committee headed by Ben s. Dor
! MS, Commander OF the Post The
parade will ba in four sections;
American Legion and all patriotic
organizations; national historlcal
features and industrial and com
merclal. Prizes are to be given for
the best decorated float, the most
unique float and to the legion post
with the largest number in the par
ade per membership. Portland vol
tue, La Societe Des 40 Hommes ct
8 Chevaux will also be In line.
On Saturday afternoon ON the race
track, the races will be held and u
is expected that large numbers OF
Lane county people will be out for
the festivities. Motorcycle races,
with and without sdecars will COM
pete for three five and ten mile
races, and there will also be three
harness races races are under the
American Legion Racing Commits
sion OF Eugent.
Saturday, evening, there will be q
fireworks parade and rally and box
ing card.
While the convention will close
Saturday evening, Sunday has been
set aside for the big barbaque to be
held at Nimrod on the Mckenzie
and Guy d. Moier, Is chairman Of
the committee handling these ar
( engagements .'
A bitter fight is expected to be
waged on the convention floor, the
delegation from Baker, Oregon,
Post coming to the convention with
the avowed Intention of landing the
1922 session OF the convention and
backed by the pomlnent organi2a-
tiOns of that city.The Dalles Post
No. ls, which has recently come to
the front is making strong bid for
the convention for next year. and 1t
is probable that other cities will al
so put forth strenuous efforts for
the 1922 meeting place. i.
The Oregon legion has now 1O1
posts OF the legiol scattered thru
the state OF Oregon with a member
ship OF abOu ten thousand and the
Woman's Auxiliary have sc units of
the Auxiliary chartered with a 1900
membership.
The city OF Eugene will take on
a gay odor, legion emblems and ban
ners will be everywhere in evidence
and the Eugene cordially spirit Is
expected to be n prominence during
the stay OF the visitors.
Ben Dorri. Commander OF the
Post. is aided by the following Com.
mittee: Harold Glasou, Housing
w. G. White. Convention Hall com
mittee; Ed, Rohne. Entertainment
Committee: Jay Allen. publicity
Lawrence Jensen, automobile com
mittee and S. s. George. Convention
adjutant.
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