Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-29
HUGE PARADE FOR
GA. LEGION MEET
Commander Galbraith
Coming To Reunion
Al Columbus


COLUMBUS, April 29.--An-
nouncement is made that practically
all Of the Camp Benning command
will appear in the gigantic patriotic
parade to be staged here on the aft
ornoon of July the Fourth when the
third annual state convention of the
American Legion, the first state
meeting of the woman's auxiliary
and the first statewide reunion OF
veterans of the great war will begin.
This means that Columbus people
and visitors will see the greatest pa
rade ever staged in this city. The
statement that the Benning men,
numbering several thousand, will
participate in the parade and festivi-
ties, came from General Paul B. Ma
lone, who had q conference with state
legion officials recently and on tho
return Of General w. II. Gordon dis
cussed with the commander of the
/ camp the feasibility Of placing the
big body Of men in the line Of march.
The parade will be viewed by thou
sands and y special reviewing stand
for National Commander f. w. Cal
braith, il. of Cincinnati, and other
notabIee will he erected Mt some CEN
trail location. Delegates to the tirsL.
state convention Of the WOman's
Auxiliary will ride in autos whl'o
the Legionaircs and the eX-seryicers
not n1o,1Iar', If The organization will
nFo1i Nv 49, r,arrh II ont The ma
+;nnal co,,on,ander has inst notified
State Legjon headauarters that he
LII 10 i, Columbus for the three
b;,. 10 da,,s and his .acceptance means a
r,,1ob , bioge,s attendance than at first
,lrodioted
TLa INJECT vo,,r Buddv in Colum-
h,s Georgia JuIv 4fh. 9Th and 9Th"
oo,,,,,,ittao oo,,, Of the Charles S. Harri.
eoa 10y 'pl5,t pnst of +he American Legion in
.1,a,,,o of a,,raneyan,ents for the con
oiia4tO .nsl4o,, b,- eec,,,.od the Springer
tLaa+o, ,,.i+h - seating capacity Of
Eoo fo,. tho sessions, The commit
l''oo' iGl '',e 90, ,,oyo,iseion 10 use
Wildwood parll for those World war
veterans who desire to camp out
III y, -, bo,.o Tho oneninp
dou o, If iba convention on July 4th
Iii ba a GENERAL reunion of former
eo,.,,ico WV no., and women whether
Sc aF tho f,[ logion and it's auxiliary or not.
Ga,,as.i - v,,, pa,,I r Malone who is con
Ggt,ol ;ga'aJ q ono Gu If tho hest speakers in
sioeIvu 80 o'ie iii deIive, an address on
me me. "t,pS IaiS "'''
'lllS Gamn mn Benning, the home Of the
L. fontry S(i,p school where 1000 army
NAM ef:l ,J - ,,,oro than 5000 enlist.
o5l'euLS o5 s'an orc are etationed, promises to
eH n'9i hia. o. ,,art i'm the reunion activi-
pay Z" IL ~ rifi J;a,, General w. II. Cor
JoH Az tbis %ecE sent his application for
uols l,os, I,,lr hnrsE;n IN the Charles S. Harri-
il,e'' lnH Potf 9ol 70 enter the activities 'as
fpiyatc" Spit c5' General Gordon did vail.
p, pnt y %yo work with the Fifth division and
was promoted to the rank OF MAJOR
TcnoraI ~%2 ON. taking command of the
Siytb division Tie now heads the
canon oiI,1 as its commander and promises
10 '' lend cverv effort in making the
~; nycnt a huge success. The Ben
ninp officials are now at work on
fnetnrps scet, p@' tbev are arranging will
make the Columbus reunion the
,r,.os4oet event of its kind ever hela