The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-31
Reunion Program Opens BY Madame
sehumsnnhelnk Singing Nation.
al Anthem; Emery Opens
Gigantic Meet.
PROGRESS OF LEGION
SHOWN BY ADJUTANT
Repor, shows 1850 Posts Organized
In Year; Finances Reach s6os..
e33; Increase Of $4,000;
Oklahoma Strong.

Dy United Press.
Kansas City. Oct. Kansas CIT
was t1c mecca for tho khaki cin'
veterans and heroes of the worl'
war today.
A total Of $4,000 cxscrvicc men
convention officials estimated. wcrg
ON hand for the opening program ol
the American Legion convention
here. Tho opening numbers included
the welcoming Of Admiral Beatty
British naval man who la the hers
Of the great naval battle at Jutiand
Oklahoma continued today to fur
nish the noise of the convention.
Oklahomans. headed by a band. pa.
raded the streets IN picturesque
Indian head dresses and staged war
dances TO capacity audiences in
downtown hotels.
Convention ls Opened.
Following the singing Of the
national anthem by Madame schu.
mannlIclnk, National Commander
Emery opened the convention.
Lcmuel Bellies. national adiutant
presented his yearly report showing
that the number OF American Legion
posts had increased 1850 since the
last September and that the Leglon's
financial worth is sGOS.903. repre-
senting an increase OF $4,000 dur.
ing the year.
Adjatant Bolles described the Lee
gion's activities In dealing with the
employment problem. He stated that
questionnaires sent out by the ma
tional headquarters OF the Legion
showed that 10000 ex-servlce men
are at present out of jobs.
Coolidge Makes Talk.
Calvin Coolidge, vice.president OF
tire United States and the represen.
tative of the administration at the
Legion convention, in speech be-
fore the meeting compared the com
ing conference on the limitations Of
arms, in Importance with the draft
ing of the constitution of the United
States following the Revolutionary
war.
president Harding will do all that
can be done to prevent the need Of
you again sacrificing yourselves for
your countrys welfare" Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge said.
Men from New England to San
Francisco with their wives and
children have arrived. Included in
the hundreds of arrivals are two Of
the legion's guests from abroad Gen
Armando Daz and Gen. Baron JAG.
ques Of Belgium.
They reached the city Sunday
morning within half an hour of
each other and were given rousins
welcome at the station.
Another Of the notables coming in
was Vice President Coolidge, who
will be President Harding's official
representative at the convention.
Prolonged cheers also greeted Mr..
Coolidge.
The big Mid-Western city was a
riot Of color and crowds. The man
in war quality olive drab rubbed ell
bows with the wearer Of the Sam
Browne belt and many naval uni
forms were in evidence.
Divisional insignia flashed out in
the good natured jostling, cheering,
restless throngs milling" in the the
streets, hotel Hobbies and theatres.
Taxicabs full of men in khaki dash
ed through the streets with aban-
don, and tho sight of pretty girl
brought cheers from the former
gobs" and "doughboys."
A national political convention
probably never developed more elec-
tioneering and lobbying than was
being transacted in the hotel rooms
and lobbies Sunday.
The state delegations, practically
all of which are on the graund, be-
gan their caucuses and vote trading