The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-29
WORLD WAR VETS WILL
HEAR GOOD SPEAKERS
Many interesting Features in Pro.
gram OF Convention to Be
Held In Rutland.


Rutland. Aug. 29.-1.ie program for
the Third Annual convention of the
American Legion, Department of Yer
mont, released today, contains list
of speakers which will command the
attention OF all of Vermonts ex-sery.
ice men who attend the convention at
Rutland, September 9th and 7th.
The convention will open Tuesday
evening at 7:45 at the Memorial Ar
mory on West street. The first eve
ming routine business win be transact
cd. AT $50 "Wednesday morning. the
convention win be called to order and
the reports and elections Will take
place. An adjournment will be had at
noon when the soldiers will escort
Mai. Cen Clarence Il. Edwards. com
mander of the LIST Corps Area at
Boston, to the Rutland Fair Grounds.
AT the fair grounds. Gen. Edwards.
former commander OF the 26th Yankee
division, will address the legionaires,
The men will be the guests OF tho
Rutland Fair association for the after
noon. The convention will resume
again in the evening for completion
OF the elections which will probably
not be finished at the morning ses.
sion.
The program Is as follows: Tues
day, 3:45 p. m. Reception. National
and State officers OF American Leg.
ion and Ladies Auxiliary to Ameri-
can Legion; Convention called to or
der by Department Commander; Star
Spangled Banner, sung by Mrs. Cornie
Glynn Cocklin; Prayer by Department
Chaplain; Address of Welcome on be.
salt of city, Mayor James c. Dunn;
Address OF welcome on behalf of Rut.
land post, No. 81. American Legion,
Commander George T. Moroney; Re
sponse by John f. Sullivan. Command
or. Department OF Vermont; Address,
His Excellency, James lIartness, Gov
ernor OF Vermont.
Selection. orchestra; address.
I.emuel Bolles. National Adjutant OF
the American Legion; address. Hon,
Porter II. Dale. congressman, second
Vermont district; selection, orches'
ira; talk. The American Legion Week
ly, c. r.. Bains, business manager
election. convention committee on
credentials, committee on resolu'
tious, committee on finance ad'
journment.
Wednesday, September Z. Conyen.
tion called to order, $3.50 a. M;
Prayer by department chaplain; star
Spangled Banner, ensemble; reading
OF call for 1921 convention; report of
committee on credentials; reports OF
department commander, department
adiutant, department finance officer;
reports OF executive committee, I'M
ance committee, activities committee,
address. Rev. Francis A. Kelley, past
National chaplain, the American
Legion.
Election Of committee to revise en-
tire constitution and draft rules and
regulations, same to report at l922
convention; reading of communica-
tlons, announcements. etc report OF
committee on resolutions, selection
OF place for 1922 departmental con
vention; statement by department fl
nance officer as to number OF dele
gates and alternates to which the
Vermont Department is entitled.
Question. Shall the expense of
delegates or delegates and alternates
to the National Convention be paidY
II so, in what amounts? BY apprGDri
alton or by special assessments?
Election of otilcers Commander
LIST vice commander tarmy), I'd navy
Srd tmarinel, 4th (army nurse corps
adjutant. finance officer, delegates to
National Convention. alternates to Ma
tional Conventions; election of execu'
tive committee. finance committee,
activities committee; new business,
adjournment, final.
AT noon. recess will be taken.
l.unch will lia Served by the Rutland
post and at o'clock the assemblage
will escort Gen. Edwards to the fair
grounds.