Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-03
NOTABLES AT
LEGION MEET
Veterans of the World War Open
National Convention at Kan
SaS City.
PERSHING AND FOCH PRESENT
Generals Dtax and Jacques and Ad-
miraI Beatty and Vice President
Coolidge Also Guests-Memo-
rial Service for Late Chief.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 1.-The
American Legion went into action
here, launching an offensive against a
program tacticians said would require
three full days to occupy and CONSOLE
date.
AS the zero hour approached the
convention hall sector was choked with
thousands of restless veterans. all
eager for the word to go over the
top"
Watching the drive closely were
Gen. Armando Dlaz of the italian
armies, Gen. Baron Jacques Of Bel
GUM and Vice President Coolidge. who
is representing President Harding.
who are on the program.
Beatty and Foch Arrive.
Admiral Earl Beatty of the British
grand fleet, Marshal Foch of France,
commander in chief of the allied
armies, and General Pershing Of the
American expeditionary forces, acting
as Marshal Foch's aid, arrived in the
afternoon.
The proceedings began with songs
by Nine. Schumann-Heink. Then John
G. Emery of Grand Rapids, Mich. ma
tional commander of the Legion, called
the convention to order and the invo-
cation was pronounced by Rev. John
w. Winner of Chattanooga, Tenn, ma
tional chaplain. Addresses of welcome
were made on behalf of Kansas City
and responses given by Legion officials.
Hold Memorial Service.
A memorial service for the late II.
w. Galbraith of Indianapolis. who was
killed in motorcar accident last June,
was the noontime feature.
Efforts made to combat the unem-
ployment situation as 1t affects the
former service man and the suggestion
of remedies for the problem were set
forth at length In the annual report of
Adjutant Lemuel Bolles. He suggest
ed stimulation of public works, more
rigorous exclusion of aliens and sys-
tematic effort to find work for the 900,-
600 former soldiers now jobess.
$608.933 In Treasury.
The financial showing as presented
by the national treasurer, Robert III
Tyndall showed the present financial
worth of the organization as $685..
933.99 as against $461, 717.37 last year
During the year, according to the re-
port, more than 1850 posts have been
added, departments were created In
Mexico, Panama the Philippine Is
lands, France, British isles, Argentine
Republic and Canada, while posts were
i extended to IL additional countries.
The women's auxiliary, an autono-
nous organization, but closely related,
Mr.. Bolles reported. increased in mem
bershipI from 1866 to 121, 440 In II
months.
Eighty-ninth Honors Dead.
i Brig. Gen. Frank l.. Vim, U. S, A.,
who took the Eighty-ninth division to
France; Nine. Schumann-Heink, who
sang farewell to the Eighty-nlnth be-
fore 1t left Camp Funston, and former
officers of the division spoke at a me-
mortal service TO the divisions dead
and to the war dead of the Middle
| West Baron Jacques of Belgium at
tended.
To the strains of Hail, Hall, the
Gangs All Here" and other classics
of the trenches and the rest areas, the
Legion delegates surged through the
streets with spur Of the moment pa.
rades, bands, street corner parades and
impromptu snake dances. The Legion
show from Denver gave night-shirt
parade from the Union station to the
uptown sector.