Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-29
GEN. FOREMAN
MAY JOIN BIG
LOYALTY RALLY
Illinois National Guard Com
mander Will Probably
Speak, Says Cantwell.


ably viii be one Of the distin guished
visitors at the All-American celebration in
the Gypsy Smith tabernacle Saturday
night, according to word received today
BY J. F. Cantwell, chairman of the
American Legion executive COMMITTEES
which has charge of the arrangements
General Foreman commanded one of the
Illinois Regiments In France, and has
taken q prominent part In the 0rganiZa-
ton of the legion.
He is a close friend Of Charles G.
Dawes and is endeavoring to make il
possible for him to attend the meeting
as one of the principal speakers. A let
ter received by Mr. Cantwen this morn
Ing from Washington, where Mr.. Dawes
is at the present time, lead to the belief
that Mr. Dawes would be able to attend
although he has not formally accepted
the Invitation.
The committee already has obtained
the acceptance of Federal Judge K NJ
Lands Of Chicago 20 deliver one Of the
main addresses.
COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS
TO HANDLE BIG CROWD.
Every precautiOn Will be taken to pro-
vide for the comfort and easy handling
of the tremendous crowd which is ex-
pected to attend the meeting. A special
detail OF fifty policemen Will assist in
taking care of the thrCng
The following reception committee has
been named: Governor Warren T. Nc
Cray, Judge Albert B. Anderson Senator
$ Harry S. New, Samuel NJ Ralston, Al
bert J. Beveridge, Mayor Charles w.
Jewett, Charles J. Orbison, Charles f.
Coffin. Frederick Van Nuys, Thomas
Taggart. L. C. Huesmann, John W.
Hoffman, Hilton Q. Brown, Evans Wool
IN, NJ. E. Foley, J. K. Lilly, Dick Miller,
r. A. Butler, Ernest Bross, Hugh Mex.
Landon, c. H. Winders, Rt: Rev. Francis
Fl. Gavisk. E. Howard Cadle, V. E. ROrer,
Lemuel BOlles and the commanders of
every American Legion post in Marion
County.
The Indiana Democratic Club, which
had made all arrangements for the cele-
bratiOn Of Jefferson's. birthday, April .
has called of its meeting, IN order to
participate in the AmericaniZation meet
ing
AT time when German propaganda
Is being openly Haunted in the face OF
the loyal American people and unusual
faYOrs are being shown by officials to
those. who have been convicted Of the
disloyal crime of obstructing the draft, "
said Frank P. Baker, president of the
club, lit is indeed timely that pa
triotlc meetings should be held through
out America to arouse the fine sentiment
Of Americanism which reached its height
under the leadership Of that greatest Of
Americans, Woodrow Wilson.
indianapolis is doubly fortunate in
that it has chosen for its day of meeting
April 2, the birthday Of Thomas Jeffer-
ment the Declaration Of Independence
and who founded the great American
party. the Democratic party"
COMMITTEES NAMED
FOR BIG RALLY.
Representatives Of the American Legion
and practically every other patriotic and
civic organization in the city met at the
p Cham Der of Commerce yesterday and Sc
leeted committees for the big American
lzation meeting:
From all indications the affair win be
the largest and most successful OF its
kind ever held in Indiana. Not only is
Indianapolis alive to the Importance OF
the meeting. but the State as a whole is
taking an unusual interest in IT and Am
erican Legion posts throughout Indiana
are requesting space at the meeting.
It is probable that an informal parade
headed by the 40th Infantry band from
Ft. Benjamin Harrison viii be held i'm
mediately following the Service Club
banquet at the ClaypOol hotel to the
speakers of the evening. No attempt will
be made to organize the parade on a an
elaborate scale but it promises to be a
large one according to Legion officials.
URGE CITY To
HONOR DAY.
On the day OF the meeting Il is re-
puested that the national cOlors be dis
played from every home In Indianapolis.
The tabernacle itself will be beautifully
decorated under the direction Of the COM
mittee on decorations which Is made up
Is follows: Bowman Elder, chairman
Thomas D Stevenson, W. II. SciscOe
William H Barrier, Jr, Mrs. Harry
Teller, J. Z. Gavin, Arthur Gresham
GeOTge v. Klimes, h w. Hadley and
Roy c. Gault.
other committees are as follows:
Transportation Of Disabled Former Serv-
zee Men to the Meeting-Dr. Edward a.
willis, chairman; Edwin A. Daley, L. B
Hopkins, Mrs. Thomas E. Stuckey, Mrs
Charles Kurtz, Jacob Morgan, Mrs. Olive
B. Lewis and Miss Helen Courtney.
PubIicity-Bertrand Hawkins, chair
man; Joseph r. Morgan, C. c. Jones
Maurice E. Tenant. William H. Howard
John B. Reynolds, George r. Chester
Lowell Toms and Truman Felt.
Seating Arrangements-H. c. Ketcham
chairman; John Paul Ragsdale. Morri:
G. Fuller, Mrs. J. E. Barcus, Mrs. R. ]
5effries and Mrs. John Paul Ragsdale.
Program Committee-Charles G.. Sau-
us, chairman Frank P. Baker, William
r. Flanders, Kenneth D. Coffin and Miss
Susanna B. Higgins.
Final reports Of all committees viii be
made at q meeting Of the general execu
tive committee Thursday evening at 3 i;
o'clock at the Chamber OF Commerce.
SPECIAL SECTIONS
FOR VETERANS.
It was announced that reserved seats
viii be assigned to organizations as fol-
ows: Sons Of Veterans section 2; Span
sh War Veterans, sections and 4; 10y
n Legion. section 3; Daughters OF the
American Revolution, section 6; WOmen's
Auxiliary Of American Legion, sections
} and 8; staff Of Mai. Gen. George w
Read, section II; War Mothers and men
hospitals and vocational training, sec
aon u; Service Club and Military Order
II Foreign Wars, section 10; Grand-Army
If the Republic, section ]; American Lee
ZION In unreserved seats in sections A
and Q. Members/of the 10th Infantry
Band will occupy a part of section A.
The NewsbOys' Band viii occupy Sec
ion P.
Seats on the speakers platform have
been reserved as follows: Judge Kene-
saw Lands. Charles D. Dawes. IL he is
lble to be present; William P. Evans
chairman Of the meeting; Henry ]. Ryan
chairman Of the America nization commit.
tee Of the legion; Gypsy Smith. ]. F. Cant
vel. Governor McCray, Mayor Jewett
Col. L. R. Gignilliat, State commander
II the American Legion; Mai Gen. George
". Read. commanding 9Th Army Corp:
VEfrTg7ro A