The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-29
AMERICAN LEGION PROGRAM
For Third Annual Convention to Be
Held at Rutland.

Rutland, August 29.--The program
for the third annual convention of the
American Legion, released to-day, con
tains list of speakers which viii
command the attention of all OF Yer
mont's ex-service men who attend the
convention at Rutland, September 6
and 7.
The convention will open Tuesday
evening at 7;45 at the memorial ar
mory on West street. The first eve
ming routine business will be transact
ed. AT $3.50 Wednesday morning, the
convention will be called to order and
the reports and elections will take
place. An adjournment will be had
at noon when the soldiers will es-
cort Major General Edwards to the
Rutland fair grounds.
At the fair grounds Gen. Edwards,
former commander of the 18th Yam
kee division, will address the legion.
aires. The men will be the guests of
the Rutland fair association for the
afternoon. The convention will re-
sumo again in the evening for compile.
ton OF the elections which will proba-
bly, not be finished at the morning
session.
The program is as follows: Tues
day, 7:45 p. m. reception, national and
state officers of American Legion and
ladies auxiliary to the American l.e-
gion; convention called to order by
department commander "Star Span
gled Banner sung by Mrs. Cornie
Clynn Cocklin; piracy by department
address OF welcome on be-
half of city, Mayor James {. Dunn;
address of welcome on behalf OF Rut.
land post, No. 81, American Legion,
Commander George T. Moroney: re-
Spouse by John 7. Sullivan. commanl.
er, department of Yermont address, |
His Excellency, James Hartness, gov.
ernor of Vermont.
Selection, orchestra address, Lem
uel Bolles, national adjutant of the |
American Legion; address, Hon Porter
II. Dale, congressman second Yer.
mont district; selection, orchestra |
talk, "The American Legion Weekly" |
2. X. Bains, business manager; eHc-
lion, convention committee On creden-
iials, committee on resolutions, com. /
nittee on finance; adjournment.
Wednesday, September 7. Conven-
ion called TO order, $3.50 a. n; pray.
II by department CHAPLAIN; "Star
spangled Banner ensemble; reading
If call for 1921 convention; report
" committee on credentials, reports
II department commander, depart.
nent adjutant. department finance Of.
lcer; reports of executive committee.
nance committee. activities commit.
ee; address, Rev. Francis A. Kelley,
'ast national chaplain, The American
.egion.'
Election of committee to revise en-.
ire constitution and draft rules and
equations, same TO report at 1922
reading of communica-
ions, announcements, etc. report of
ommittee on resolutions; selection of
lace for 1922 department convention;
tatement by department finance Of
GER as 10 number of delegates and
lternates TO which the Vermont de-
is entitled.
Question; "Shall the expense Of dele.
ates or delegates and alternates to
nc national convention be paid? Ii so,
what amounts By appropriation or
= special assessments ?"
Election of officers: Commander.
rst vice commander (army., second
navy, third tmarinel, fourth (army
urse corps, adjutant, finance GER,
slegates to national convention, al.
'rnates TO national convention; cleo
on of executive committee, finance
'mmittee, activities committee; new
lsiness, adjournment. final
At noon, a recess will be taken.
Inch will be served by the Rutland
'st and at ! o'clock the assemblage
i'll escort General Edwards TO the
ir grounds.