South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06
LEGION DELEGATES
RETURN FROM MEET
South Bend Representatives
Relate Incidents of Ma
tional Convention.

Every veteran OF the world war
who has not already done so should
join the American Legion now. IL
those men who fought side by side
between April. 1917 and November,
1918. could get the faintest idea OF
the magnitude OF the veteran organ
izaton which is available 10 them,
and of the international power OF
that organization. they would have
their names 20 a membership appli-
,ation blank before another sunset"
This is the consensus Of opinion
as expressed by South Bends rep
resentatives in Kansas City during
the third annual convention Of the
American Legion. \. r. Macdonald.
commander OF south Bend post so.
spoke for them on his return late
friday Those who accompanied
rim 20 the Missouri reunion Of
America war veterans returned for
the most part Thursday night after
than accompanied the celebration OF
,he first Armisticc day. even In gay
Farce
Delegates Satisfied.
The American Legion Is go
ertter.' declared Mr. Macdonald.
1T IS doing things. Il has done
hiuvs. II Will continue to live in
.he eyes of the world by reason Of
continued accomplishment. not only
Ed behalf OF it's own members. but Of
b. people as a whole.
"of course, its disabled come first.
along with the widows and orphans
who represent a life presented IN the
supreme sacrifice for democracy.
After them come the needy.-those
who haven't been able TO get toe
hold in business since their return.
Then comes humanity in general"
Dr. Arthur L. Knapp, Or. J. s.
Sprague. Harry Engel. Lawson
AudgIey. G. X. Seybold. Edward
E,lIck and Ted Roberts, members Of
The South Bend delegation, declared
that never before had there been
such "a gathering Of any kind. ana
that il WIS difficult 10 anticipate
anything like it i'm the future.
Indiana ON job.
Indiana was on the firing line at
all times While Col. Hanford Nc
Nsider was acclaimed a dark horse.
Indiana had selected him early n
the convention. Judge Arthur Rob
inSOn OF indianapolis, well known
here as a jurist. legislator and speak
ar, presented him TO the Indiana del
egatiOn in its first caucus. Others or
the steering committee of the In
diana delegation Of which Mr.. Mac
Donald was a member, saw in him
the only compromise between less
dependable elements.
The night for national heaGquar-
tiers. now located in Indiana, was
wen even before Commander John
G.. Emery sounded his gavel for the
opening prayer. To DR.. Richard
Keene and Oswald Ryan. the for
mer past national committeeman
and the latter elected 10 that posi-
ton at the Wabash convention. goes
the credit for as pretty a piece OF
diplomacy as the convention saw.
sure Wen support you for ma
tional headquarters, keene told
the Kansas City aspirants But IN
six years il Will be back in Indianap-
oils"
You mean that It will be passed
around?" queried a Kansas City
banker.
Keep Headquarters.
why not. ," asked. Keene. Min
neapolis gave il 20 Indiana as a
permanent thing. You seek &c have
the Minneapolis agreement set aside
Next year someone else Will take 1t
away from you"
Indiana kept national headquar-
ters. for which the corner stone of
$40 coo. eco home was laid by
Ferdinand Foch Friday.
That nothing can stop the legion
now is the opinion Of the men who
gathered i'm *. c. "Of course, we
viii make mistakes" declared Mr..
Macdonald. "But if we didn't make
mistakes. il would mean we weren't
doing anything. And the mistakes
we make will be negligible. If we
IRE 10 take as a criterion the care
frl manner I'm which the business
sessions OF the convention progress
ed.
1T took al manner Of men 10
make up the army. And all manner
OF men are represented in the Amer
lean legion today.-but the army
has made them better men. cautious.
thinking men. and these men are
extremely jealous OF the reputation
81 the organization which represents
their feats OF arms The American
Legion as Il whole viii select in all
cases a few in whom it has conn
dence. And those few will work ag-
excessively but carefully 10 see that
nothing but honor IS reflected on
the organization which they have
been chosen TO represent"
4 membership campaign Tor South
Bend post 80 is now on. The local
post has nearly 500 members now.
and is after 200 by Nov. 10th,
when IL viii give biz dance At the
Oliver hotel Armistice day will al
so feature a dancing party in the no
tel lobby. FOR all eN-service men and
tle general public.
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