New-York tribune., 1922-07-09
100000 Legion
Men Expected
AT New Orleans
Crescent City Meeting Will
Probably Eclipse Kansas
City Convention i'm 1921
in Magnitude
Enact Mardi Cras Parade
Municipality Will Revert to
Days Under Domination
of French and Spanish

When the tumult and shouting died
away and the American Legion hosts
prepared to leave Kansas City, follow
, ing the national convention there last
fall, the general feeling was that there
would never be another convention of
similar magnitude and general good
times.
Faced by the necessity of living up
to the high mark established by Kansas
City, the 1922 convention committee
started work Immediately following the
1921 gathering. The result of this
activity is the formation Of a program
for entertainment Of the 100000 vis-
originality and spontaneity all previ-
GUS conventions.
For five days. starting October 16,
New Orleans will cast aside It's modern
American ways and will revert to the
days of French and Spanish domina-
tion. The famous carnival atmosphere
of the Mardi Gras will prevail, bring
ing to every visitor that spontaneity
which dominated the streets Of Kansas
City
Cooperating with the convention
committee to the fullest extent, all
principal hostelries have agreed to
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minus bath, and for $3.50 a day with
the porcelain tub. Every man gets a
bed, too. The hotels and housing COM
mittee is prepared to take care of all
visitors. Those who prefer to live in
the residential district far removed
from the sounds Of merriment will be
entertained in the best homes Of the
city.
To Stage Mardi Gras Parade
AS a special act Of courtesy to the
Legion hosts & celebrated French car
nival parade will be held by number
Of French societies which have made
the Mardi Gras national event. The
festivities will be held in the evening.
During the New Orleans convention
the greatest World War athletes Of the
United States will compete in track
and field, marksmanship, wrestling and
boxing contests. They will endeavor
to bring the championships in their
chosen sports to their Legion depart
ments.
Dreadnoughts, cruisers, submarines
and subchasers will frolic in the port
of New Orleans for the amusement Of
the doughboy. The conventions wa
ter carnival is expected to be one Of
gram. Ali the great naval powers Of
the world have been invited to send
ships to participate in the carnival.
There will be British, French, Italian,
Mexican and Brazilian craft, while our
Cuban allies, who hold forth at COM
parative stones throw from New Or
leans, will send a number of vessels.
Mimic Air Raid
A spectacular air raid will be staged
over the center Of the business dis
trict. Squadrons Of bombing planes
will drop flares and Illuminating
bombs, while powerful searchlights
from the vessels in the harbor will
play upon the air craft and reveal to
the thousands of spectators the spiral
dives, loops and daring movements ex-
ccuted by the pilots.
Women visitors who attend the
American Legion Auxiliary convention,
to- be held in conjunction with the
Legion gathering, will face barrage
Of French fetes, yacht reviews, teas,
luncheons and automobile tours. They
will join their Legion comrades in
dances on this roped-off downtown
streets. Music will be provided by
numerous jazz orchestras composed of
New Orleans negroes, who claim re-
sponsibility for the introduction of the
syncopated tunes to the American ball
room. The Pickwick, Boston, Louisi-
ana clubs and other historic and ex-
elusive organizations are to open
doors to the Legion and auxiliary
guests. All permanent entertainment
enterprises of New Orleans have ar
ranged special programs for conven-
tion week.