The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-28
AMERICAN LEGION MEETING IN ANNUAL
CONVENTION THIS week AT THE DALLES

Eyes OF ex-SerlVce men OF oregon
are turned in the direction Of The
Dalles next week. for the 4th annual
convention of the Oregon department
of the American Legion will be in
session. If this one meeting Of sew
eral thousand veterans is not enough,
there will be the state meetings of
the American Legion auxiliary, as
we'll as the first annual grand prom
enade of La Societe des 40 Hommes
cts Chevaux. The latter held forth
Wednesday. The two former opened
yesterday.
Recapitulating the results of its
statewide canvas, the convention COM
mittee looks for an attendance, in
round numbers, Of 1000 on the first
day, 1900 on the second day, and no.
one-can-guess-how many tomorrow,
the day of the parade, of election Of
department officers and selection Of
the convention city.
With The Dalles at the hub or the
bottle neck of traffic from Eastern to
Western Oregon, legionaires here are
expecting huge crowd, and the COM
mitteemen believe that for the first
time the number from Eastern Greg,
will exceed the Westerners at le-
gion convention. Much depends on the
size of the crowd from Portland, but
with every city with radius Of 100
miles pledging visitors, not even ex-
cepting places in Washington, the
surge of sage-brushers will be great.
Hanford MacNider, national COM
mander. will be big drawing card.
The popular legion chief, who has fl
nally driven through an adjusted COM
pensation bill to the point where it is
believed enactment is assured, has
promised to be in The Dalles July 28,
and possibly on July 20, to review the
parade. With him will be staff of
officials from headquarters, including
Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant.
Other prominent guests at the con.
vention will be E. j. Elvers of Port
land, who is chef he chemin de fer of
the 40 and IS; G. D. Cunningham,
commander of the Washington state,
department, and H. E. Macdonald
national secretary of the 40 and 8s.
Saturday morning, following the
business session, will see the annual
parade, pretentious event if all the
planning of the local committeeman
have done, goes for anything. The del
egates and visitors have been asked
to bring their uniforms for. this pa
rade, and 5000 in line is the mark set.
1t looks now as if there will be some-
fhere close to that many marchers,
not to speak of bands and score
of decorated vehicles. A feature of
the parade will be section of massed
colors-the flags and post standards
of all the organizations that can be
assembled, presenting vivid emble-
matical picture of the strength Of
this after-war organization.
A session in the afternoon to elect
officers and select the 1923 conven-
ton city, the finals in the aquatic
tournament, and the delegates will
begin hurrying away to their homes
and the work of the is men in The
Dalles, the committeeman, have beer
doing for the last six months, will
2 have been completed.
For the American Legion auxiliary
r similar plans, but on lesser scale
have been made. The Elks temple will
be turned over to the women as con
vention headquarters. About 200 wo
h men are expected, according to Mrs
e j. T. Henry, the president of the 10
/. cal unit.