The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-25
| DICTIONARIES HEAR
INSPIRING ADDRESS
FROM LEGION Man.
Says Failure of Local Post
Would Be Reflection On The
Individual Members
TALKS OF FLORIDA AT
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Chairman of Convention Com
mittee To Look Into Legion
Convention For Pensacola

"yigor. Vitality. Vim and Punch
That's Pep That is also Harvey R.
Payne of the Jacksonville Post of the
American Legion. His talk last night to
the legionaires was an inspiration. He
urged the necessity of the posts success
on the ground that a failure would re-
fleet on the individual members, that
the problem of the legionaire was the
problem of his community and only by
serving faithfully that community could
the post be a vital part of it.
'.You have fifty thousand reasons or
more for being a member of the LEGION
the fifty odd thousand that died on the
fields of France that liberty might live"
he said. You owe it to your town, to
your state. to your nation. to carry on
the work for which they made the SUI
preme sacrifice"
He emphasized the Importance Of max
ing better citizens OF our immigrants, OF
making real citizens of the ''gold-orick
ex-service man and urged especially that
such men be weeded out of the govern
ment's compensation lists.
Mr. Payne is chairman of the Florida
Parade Committee for the National Con-
vention at New Orleans and outlined the
plan of the parade which viii include
manmouth legion, and to lead the par
ade. massed colors OF the posts of the
state, a huge map Of Florida which will
have instead of the usual dots on the
map to indicate the posts represented, a
hole cut in the map through which
member of the post will be placed with
his body protruding and carrying the
name of the city represented. Twenty
small mules will carry hampers of Flori-
da's products which win be distributed
along the line of the parade. Completing
the parade will be all the legion men
from Florida with distinctive uniforms
and badges.
The Pathe News will make several
reels of the Florida division Of the par
ade for national distribution TWO solid
trains of legion men have already been
guaranteed from this state. There viii
he Florida information booths from which
Florida products viii be given away and
the names, addresses and the nature OF
the INQUIRIES viii be motel and later sent
TO all civic and other organizations who
have contributed toward the Ali-FlorIda
exhibit.
Dade and Lee counties win furnish two
carloads of citrus fruits and other coun-
ties peanuts, pecans, cigars and whatever
other products they have
Some important business was transact
al last night which included the election
OF W. L. Patterson as vice-president'
]. P. Lloyd, post adjutant. and the ap-
continent Of several important commit
tees.
Upon motion of L. E. Thornton. Harry
THOMPSON. general chairman Of the con-
vention committee was instructed to re-
pert by the first meeting in October that
sufficient funds had been raised for the
entertainment of the state convention
here. and II such was not raised that PEN
sacoia report to the state executive com
,nittee that it was unable to handle the
convention and would be. Instructed 10
send the convention to some other city.