The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-09-28
AMERICAN LEGION
WEEKLY LETTER

|! WEEKLY LETTER
More than 2200 sailors and 80 Of
ficers of the United States Navy will
come to New Orleans during the
American Legion national convention,
October 1920 as the result of a re-
cent order made by Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Roosevelt.
The naval men will come with
fleet of one cruiser and six destroyers
ordered to New Orleans for the con-
vention. The cruiser, Birmingham,
| flagship of Real Admiral W. C. Cole,
who will command the fleet, has
normal quota of 1000 men and 60 of
ficers. The six destroyers that will
accompany the Birmingham will have
crews of 200 men and five officers
each.
Hydroplanes ordered to fly to the
| convention from Pensacola, Fla, will
include some of the alrgest mooels in
existence. Their wing span measures
100 feet. All planes will be twin
screw equipped with Liberty motors.
Arrangements have been made for
the appearance at the convention of
band of 20 pieces from the naval
training station at Pensacola.
According to a report received by
the New Jersey American Legion
State Senator Joseph F. Wallworth
of Camden will introduce bill in the
legislature to have the people vote on
ed balance of 100000 left after pay
ing the state bonus The introduction
of the bill is contingent on Gov. Ed
wards |. Edwards calling a special
session of the legislature,T The Legion
seeks the special assembly in order
that the fund may be used to build
one or more hospitals for the care Of
sick and disabled world war veterans.
Prospective benedicts of the Amer
lean Legion, who plan to marry dur
ing the national convention of the ex-
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Orleans, October 1920 will have the
way paved for them by member of
the convention committee.
Announcement has been made that
Theodore A. Silvera, chairman of the
convention historical records commit
tee, will marry Miss Helen Hauley
Smith, also of New Orleans, in the
presence of his Legion buddies assem-
bled il. convention hall.
A chaplin from one of the United
States warships which are to be sent
to New Orleans for the convention
will be asked to perform the cere-
mony. Eighteen flower girls are be-
ing trained and detachment of boy
scouts will act as ushers.
Convention headquarters has re-
ceived a number of Inquiries in re-
gard to the holding Of marriages dur
ing the Legion gathering which have
been answered with the statement that
all facilities will be provided to assist
the lovers. Twenty Legionnaires were
married at the Legion convention in
Kansas City last year.
The American Legion Weekly has
just inaugurated plan for distribu-
ton of the Weekly which will finan-
cially benefit Legion men and at the
same time make the bank balance of
the. post larger. By acting as local
distributing agents for the news stand
sales of the Weekly certain percent
age of the total sales will go to the
Legionnaire doing the distributing
and to the post treasury.
The news stand director Of the
Weekly has mapped out a plan for
placing the Legion's magazine on the
news stands which has features no
other magazine can offer. Under tbs
plan post treasures and post MEM
bership can work up a steady income.
Write the news stand director ut fhe
Weekly. He'll tell you more about
making money pockets bulge.
Nationally prominent players from
all section of the country will COM
pete for the tennis championship of
the American Legion at the annual
national convention of that organiza-
ton in New Orleans, October 1920.
The convention tennis tournament
will be held in three divisions. Men OF
the Legion will play for the title in
both singles and doubles, while women
of the Legion, and members of the Le-
gion Auxiliary will play for cham
pionship in singles only. The tourna-
ment will open October 16 on the
courts of the New Orleans Lawn Ten
mis- Club and will end October 20. Pre-
liminary rounds will be held October
Is and II, the semi-finals October l9
and the finals on October 20. Silver
loving cups will 60 to title winners ID
all divisions. @s @s
Among those eligible for play IN
the Legion's net tournament are:
William T. Tilden, national champion,
William Nj. Johnston, Wallace n.
johnson, Watson Washburn. r. Nor
ris Williams, William e. Davis, Lean
Mathey, Roland Roberts and Marshall
Allan. Those men are shown on the