The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-10


ination. The famous carnival at.
mosphere of the Mardi Gras will pre-.
vail, bringing to every visitor that
spontaneity (which dominated the
streets Of Kansas City.
Arriving in New Orleans, the
doughboy visitor will be transported
to a cosmopolitan atmosphere. He
will meet Creole and French girls. at
tired in the headdress and garb OF
Brittany, Normandy and other pic,
turesque French provinces. At the
street corner, he will see on sale p
special La Vie Parisienne edition of O
local newspaper. If the train arrives
at night his journey to the hotel will
be down great White Way. Thir.
teen thousand electric lights will
make the downtown streets a men,
orable display.
There are no descendants Of Jesse
James among the hotel proprietors of
New Orleans. Cooperating with the
convention committee to the fullest
extent, all principal hostelries have
agreed to give the visitor a bunk for
$3.50 day, minus bath, and for $3.50
day with the porcelain tub. Every
man gets a. bed, too. The hotels and
housing committee is prepared to take
care of all visitors. Those who prefer
to live in the residential district far
removed from the sounds of merr-
ment will be entertained in the best
homes of the city.
AS a special act of courtesy to the
Legion hosts celebrated French car
nival parade will be held by a num-
Der Of French societies who have made
the Mardi Gras a national event. The
festivities will be held in the evening
During the world war the rolls of
the army, navy and marine corps car
ried the names of many famous ath-
letes. To Legionnaire sports have
always proved to be of exceptional in
terest. During the New Orleans con-
vention, the greatest world war ath-
letes of the United States will COM
pete in track and field, workmanship,
wrestling and boxing contests. They
will endeavor to bring the champion.
ships in their chosen sports to, their
Legion departments.
Dreadnoughts, cruisers, submarines
and sub -chasers will frolic in the. port
Of New Orleans for the amusement of
the doughboy. The conventions water
carnival is expected to be one of the
most unique features on the program
All the great naval powers of the
world have been invited to send ships
to participate in the carnival. There
will be British, French, Italian, Mex
lean and Brazilian craft, while our
Cuban allies, who hold forth at q
comparative stones throw from New
Orleans, will send a number of ves-
sells.
Swarming about the sides of the
great ocean vessels will be hundreds
OF yachts and small pleasure craft,
decorated in festive colors. There will
be an opportunity for all visitors to
take trip about the harbor and to
sail on Lake Pontchartrain, one of the
most beautiful bodies of water in the
United States.
Excitement will reign and recollec-
tions of past perils will come to the
convention visitor on one of the con-
vention nights. A spectacular air
raid will be staged over the center Of
the business district. 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 spec
tators the spiral dives, loops and dar-
ing movements executed by the pi-
lots.
Women visitors who attend the
American Legion Auxiliary conven-
ton, 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 the roped-off downtown
oehSSeo' iuoiS Will NC pIoNlueu ny
numerous jazz orchestras composed Of
New Orleans negroes who claim re
sponsibility for the introduction of the
syncopateed tunes to the American
ballroom. The Pickwick, Boston, Lou
isiana clubs and other historic and ex-
elusive organizations are to open the
I doors to the Legion and Auxiliary
guests. Amusement parks, theatres
and all permanent entertainment en-
terprises of New Orleans have ar
ranged special programs for conven-
tion week.
Volumes could be written of New
Orleans and the many attractions the
stranger finds within it's gates. The
architectural uniqueness of the build
ings; its inviting parks and drive
ways, and its unusual historical asso-
Citations, are features that appeal to
all classes Of travellers.
An experienced hostess, Miss New
Orlens is preparing to demonstrate