Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-21
y. N. |. GRADUATE
S|GNALLY HONORED
BY HIS ''BUDD|ES"
Vote Made Unanimous on
Motion of Defeated
Candidate.
NEXT YEARS MEETING
AT SAN FRANCISCO
Speeches by General Pershing
and Judge Lands Fca-
ture Last Day. Fl
tBy Associated Press

lBy Associated Press.1
NEW ORLEANS. oct 2o-Ths
american Legion wound UP Ave
day convention here today. unani-
'n"usly elected Alvin ". owsley. OF
Texas, as lis national commander TO
succeed fIanford NacNider. OF Iowa.
who has served for the past year:
heard plea for international! action
which. according "a it's sponsors the
wounded men OF tho ynterailied Vet
"rans' Federation. would bring about
world peace Then. after tire selec-
ton OF vice-commanders and ma
t!oual chaplain. the convention was
adjourned. and men and women
irudrcd YEARLY out of the his hall
and began making their way to rail-
r"nd stations to catch trains back to
their home communities
u was thn lcCion's greatest con-
r"ntion. everybody said. and the one
which had accomplished most
After stormy sessions, the legion
reaf!irmed Its position as to the so.
called soldier bonus-"adjusted COM
prnsat!on," is the term the legion
naircs prefer: criticized severely
Rrigadicr-General c. L. sawyer. per-
sonal physic'nn TO the President;
tabled resolutions dealing with the
Volstead act. the ku-Klux Khan and
various minor Issues. 1t averred
again that it's hrst Interest was
proper caro- OF the disabled of the
| war.
Much Noise and Excitement.
The convention was attended by the
noise. excitement and emotional out
bursts which those who have attend
ed similar gatherings in the past
have learned TO expect.
But. all in all, the "huddics" had
Z . .lAr rf.tl1
that they accomplished much Next
years convention will be held in San
Francisco.
| Five national vice-commanders
were elected. as follows: Edward. j.
Barrett. Sheboygan. Wis: Robert s.
Hlood. Concord. y. H.: Chiles p. Plum
rr Casper. Wyo.: Earl Cooke. Macon,
Ca: Watson B. Miller. Washington,
u. {.
Father William B. o'Connor. OF
Ohio was elected national chairman
Ivy a vote OF III to 3l4. over Rev.
Ezra Clcmmons. a Methodist. Ct Min
| nesota
Rev. Mr.. Clemmons moved the vote
be made unanimous. After benedlc-
ton by Father OConnor. Commander
MacNider declared the fourth nation
al convention closed.
| Women Elect Officers.
| Election OF matte nal officers and
| speeches by General John ]. Fer
SEing and kenesaw VI. Lands fea-
iurcd the closing session at the
American Legion Auxiliary conEsn-
| tion. which was held here In IN
junction with the legion national/ n
vcntion.
owsley was carried on the she ul-
ders OF the Texas lrgIannaires to
| place on the platte rm beside the re-
t!ring Commander MacNider. who
sraspcd his hand and then turned to
! ;he assembly. The Texas band broke
| .Oosc.
While MacNider jerked the gong
Violently. "B!ll" Deegan. OF New
f"rk. led in tho capitulation OF de-
fcated candidates. Deegan moved the
vote be made unanimous. The vote
was announced as Owslcy. 574: Dee
gan. 2i5; Thompson, eos: Mccormick.
I12.
Alvin Owsley was introduced by
Commander MacNider
Please Except my heartfelt grati-
tude," he said FOR the greatest honor
that could come to one who served
In the World War
we pledged To America in ,hs
World War that We were her defend.
:rs We must now pledge even
greater service
There arc four great principles
on which we rest:
"Hospiializatlon.
Decentralization
Adjusted compensation.
Americanization.
i pledge the best energies OF my
manhood and my sacred honor.
with Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lands be-
tween them. the new and old COM
'nanders OF the leg ion posed on the
platform for photograph
The constitution OF the legion
auxiliary vas changed TO admit every
woman TO belong TO the legion. Here
tofore only relatives Of men In tho
service have been admitted.
Create Hospital Fund.
'rotIon was adopted creating a
''"s.""... ..-spi:al and welfare fund
10 he spent yearly for the relief OF
hospitals and Institutions that need
assistance, and 70 he contributed to
by every department OF the auxiliary.
Representatives OF the veterans OF
the World War In eight Of the ma
ions associated in war against tho
central powerr--men who have given
health. eycsisht and limbs In a war
which they believed was TO end
wars--today made their plea to the
American Legion to help them make
that promise and that hope come
trEc
Their spokesman was ]. r. II.
Cohen. OF Great Britain. one-time
major In a territorial regiment At
fpres Major Cohen lost both legs.
ie was brought TO the front OF the
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