The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-20
SOUTH CAROLlNiANS
AT LEGION MEETING
At Leaf Three Hundred Nov IN Ne"
Orleans for Convention-SPe-
cial Train Arrives
The State.

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New Orleans tonight for the fourth
annual convention Of the .5m:.1c2n
Legion. About so Of these sailed
from Charleston last week as naval
reservists and their boats are new
anchored in the harbor. About $50
arrived today on q special train which
bore several Southern delegations.
The other South Caroiiniaas have
come in Oh various trains ddr're he
past week South Cardinals four
congressional medal men-John c.
Villepique, r. H. Hilton, James c.
Dozier and Gary Evans Foster-are
here as guests of the city of New Or
leans. They, and other wearers Of
the congressional medal, will be hon
ored guests at number of functions
during the week,
The Spartanburg drum and fife
corps arrived this afternoon and is
being warmly received at every ap-
pearance.
Mrs. James A. Cathcart of Colum-
bia, president of the South Carolina
auxiliary, is being mentioned as 4
possible national vice president of
the auxiliary.
Commander Luther K. Brice has
established headquarters for the dele
cation at the DeSoco hotel waera del
egates, alternates. an6 state officials
of the South Carlina department are
quartered. Other legionnaireS from
the Palmetto state are scattered al
various hotels throughout the city.
The delegates to the auxiliary are at
the Bienville hotel.
S. L. L., Jr
New Orleans, Oct. Is (By the As
sociated Press war veter-
ans here to attend the fourth anna
al convention of t.le American ie-
gion laid aside the caresE.of business
tonight to indulge in reunions-to be
'buddies" again, and to fight the war
over again-verbally. >' $3.50.
They had heard their national COM
mander, Hanford MacNider, reaffirm
at the business session of the conven-
tion this morning the: determination
of the legion to make4the welfare of
the disabled veterans It's CHEZ inter-
est. They also had listened to the
report of their rehabilitation commit
tee, which charged that the govern
ment's handling Of, the DISABLED vet
erans from the time of the arlnistice
was signed to the Spreseat,f had: been
a series of tragic mistakes, politics,
alibis and blunders,'' and heard de-
fense by Col. C. R. Forbes of the vet
erans' bureau.
The lighter side of the meeting now
appealed to them. They held no ses-
sions during the afternoon, the veter-
ans spending the rest of the day and
far into the night in imprumptu re-
unions in the hotel lobbies, on the
sidewalks, Or wherever they met as
the strains of "Mademoiselle From
Armentieres" (the lady who hadn't t
been kissed for sc years. drifted
through the music of dozens of bands
army, navy and civilian.
Others adjourned to the historic
Jackson square, in the heart of the
French quarter where they attended
a fete in honor Of the visiting veter-
ans. The delegates from Belgium,
France, Great Britain, Rumania, It
ally, Servia and Czecho-Slovak:a also
were guests at the entertainment
held on the spot where Jackson mus
tered his forces to fight back the
British when he won the battle Of
New Orleans in 1915.
The ''buddies'' eager TO give ex-
preston to their sentiments, peat
edly cheered the bronze equestrian
statue of ''Old Hickory
Regimental mascots OF al! descrip-
tions-dogs with war records ard
mules adopted for fhe occasion
were led through the streets by the
cheering veterans.
The fun, however, was good narur-
ed and orderly.
Various athletic events in which
legionnaires from the different state
departments took part, featured the
afternoons program, and boxing
exhibition drew the attention of Ma
ny veterans tonight.
The great navy planes from Pensa-
cola, here as a part of the naval pro
gram, few over the city this after
noon while six destroyerS and the