Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-05-09
WEDNESDAY,, MAY 9, 1923
LEGION CONVENTION
PLANS ALL READY
State Delegates Gather at Third Ward
Fire Hall From all Parts of the
State and Settle on Details.
HERE SEPTEMBER 13-14-15.

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Over a score of the delegates of the
American Legion and American Lee
gion Auxiliary came to Wildwood Sat-
urday and Sunday and met at the
Third Ward Fire Hall at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon to formulate plans
and work out plans for the annual
State Convention of both those or
CARNATIONS.
The dates set for the convention
this year are September 18th to 18th
inclusive and at the time it is ex-
pected that about two thousand dele
gates for the two organizations to-
gether with their friends will gather
here to enjoy the hospitality of Wild
wood and her sister resorts on Five
Mile Beach. To the visitors it is all
Wildwood anyway and their impress
sions gotten herd will include ex-
periences and welcome from one inlet
to the other.
The sting of their recpetion and
treatment at Lake Hoptacong last
year has made the soldier and sailor
boys and their buddies, the members
of the Auxiliary, cautious and last
Sunday the committee asked a great
many questions and then made a tour
of the island to give the situation the
"twice over" They were more than
satisfied with what they discovered.
Lipkin Proffers Pier
On Saturday William Lipkin offered
the use of the pier to Commander
Winterburn for the assembly hall and
any other use the convention may see
fit to use it and the visitors Sunday
were delighted with the beautiful ball
room. It will be at the pier where
the great joint meeting of the two
organizations will take place, later to
gather elsewhere for a dinner and
general get acquainted time.
Notables Expected
Unless present plans and hopes mis-
carry General Pershing and General
Currie, commander in chief of the A.
E. F. Canadian forces, will be here to
participate in the monster parade on
Saturday which will be the great day
of the convention.
Athletic and hotel arrangements
will be left among other things entire
l. - Al LaoIc IF tho local an1aroIt-
tee. 1t is probable that a base ball
game between teams representing
north Jersey and south Jersey will
battle at the Municipal ball park and
that will be all the athletics there will
be time for on the well filled program.
If, however, the convention decides
upon more sports Melvin Sheppard
will in all probabilities be called upon
to stage a track meet, he being a
member of Byron Pennington Croker
Post.
Board of Trade Pledged
Managing Secretary of the Board of
Trade, w. COPYRIGHT Smith, and four
members of the Board of Governors
were present at the meeting Sunday
and they pledged the support of the
Board in making the three days here
memorable mes for the delegates.
Thele delegates were also assured that
they would receive fair treatment
from hotel keepers and merchants.
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The local committee will request
everyone to decorate their homes and
places of business for the three days
and aid in every way possible to keep
the delegates busy and in good spirits.
DR.. Samuel Loveman, of Toms
River, State Chairman of the Conven-
ton Committee, presided at Sundays
meeting and Secretary George Parker,
of Pennington, N. j., was also present.
Miss Louise Curry, of Englewood, N.
J., President of the Auxiliary of the
State, was spokeswoman for her or
ganization.
1t was agreed that all meetings of
the committee hereafter will be joint
ones with the Auxiliary committee so
that each organization will make plans
which will not conflict.
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