The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
STATE PR0FITS ONMOBILE READY FUR
 INSURANCE FEES. .LEGI ION INVASION
Visit To Fort Morgan Will Be Feature-Many Leading
 Speakers

MOBILE, Ala. August 1S-(Spe- cial Leased ire)-With the date for the fifth annual convention of the state department of the American Legion only ten days away. the com mittees on arrangements appointed by Lamar Y Mcleod post, had com pleted many of the important details of the program Saturday night and further preparations will be made next week The three days meeting will open Wednesday morning, Au gust 29. Reports received in Mobile from Legion posts throughout Ala bama indicate the attendance will outstrip that of all former conven- tions.
 One of the new features added to the entertainment plans this week was the making of arrangements for voyage to Fort Morgan. at the mouth of Mobile Bay on the final day of the meeting. This trip will be made abroad the coast guard cutter Tailapoosa, government ocean-go- ing vessel. The TaUaDOoSa will leave the foot of Church street at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, August 31. The visitors will spend a shopt while al the historic Qualification at the mouth of the bay returning to the city late in the day. This event promises to be one of the outstand- ing entertainment featuresJo
 Registration of delegates and a tour of points of historical interest in and around Mobile will consume most of the opening day. The ship tour will be during the afternoon. The visitors will attend band aon- cert in Bienville Square early in the night and later will be entertained a a of 10 n ernment street.
 Notable Speakers.
 Congressman Lamar Jeffers of An niston, J. Lister Hill of Montgomery and John McDuffie of Mobile and National Vice Commander E. E Cooke are among the several promin- ent speakers on the program. The business sessions will begin Thurs day morning, August 30. at 10 o'clock at the Battle House. General R. E. steiner of Montgomery, department commander, will preside at the ses- sions. The invocation at the opening of the meeting will be delivered by Rev H. Loquist, chaplain of Lamar Y. McLeon post. Mayor R. W Fay Tor will deliver the address of well come in behalf of the city. The may ors' adress will be followed by an address of welcome for the post by
 
 A parade is scheduled for the aft ernoon, beginning at 4 o'clock. The Legionnaires will assembled at the National Guard armory at Royal and Church streets at 3:30 o'clock. in preparation for this event. Roy AL bright has been named grand marshal of the parade.
 At the confusion of the parade, which will continue for an hour, inn pressive exercises will be held in Bienville Square. Congressman Hill of Montgomery will deliver the prin- cipal address on this occasion.
 The annual banquet for Legion naires and members of the women's auxiliaries will begin at o'clock at the Battle House. Congressman McDuffie of Mobile and E. E. Cooke national vice commander of the American Legion. are on the program to speak at the banQQet.
 Included in the numerous impor- tant questions that will be discussed during the convention will probably be the proposed Alabama memorial building which is planned as a mon ument to the soldiers, sailors and ma rines from Alabama who gave their lives in the World war.