Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-24
Presidents Address, PdrddeS,
Dog Show Feature Legion Meet
QBy The American Legion News
Service)


Service)
OMAHA, Neb.. Sept 24-Any-
ching from the dignity of a uresi-
dental address to the hilarity of a
hound dog show may be enjoyed by
visitors to the national convention
of The American Legion at Ohama.
October 5 to 9.
Five great parades, each vying
with the others in interest and I'M
usual features, are a part of the
program. The grand parade with
100000 marching LegiOnnaires will
take place on Tuesday morning.
This spectacle will be reviewed by
President Coolidge.
The $4,000 Electrical parade
of Ak-Sar-Ben, booster organiza-
zion of Omaha, will be seen on
Wednesday night The ideas en-
bodied in the constitution of The
American Legion will be portrayed
by myraids of lights on the electri-
cal floats.
A great military parade, includ-
ing captured German and Austrian
o. war materials, (which every avail
able body of troops in the Seventh
Army Corps area will march, will be
Aeld on Thursday. This parade will
be followed in the evening by the
parade of the funsters of The Amer
lean Legion. the Forty and Fighters
The furious frolic of the 40 and
initiation ceremonies will follow
fast upon the parade.
The most unique and probably
the most mirthful of all the paardes
will be staged on Thursday by the
Forty and Fighters of Colorado
when they put on their First An
nuaI Mutt Dog Parade and Show"
The kids will lead hundreds of mon
grels through the main streets of
Omaha, after which the Nuts will
be Judged at the Mutt show and
puzzles of Rocky Mountain cana
rses," or donkeys, the erstwhile
mounts of Colorado Forty and
Fighters, will be awarded.
Ten thousand regular army SOL
diers will take part IN the various
militarymaneuvers scheduled, includ
ing infantry, calvary, artillery, air
services, chemical warfare service
signal corps and tank corps. The
demonstration of the chemical war
fare service will be the most spec
tacual and impressive even seen
since the great clouds of gas and
smoke rolled over No Mans Land.
Swift airplanes will lay smoke
screen five miles in length.
Three big caravans of real cow
bows from the real COW ranges will
put on a real back breakin', BULL
tossin.' "eardown" rodeo, in which
500 horses and from three to four
hundred cowboys and cowgirls will
take part.
A $4,000 night display of fire
works. occupying 800 men an entire
evening to set off, is brilliant fea-
Rure of the convention.
Six night performances and two
matinees of the great war play,
seWhat Price Glory" will show in
Omaha with the original cast during
the convention.
In addition to the above features
Legionnaires may participate in or
merely look in on the following mis-
cellaneouus fun: A collegiate foot
ball game, pistol, rifle and trap
shooting matches, horse races, air
plane stunts and races, polo matches
drill contest don't crowd, boys) >
vaudeville entertainments and varl-
iouus informal entertainments en-
rendered by the spirit of the oceas-
ION.
"Omaha, during the five days
of the convention will be VERT
able three ring circus with three
shows daily" is the way Legion
official pictured the coming nation
al party of the American Legion.