Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-16

Inc second y. l.. +. or the Amer
lean Legion began mobilizing yes
terday for the 1927 F'ranch pilgrim
age, James l.. Boyle of Waterville
Department Adjutant and France
Convention officer for Maine told
the members of the James Fitzger-
aid Post at their regular meeting
Monday evening. Lines of advance
for the second peaceful invasion OF
France by the Yanks have been
carefully mapped and the Depart
ment France Convention Officer in
each state is prepared to handle
reservations as rapidly as they come
it was announced.
A magnificent feet of ships Sc
lected from seven great transAtlan-
tic steamship lines await the date of
embarkation of the Legionaires for
the Second A +. f.. the Department
France Convention officer said. In
stead of being packed like sardines
on a single deck as in the first, A. r.
F.. veterans on the second trip over
will have the freedom of the ship.
Railroads here and abroad steam
ship lines. governments and or2ani-
cations, are competing in plans to
show the Legionaires royal good
time abroad.
The number of pensions and ho-
tells in Paris and steamships avail
able definitely limit the number OF
IegiOnaires who can he handled III
the Second A f. +. to 10000, the
Department France Convention OF
ticer announced. A warning was is
sued yesterday that Iegionaires,
Paris-bound who wished 20 make
assured place in their state dele
cations should get their reservations
in at once The 10000 available
reservations have been allocated III
quotas to the various states. ne
contigent for Maine Will be about
260. A France Convention Othcet
has been appointed for each state
and all reservations must pass
through his office and be certlhed by
him No reservations Will be made
after May 10. 1927, it was ahnounc-
ed.
Almost $4,000 coupon requests tor
information have already been filled
out and mailed to the france ION
vention Committee, National Head
charters. of The American Legion,
nv veterans planning to make the
paris tourney. it was announced.
ANALYSIS OF The coupons sent III IN
dictate the majority of veterans
manning to be a part of the SECOND
a F.. +. desire a most comfortable
massage. selecting a grade of accom-
mediation costing about 500. me
I.egionaires almost all express qe
sire to spend some time aDrodu'
ranging from one week to eight III
Paris. either before or after the con-
vention. The battlefield and ceme-
terry tours arranged promise to pe
most popular the coupons SHOW
Forms supplied the Department
France Convention Officer Tor the
use of Legionaires are unusual IN
trayeI They are a combination oil
reouest for steamship reservation,
housing and passport. approximate
w Il O0O 600 will be saved Legion
aires making the trip by agreement
of foreign countries to accept Amer
loan Legion certificates without
passport visa charge.
That an attractive two color
steamship folder giving full lnlorhla
tion about the Paris journey inc
rates and how to make reservations
will be distributed upon request 10
Tegionaires interested IN the lIlp
was announced by Mr.. Boyle at tiio
meeting last evening.
Frank h. SOuLldIu, d peh't
mander of the James Fitzgerald
post. was appointed as France Con,
vention Officer of the local post ana
will handle the applications for res
ervations from Legionaires, AuAllla
RES and eligible members of their
families. It is understood that a
sizeable group from Augusta wiz
make the trip overseas to the nlnth
annual convention of the Legion III
Paris next September.
Colonel John G. Towne of Water
Vile regional International COM
mander of the American Legion was
to have been the speaker at the
meeting last evening, but word was
received from the colonel that AFTER
an effort to make the trip to TINS
citv by automobile he was forced
tn Give it up and return to Water
Vile because Of the heavy fog, when
made motoring most hazardous
The report of Arthur S. Merrill,
chairman of the Armistice nlght
MAY showed that the City Hall en-
terfainment was a splendid financial
and dramatic success. Leon Fletcher
reported on the progress of the Lee
oion basketball team, and the post
authorized the purchase of uniforms
and equipment for the members oil
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