Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-07

!. SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Oct. 6.-tPl
The Yanks are coming.
Between $4,000 and 100000 mem
bers of the American Legion and its
feminine auxiliary are expected n
be IN San Antonio. October ! to H..
for the tenth national convention or
the World War veterans %organiza-
ton, and the vanguard Is already or
the ground.
For many Of the soldiers and
nurses Of n decade ago the conyen-
tion will be, in a way, a home-com-
ing. More than . quarter Of a mil
lion men trained for the war at the
dozen military posts near San Anto-
MO. including Fort Sam Houston,
Camp Travis and Kelly Field.
To others IL viii be the first pill
Erimage 10 a great shrine Of Ameri-
can valor in battle-the Alamo.
where l72 Texas soldiers. fighting an
army Of 1000 nearly n century ago,
died like the Spartans at Thermopy-
lac.
RA AAN IAaad VI A4t NAaiflN Will W
the reviewing stand for the big pa
rade the second day Of the conven-
tion. There Gen. John j. Pershing
will see again the men whom he
commanded ten years ago. He viii
be back III the city from which he
Vas called 70 Washington i'm 1917 10
take command az TIE American army.
IN the reviewing stand with Gene.-
al Pershinr will hc Field Marshal Sir
Edmund n. n. Allenby. commander
Of the British army which liberated
the Holy Land; Mai. Georges Sea-
pini, blinded var hero of France.
now "A member Of the chamber OF
deputies. and Col. Charles \. Lind
bergh. who. like many Of the march
ing men. receiving his earliest army
training AZ San Antonio.
Leading the parade a grand mar
shall will he Col. Beaumont Buck, =
retired officer. who, as 2 major gen
eral in war time. carried out the
first American offensive NJ Can
tigny. Armed with only p riding
.auirt. ne led the first wave RI the
attack. For this example az bravery
to his men he was decorated with
the Distinguished Service Cross AMI
later made a chevalier Of the French
Legion of Honor.
The automobile which Woodrow
Wilson used when he was comman-
der-in-chief Of the men who answer
cd his call 10 make the world safe
for democracy will roll along IN
the legion parade. Mules a. veil rs
motors ot war days will appear. too.
Among these will hc Nerdun, mascot
of the Fifteenth field artillery that
was foalcd in 1917 on the battlefield
after which " is named.
Besides bands, advancing colorS
and marching columns. there VIII be
a reproduction of a night IN France
to remind the veterans Of 1917 and
1918. Regular army soldiers arc the
actors for this drama, and a large
piece Of the military reservation AZ
Fort Sam Houston Is their stage.
They have dug trenches. marked Off
another mo mans land laid mines
and %rehcarscd the battle. which y
To ~ a huge display of py%rotechnics-
Louisville. Detroit. Miami. Buffalo
ard Seattle are ~contenders for next
wears convention. while Boston and
Los Angeles dominate the field for
the 1880 building.
Scenes Of previous national con-
ventions Of the American Legion and
the commanders they elected:
19i9-Minneapolis; Frank D'olier Of
Philadelphia.
1220-Cleveland; r. y. Galhraith "
New York.
la2I-Kansas City: Hanford Mac
Nider az Mason City, Iowa.
l922-New Orleans; Alvin NJ. Ovs-
ley ~ Dallas. Texas.
i923-San Francisco: John n. Quinn
Of Delano, Calf.
i?24-St. Paul: James A. Drain "
Washington.
1995-Omaha: John r.. McQuigg Of
East Cleveland. Ohio.
f926-Philadelphia; Howard r. Saw
age Of Chicago.
1927-Psris; Edward =. Spafford IF
New York.