Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-06-27
HAVRE HOST TO
LECIONAIRES in
STATE CONFAB
National Commander McNutt
Among Distinguished
Guests

Havre, June 26.-Havre was not a
quiet sector Wednesday night as
hundreds Of buddies of the days OF
1917 and 1918 assembled here for the
11th annual convention of the Mon
tana department of the American
Legion which opens Thursday morn
ing to continue until Saturday. The
American Legion auxiliary also con-
venes Thursday for three days OF
sessions.
1t is estimated there will be at
least 1000 members of the two or
ganizatons here Thursday afternoon
to hear the address of Col. Paul V.
McNutt of Bloomington, Ind, nation
al commander of the Legion, and
that of Gov. J. f. Erickson.
Wednesday evening the veterans
and their wives were arriving by
train and motor caravan. Eastern
Montana delegates from Sidney to
Chinook motored into Havre to be ac-
claimed by the local Legionnaires.
1t was a colorful, noisy, enthusiastic
scene.
Among those openly supported to
succeed Dan B. Noble of Lewistown
as department commander are Scott
Hart of Poplar, Capt. Jimmy Smith
of Choteau and AL j.. Livingston OF
Butte. Kalispell and Bozeman are
rivals for the 1880 gathering.
Parade Thursday
The main spectacle of the con-
vention will occur Thursday when
the organizations will parade at II
in the morning. Other events of the
day will include the general business
sessions, the assembly of the Forty
and Eight, several social functions,
and in the evening at the high school
gymnasium the boxing exhibition in
which Spud Murphy and Kid Ponce
will be the headlinels.
Arthur Lamey, as commander of
the Havre post, is official host of the
convention. He has the assistance and
cooperation of efficient committees
representing the Legion and the aux
iliary. Convention headquarters is
at the Havre hotel, where delegates
and visitors are being registered.
Havre, famous in Montana as city
of unstinted hospitality, is sparing no
effort to make the Legionnaires and
auxiliary members feel at home.
Flags and strings of colored lights
4 adorn the main streets. The hotels
are doing their utmost to accommo-
date the city's guests, and where
these facilities, because of the large
number of visitors are inadequate,
the homes of the city are being made
available. The Legion will have its
general meetings at the Elks hall and
the auxiliary at the Odd Fellows
temple. 1t will be the ninth annual
convention Of the auxiliary.
Business Sessions
Commander Noble is scheduled tC
call the convention to order at 10
Reports of department officers and
committees will conclude the fore
moons business. 1t is probable that
business will not be delayed so that
the Legionnaires can greet Colonel
McNutt on his arrival from Poplar
by airplane. He is expected to reach
here at H. The national commander,
flying from Fargo, N. D., stopped
Wednesday evening at Poplar to be
invested as a chief Of the Yankton
Sioux Indians. C. 7. Busha, Jr. OF
Great Falls, former state command
er and then national committeeman
and Senator J. w. Schnitzler of
Froid met Colonel McNutt at Poplar
The colonel is travelling in an army
plane. He probably will leave here
Friday morning.