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PHILADELPHIA HOST TO LEGIONNAIRES\ eterans Pour Into City by Boat, Train andAutoPhiladelphia. Oct. 11—(UP) — Fla? bedecked—proud in the con* seiousness of her patriotic tradition?—Philadelphia today was host to the American Leg; n for its eighth annual convention.More than 100JWK) o*‘ those who answered the call to the colors in the world war, and their friend?, were mobilized in the ho::pitable1 atmosphere of the Quaker City; billeted in its homes, which were •thrown open to them, parading her ! • r«ets. macu tive for them with their banners, their uniforms their bands, making one of the greater and most picturesque conventions in its history.By boat and train and automobile the veterans for the past twenty-four hours have poured in their friendly invasion, by squads,■ c^mpanie.- and almost by regiment: they have garrisoned the city from every it ate in the I'n.on and from ' three foreign countries.Pi -tinguished gue.-t including Vice-President Charles t» Pa w r . .Judge K. I,anil*. Admiral lt;ontr. Genera! frank T. Hiims. of the Veterans* Bureau, and Major General John A 1/ejeune; lt;• mmand-ant of the Marine lt;orps. were in attendance at the convention and will make addresses.As each delegation arrive^ here they were met at station. and ’dock by girls, member f the Ladies* Auxiliary of the l.« gem, and by “William Penn ” who served to guide the visitors to their hotels and homes reserved for their accommodation.Light thousand member of the Lad.es’ Auxiliar and the j L-'OO member- of the “4n and 8” are holding their conventions m con- ■ nee*.ion with the legion sessions.Distinguished visitors were met ,;on arrival by an honor r; ort of the Marine Corps Reserve and members of a reception commit-; tee that includes Gen. \V. VYAfter- j lt;i bury, president of the Pennsvlva- *, • ma r,abroad; Judge J. Willi. Martin; Mai General Doug!:* - Mat Arthur, and Mai. General William G., Price, Jr. .The legionnaires, have been web | comed to the Mate through an official proclamation : -uc 1 h% Gov-ernor Pinchot. welcoming them to . the shrine lt;f American Liberty , you fighter • have labored so hard i , i and- sacrificed to unstir.tingly to prr -ervcThe Merchants ar. i Miners 88 I Do. liner Dorchester was due to dock today from Bo?ton bearing more than a thousand veterans as the New England delegation to the! invention. The Porches*cr left Boston Saturday ’ to \rrerar.s from Massachusetts. Maine, Rhode j . .Island, Vermont and New Hamp--hr-e in her passenger lb t. In addition, a veterans* special train* was run here from Rost on. from, .•the far south a brilliartlv painted |j locomotive bearing a Legion on;- jhlom. tod a drew into Broad Street Station drawing a long string of i' cars filled with Florida legionnaires; and *n the hnggare - ar. i . tended h « apable groom?, the Flo-• # nd-* veto;-an.-* famlt;nr- \ei!r.w horse.I The Georgia delegation, severalhundred strong, headed i ■, Stale• Commander Emory P. Ba -. who arrived on a creyial train today. Western Pennsylvania legion post . on a special assemble/ at Fstts-* burgh, arrived here b t n ght Others from Minnesota, Missouri, * bi-cago, Detroit and other western cities came in on special trains. Automobile parties from a far west as California and Oregon have already checked in at various state headquarters, and hundreds are reported still en route, arriving here today and tomorrow.A gold trophy is to be awarded the legionnaire who travels the longest distance by motor car t the convention.Sparc moms in mere than Jo.wo houses in a mi non t* the hotel-have been placed at the disposal of the v; it mg veterans, according m Col, V incent A. Carroll, tn charge of the Legion committee on arrangements here.Receptions, baseball, a militar circus, an air carnival, band and \ocal quartet sections— in addition to the inducements of the 8equi-t entenmai Kxoo.-ition have beers arrange 1 for fnc play hours of the visitors. The legion parade tomorrow; in which 75,000 veterans, accompanied by ir*0 bands and a many float.-, will participate, will be the pageant feature of the convention. It will be reviewed by Vice-President Dawes, National | Commander John R. McQuigg and a host of naval and military of-licer.*, in the 8c.ujui stadium, which will seat 77,000 spectators..The Navy Yard, with its hist ri al exhibit of relics and ships will i i be thrown open to the visitors.; 1 hero, in addition to the Olympia,I DeweyN flagship and the Frigate Constellation, are many of the -hips that performed heroic service in the world war. and veterans will relive old day? and renew old associations.One of the great L^ue? before the present convention, legion leaders assert, will be endorsement of the projected invasion of Paris ror. the 10*27 convention. Plans .for' .transportation of more than MO.bOO Amenmn? to the Front h Capita: for the “second A. F next year have already been drafted.A reaction it was said has set in; in the past few month?, however,; and- officials point to the fact that several State, conventions failed this year to approve the trip, as indication that it will receive opposition at attempts to endorse it during the national session.A m women* *lt;n ele-t General -Phn J. Pershing as National Commander ma . also meet with failure. Other candidates for the pest have been groomed bv groups within the legion, and will* receive -trong sun- j port a* the elections, it was said.: Although net na.ung declined to he a candidate. Gen. Fershing i - re ported to have favored other lead orshm than himself.The business session the con vendor are being held in the mammoth Srsqui Centennial Auditorium--one of the largest convention hall? in Am^r a The auditorium N situated - .** within the rxp'-tion grounds and ha? a seating •apacitv of 1 .yooo
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Lawrence Daily Journal World
Lawrence, Kansas, US
Mon, Oct 11, 1926
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