Show AMERICAN AN LEGION W WANTS ANIS SEPARATE SPARA n nA A VIA ImN Consolidation of National Defense Into One Body IS Recommended MITCHELL I IS IN LEAD LEA I I Vi arding of R sol tion C uses Fight PALAIS DU TROCADERO Paris aris I Sept 21 The AP-The aviation report of the national defense committee of the American legion presented I at today's session of the legion convention convention con con- called for the consolida tion of all branches of national defense de de- into one department with secretaries for each branch ina It precipitated a sp spur spur- r- r fIght Former ormer BrigadIer General Wi- Wi Mitchell long the torm petrel of the American aviation service was n-as the man who started the yorks' yorks and for some minutes feeling ran high until finallY upon the of LegionnaIre Gilligan of Ohio the tor cr generals general's remark remarks re- re re- re mark marks rd yere ee fr stricken t ken from the lie ec- ec A att p f t v V a ir pt failure allure sevet sev- sev et etl l e and a be resorted d to an amendment to the report being beins- finally defeated by to o 99 and the re ort adopted Sew Sew- thaI raI states split on the roll and some changed sides during it General Mitchell l the adoption of r with an amendment as to time shouted A rit t or of aviation avia- avia thin tion thina at a dIrect cabinet officer is what Is The forn fornier er air chief speaking with s hit argued that while Eu Eu- rep was honeycombed wl h a net net- Continued on page 4 41 AMERICAN LEGION WANTS SEPAR SEPARATE TE A AVIATION BRANCH Continued from page 1 V. V rk of commercial air airlines airlines lines wl which from night to ni maybe tUr turned d Into 0 o- o trio the U United States has bas been still y It has been proved that a airplane can destroy In a few a-few few hours Worth orth of shouted Th The avi n report of the na- na defense committee presented present d. d by Brigadier n GeneI Roy Heitman t itman called for the of ot all branches hes of of natt ial defense lift int intOne v One d nt m nt nt with e for tor each ranch branch including avIation DI DISAGREE GREE G. G r. r The t r on on the res resolution rec omri an burned urn d simply on the question of of whether the imm organization df rs r's ditch ch a a. mt n t be recommended mended or erl 0 b 9 re oni- oni I mend mended d for organization as soon warranted These latter words which were Included In the resolution tl tion the committee were i re objected objected ob- ob t 1 b 3 number or of delegates wife held that If th the department were needed It be organized at once As eventually e adopted the recommendation recommendation rec- rec contained the words as soon as warrant warranted d F 1 mer Governor McGovern of WIS' WIS was the leader of those oPP opposing use of the words as soon as warranted Introducing an anamer ameT amer ment ing ng them from the recommendation It If needed he be shouted uI I Is ne needed ded now National Commander Howard P. P ac speaking on the the- question said that the legions legion's ns n's committee of national defense had been chos n chos-n n rom the most legions but former Governor McGovern ern insisted on his amendment and the question went to the conven- conven The vice voce vote was doubtful doubtful doubt doubt- ful and was tried time and again with the result always Indefinite Finally Ily a was ordered after former Governor McGovern ern had reminded re- re reminded minded the convention that d department wa was against a a. separ separate t aviation department The third l day session was as ad shortly after 1 The selection of San Antonio Tex for tn 1922 convention of the American legion by by the leg legions legion's loris lori's committee was approved ved by the convention today P PARIS AllIS Sept 21 AP g their omen umen folk with them at theIr Paris convention Las IM not only failed d to cramp te style ot of the men men of the American legion but has been tHeir greatest triumph I 1 have said many times rind and r I SLY y again that tra the smartest ing the legion ever did was to bring women t with us t said s ld National Commander Howard P. P Sq Savage age at today's oday's session All our ur Ives We will be talk talking ng about the wonderful reception we had in France he added The legion auxiliary went back to work ork today after a strenuous s program m of e entertainment y by French and Amer cans sightseeing sightsee sightsee- seeIng see see- Ing pilgrimages and shoppIng x- x ns Several hundred were on hand to hear the first committee reports Among the reports made wex were those submitted by Vice Presidents Mrs 1 Walter Davol East Providence n. n I. I Mrs 1 Walter C Ceals ats Seattle scattIe Wash Mrs 1 C. C E. E l Linc Lin- Lin c coin ln l birs Jt Jr E 1 Barcus Indianapolis Ind Reports were received also from Mrs 1 Fleming Georgia national national na- na historian Mrs L L. E. E Thompson Thomp- Thomp son Colorado chairman of the music committee and Mrs W. W W. W Townes Petersburg Va chairman oft 3 legislative The Florida drum corps screna serenaded e ethe the Women paying special paying tribute to to the national commander command r i l rs rs Wright Macauley Sweet Adeline Julian M. M Thomas who Monday address sS Of w to the visitors S. S Ahi le glon gion department come ander of the son of f 1 J. J and Agnes Ol Olsen en Thomas of Girard avenue He HA was was graduated front the UnIversity o of Utah and the thet George Va Washington university at at- Washington D D. C. C the World war he be Was an officer with the A. A A E E. E F. F He has b been n in paris for the past fIve years |