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Show LEGION MEET WILL BE RECORD-BREAKER With three grc.it conventions in progress simultaneously in four convention con-vention halls, the VSli gathering of the American Legion and its affiliated bodies at St. I'aul, Minn., from September 10 to 11) promises to be one of the greatest veterans' conventions In the history of the country. Sixty thousand visitors are expected to make the pilgrimage to the convention city, touting from every state in the Union and from many foreign lands. Greetings to the Legionnaires will be extended on behalf of the convention conven-tion city by Mayor Arthur E. Nelson, himself a Legionnaire, and on behalf of the Minnesota department of the Legion by its commander. Formal response re-sponse will be made on behalf of National Commander John It. Qulnn, of the Legion, by James T. Williams, Jr., editor of the Boston Transcript. There will also be greetings from many other organizations. Among these are the Grand Army of the Republic, Re-public, the United Confederate Veterans, Vet-erans, the United Spanish War Veterans, Vet-erans, the Women's Overseas league, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, the Knights of Columbus, the Legion Auxiliary Aux-iliary and the Forty and Eight. Commander Com-mander W. B. Halderaan of the United Confederate Veterans has stated that he will attend the convention. At the opening session of the convention con-vention on Monday morning, Commander Com-mander Qulnn will make his report. It is of particular interest in this connection that this convention marks the fifth anniversary of the permanent organization of the Legion across the river from St. Paul at Minneapolis in 1019. Among the distinguished speakers who will address the convention are Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the United States veterans' bureau; Samuel Sam-uel Gompers, president of the American Ameri-can Federation of Labor ; Judge Kene-saw Kene-saw Mountain Landis, baseball arbiter, and John Barton Payne, chairman of the American Red Cross, Impressive memorial services in honor of the World war dead will conclude con-clude the first session of the convention. conven-tion. Miss Alma Forker, of Bakers-field, Bakers-field, Cal., who has been chosen as convention solist, will sing. Tuesday afternoon will be given over to the great convention parade, in which 25,000 marchers and more than 300 bands and drum corps will take part. Election of national officers on Friday morning will conclude the convention, which will "ne occupied in the meantime with formulation of Legion policies and in a round of convention con-vention festivities. |