Show 0 VISIT GRAVES GRAVESt t 1 OF COMRADE DEAD Plans for lor holding the tho 19 1927 1 national R oat r. r of the American Legion inus In us r aria are being worked out rapidly according to John J. J Wicker Jr of ot Richmond Va chairman of ot therl the tho rl 71 to ench c convention travel tra committee t f the Legion The committees committee's i 1 e arr ar- ar r as already made were om- om l any ally approved by the national R convention iou at Omaha and the com com- l l was authorized to continue with details The c convention according to the t I I J II C Is to be the occasion of a jr exit t national pilgrimage to our for- for Sign Ign cemeteries the last res resting ing place I 11 I age if ref Ot approximately of our own riz and to the battlefields where hey fought and died and where hunI hun hun- G II RI I of thousands of ot our comrades I suffered their wounds and disabilities rc e believe that such a pilgrimage coming In 19 1927 1937 the tenth anniversary ersary a ut ear of ot Americas America's entrance Into the orld war and the creation of the A. A E. E F. F In a real sense would be a sec secA second ond A. A E. E F. F the first A A. A E. E F F. F having ret ref crossed the seas In time of ot war to kb le aid ild d In the struggle against the comB common com corn inon mon enemy and the second A A. E. E F. F B coming In time of or peace paying solemn sol sol- ur bJ emu nm homage to our own comrade dead lead and promoting International I tl a a t P and good will x I The latter part of or September has hast t been recommended by the committee ta d as lUI the best time for tor holding the con con- Venti on The French government has given ven n assurances that It will place the Trocadero the largest auditorium In ine e Paris with a seating capacity of 12 12 id h at the disposal of ot the convention Participation In the trip will be limIted limited lim lim- d to those who have been bona fide fidele le F paid up members of ot the Legion for both 1926 and 1927 1021 the auxiliary and andru ru minor lineal descendants of ot such mem mem- b fi bers hers Official ships will be designated to sail from Houston Hampton Roads alb New York Boston and Montreal One- One he fare railroad rates between the home and and ind the port of or embarkation have been I assured Reductions will also probably h ably be given ghen by French railroads All Alli i tea Paris hotel accommodations of every class are to be held for the disposal of ot J the Legion during the period of ot the rat convention The minimum round trip round trip time Is estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated at 23 days dUj's from the Atlantic i seaboard This will give seven seyen days in France to cover the convention and the ithe pilgrimage Longer periods and var various ous side trips may be taken tY tYr r Savings SaYings clubs are being organized over oyer the country so that persons desiring desiring de- de re siring to make the trip may do so without financial difficulty 4 |