| Show MADE BIG MEET A SUCCESS T r semmes walmsley new orleans served as general chairman of the convention committee to T semmes walmsley of new or cars goes the lie credit for or the alie success of vie tie american legions fourth f fl annual national convention mr Wa walmsley linsley was general chairman of the alie convention committee 1 Z 4 mr walmsley was educated in the public schools Is of new orleans and spring hill college at mobile ali ala and wa was s graduated f from r 0 m T S walmsley the law school at tulane university ile he played on 14 varsity tennis teams was captain of the football and track teams and hung up a record as southern athletic association quarter ralle mila runner commissioned a captain at the leon springs officers training camp at leon rex ex mr walmsley sicy there as instructor until december 29 1017 1917 alien lie was detailed to take charge of the first training battalion at kelley geld san antonio tex tes in april 1918 lie was aas placed in command of the for ty sixth aerial squadron and sent to ellington geld field at houston tex for bombing instruction from ellington Elli neton field lie took ills squadron to mineola L I 1 and built the first hangars gars on president roosevelt field ile he has been state hospitalization officer since ills term of ollice expired as national committeeman nominated tor for the office of national commander coin mander sir air holmsley sley his name on the contention conent lon floor because he felt that new orleans had already been honored sufficiently in being abeln the host bost city to the convention |
