| Show TRIBUTE TO THE LEGION MEN new orleans times picayune praises conduct of visitors during the national convention new orleans Is proud and glad clad to have had the opportunity to entertain the american legion national convention and heartily congratulates san francisco upon its capture of the honor for 1923 according to an editorial in the times picayune a leading new orleans newspaper printed several lays days after the departure of the legionnaires the as a body earned the good opinions even of those few who because of rumors of misdoings mis doings at kansas city viere mere slightly prejudiced against the gathering tile the editorial states throughout american legion week good humor and good order prevailed the rare instances of minor or served only as exceptions going to prove the general rule of splendid behavior and of these exceptions some perhaps the majority were chargeable to local hoodlums who took advantage of the legion festivities tivi tivit ties les to misbehave in the hope that their offenses would be charged to the visitors account in so large an assembly some impostors crooks and evildoers evil doers are almost invariably found but the careful work of the lealo officials and the local police simply restricted the activities of these un desi desirables of harmless high jinks there was of course a joyous abundance new orleans with its carnival traditions shared in the fun of it all and rejoiced in the hilarity which testified that the lads of the le legion ion were having a good time of wanton offense and of malicious mischief american legion neck meek was remarkably free the wish expressed by the times picayune last saturday morning that the legion caires would carry to their hornes homes recollections of the convention as pleasant as those they leave with us came sit straight night from the heart in a previous editorial the times picayune stated the american legion convention closed yesterday afternoon will be long and pleasantly remembered by new orleans accustomed as this city Is to great conventions and impressive parades the legion assembly and the inspiring review staged last wednesday made a distinctive appeal an impression of sturdy americanism and militant patriotism not soon to be effaced and wholly favorable and another editorial in the same newspaper paper reads their visit to us will lead ns as we hope to the return of many of these st stal almart nort young americans to live and grow with us |
