Show TilE 6 I I I Copy for tor Thia Thua Dep Department Supplied by br the tb American Legion New N Service TWENTY ONE SHIPS Sf FOR LEGIONNAIRES Commandant Z official rep rep- representative representative representative of or the French government has been bem In this country for some sometime time co operating with the officials ot of the American Legion France conven con convention convention tion travel committee which Is charged with the gigantic task of ot pine pine- pla placing ing lag Legionnaires on French soil SolI when wheel the time Legion meets in national con con- convention convention in Paris In 10 1027 7 With the French government io op co cooperating cooperating through the able agency ot of Commandant the plans for forI forthe forthe forthe I the unprecedented migration of ot the time Le Le- Le Legionnaires Legionnaires are approaching completion Lc-j Lc The commandant recently accompanied panted the Le Legions Legion's ions ion's committee to NewYork New I York city where sample ships that wIll carr carry the veterans to France Franco were Inspected Inspected The Legion has chartered II 21 shIps for the trip with three or four reserve vessels Ports of ot de departure de- de departure de departure are New v York Boston Mon Mon- Montreal Montreal Montreal treal Hampton Roads Charleston and J Jacksonville vIII e After the In Inspection of the ships at New York Commandant accompanied accompanied ac- ac companied the con committee I s 1 r Commandant Z to Washington where they were r re received by President Coolidge and Henri VIctor Berenger French ambassador In speaking of ot the Legion Leg conven conven- convention convention tion in Paris Ambassador er Berenger said The French people will wel wel- welcome wel- wel welcome welcome come you all will welcome you as the great reat Americans whose achieve achieve- achievements achievements ments meats know no end All France talks of ot this unparalleled expeditIon Nothing like It has ever er occurred he- he fore he-fore fore We of ot France extend to you eYer every aid possible Commandant Is an officer and a hero of ot the famous French For For- Foreign eign Legion lIe He only recently returned re- re returned re returned turned with wounds from active duty with his battalion In the Moroccan campaigns His Ills right arm rm was blown off by an explosive machine gun IUn bul- bul bullet bul bullet let In un 1915 1315 He lie served with distinction throughout hout the World war Commandant Is not a to this country FollowIng the war he made an extensive e lecture tour throughout the nation speaking about the devastated de regions of France Franc lie He was received by President Harding In 1021 1 |