Show V e eAI AI nI J AN le I Copy for Cor This Department Supplied b by th Am American tl L-tl in News New S Service LEGION MEN folEN WILL GO TO FRANCE I I The American Legion ion convention In InFranco I France next neat year will be the lie most I representative national convention ever eer held beld by the Legion according to j i Bowman Elder chairman of the France convention travel committee of the Le Lev Legion Legion gion glon It Is significant s that the convention Is to be held on the tenth anniversary ersary of the entry of the United States Into the he World war Mr Ir Elder Ehler said Ono One of the principal objects In holding the convention abroad Is to enable the former doughboys dou to visit the Ameri Amen American AmerIcan can battlefields In France and to en enable en- en enable enable able them to pay homage to the thou thou- thousands thousands sands of their former comrades who now lie burI burled buried d In the soil of France It will be n great pilgrimage be- be behind behind be behind hind which h there lies n a high and sacred patriotic purpose the resolve resol to rede rededicate the American Legion Legon and Its hp to the Ideals of freedom and democracy the same Ideals for which those who are today burled In France died and which in- in inspired In Inspired the or organization of the Legion ten years before Mr Elder Eder explained that thou though h veterans would be taken to France on the Legion pilgrimage mak mak- making makin mak- mak making ing in the crossing In 24 4 luxurious ocean liners this tills would probably be less than the number of those who actu actu- actually actually actu- actu actually ally wanted to go o In order to gIve everyone an equal chance definIte quetas were to be assigned to each state based on membership of the theLe Le Legion on In any an particular state durIng the year 10 1920 G The Le Legion lon Is further particularly anxious to make It possible for the themen themen men of or moderate means who could probably never afford to go to France ns as a regular tourist to join the Legion expedition Mr Ir Elder declared lIe explained that on behalf of these men mena mena mena a campaign had been Inaugurated rated by bythe bythe bythe the France convention travel commit commitS committee tee to obtain the operation co-operation of em employers In granting extra vacation time In 1927 1027 It will require at least four weeks to make the trip to France and back Many Legionnaires Le who want to goto go goto goto to France feel that lint It is futile to save theIr money unless they can obtain the necessary extra vacation time Mr Ir Elder declared We are there there- therefore therefore therefore fore trying to assist them by bringing theIr problem to the attention of em em- employers employers in all parts of the country Wherever this has been done we have haye received the heartiest opera co-opera cooperation cooperation tion A number of large corporations have already Issued bulletins In which they promise their employees who are service ex service men an opportunity to ob obtain taro tain at least four weeks vacation In 1927 1027 Employers associations In nIl all sections have given it the stamp of their approval The cost of the trip will be within the reach of almost all nil veterans Mr Elder pointed out The fhe lowest Inclusive inclusive sive rate which will provide transportation transportation transportation tation both ways on the Atlantic ho hotel ho- ho hotel hotel tel In Paris and trips to American cemeteries and American battlefields will be approximately The en entire en- en entire tire trip Including all expenses can bo be easily made for as little as oo he declared |