Show e 9 CoPT for tor This Thue D Department supplied by bT tb tbs American Legion Alon GETTING READY FOR PARIS PARia CONVENTION before Though it Is more than n a year be- be be before fore the American veterans be- be begin be begin gin swarming into luto Paris for the ninth annual national convention of the American Legion members of the Pails post of the Legion known as Post No 1 are already actively en- en engaged en engaged In preparing what promises to tobe tobe be one of the greatest receptions ever given a convention Under the tho lead i leadership of Hugh A Bayne commander of the Department of France in the American Legion an all Intensive cam cam- campaign campaign Is now In progress among Le- Le Legionnaires Le Legionnaires In Paris to double the tie mem membership ot of the French department in order that there may be as large a number of men as possible available for service when the lee Second A E B F Imes up for time the big parade down the Champs In September 1027 According to reports received by Bowman Elder Eider of Indianapolis na- na national na national chairman of the Legions Legion's France convention committee Commander Bayne anticipates having the largest American reception committee ever known In France ready for the Parts convention It Is the plan of the France department of the Legion to tomake tomake make every member of time the department an active member of time the reception committee The Department of France i I Commander Hugh A Bayne I to Commander Bayne con con- contemplates contemplates contemplates templates having at least 1500 men menon menon menon on the lie committee Commander Bayne Dayne Is well able to as- as assume as assume sume dume responsibility for acting as the officio official head hend of ot the reception commit commit- committee committee committee tee In September 1927 As a lieuten lieuten- lieutenant lieutenant ant colonel colone on the Judge advocates advocate's staff starr of the first A A E B F he gave ga dis dis- distinguished distinguished servIce service for which he was decorated by the French and American Ameri Ameri- American American can governments Since the war as asan asan asan an International lawyer In Paris he hehns has hns been closely associated with the problems that have arisen between the United States and France Fronce Under the direction of the France convention committee of or the LegIon plans for the Paris convention are go- go goIng going go going ing forward rapidly Arrangements ore are being completed for tor the guard ot of honor a distinctive body bolly of ot men which In addition to being one one of ot the features of ot the great parade will ren ten render tender render der a unique service to the thousands ot of American veterans and their fam tam families illes who take part In hi the convention b by acting as Information bureaus and renderIng general assistance The guard o of honor will be distinctively uniformed and und will represent every ery department of the Legion Under the direction of ot John J JWicker Wicker Jr national tran travel director for the France Franco convention committee details on the matter of ot transportation and housing are being arranged In such a way lint a veteran may have havo havethe havethe the privilege of ot selection from a n great variety of or steamship transportation which fits his purse A limited num nurn number number ber of accommodations including steamship and hotels abroad with transportation In France are being provided pro at a figure Oure as low as ns approxImately approximately approximately l 5 Other grades will scale up to as high as with a wide vide selection between the minimum and maximum figures |