| Show 1 I I Given Ovation n 0 i j p t 5 41 p GEN PERSHING LEGION CHEERS Universal Draft in Wartime Wartime Wartime War War- time Urged by Commander Commander Com Com- mander Spafford SAN ANTONIO Tex Oct 8 AP AP-A AP A tumultuous ovation for General John J. J Pershing an im impressive impressive im- im m memorial I for t tl the yI World war 9 dead ad iJ 9 q of j visitors from all allied d nations and a plea by Edward E. E Spafford national commander for the uniVersal universal universal uni uni- versal draft in war time marked the opening of the annual American legion convention here today Pershing's address was an appeal to members of the legion region to exercise the right of 01 suffrage and to Jo urge Continued on pago page 5 GION CHEERS I I GEN PERSHING I 1 r. r if R Continued from page 1 hers to vote ote It was several nin nm nines es S before the demonstration for l could be silenced Lord Allenby of Great Britain corges corges blind veteran ot of ranee rance ce and other distinguished were loudly cheered when l icy were were- introduced to the con- con tion 1 SAN ATO ANTONIO IO Tex Oct 8 S Press Press Press-A A bitter fight over overl l adoption of a resolution urging of air all service from army Id navy departments loomed as DoS tenth annual national oni of the American legion opened re r today A A. faction faction of or legionnaires led by Roy Hoffman of Oklahoma n for national commander expected to oppose strenuously t of Brigadier General WIlLm Wilim Wil- Wil im up Lm Mitchell l deposed assistant tl ilef i f of army air all service to have a a. resolution urging of an aviation department the national government Mitchell was to arrive today to 1 In former service men at- at riding the meeting Mitchell 1 rose om om a sick bed to come to the con- con which is being held in the ty where he was located when he hest hest hest st drew official censure for tor his hist t tacks on the air service He led fight at the Paris nv last for the year ear i f his resolution m SAN SAI ANTO ANTONIO IO Tex TeL Oct S The Tho The rhythm of drums and ande e blare of bugles resounded rough tho the streets of or San Antonio JUt itil dawn and showed n no signs abating as the tenth annual con- con jion of the American legion ened ed here this morning for a 3 day day se session sion ARRIVES h frolicsome spirit of the velars vet vet- ars ans ns asserted Itself throughout but with the arrival late erday of fresh throngs of ot visors vis via ors and delegates including Genal Gen- Gen al John J. J Pershing the horseplay has marked every legion Invention to date suddenly came cameto cameto It to its own The pillow stunt In hi ch a a. large number of legion legion- tires cut holes in pillows and ial lake e. e the feathers into the street ih hered red in a night of carnival such uch 1 this ls city has not known since 1 ie old cowboy days kers and torpedoes rever- rever rated frequently from all sections it he city Joyous legionnaires arched hed up and down the streets and capering and state legations l bantered each other in tongue of the A. A E. E F. F Wild ies of ot Powder river proclaimed of ot northwestern state legations San Antonio is traversed by a aei ei dering river which twists trough the business districts un- un rI number of steel bridges and an any of the legionnaires devoted loft of their time to walking tIre the gh gli curving arch arches s o on either side Ithe athe bridges Jack Pershing found lore loro than of his boys a ent nt when he stepped from hIsm his hisSin m Sin last night and heavy police ti S were necessary to hold the thed d back as he walked to his He Re was whisked away this hotel before the eager could get within feet of ofin ii tin in EN HINES SPEAKS An i executive department to deal Ith all forms of veterans' veterans relief relict a as advocated by Brigadier Gena Gen- Gen a alFrank T. T Hines director of t tho the bureau In an alt address Spared fOr delivery today before l 1 the main advantage In such a he said would be ho in together In ono one definite ency under the president matra matri mat- mat rs ri ra which are so 60 closely related at is' is time as to make it essential for lo iose charged with the Uve duties to be familiar with 1 phases of the problem J AIt tal of was p paid d war veterans and their thell pc dents by the bureau up to 31 he said and disability totaling is ii paid to veterans every month the total disbursements fAugust 31 for all forms torms of vet vet- an an ari relief at The Th peak of hOspitalization need r veterans ig mental nervous disabilities will rob rob- bly not nat t be reached until 19 1947 7 he be kid gd noting that the bureaus bureau's c need at nt the present time as as ai for tor a a. larger medical personnel |
