Show 2 DELEGATES ALSO G A R IS S special welcome extended to representatives senta enta tives at convention who had served at other wars two distinguished delegates to the american legion national at cleveland received receded a special welcome from franklin dollor doller tile retiring conini commander nod er when it was learned that they were al nho members of the grand army of the republic they wad ft ere aleut lle nt col At marshall arshall W wood U S A rl retired aired ot of balse idaho and dr wesley thompson of huntington park col lieutenant Ci colonel llonel wood who Is seventy four henrs old was wounded twice in the civil war served in the lie spanish american and indian wars and was on active duty during tile the world war lie ile served as the first commander of nf a legion post at dolse doctor thompson a spry young man of leventy six served for two years in the civil war lie ile attempted to enlist at the start of the world war but was at first rejected in october 1018 1918 lie to succeeded in obtaining a commission as a first lieutenant in the medical corps and served arved for some time lime in army camps in southern california |