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Show H legion (Copy r..r Thla rf-part ni'-n t M u . p! I"1 by the Am.-ri. ;.n I..-L-i..ri S. s. -!. ) WILL ARRANGE FOR LEGION CONVENTION Col. Vincent A. Carroll of Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, nalionul vice commander of the Amei'iciin Legion, was handed a big Job recently when the Philadelphia Philadel-phia connly committee of the Legion named him as chairman of the J'hilj dclphiu national convention commit lei-. As chairman of this important com-Inlllee com-Inlllee Colonel Carrol faces the gigantic gigan-tic task of accommodating any I'll-terlaliiim; I'll-terlaliiim; more Hum fiti.tuxt American Ameri-can Legionnaires who will attend the eighth nalionul convention at Phila dolphin. The Legion national meeting meet-ing this year will be held In connection connec-tion with the celebral ion at Philadelphia Philadel-phia in honor of the one hundred ami fiftieth anniversary of the signing ol (he Declaration of Independence. To assist in the work, Coloney Carroll Car-roll selected the following Legionnaires Legion-naires as chairmen of the subcommittees subcom-mittees to iissist him: .1. l'.orlon Weeks, parking; Judge J. Willis, Martin, Mar-tin, reception and distinguished guests; Miss Anna L. Hawkins, registration regis-tration and Information; Theodore KoNen, decorations; John M. Dervin, transportation; James It. Pose, hotels and housing; James F. Iiyan, convention conven-tion hall a lid sealing; Louis Slepin, badges and trophies; George Went worth Carr, program; Glendon T. Tongue, radio; Mrs. William II. Leister, Leis-ter, Jr., auxiliary, and Virgil Laldi, I'orly-and -Eight. II. Harrison Smith and E. E. Hol-lenbaek Hol-lenbaek were elected vice chairmen. The Legion meeting this year, October Octo-ber 11 to 15, will be replete with historic his-toric interest. Among the historic scenes (In; visiting Legionnaires will see are Independence hall, the Petsy Ross house, Carpenter's hall, the grave of Penjantin Franklin, Old ( - - s V J VC"-sK . y t xx , . , x Col. Vincent A. Carroll. Christ church and other memorials scattered throughout the city and its environs from Valley Forgo to Brandy-wine Brandy-wine Springs. Colonel Carroll's service in the World War was significant. He attended at-tended the first officers' training camp and was commissioned a second lieutenant. lieu-tenant. Promotions came to him fast overseas with the Seventy-ninth division, divi-sion, and when lie was discharged he wore the g"1'' leaf of a major on his shoulders ;s now a colonel in the reserve corps. Ills Li i .'twice began when the Legion itseti began. lie organized a Legion post in Philadelphia in 1919 and served as its first commander. Since that time he has held various offices of-fices in the county and state Legion organization. At Omaha in 1925 his Legion service was recognized and rewarded re-warded when his comrades elevated him to one of the highest offices in the Legion, national vice commander. |