Show LEGION MEN WILL GO TO FRANCE The American Legion convention In France next year will be the most representative national convention ever held by the Legion according to Bowman Elder chairman of the France convention travel committee tee of the Le Le- gion glen It Is significant that the convention Is to be held on the tenth annl anniversary of the entry of tho the United States Into the World war mr Mr Elder said One of the principal objects In holding the convention abroad Is to enable the former doughboys to visit the American Ameri Amen can battlefields In France and to enable enable enable en en- able them to pay homage to the thousands thousands thou thou- thousands sands of their former comrades who now lie burled In the soil of France It will be a l great pilgrimage behInd behind behind be be- hind which there lies a high and sacred patriotic purpose the resolve to rededicate the American Legion and Its to the Ideals of freedom and democracy the same Ideals for which those who are today burled In France died and which Inspired Inspired inspired In In- the organization of the Legion ten years ears before Mr Elder explained that though veterans would 1 be taken to France on the Legion pilgrimage makIng making making mak mak- ing the crossing In 24 luxurious ocean liners this would probably be less than the number of those who actually actually actu actu- ally aUy wanted to go o. In order to give ever everyone one an equal chance definite quotas were to be assigned to each state based on on membership of the Legion In any particular state during the year ear 1 1026 The Legion Is further particularly anxious to make it possible for the themen themen themen men of moderate means who could probably never afford to go to France as a n regular tourist to Join the Legion expedition Mr Elder declared lie He explained that on behalf of these men mena a campaign had been Inaugurated by bythe bythe bythe the France convention travel committee commit commit- tee to obtain the operation co n of ot employers employers em em- plo ers In granting extra vacation time time In 1927 It will require at least four weeks to make the trip to France and back Many Legionnaires who want to go goto goto to France feel that It Is futile to save their mone money unless they can cnn obtain the necessary c extra tra vacation time Mr Ir Elder declared We are therefore there therefore fore trying to assist them by bringing their problem to the attention of employers em plovers In all parts of the country Wherever this has been done we have received the heartiest opera co tion A number of large corporations have already Issued bulletins In which they promise their employees who are service ex men men an opportunity to obtain obtain obtain ob ob- tain at least four weeks vacation In 1927 Employers Employers' ers associations In all sections have given It the stamp of their approval The cost of the trip trIo will be within the reach of almost all veterans Mr Elder pointed out The lowest Inclusive inclusive inclusive sive rate which will provide transportation transportation transportation tation both ways on the Atlantic hotel hotel hotel ho ho- tel In Paris and trips trips' to American cemeteries and American battlefields will be approximately The entire entire en en- tire trip Including all expenses can be easily made for as little as he declared |