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Show NAVAL SHOW AT CONVENTION Chairman Neville of Committoe, Pronv itcs Big Display at New Orleans Or-leans Meeting. Delegates to ttie American Legion national convention at New Orleans Are nrnmlspd nnn of the most spectacular spec-tacular and Interesting In-teresting naval shows the nation has seen, according accord-ing to Lieut. C. W. J. Neville, chairman of the convention naval a ff a 1 r s coinmlt-tee, coinmlt-tee, who has been In Washington Wash-ington com-nletinr com-nletinr arrange ments. Commander Neville obtained the promise of Assistant Secretary Koosevelt that he would send one battleship bat-tleship and a number of destroyer's to participate In the program. Arrangements have also been made to have the Eagle boats now at Jacksonville, Jack-sonville, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Galveston Gal-veston and St. Louis called into active ac-tive service with a view to directing the annual cruise of the naval reserve men, who form their crews, to New Orleans. A Heel of 12 hydroplanes will fly from Pensacola to New Orleans a few days before the convention and will remain on the river for exhibition flights. While In Washington Commander Neville also arranged for Invitation to the naval authorities of England, Canada, Australia, France, Italy, Bra-ail Bra-ail and Cuba for their attendance at the naval show. A flotilla of submarines, subma-rines, now en route to the East from Mare Island, Cal., also may be a feature fea-ture of the naval display. |