Show LEGION MEET WILL WILLBE WILLBE WILLBE BE RECORD BREAKER With three great conventions In I progress simultaneously in four convention convention con- con halls the Ule 1924 I gathering of C the American Legion and Its a affiliated bodies at nt St. St Paul Minn from September lG 16 to 19 10 promises to be one onet t ot of the greatest veterans veterans' conventions in the thc history of the country countr Sixty thousand visitors are expected to make the Ithe pilgrimage to the convention city Doming from every state In the Union and id from many foreign orel lands lunds Greetings to the Legionnaires will wm willbe willbe be extended on behalf of the convention conven- conven tion city by Mayor Ia or Arthur E. E Nelson himself a Legionnaire nn and on behalf behul of the Minnesota department of the Legion by Its commander Formal response response response re- re will be made e on behalf of National Commander John R. R QuInn Df of the Legion by James Tames T. T Williams Ir editor of the Boston Transcript There will also be greetings from many other organizations Among of the Republic Republic Re TIe- TIeI I these are the time Grand Gran Army public the United Confederate Veterans Veterans Vet Vet- erans the United Spanish War Veterans Veterans Vet Vet- erans the Women's omens Overseas league the ithe Veterans of Foreign Wars Vars the Disabled American Veterans the Knights of Columbus the Legion Auxiliary Auxiliary Aux Aux- nn and the Fort Forty nn and Eight Commander Commander Commander Com Com- mander W. W B B. B Haldeman of the United Confederate Veterans has stated state that he will attend atten the convention At the opening session of the Ute convention convention convention con con- Commander Commander Com Com- on Monday morning mander Quinn will make his report It Is of particular Interest In this connection that this convention marks the fifth anniversary of the permanent organization of the Legion across the river from St. St Paul at Minneapolis In 1919 Among the distinguished speakers who will address adress the convention are Ire Gen Frank T. T Limes director of the United States veterans veterans' bureau Samuel Samuel Samuel Sam Sam- uel Gompers president of the tile American Ameri Amerl- American Judge Kenesaw Kenesaw Kene Kene- can cnn Federation of Labor saw Mountain Landis baseball arbiter I and John Barton Payne ne chairman of ot the American Red Cross Impressive Impress memorial services In honor of the World war yar dead will conclude conclude con con- clude dude the first session of the convention conven conven- tion Miss Alma Forker of Bakersfield Bakers Bakers- field Cal Ca who has been chosen ason as convention on will sing Tuesday afternoon will be given en over ver to the great reat convention parade In which marchers and more than bm bands s and drum corps will take part Election of national officers on Friday morning will conclude the convention which will be oe e occupied In Inthe Inthe inthe the meantime with formulation of or Legion policies and In a n round of convention conVentIon con con- festivities |