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Show Legion Meeting i In Minneapolis S I .T LAKE. Nov. 3. Advance dele-gates dele-gates from every stair In the "iilon will assemble in Minneapolis this v. eelt, to consider the tentative program and Other important preliminary matters, for the first annual convention of the American Legion which will bo held in! Minneapolis November 10, 11 an I 12 Hamilton Gardner. I'tah state chair-j man, and Baldwin Roberts of Salt Lake wUl attend The convention will be called lo older ol-der at lo o'clock nexl Monday morn ing In Henry D Lindsay, chairman of the national executive committee It is expected that at lea-i 2500 dWe-' dWe-' itea representing approximately 1, 000,000 forme, soldiers, sailors and marines, now members of the legion will attend thl convention, the pur J pose of which Is io establish the legion's le-gion's permanent organization and determine de-termine Its future policy Tile business before r h r- convent ion will be of vital interest both to ex service men and women and to thei country at largo The program will Include In-clude the election of permanent cffl- cors for the ensuing year; the adoption adop-tion of a permanent constitution and policy of organization; location of na 1 tional headquarters; membership questions of eligibility; nomenclature1 of post, Mnto and national officers, and many other questions of organlza tion nature In addition the legion will take action on such questions of na tional importance as the future military mili-tary policy of the I'nifed States; edu- cational facilities for ex-service men. and women, proper care and rehablli tation of the wounded; war risk In surance; financial and other help for ex service men needing assistance and soldier land legislation. |