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Show PAGEANT TO BE FIRST FEATURE OF LEGION MEET .Governor Cox and Senator Harding Send Messages of Welcome to Veterans ICLEVELAND PREPARES FOR HUGE THRONGS Three-Day Convention of Great Organization to Begin Monday t CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 24 Indica-'tions Indica-'tions todav were that the largest i rowd thul eer visited Cleveland will be here for the parade of the Amerl-'..II Amerl-'..II J.-t.'ion Oiich will be held Monday afternoon, the opening da) of the 'three-day convention I Thi parade 1U be more of a pa-geant, pa-geant, typifying the spirit of the legion and Hie spirit with which the Onlted (States went into tho war, Franklin id'Oller. national commander, declared. declar-ed. Mayor Fitzgerald has proclaimed a half hollda during the parade Approximately 20,ii00 men and women wo-men are expecte-d to march , GREETINGS FROM NOMINEES. Messages of greeting were received itoduy from Senator Warren G Harding Hard-ing Republican presidentla I nominee: 'Governor .lames M. Cox, Democratic ; presidential candidate; Secretary of War baker and Secretary of the Nay) ' i lahleTa After welcoming the lrlon of Ohio, Goverpoi Cpx's message read in jurt "It is my hope thitt nwrv request and recommendation made and to be mad.- t. your bod. will receive the serious onslderattoti of all parties In-, terested. Nothing would displease me iiion- than to se our government and jour people forget the great serVlOf l rendered b your members In the suc-jcesHful suc-jcesHful uorld struggle In behalf of ei -llizatlon l hope the activities of youi lorganlzatlon will assist in keeping fresh in ill,- minds of our people tin-duty tin-duty and obligation our country owes to those who sered In time of need, STRl I . FOR IDEA1 3. "I sincerel) trust that your orgnnl-: ration will continue to maintain and1 strive for high Ideals and that it will lit grow and flourish, and . .-r as a guide and Inspiration to our future I generations." Senator Harding expressed regret at. being unable lo be here rind i ontmu- 0 In part; ur soldiers, sailors and marines' fought not .as Republicans or In-mo-crats. but us citizens for the preser-l iatlon of American rights and perpet-! luation of American Ideals. "Adhering to the non-partisan spirit ,of cooperation shown by all Americans Muring the war, the American Lr-glon happily has expressed the determination determina-tion to remain free from party poll-tics. poll-tics. ou cast your ballots not col-i lectiVCly but as individuals, but your servlco with the colors has made you e1. en more conscious of the necessity for preservation of our nationality To the spirit of the mer1can Legion. America Am-erica now looks for leadership In maintaining the rlghis and Ideals for which you fought.' |