Show MANY LINERS TO CARRY VETERANS embarkation Embark atton details for the 1927 convention of the Ameri american coin legion in paris have been announced by tire the france convention travel committee of 0 the legion in the form of a map which has provoked wide comment among the abou thousands sandi of legionnaires who anticipate going to france in 1927 the map tells at a glance how veterans of the world war will be loaded aboard twenty four bitners at seven american ports in the greatest peacetime peace time pilgrimage in the history of the world it also shows exactly how much it will cost for a round trip ticket from the capitals of each of the forty eight states to the dif different terent ports lo 10 of embarkation assigned the states prepared under the direction of tha france convention travel committee the map involved months of consultation with representatives of the seven steamship lines commissioned to transport the army of veterans back to france and with representatives of all the principal rall railroads roads in america it shows that from the port of new york the delegations of twenty states will embark for france approximately roen men said to be a single passenger embarkation larger than ever before sailed out of new toik harbor these will be carried on the ships of five lines the states going out of new york represent a wide belt stretching across the continent from california and oregon to new york pennsylvania and new nei jersey montreal Is the northernmost port indicated on the map for the thorr of legionnaires from is 1 will 1 bowman elder salt jail the delegations of the seven northern states along the canadian border from washington to michigan an boston will embark new england states from hampton ampton II roads will go legionnaires from five middle southern states Virg virginia lula west virginia gi tila kentucky tennessee and north carolina and the district of columbia charleston S C will be responsible for the he embarkation of five southern bouthern states f from rom arkansas on the west to south carolina on the east cast florida Is the only state which will have th the e distinction of its own exclusive embarkation port florida legionnaires embarking from jacksonville the three southwestern baates of arizona vew new mexico and texas will board liners for europe at elther either houston or galveston texas while one of the ships from texas will call at new orleans to pick up louisiana legionnaires in making the assignments the committee in has made an effort to save legionnaires as much time arid money as possible according to bowman elder of indianapolis the chairman of the committee in practically every case the port selected Is the one most cheaply and r quickly reached from the states assigned to it this embarkation information Is he be ing announced so tar far in advance of the convention convent lou mr elder declared in order that it may assist legion noires who want to go to calculate exactly liow how much will be required tor for the trip and how much time will be necessary so that they may provide both sufficient funds and sufficient sum clent vacation in 1927 11 according to john J wicker jr of richmond va more mor 0 than haa 41 00 legion savings clubs have be been cs lu in banks all over the country receiving deposits at the rate of more than a week through which legionnaires of moderate means expect to save sufficient tent to make the trip in 1027 1927 it ha has been estimated that the smallest amount tor for which the trip con be made nubile li Is though tho the minimum steamship rate with mith and transportation in france lias bas been calculated at about |