Show 1 0 M ROL I 1 CAN copy for thin department supplied by th thil american legion newn new service LEGION MEN WILL GO TO FRANCE the american legion convention in france next year will be the most representative national convention ever held by the lesion legion according to bowman elder chairman of the france convention travel committee of the legion it Is significant that the convention Is to be held on the tenth anniversary of the entry of 0 the united states into the world war sir elder said gald one of the principal objects in holding the convention abroad Is t to enable the former doughboys dough boys to visit the american battlefields in france and to enable them to pay homage to the thousands of their former comrades who now lie ile burled buried in the soli soil of france it will be a great pilgrimage behind which there lies iles a high and sacred patriotic purpose the resolve to rededicate the american legion and its to the ideals ol of freedom and democracy the same ideals for which those who are today burled buried in france died and which inspired the organization ot of the legion ten years before mr elder explained that though veterans would be taken to france on the legion pilgrimage making the crossing in 24 luxurious ocean liners this would probably be less than the number of those who actually wanted to go in order to give everyone an equal chance definite quotas quetas were to be assigned to each state based on membership of the legion in any particular state during the year 1926 the legion la Is further particularly anxious to make it possible tor for the men of rile means who could probably never afford to go to france as a regular tourist to join the legion expedition mr elder declared ue ile explained that on oil behalf of these men a campaign had been inaugurated by the france convention travel committee to obtain the operation cooperation co of employers in granting extra vacation time in 1927 it will require at least four weeks to make the trip to france and back many legionnaires who want to go to F france rance feel that it Is futile to save their money unless they can obtain the necessary extra vacation time mr elder declared we are therefore trying to assist them by bringing their problem to the attention of employers in all parts of the country wherever this has been done we have received the heartiest co opera tion A number of if large corporations have already issued bulletins in which they promise their employees who are ex service men an opportunity to obtain at least four weeks vacation in 19 1927 T employers associations in all sections have given it the stamp ol of their approval the cost of the trip will be within the reach of almost all veterans mr elder pointed out the lowest inclusive rate which will provide transportation both ways on the iho atlantic hotel botel in parts paris and trips to american cemeteries and american battlefields will be approximately the entire trip including all expenses can be easily made tor for as little as he declared lec Jec lared |