Show PLANS FOR LEGION MEETING IN PAR PARIS as arrangements for holding the national convention of the american legion in parts paris france in 1927 on the tenth anniversary of the landing of the A B H P F on french soll soil were discussed in detail at nations national I 1 headquarters of the le legion glon at indianapolis recently among those participating in the conference were national commander john R commandant Z official representative of the french government and john J wicker jr and bowman elder member ember of the american legion france convention travel committee commandant tf who was sent from france specialty specially to assist in working out alza for the convention bore nn an official letter of invitation from premier Arl aristille stille briand tin the letter read in part american soldiers of the great war conquerors of st Mili fel st quentin quentan and chateau thierry will be very welcome on this sacred pilgrimage to the tombs of their brothers who died on the field of honor bonor and are burled buried on french BOIL oil the necessary instructions have been given to the departments of the ministry concerned to study the various questions eions relative to the transportation of legionnaires and their stay la in france mr wicker who Is chairman of the tn lesion legion committee arranging for the convention was informed by corn com V 7 john J wicker jr mandant that a special bureau has been set bet up in the french foreign office to handle details of the convention ven tion the commandant described glowingly the welling up of french ea enthusiasm thusia sm at the second coming of the A E F according to present plans the grand on the champs will be leased eased to the american government for 1 to make it american territory for the time so that the convention may be held in it A SO 50 per cent reduction in bus and railroad fares has been granted for groups of legion narres baires from the port of embarkation to paris and from paris to the battlefields and cemeteries according to information received by chairman wicker mr wicker was told by the commandant that it will be mandatory for legionnaires and auxiliary members planning to make the trip to make their reservations tor for the convention four months before the convention arrangements range ments it was explained cannot be made after that date french b hotels and the city of paris are co ing in working out plans tor for housing the thousands of veterans who are expected to make the lie trip savings clubs are being formed by legionnaires all over the country in order to save the money necessary for the pilgrimage grimage persons desiring to go must have been bona fade members of the legion or the legion auxiliary for or both 1926 1026 and 1927 |