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PAUL, MINNESOTA DONTRY W<3 ASSOCIATE OaRSGLVeS TOGGTHGR FOR THG FOLLOWING PURPOSGS Tb uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States ofAmerica; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the Great Wars; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right k the master of might; to promote peace and good will on earth; to safe- k |t\ guard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our comrade- /y A ship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness. J&Gfy BOUTIQUE LA SOCIETE AMERICAN LEGION LA DES HUIT CHAPEAUS QUARANTE HOMMES AUXILIARY DES ET HUIT ET QUARANTE FEMMES CHEVAUX 39th 40th 38th National Convention Promenade Nationale iMarche Nationale The American Legion Convention Program Page American Legion Auxiliary - 43-48 American Legion Auxiliary National Officers 43 Business Sessions, American Legion Convention - 15-17 Calendar of Events - 63-64 Convention Ball 60 Convention Cars 80 Convention Committee Meetings 13 Convention Corporation Board of Directors 31 Convention Corporation Comnr'ttee Chairmen - 32-33 Convention Corporation Honorary Officers 67 Convention Corporation Officers 29 Department of Minnesota 7 Distinguished Service Medal Recipients..... 18 Distinguished Guests 19-22 Eight and Forty - 54-59 Forty & Eight National Officers 49 Forty & Eight Convention Program 50-51 Forty & Eight Parade Orders - 52-53 Governor Orville L. Freeman of Minnesota 6 Hotel Assignments... 72-76 In Memoriam —Joseph H. Adams 24 Joint Opening Session (American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary 15 Map of Downtown Minneapolis 78 Map of Downtown St. Paul 79 Map of Parade Route 34 , 40-41 Mayor Joseph E. Dillon of St. Paul 8 Mayor P. Kenneth Peterson of Minneapolis 9 National Commander Preston Moore’s J. Welcome 3 National Contests.. 25 National Convention Commission 27 National Officers of The American Legion 11 Parade Orders - 35-39 Past National Commanders 4 Patriotic and Memorial Program 23 Preamble to Legion Constitution 1 President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Message... 5 Registration Booths 80 Reunions and Dinners.. 61 Standing Commission and Committee Meetings Schedule 12 Where To Go —What To See 70-71 8 4 2 “Welcome to the 41st National Convention!” "The 4lst National Convention of The American life of the nation. What this 41 st Natiotial Conven- Legion has returned to the site of its historic first tion does and says will have its effect upon the course convention. In 1919, the organization was a new, of history. unknown, and not entirely trusted force on the "Delegates will be called upon to establish policies American scene. of worldwide import. Their decisions will gu de ”Its major problem was how to rebuild a life of Legionnaires everywhere in the world struggle be- peace a shattering after World War. In 1959, the tween Freedom and Communism. I am confident problem is hoiv preserve to —not just an uneasy peace that those decisions will be based—as they have of nuclear terror but the entire democratic way — of always been—on the simple criterion of what is best life in the United States and the whole Free World. for America. "It was a dramatic moment when, on November 11, "As National Commander, 1 welcome each of you 1 1919—the first anniversary of Armistice Day— to this grand reunion. In the midst of the serious Legionnaires, many of them still in their service business of the convention, may you find time to uniforms, marched in their First National Convention enjoy the warm fellowship of comrades, new and old. Parade. There is no less drama as Legionnaires gather 1 When the final gavel falls, it is my hope that ive a 1 for their 41st Convention. will return to our homes, strengthened in our pur- "During the four decades since its founding, The pose to build a greater American Legion, dedicated American Legion has earned a respected place in the to the continued service of our country.” V77 National Commander 3 t The American Legion 1919-1959 *FrankIin D’Olier Ray Murphy Lewis K. Gough Pennsylvania 1919-20 Iowa 1935-36 California 1952-53 ^Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr. Harry W. Colmery Arthur J. Connell Ohio 1920-21 Kansas 1936-37 Connecticut 1953-54 ***John G. Emery Daniel J. Doherty Seaborn P. Collins Michigan 1921 Massachusetts 1937-38 New Mexico 1954-55 Hanford MacNider Stephen F. Chadwick J. Addington Iowa 1921-22 Wagner Washington 1938-39 Michigan 1955-56 Alvin M. Owsley Raymond J. Kelly Dan Daniel Texas 1922-23 Michigan 1939-40 Virginia 1956-57 John R. Quinn Milo J. Warner John S. Gleason, Jr. California 1923-24 Ohio 1940-41 Illinois 1957-58 * James A. Drain Lynn U. Stambaugh District of Columbia 1924-25 North Dakota 1941-42 Past National Commanders by *John R. McQuigg Roane Waring Vote of National Conventions Ohio 1925-26 Tennessee 1942-43 *Bennett Champ Clark *Howard P. Savage Warren H. Atherton Missouri—Presided at Paris caucus, Illinois 1926-27 March 1919 California 1943-44 *Edward *Milton J. Foreman E. Spafford Edward N. Scheiberling New York 1927-28 Illinois—Chairman, Executive Committee New York 1944-45 at Paris *Paul V. McNutt John Stelle Indiana 1928-29 *Henry D. Lindsley Illinois 1945-46 Texas—Presided at St. Louis caucus, *0. Lee May 1919 Bodenhamer Paul H. Griffith Arkansas 1929-30 Pennsylvania 1946-47 *Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. *RaIph New T. O’Neil James F. O’Neil York Kansas 1930-31 New Hampshire 1947-48 Eric Fisher Wood Henry L. Stevens, Jr. Perry Brown Pennsylvania—Temporary Chairman North Carolina and Secretary at Paris caucus 1931-32 Texas 1948-49 Louis Johnson George N. Craig Honorary National Commanders West Virginia 1932-33 Indiana 1949-50 *General John J. Pershing *Edward A. *Marshal Ferdinand Foch Hayes Erie Cocke, Jr. Illinois 1933-34 ^Deceased Georgia 1950-51 **Killed in auto accident while serving as Commander Frank N. Belgrano, Jr. Donald R. Wilson ***Elected California 1934-35 by Executive Committee to fill West Virginia 1951-52 unexpired term 4 5 f 6 7 America’s most “sure-fire” missiles—Jupiter and Redstone— roll off parallel produc- tion lines at the Chrysler Corporation-operated U.S. Array Michigan Ordnance Missile Plant near Detroit. Only automobile maker engaged in the production of large ballistic missiles, our engineers apply technical know-how and mass production experience to the development, engineering, manufacture and testing of missiles of unmatched reliability. Many Chrysler Corporation-produced missiles have been fired since we entered the field in 1952, and the batting average for successful firings is over 90%. CHRYSLER CORPORATION Preston J. Moore E. A. Blackmore NATIONAL XATIO X Al, A Dll TA NT COMMANDER Wyoming Oklahoma Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. Twiss NATIONAL CHAPLAIN Massachusetts John W. Collins James C. Bangs Robert Charles Smith C. D. DeLoach James B. Kerrigan NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL VICE COMMANDER VICE COMMANDER VICE COMMANDER VICE COMMANDER VICE COMMANDER Pennsylvania Idaho Louisiana D. C. Missouri Ralph B. Gregg Francis Polen : Mrs. Charles A. NATIONAL NATIONAL TREASURER Herbert JUDGE ADVOCATE Indianapolis NATIONAL HISTORIAN Indianapolis New Jersey Meetings of STANDING COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES 41st Annual National Convention of The American Legion Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota Economic Commission: Executive Section. Public Relations Commission: Executive Section. 9:30 a.m., August 21 and 22; DAV Hall, 116 9:30 a.m., August 21 and 22; Cleveland Room, S. 13th St., Minneapolis. Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis. Americanism Commission: Executive Section. Emblem Committee: Executive Section. 9:30 a.m., August 21 and 22; Indiana Room, 9:30 a.m., August 20 and 21; Room 222, Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis. Minneapolis Municipal Auditorium. Child Welfare Commission: Executive Section. Rehabilitation Screening Committee: August 20, 9:30 a.m., August 21 and 22; Michigan Room, 21 and 22; Room, 246, Minneapolis Municipal Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis. Auditorium. Internal Affairs Commission: Executive Section. Contests Supervisory Committee: Executive 9:30 a.m., August 21 and 22; Illinois Room, Section. Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis. August 21, 22 and 23; Grand Lounge, Territorial Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Finance Commission: 9:30 a.m., August 21 to August 27 inclusive; National Adjutant's Suite, Convention Commission: August 21 to 27 inclusive; Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis. Vermilion Room, Curtis Hotel, Minneapolis. Foreign Relations Commission: Executive Section. Distinguished Guests Committee: Executive Section. 9:30 a.m., August 21 and 22; Minnesota Room, 9:30 a.m., August 21 to 27 inclusive: Distinguished Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis. Guests Suite, Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis. Legislative Commission: Executive Section. Resolutions Assignment Committee: 9:30 a.m., August 21 and 22; Dubonnet Room, Executive Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis. Section. 9:30 a.m., August 21, 22 and 23; National Headquarters, West Hall, Minneapolis Municipal Rehabilitation Commission: Executive Section.