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OD and /COUNTRY WE ASSOCIATE OURSELVES TOGETHER FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES to To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America ; perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism maintain law and order ; to foster and ars; to to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the Great W to the community state and nation; inculcate a sense of individual obligation , to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY 50tb master might to promote peace and good will on earth; to safeguard of ; National Convention and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness. 52nd NATIONAL CONVENTION AUG. 28-SEPT. 3, 1970 PORTLAND, OREGON LA BOUTIQUE DES HUIT CHAPEAUX ET QUARANTE FEMMES 49th Marche Nationale The American Legion Portland Convention Program I N D E X Page Page Airline Information 90 8 and 40 Program 65 Annual Report 90 Final Contests, Parade of Auxiliary Program 52 Champions 32 Board of Directors 30 First Aid 64 Business Session, The Legion 34 Free Awards 79 Church Directory 4 Officers, Portland Corporation 28 Commission and Committee Parade Orders 84 Meetings 20 Patriotic Program 24 Committee Chairmen 50 Registration, Information, Contests, Uniformed Groups 22 Tickets 6 Convention Commission 14 Reunions and Dinners 26 Convention Committee Meetings.... 23 “The Decision Makers,” Directory, Delegation Hotels 16 Department Commanders 76 Distinguished Guests 37 Youth Leaders 49 ABOUT THE COVER: Majestic Mt. Hood seemingly floats in the special photograph furnished for The American Legion Convention Program cover by the Oregon State Highway Department. A1 Marshall, Art Editor of The American Legion Magazine, designed the cover which highlights the colorful business sec- tion of downtown Portland. Portland has gone all out to host the 52nd Annual National Convention of The American Legion. This will be the third time for the “City of Roses” to serve as the Convention City for The American Legion. Legionnaires gathered here in 1932 and 1965 for their annual conclave. Based on these two previous conventions, we are sure that Legionnaires, mem- bers of the Auxiliary and their families will enjoy themselves in scenic Portland. We thank the De- partment of Oregon and the City of Portland for inviting us back. 2 Welcome to the 52nd Annual National Convention The American Legion gathers once more in National Convention in the City of Roses, and as we come together for this Fifty-Second Annual Convention we will do well to take inventory once again of accomplishment, and of work as yet unfinished. From the very beginning, this organization has considered its own work, to a large degree, to be the work of America. We still have that feeling, and well we should, for as citizen-soldiers we have a unique investment in this great land. That investment is a portion of our lives given in service to the land we love. Largely as a result of that service, we felt the need and the desire to be of continuing service to America and there is no reason to be unique in that respect for our country can use the enlightened concern en- of all of her citizens in the ceaseless struggle to maintain and to large upon our priceless freedoms. This was a part of the basic thinking that led to selection of our theme for my term of office as National Commander: Unity and Service for America—U.S.A.” As we launched upon our second half-century of service to God and Country we felt the need to provide a rallying point in the local community around which men and women of good faith and goodwill, men and women concerned with the preservation of the Republic and of the ideals and principles upon which it was founded, could unite in the common cause for the common good. We felt too that a theme and a program such as that which we have promoted this year would help to provide a smooth transition out of the fanfare of a golden anniversary observance into the less spectacular, but no less important, matter of continuing effective service. We believe we have achieved a measure of success toward both objectives, and it is our fondest hope that work begun in this year of the life of the Legion, particularly the plans for implementing the recommendations of our Task Force for the Future, will be construc- tively productive for America for many years to come. J. MILTON PATRICK National Commander 3 Cfjurcf) directory (Partial) Following is a partial list of churches and synagogues in Metro- politan downtown Portland, including those which may easily be reached from most Convention Hotels. For a more complete listing, please consult the telephone directory. ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH OF CHRIST LATTER DAY SAINTS First Assembly op God Central Church of Jesus Christ 1315 S. E. 20th 5231 S. E. Stark Latter Day Saints 234-7329 235-2681 Central ADVENTISTS 2514 S. E. Madison CONGREGATIONAL 232-3745 Stone Tower Church First Congregational Church 3010 N. E. Holladay (United Church of Christ) 232-6018 LUTHERAN 1126 S. W. Park 228-7219 Augustana (LCA) BAPTIST 2710 N. E. 14th First Baptist Church GREEK EASTERN ORTHODOX 288-6174 909 S. W. 11th 228-7465 Holy Trinity 3131 N. E. Glisan METHODIST Hinson Memorial Church 234-0468 First Methodist Church S. E. 20th at Salmon 232-1156 1838 S. W. Jefferson EPISCOPAL 228-3195 CATHOLIC St. Stephens Cathedral St. Mary’s Cathedral S. W. 13th and Clay PRESBYTERIAN 223-6424 1716 N. W. Davis First Presbyterian Church 228-4397 Trinity Church 1200 S. W. Alder St. Mary’s Magdalene N. W. 19t.h and Everett 228-7331 3123 N. E. 24th 222-9811 281-3317 UNITARIAN Sanctuary of HEBREW CONGREGATIONS Our Sorrowful Mother Unitarian Church First (Reformed) 8840 N. E. Skidmore 1011 S. W. 12th Temple Beth Israel 254-7371 228-6389 1931 N. W. Flanders 222-1069 CHRISTIAN SALVATION ARMY First Christian (Conservative) Church Harbor Light Center 1314 S. W. Park Neveh Shalom 134 W. Burnside 228-9211 2900 S. W. Peaceful Lane 246-8831 223-2043 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE (Orthodox) FOUR SQUARE CHURCH First Christian Church of Science Sharrie Torah 1819 N. W. Everett 920 N. W. 25th S. E. 13th and Ankeny 227-6229 226-6131 235-3133 A 4 This mark is on General Motors cars every year. Because there's excellence in our cars every year. The marked cars from General Motors: Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, Opel and GMC Truck 5 WHERE to REGISTER, OBTAIN INFORMATION and PURCHASE CONTEST TICKETS Six Registration-Information booths and ticket sales points will be operated in Portland for the convenience of Conventioneers. You may register for the convention ($3.00 per adult), find the answers to your questions, or purchase tickets for the Junior-Senior Drum and Bugle Corps Final Contest. Booths will be located in the lobbies of: Hilton Hotel New Heathman Hotel Benson Hotel Sheraton Hotel Booths, as listed above, will open at 1 :00 p.m. on Thursday, August 27 and will operate daily until taken out of service at the direction of the Convention Corporation. In addition to the above locations, one booth will be operated in National Headquarters office, located in the Exhibit Hall section of Memorial Coliseum and one booth will be maintained at Corporation Headquarters in Masonic Temple. Booths located at the New Heathman and Benson Hotels will terminate operations in those locations at 5:00 p.m. on August 31. The operators of these two booths will resume operations on the morning of September 1 at the concourse and ground level entrances to Memorial Coliseum. All persons (except those under the age of 12) are to be reminded that the official convention badge, or other approved credentials are required to gain entry to General Convention Business Ses- sions scheduled for Memorial Coliseum on Sep- tember 1, 2 and 3. Tickets for the Junior-Senior Drum and Bugle Corps Finals are $2.50 for Reserved Section and $2.00 for General Admission. A coupon included in each registration packet (within the official convention program) may be used to reduce the price of either the $2.50 or $2.00 ticket by 50c. The coupon must be presented at the time of ticket purchase. The show is scheduled for Civic Stadium com- mencing at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 30. TOP FACILITIES are available for the three day business sessions of the Convention at the Memorial Coliseum during The American Legion’s 52nd National Convention in Portland, September 1 , 2 and 3. The ultramodern facility has undergone expansion since The American Legion last met here for its 1965 National Convention. 6 °Ff Ic ° F r HE cap '-° vernor tom -v; Mccau. mM S '3.0 Ve >H.O B AuguSt, ^9 70 iSSiS 52ai«Ss,— ™ -^£0^® r eIe re gates Sr °n my^ ® ?"° is A7lw Pleas th ±s *ys s e %? p lpaase • hate d Peci = 7 ~~spea!r of » to ^erici^come f°r Ic°^e " Sto ^ alf^^ntt, ^ Con Wio„.