DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Commander, Vice-Commanders and remainder of Department officers, with the exception of Judge Advocate and National Executive Committeeman, are members ex officio.

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Plymouth, Dukes, Barnstable and Nan- Philip L. Schuyler, Scituate.
tucket.

Member at Large, Miss Alice E. Carey, Fall River.

1 Appointed by Department Commander.

CALL FOR SECOND ANNUAL DEPARTMENT CONVENTION

In accordance with the instructions of the Department Executive Committee, I, Edward L. Logan, Commander of the Department of Massachusetts, The American Legion, do hereby call the Second Annual Convention of the Department of Massachusetts, The American Legion, to be opened at the Springfield Auditorium, Springfield, Mass., on Aug. 27, 1920, at 10 A.M.

PURPOSE.

To elect delegates and alternates to the National Convention to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sept. 27, 28 and 29, 1920.

To elect one member and one alternate to the National Executive Committee to represent Massachusetts, to hold office for one year from the time of the National Convention immediately following their election.

To elect officers of the Department of Massachusetts for the ensuing year, viz.: Commander, a First, Second and Third Vice-Commander, Adjutant, Treasurer, Chaplain and Historian.

To elect ten Department Executive Committee members, one of whom shall be a woman elected at large, for the ensuing year.

To transact such other business as may come before this Convention.

REPRESENTATION.

In this Convention representation shall be by Posts. Each Post shall be entitled to one delegate. For each one hundred paid-up members and any major fraction of one hundred paid-up members at midnight, July 26, 1920 (thirty days prior to Department Convention), each Post shall be entitled to one additional delegate.

The vote of each Post shall be equal to the total number of delegates present and voting.

POST NOTICE TO MEMBERS.

Not later than August 12, all Post commanders must give notice in writing to each member of their respective Posts of the date, time and place selected for the meeting of the Post for the election of delegates and alternates, and of the number of delegates and alternates to which such Post is entitled in the Department Convention.

Post commanders will insure that all members of their Posts are given opportunity to participate in the selection of delegates, and that their Posts, in proportion to their membership, are fully represented in the Department Convention.

Only paid-up members are entitled to elect delegates and have a voice in the conduct of the affairs of the Post. A man shall be held to be a paid-up member when $1.25, representing the combined national and Department per capita tax for the year 1920, has been received at Department Headquarters.

Attest.

LEO A. SPILLANE,
Department Adjutant.

EDWARD L. LOGAN,

Department Commander.

DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS
THE AMERICAN LEGION

INSTRUCTIONS TO POSTS OF THE SECOND ANNUAL
DEPARTMENT CONVENTION, SPRINGFIELD,
MASS., AUG. 27 AND 28, 1920

INDEX OF INSTRUCTIONS.

CONVENTION PROCEDURE.

Sections.

I. Program of Convention.

II. Representation and Credentials at Department Convention.

III. Acceptance of Credentials.

IV. Seating of the Convention.

V. Opening the Convention.

VI. Division of Department by Districts for Purpose of the Business of the

Convention.

VII. Election of Committees.

VIII. Credentials Committee.

IX. Resolutions.

X. Election of Annual Department Officers; of One National Executive Com-
mitteeman and One Alternate; of Five Delegates at Large and their Alter-
nates to the National Convention.

XI. Election of Certain Delegates to the National Convention; Election of
Members of Department Executive Committee.

GENERAL.

XII. Expenses of Delegates.

XIII. Hotel Accommodations.

XIV. Railroad Transportation (no reduced rate applicable).

I. PROGRAM OF CONVENTION.

Friday, Aug. 27, 1920.

8. to 9.45 A.M. Registration of delegates. Acceptance of credentials.

10 A.M.

10.15 A.M.

11 A.M.

11.45 A.M.

12.15 P.M.

Convention called to order by Department Commander Edward L.
Logan.

Invocation by Department Chaplain Michael J. O'Connor.

Addresses of welcome:

His Excellency Calvin Coolidge, Governor of Massachusetts.
Hon. Arthur A. Adams, Mayor of Springfield.

Election of committees:

Credentials.

Constitutional.

Resolutions and such other committees as may be desired by
Convention.

Announcement of time and place of committee meetings.
Acceptance of resolutions.

Committee sessions.

Report of Department Commander Edward L. Logan.
Report of Credentials Committee.

Recess.

Report of Constitutional Committee.
Unfinished business.

2.15 P.M.

7.30 P.M.

General business.

Adjournment.

One member and one alternate to National Executive Committee. Five delegates at large and alternates to represent the Department of Massachusetts at the National Convention.

3.45 P.M.

Department Executive Committee.

Proportional delegates and alternates to National Convention. Report of Resolutions Committee.

Adoption of resolutions.

Adjournment.