XII. EXPENSES OF DELEGATES.

The expenses of delegates to, from, and at the Department Convention will be paid by individual Posts or individual delegates, in each case as the Post may itself decide.

XIII. HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.

All requests for reservations for hotel accommodations should be made by local Posts direct to Mr. Harry B. Johnson, chairman, Convention Reception Committee, Springfield Post 21, The American Legion, 266 Worthington Street, Springfield, Mass. Complete information pertaining to hotel accommodations, rates, garages, etc., is now being furnished all local Posts by Mr. Johnson.

XIV. RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.

No reduced railroad rates for the benefit of the delegates attending the Department Convention will be in force. Formal application was made by the Department Executive Committee to the New England Passenger Association, comprising representatives of railroads in Massachusetts, and for your information the following excerpt from their reply is quoted:

Careful consideration was given at a conference of the New England Passenger Association of Boston on July 7, with respect to your application for reduced fare arrangements in connection with your Department Convention, but the carriers have felt obliged to adopt a conservative policy in New England at this time, and it is not felt reduction in fares are consistent for conventions, conferences, meetings or special occasions. As this is uniformly being followed, it is regretted that your application must be declined.

XV. PRESS REPRESENTATIVES.

Press representatives accompanying Post delegations will be afforded every convenience for their work at the Convention. They should report to the Department Adjutant at the Hotel Kimball upon arrival in Springfield. If press representatives accompany any delegations other than as delegates and alternates, their names and newspapers which they represent should be mailed in advance to the Department Adjutant, State House, Boston, Mass.

XVI. GUESTS.

Each delegation may have as its guests such members of The American Legion and their families as they may wish to accompany them. All guests will be seated in the auditorium balcony.

A. Each delegate should be thoroughly cognizant of these instructions. In addition he should be fully informed as to

1. The name and number of his Post; its total paid-up membership.

2. The county in which the Post is located.

B. Each Post delegation leader should be sure before leaving his local Post that 1. Every delegate has his credential paper.

2. He himself has the original copy of statement of the members of his delegation. 3. He has written copies of resolutions or other matter his Post desires to propose, clearly setting forth what person or Post is responsible for their proposal.

THOMAS D. LAVELLE, Chairman, All-Dorchester Post 154,
GEORGE C. CUTLER, Jr., Secretary, Brookline Post 11,

ROBERT HOMANS, Back Bay Post 117,

JOHN QUINN, Charles F. Hammond, Jr., Post 78,

WILLIAM P. DOHERTY, Brighton-Allston Post 17,
CHARLES T. CAHILL, Roxbury Post 44,

KARL STANDISH, Canton Post 24,

JOHN P. HOLLAND, Lawrence J. Flaherty Post 30,
Rev. CHELLIS V. SMITH, Somerville Post 19,

JOHN J. LANE, Michael J. Perkins Post 67,

Miss MAE G. NAGLE, New England Women's Post 29,
GASPAR G. BACON, Jamaica Plain Post 76,

E. LEROY SWEETSER, Everett Post 176,

CHRISTOPHER J. HALLIGAN, Jr., All-Dorchester Post 154,
HENRY D. CORMERAIS, Newton Post 48,

BERNARD F. SEASONS, Shelburne Falls Post 135,

WILLIAM H. DOLAN, Fitchburg Post 10,

ROLAND H. CHOATE, Beverly Post 12,

JOHN H. STITT, New Bedford Post 1,
Rev. ERNEST PUGH, Plymouth Post 40,

Dr. JOSEPH E. REDDEN, Springfield Post 21,

Department Convention Committee.