Indiana Offers Welcome Hand to Legionaries
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, March 30, 1920: An enthusiastic gathering last night at Tomlinson Hall of legionaries and citizens of Indianapolis formally welcomed the American Legion and its national headquarters to Indiana and Indianapolis. Mayor Charles Jewett, in extending the city’s welcome, said, “I believe that Indianapolis was selected because the delegates to the national convention felt that the Hoosier spirit and Hoosier patriotism were 100 per cent America