The Washington times., 1922-10-15
TOWNS GREET
D. c. VETERANS
ON WAY SOUTH
Legion Members Lose Their
Voices Responding to Wei
come in caroIinas.
BY KIRK MILLER.

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 14.-Facing
the last lap of q thirty-six.hour hurtle
from Washington to N'yawlins,
where they will anchor at 8 q. m. to-
morrow, the Washington wayfarers
tc the American Legion Convention
tonight promise to arrive in the
mardi gras city barely In time to
speak above q whisper. ,
Beginning q general celebration In
Union Station, Washington, last eve.
nng, which did not subside during
the night, or the ensuing day, Wash
ington's three hundred has yelled
itself into the good graces Of Virginia,
the Carolinas and Georgia citadels
which they have touched, and as a
result few can now speak in a normal
tone and many have resorted to the
sign language to transmit their
thoughts. ..r
Give Royal Welcome.
The Seaboard Airline route into the
sunny south knows q little more OF
Washington this evening than II ever
did before, as Its husky-throated
iegionaires left a trail through Dixie
bespeaiting good fellowship, patriotic
enthusiasm and loyalty to the Ma
tional Capital.
American Legion posts along the
route Of travel had been notified OF
the coming of the Washington dele
cation and at all stops local com
mittees carrying the legion colors
awaited with cordial reception. At
Atlanta the Washington contingent
paraded from the terminal station to
Georgia legion headquarters, q stop
of one hour being made here.
Occupying a private compartment
aboard the American Legion special
10 young Granville GUIDE, the Poto-
mac boat club rowing marvel, who
In under the personal chaperonage
of Pat Dempsey. Ono Of the features
of the athletic program at N'yaw.
Inns will be q race between GUIDE and
Walter Hoover, the Philadelphia
champion. Dick Leimer, also Of the
Potomac Boat Club, is accompany
ing GUIDE and Dempsey In an advis-
ory capacity. Dempsey. one OF the
most famous rowing coaches and
bladesmen Of other years, has had
full charge Of Guides education In
the shells and has great hopes that
the high school boy will make O
showing against Hoover.
With Detectives Tom Walsh and
Jim Scrivner, of the Washington
headquarters force. members Ut
the legion transforming trip, the
occupants Of the nine cars are
enjoying q strict oblivion to rules
Of travel affecting the various
States through which they have
Travelled.
Ordinarily railroad officials en-.
force the tobacco-selling edicts
which fluctuate In the jump from
State to State. but the Legionaires
insist upon being reminded Of all
infractions by their own personal
sleuths. Walsh spent the day dis
guised In a set Of blue glasses
thereby Haunting his blindness to
all rules Of railroad etiquette.
Charlie Plunkett. Of Costello Post,
No. Is, and righthand man OF Tom
Moore, the moving picture magnate.
slipped the audience real thrill at
dinner today when he sweetened
his bouillon with three Jumps of
domino sugar.
Drum Corps Mutinies.
Bill Franklin has lost complete
control Of his fife and drum corps.
He can start 'em off all right, but
they refuse to quit when he gives
EN- the signal. At Athens the wind.
TANNERS nearly missed the train be-
cause Of their obstinacy to orders.
Ike Horton. executive officer OF
the District department, Is author
ity for the statement that Wash
ington is one of the very few ma.
tional divisions whose membership
for the year shows an increase. The
total legionaire membership Of
Washington today Is 4,750, against
| 4,648 last December. In the ma.
tional organization the total has
dropped from 100000 a year ago to
| $4,000.