The Washington times., 1922-10-14
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Music OF Band and Drum Corps
Better Appreciated as
Trip Goes On.
By KIRK MILLER.

, MONROE, N. c.. Oct. 14.-Wai-
lowing through Dixie. where the
term. "Ginnery" has q meaning AL
its own. the American Legion spe-
cial, with its 300-odd members Of
the District of Columbia depart.
ment, ''Nyawlins Boun'," was con.
tinuing on its nonstop flight at
noon today with unrequited en-.
thusiasm.
Travelling strictly dc luxe in n
special train. the Washington
legionnaires, with one carload Of
baggage and another carload of
resolutions. are prepared. with a
forty-eight-piece band and q twenty.
two-piece fife and drum corps. to
tear "Nyawlins" loose from any
form Of dignity which might obtain
there.
In preparation for their hilarious
advent to the Crescent City. band
and drum corps rehearsals were
precipitated momentarily at Mon.
roe and at Greenwood. The farther
south the musicians travel, the bet.
ter because their renditions-at least,
so the volume Of wayside enthusi.
asm would indicate.
Reaching Monroe shortly before
diately after their appetites had
been appeased with dining car deli.
cacies, the Washington legionnaires
tore off q band concert that ac-
tually stopped the erstwhile gin
mills, IL you know what we mean.
Factory whistles footed and a
genuine reception was accorded the
transformers at Monroe.
Mayor Offers Latchkeys.
The mayor was at the depot 70
present everybody with O set OF
keys to the city. including night
latchkeys, and everybody departed
smiling.
washington's American Legion con-
tingent had been thoroughly heralded
through press and billboard, and II
was with difficulty that the timer
ants were permitted to depart on
schedule. Speeches of felicitation
were exchanged between Greenwood
city officials and Department Com.
mander Watson b. Miller, the Wash
ington delegation being cordially In.
vited to stop longer in Greenwood on
their return trip from New Orleans.
The next concert by the Washing.
ton bandsmen 10 scheduled for
Athens, Ca, at q o'clock today. and
another 10 to follow at Atlanta at 8
p. m. Montgomery, Ala, 10 the final
setting for serenading at 10 o'clock
tonight. ..
Touring in their own Pullman en-
route to the American Legion con.
vention are twenty-five members Of
the U. s. 8. Jacob Jones Post, No. Q.
the only women's post In Washing
ton. Miss Lois M. Beach is com.
mander Of the post, the members Of
which are being chaperoned by Marie
Ester Kohlis, assistant department
adjutant. .'
"Stubby" Interests Crowd.
"Stubby," q thoroughbred Boston
bull terrier. official mascot OF the
one hundred and ninety-second In.
fantry Of the forty-second Yankee
division, In charge OF Sergt. Bob
Conroy. is receiving no end OF aten'
tion from both passengers ana crew.
"stubby" was In no less than five
combats during his A. e. #. man.
uvers, and emerged with q single
scar, slight flesh wound In his left
front leg. -....
This canine hero has been deco.
rated by all the allied countries, and
when he returned to America was
taken by Sergeant Conroy to Gen
erai Pershing's Washington head
quarters for further distinguished
honors.
Corporal Victor Dessey. OF ~ths
Canadian expeditionary force, In his
regulation English Tommy uniform
10 next In point Of overland Interest
70 Stubby, Victor passed throuan @