Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-10
Warning SOUNDED
BY LEGION LEADER
u. S. las Creditor of UNI
verse" in Danger, McQuigg
Tells Convention.

| special Dlspal"0 W L ne StdT
! ALIEN ANDRIA. Va, August 10
! Warning against the dangers taced
| by the United States in its relations
with the rest of the world AS cred
| itor Of the universe was sounded
here today by John Il. McQuigg. ma
tional commander of the American
| Legion In an address to delegates
! assembled at the eighth annual meet
| ing OF the Virginia legion and Its
auxiliary.
THE United States is the richest
prize of the ages. the greatest inherit
ance since time began" the speaker
| declared. 1T will be ours only SO
| long as the world knows we are ready
and prepared to defend it, World
| courts and similar tribunals cannot
| do away with mans cupidlty. nor
| quench a nations thirst for power
and dominion when that natson
| thinks itself strong enough to win.
Hits Pacifist Moves.
"The American Legion has no
ntience with those we'll meaning but
misguided persons who. even now.
are making strenuous efforts to palsy
the arm of America and deprive us
Of the small defense we now nave.
They shut their eyes to the history
of our country, and ignore All ex'
perience Of the past. They apparent
lv are willing and anxious to jeopar
die all we have gained in the last
century and a half. If only they are
permitted to attempt the creation OF
an impossible Utopia
Referring to world peace he said
the legion has been and will continue
to he for world peace, so long as that
reace is honora BILE and based on jus
tice and square dealing. He further
added that Justice is seldom auto
matte. and for that reason the legion
has advocated the adherence by the
United States to permanent court
of international Justice. with the
necessary machinery and power to
make it's DEGREES effective.
Concluding, he said, The men who
compose the legion know what war
is. They have seen it at its worst.
and they want no more Of 1t if it can
he honorab bly, avoided But the legion
recognizes that controversies and
qua rrels between nations are almost
certain to arise. and that mere agree
mentS not to have such wars have
been to large extent futile"
Reports Are Submitted.
Immedia tely following the address
OF Comdr. MCQuigg the gathering ad-
iourned and each group went to it's
respective hall. At the legion meet
ing, presided over by State Comdr.
Frank NJ. Wray, John Thomas Tay-
Tor. vice chairman of the national
legislative committee. submitted re
port. Others who made reports at
the morning session were -. r. Smith.
regional Office. United States Vet
Grams Bureau; Robert NJ. Tolson. sec
rotary, area 3, reha bilitat ton commit
tee; Morgan r. Mills, war memorial
committee. after which reports of
congressional districts were given by
executive committeeman.
At the afternoon session there will
be presentation of prizes for member
ship. After this will come reports of
convention committees.
At 4:30 o'clock there will be a
parade. as the outsta nding feature Of
the day. There will he many ba nds
in line, including the Petersburg
Drum Corps and the Poca hontas
Band, both of which are legion ba nds
The AleXa ndria Citizens Band also
will be in line. The procession will be
headed by Ma j. Gen. John A. Leieune.
u. s, NJ. G. His staff will consist OF
Lieut.. Col. Llewelyn Powell. Mai. J.
X. Horto Maj. Charles y. Barrett,
Capt. H. F.. Fuller and Capt. c. T.
Brooks.
Then will come half dozen Con
federate veterans in line in an auto.
mobile.
Wray TO BE Marshal.
State Comdr. Wray will act as mar.
shall OF the list Division, and his staff
will consist Of Charles W. King. Will
| liam n. F. Brooks. Nelson r. Snyder.
il; Seldom Washington and Kemp
oh hn
will be as follows: Band. 18th Engi-
! neers; battalion. 18th Engineers.
mounted band. Sd United States Cav
airy Squadron; Sd United States Cav.
airy Band: 18th Regiment L. $. Ma.
rlnes, battalion: 9Th Regiment T.. $.
Marines, machine gun company: 5th
Regiment. United States Marines.
leht mortar and one-pounder sec
tons 5th Regiment. T.. s. Marines.
deta chment of blueja ckets, l.. s. Navy
Yard. Washington, and Alexandria
Light Infantry.
Marshal of second division, Capt.
Charles J. Deahl. Jr.; staff. Milton
Glasgow. Henry p. Thomas T. An
derson Sommers, Richard NJ. Green.
n; Max Fagelsor, William n. Meeks
| United states Army Band. veterans,
Spanish American War Legionnaires
| 200 from District Of Columbia. vtr-
| einia LeCionnaires. Citizens Band
! Potomac Fire Department. Alexan-
| dria Fire Department and Friendship
| Veterans Fire Association
Notables In Stands.
! The parade will be reviewed bv
| distinguished guests, numbering
more than 100. from a grand stand
| erected on the west side Of Wash
| ington between Pendleton and
| Wythe streets. Representative X.
Walton Moore, State Senator Frank
| Ball, Mayor William A. Smoot and
many others will be on the stand.
| together with high ranking Army
and Navy officers and prominent
| citizens and state officers Of the
Legion and auxiliary.
AT 80 O'Clock tonight banquet
which will be attended by 1000
] guests. men and women. will be
served in the Alexandria Naval Tor
pedo Station. on the fourth floor.
| The speakers will be r. Douglas
! Navy: Mr.. Wray. Miss Cora \.
| Vaughan, State president of the
! American Legion auxiliary. and Gen.
| John A. LeJeune. United States
! Marine Corps J. Randall eaton. past
local comma nder will he postmaster.
| and Invocation will be delivered by
| Rev. Hugo Blankenship. There will
| be several musical selections. Music
I will be furnished by the United
! states Marine Band.
Immediately after the banquet
! there will be dance az the armory.
I TO which the public is invited.
Will Adjourn Tomorrow.
Unfinished business, including the
election Of officers, reports of com
mirtees and selection Of place for the