Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19
FEATURE PROGRAM
, ASSURED LEGION
Special Entertainment to
Marx Week at PhiIadcI.
phia Convention.

District Deslonnaires and others who
attend the eighth National Convention
IF the American Legion at Philadel
phia October II to Is will not lack
for want Of entertainment according
to tho committee on special features
The entertainment viii start October
= and conclude on October l6.
The convention will convene or
Monday. October II. and will con.
clude with the election of officers the
following Friday. The sessions Of the
Legion will be held in the auditorium
located in the ScsquicentenniaI EN-
position grounds and has a seating
capacity Of 1000 persons.
Iegionnaires arriving Saturday.
October 9. will be able to witness the
foot ball game between the University
OF PennsNlNa MIA and Swarthmore Col
ieee at o'clock at Franklin Field
The Philadelphia Quakers and the Pat.
cific Coast Wildcats will battle for
foot ball honors at the stadium at the
same hour. In the evening at
O'Clock the Congress of AmericansIn
delegates will hold a banquet in the
Penn Athletic Club
Special Services Sunday.
Sunday special American Legion
services will be held in the central
wy NbulClleS VI Hi denominations.
Al O'Clock the Aloha breakfast of
The American Legion auxiliary will
ta'F place at the St. James Hotel.
followed Al o'clock with past presi.
dents parley luncheon of the auxiliary
fh the Ben Franklin Hotel The re-
1nainder OF the day may be spent Wis
iting historical Philadelphia. Valley
Forge and the Sesquicentennial Expo
sition. National quartet contests Ct
the auxiliary Will take place at s
o'clock Al the Elks Club.
AT 10 O'Clock Monday morning the
American Legion convention will he
called TO order by National Comdr. j
u McOuiGC. in the auditorium. and de
voted to addresses Of welcome re.
SponSes and brief speeches hy invited
guests. Among the special guests Of
The convention will be Vice President
charles G.. Dawes. a member Of the
American Legion: Admiral Coontz.
Cen. John a. Lcjeune. l.. s. NJ. G.,
and Judge kencsaw NJ. Lands. The
afternoon will be devoted to the va
r!ous committees of the convention
getting down TO business and prepar-
ing reports TO DO presented during
he week. a luncheon of yeomcn If
will be held AT O'Clock at the Ar,
Cadia. AT ) o'clock a tea for enlisted
women is scheduled on High street
In the exposition grounds. and at $50
o'clock a dinner and reception to the
auxiliary national executive board
will be given by the Philadelphia
County Council Dancing will be fea-
tured in the various hotels. and al
$50 o'clock a spccial boxing show is
set at the arena. \ reception to the
distinguished guests attending the
convention will be held at 2 o'clock
the same night.
Parade Tuesday afternoon.
Promptly at . o'clock Tuesday
riorninG National Comdr. McQuisG
c'i!l drop his gavel and the convention
will start in with the business prob
'cns and reports. i'm order to finish
Np in time for the parade in the aft
crnoon. The parade is scheduled to
start at O'Clock, assembling at
Parkway avenue near the City Hall.
in tho heart of the Quaker City. II
VIII he the shortest parade in the his
Tory of the American Legion. being
but 3 miles long. In other words, the
line Of march will be only from the
City Hall down South Broad street to
nc stadium. where ii is scheduled TO
enter the grounds at o'clock. one
hour after the start. Here will be as
Senbled National Condr. McQuigg.
Vice President Dawes, distinguished
guests and military officials who will
review the parade.
At $50 O'Clock in the evening the
dinner of the auxiliary secretaries
will take place at the ST. James Hotel:
the annual banquet of the Forty and
Eight at Z o'clock and at the same
hour the dinner OF the Legion Nurses
at the PENNSYLVANIA Athletic Club.
Many reunions will also be held in the
arn1ories and hotels about the city.
Band concerts and dancing will be
featured from o'clock throughout the
remainder Of the evening.
Convention to Resume Wednesday.
The convention will convene again
Wednesday morning At O'Clock.
Those not attending the convention
Will witness trap shooting contests
which start at Q O'Clock. band con
cerfs in the stadium and bugle con
tests at Camp Anthony Wayne. Junior
world series base ball championship
games are scheduled at the stadium
at II o'clock. with Army circus and
a arial acroba tics and band and drpl
contests at and o'clock. respec-
lively. At 5 O'Clock reception viii
he given in honor of the American
Legion members at the Pennsylvania
Building In the exposition grounds ana
at o'clock the biggest social event
Of the auxiliary. the States dinner
Will he held al the ElHs' Club.
Starting with the opening OF the
convention Thursday morning report
from the various committees vii he
presented and acted on during the
day The entertainment program IN
cIudes tour of the League Island
Navy Yard at 10 o'clock and inspection
of The historic warships. the Con
stellation and Olympic. the flagship
of Admiral George Dewey, which led
the bon,bardmcrt at the battle of
Manila Bay May l. 1895. Inspection
of the naval aircraft factory in opera
lion will he permitted at the navy
Yard at II O'Clock. followed by a
demonstration OF airplan2 catapult. a
foo, ball game hetwetn the Navy and
Marines il scheduled Al the stadium AT
O'Clock At O'Clock th@ famous
Forty and Eight parade will occupy
The attention of the spectators in the
central part OF the city. The big
imitation VIII follow the parade at
o'clock At tbs Academy of Music. AT
10 o'clock al Convention Hail, eNroSi-
ton grounds. special musical and arm
contests have been arranged.
Election Of Officers Scheduled.
The closing day of the convention
win he Friday. the biz feature helnS
The election OF officers for the ensuing
YEAR OF tho Legion. The convention
viii probably adjourn IN the alter
noon following the ec:ioA Of officers.
\ swimming contest has been ar
ranged foy the auliiiarT women ~
the Elks' Club pool for $50 O'Clock.
saturday the visitors VIII have ample
opportunity 10 visit and spend the
week end AZ Atlantic city and visit
the exposition and historical points
in and about the city.
\ meeting of the national executive
committee of the American Legion as