Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
ELECTION TO END
LEGION SESSION
Placing Wreath on Tomb of
Unknown Also on Alexandria
Program.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, August IL
With the election of officers and Sc
lection of a. city for the next conven-
ton, the eighth annual gathering of
the American Legion and auxiliary
will end today Afterward the dele
gates will visit Arlington National
Cemetery and place wreath on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and
later several will motor, as guests
OF the local post to Fairfax Court
House, where they will inspect the
will Of George Washington. Most of
the delegates will leave for their
homes tonight Virginia Beach is
strong contender for the 1927 gather
ing.
At the session yesterday afternoon
Paul j. Abraham, Greensburg, Pa,
spoke on the Boy Scout movement.
Among the resolutions adopted yester-
day was one calling on the Ameri
CaniZa ton comr2:ttee, both national
and departmental, for means TO COM
bat Communism.
Another resolution requested mill
tary authorities of the State to desig
nate the Monticello Guard as the Of
fetal escort for the governor for Nir-
ginia day at the SeSQuiCentennial and
inviting the guard to march in the
Legion IpdGdue DIT j nliduSlpIlld Will
the Virginia legionnaires.
Heat Mars Banquet.
So inteuse was the heat on the
fourth floor of the Alexandria Naval
Torpedo Station. where the local
American Legion staged it's banquet
last night. that out of the 1,164 men
and women attending only 200 re-
manned TO hear the speaking.
oct q ~ 0y
of the local post and POSTMASTER,
called the gathering to order.
Miss Cora Vaughan, State presi-
dent of the auxiliary, whose home is
in Franklin. Va. made a short talk,
in which she declared that the con-
vention had been made one big party
since arrival of the delegates in Alex
andria. She praised the work being
done.
State Comdr. Frank NJ. Wray, Ber
ryville, said Alexandria had surpassed
expectations and. on behalf of the
delegates. he thanked all who con-
tributed to the success of the affair
MAJ. Gen. John a. Lejeune. the last
speaker of the evening, praised the
men who won the war" He urged
character building and said the Lee
gion stands for the Nation, regard
less of political or religious beliefs.
Music was furnished by the Fort
Humphreys Band. The members of
Costello Post Fife and Drum Corps
of Washington were guests and
played before the banquet.
From Washington were Mrs. Mary
Kolhos. Mrs. Maude Warner and Mrs.
Louise White of "the Forty n Eight"
Parade Big SUCCESS.
The parade yesterday afternoon
under auspices of the Legion, was
big success. More than 500 Legion
men from Virginia and some from
Washington marched. Mai. Gen.
John A. Lejeune was grand marshal
There were 1000 marchers and nine
hands A number of nurses headed
the veterans and We're marshaled by
f. Clinton Knight, commander of the
local post a few Spanish-American
War Veterans also were in line, I'M
der command of Capt. r. H. Atkin-
son. Beside the reviewing stand
were % crippled soldiers from Walter
Reed Hospital.
They came on a bus from the
hospital. The McGroarty-OConne
Post Drum Corps of Washington took
part. Among honor guests in the
parade were seven members of r. l..
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans
They constitute practically the last
of the membership of f. +. Lee Camp.
confederate Veterans. In the party
were Edgar Warfeld. ST., adjutant-
Rev. Or. j. w. Duffey. post chaplain.
formerly OF this city, but now of
Washington: w. McAlister. Jesse
Murray, John NJ. Johnson, Frank An
cello. now of Washington, and George
w. Herndon.
Bringing up the rear of the parade
were members of the Alexandria Fire
Department.. numbering about IS, in
command OF Fire Chief j. M. Dun
can. il.
The oldest man to march with the
veterans was Capt. Richard p.
Thrall, So, Of Culperer. a Confederate
veteran. Three tairplanes in close
fNl-rllat ion cira,le6 nA.at. he no rod,