Evening star., 1926-10-10
IOWA LEG|ONNA|RES|
TO STAGE PARADE
Will March on Avenue Today.
D. c. Delegates to Start
for Convention.


today by several thousand American
Legionaires, principally from Iowa,
who are en- route to the annual con-
vention of their organization In Phil
adelphia. more than 500 members of
the District of Columbia department
will leave about noon in special
train and by automobile caravan.
Shortly after the arrival of the
1owans in six special trains about $50
O'clock. and their reception by Assist
ant Secretary of War Hanford Mac
Nider, an lowan and past national
commander of the legion, the Iowa
State Society and a committee from
Vincent 3. Costello Post parade
will be held along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. from the Capitol to the White
House.
The Iowa legionaires will be led in
the line Of march by Monahan Post
Band. "off1cial band of the legion" by
Virture of its winning first prize in
the annual parade of the entire or
ganiZation at Omaha, Neb., last year.
Later in the day this band Is sched.
uled to give a concert at the sylvan
Theater.
Information Booth Erected.
In addition to Iowa, Legionnaires
from Oklahoma and Michigan are due
10 arrive for a short stop-over. bat
d ails as to their numbers and length
ol visit were not known TO local
legion officials last night. Costello
Post has erected an information
booth in the Union Station which will
he presided over today by wives OF
members who will welcome the visit
ing "buddies.'
About $50 Washington Legion men
viii leave in the special train and $50
plan to depart Ny automobile led by
Maj Daniel j. Donovan, District
auditor. About ten other Legion.
nares. forced 10 wait here until to-
morrow, are planning on flying up to
Philadelphia IN Army planes from
Boiling Field There are also num-
her of local Legionnaires leaving on
early morning trains in order to at
tend committee meetings scheduled
for today.
Costello Post will leave the District
Building at II O'Clock today. and led
by the Bugle and Drum Corps and
Comdr William Mitchell, will parade
to the station. Included in the party
going by train will be the delegation
representing the Forty and Eight, the
playground organization of the Legion,
whose annual convention IS held In
conjunction with thai OF the Legion.
The District of Columbia delegation
ed by Mai. Gen. Amos A. Fries, the
department comma nder; Harlan Wood
Of McGroarty-O Connell Post and Jo-
seph J. Edler of the Edward Douglas
White Post. The delegates to the
convention floor are: Gen. Fries, Ma
tional Press Club Post; Past Depart
ment Comma nder Julius ]. Peyser,
Vincent g. Costello Post; Howard S.
Fisk. George Washington Post; Jo-
seph j. Idler. Edward Douglas White
Post. Col. William Mitchell, Vincent
r. Costello Post; Harlan Wood. Nc
Groarty -O'Connell Post: Miss Esther
V. Hall, L. :. s. Jacob Jones Post.
and T. Norman Templeton, Stuart
Walcntt Post Alternates-F. G..
Fraeier. Sergeant Jasper Post; r. M.
Zacharias, Cooley Mccullough Post;
Floyd Wooley Stuart Walcott Post;
Miss Helen G. McCarty, L. s. S.
Jacob Jones Post: Rev. Francis j.
Hurney. Vincent B. Costello Post;
William r. Franklin. Vincent b. Cos
tello Post; W. A. kehoe. Sergeant
Jasper Post, and JOSEPH, r. Daley,
John D. Beachesne Post.
The District will have a larger rep
resentation in the annual parade this
year than at any other convention.
The local forces will be augmented
Tuesday morning by the Bureau OF
Engraving Post and McGroart0'
O'Connell Drum and Bugle Corps
which will leave here in time to Joln
the procession. Raymond l.. DaVey
is the leader of this organization.
numbering 80 pieces. and which will
he attired In new uniforms. Tne
Costello Post Drum and Bugie Corps,
led by Sergt. Henry Loveless and also
aitired in new regalia, will be In the
parade. too.
Colors Have Travelled Far.
Ona Of the features of the parade
will be the large numbers of post col
ors from the District. OUTSTANDING
in this number, massed at the head
Of the District delegation. will be the
flag of George Washington Post No. l,
which holds the record for attendance
At national conventions and participa-
ton in national raiades.
Past Comdr. Fisk will take the
colors to Philadelphia today. They
have travelled 2o,163 miles to date and |
in recognition of their presence at the
past conventions. :he staff possesses
silver han1
The 40 AID s" delegation is com
posed OF Austin s. Irmie, the Quentin
Roosevelt Post: James Pierce and
Norman +. Landreau of the Cooley
McCullough Post; W. y. Morreli.
. Lincoln Post and GeorSe +. Frailey.
Tank Corps Post. Alternates are
Club Post: II. w. Lanahan. Nc
Groarty-O'Connell Post; Eugene Cos
tello. Vincent Is. Costello Post: Rob
ert NJ. Tolson. Lincoln Post. and
Joseph Byrne. Costello Post.