Evening star., 1926-11-07
LEGION OF VIRGINIA
PLANS BIG PARADE
Armistice Day Celebration
at Richmond to Be
Elaborate.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


RICHMOND. Va, November g.
Arrnistice day will be observed here
az holiday, and the American Legion
Will stage one of the most imposing
parades in the history of that organi-
zation. incidentally. the Legion will
unveil its own monument to it's dead
who fell in the World War
Two hundred and sixty-five men
from this city died on the fields Of
France, and when Virginia failed to
provide the monument the Legion
here raised the money. selected the
design, had the monument completed.
and II is now ready TO be unveiled
on the anniversary Of the declaration
Of peace
Col. John A Cutchins of the staff
or the 29th Division is to be the
speaker. The parade that will pre-
cede the unveiling will have thou
Civil War Spanish War and Border
War; local units Of the National
Guard, John Marshall High School
Cadet Corps the Benedictine Cadet
Corps, man and woman war workers,
mothers Of the dead soldiers. a num-
be of patriotic orga nizations and the
service men generally
That night there will be a series of
dances, dinners, receptions, parties
hI1Q company reunions.
The monument to the Virginia dead
Is a massive granite affair. some Is
feet high, surmounted by steel flag
pole 80 feet high. On the sides Of
the granite base will he bronze tab
let's bearing the names Of the men
from this city who fell in the war
The city is to be decorated and the
flags that were carried by the Vir-
ginia, commands will be carried in the
parade here.
National L. u. c. Session.
The national convention Of the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy
will convene here the week Of No
venber Is, the meetings to be held
In the Jefferson Hotel Mrs St. John
Lawton of Charleston, 6. c.. presi-
dent, is Virginian. a daughter of the
late T. D. Jennings Of Lynchburg.
long a leading resident of that city
The convention will be here for a
week, and in that time there will
be social events on an elaborate
scale. Among the features for the
delegates, of whom there will be not
less than 500 accredited, is a luncheon
to be served by the two camps Of
Sons Of Confederate Veterans at Lee
Camp. Soldiers Home. when the old
soldiers and the delegates will be the
made to entertain not less than 900
on this occa sion.
One OF the matters to come to the
attention of the convention will he
that Of removing the inhibition against
the sons Of veterans wearing the
crosses Of honor given the eldest sons
OF the dead soldiers.
Three Amendments Overlooked.
Three amendments were to have
been voted on in the recent election
in Virginia, but In some way they
appear to have escaped attention.
The amendments had been adopted
by the Legislature in due and regu-
lar order. and they had been adver.
tised for the information of the voters
but the Senate fafIed to arrange the
measure for the ballot. One would
have given to wives and widows Of
Civil War soldiers the right to vote
without paying the poll tax The sec
ond amendment was that by which
counties with as congested a popu-
lation as Arlington might have the
same right as cities in the matter
OF assessing abutting property owners
for mprovements-stree sewers
water, lights, etc. The third was that
fixing the appropriation and the fiscal
year for the same dates. and to allow
for an appropriation of public funds
to provide for the extension of the
appropriation year to move up the
date for the fiscal year. There is
some question as to whether these
amendments can be voted on without
further legislation, but the next gen
eral election at which time amend.
ments are to be voted on by the State
at large. is November of next year.
when all members Of both branches
OF the Legislature are to be chosen.