Evening star., 1927-04-24
American Legion.

Arlington National Cemetery
American Legion.
The members of George Washington
Post, No. /, the American Legion, will
give card party next Tuesday at the
clubhouse, 1929 street, at o'clock
The affair Is in charge of Vice Comdr
Bernard c. MCGEE and Guy Withers.
1t is proposed by members of the club
TO hold a ladies night" at least once
a month, starting with Tuesday night
A prize viii be awarded to the winner
at each table.
At the meeting last Tuesday night
Mai. Norman w. Peek of the Air
Service was elected to membership in
the post
Announcement was made that the
annual department convention would
be held starting July 81, the place for
the convention TO be announced later.
A Smile line of parade of the Amer
tcan Legion through the heart of Paris
on the opening day of the national
convention next September has been
tentatively agreed upon, according to
a cablegram received by National
Con1dr. Howard P. Savage from Le-
gion officials in Paris, France.
The cablegram announced that the
line of march had been tentatively
mapped out by James F. Barton, ma
tional adjutant of the Legion; Bowman
Elder, national chairman of the
France convention committee; John j.
Wicker, jr., national travel director,
and Albert Greenlaw, resident mem
Der Of the France convention commit
tee in Paris, after consultation with
French officials.
The parade will lead through the
heart Of the downtown Paris along
streets followed by victorious armies
for centuries. A holiday has been de-
clsred for September 10, the day of
the big parade in Paris, and the great
er part of the 5000, 900 population Of
the gay capital will be along the line
of march.
Ferdinand Foch, marshal OF France
and supreme commander of the Allied
Armies; Gen. John ]. Pershing, war
time commander Of the A. K. F., and
Howard P. Savage, national command
er of the American Legion, will be
among the distinguished officials in
1he reviewing stand as the veterans
swing down the Avenue des Champs
EIysees. Gen. Gouraud. military gov
sernor Of Paris and a wartime com
mander known to thousands Of Ameri-
can soldiers, Co-operated in the ar
rangenents for the coming parade.
The host of Legionnaires win gather
for the parade in the Place des InVa-
Hdes. From this point the veterans will
proceed down the Avenue du Galliene
and turn left down the Court Refine.
The parade will proceed down the
Court Albert /, then west to the Place
de Alma and farther west on the Ave
nue President Wilson. The line Of
march will turn right to the Avenue
d len to the Arc dTriomphe. The vet.
Grams viii then pass down the world
famous Avenue des Champ .Elysees to
the Place de la Concorde.
The flags of the veterans will finally
turn left down the Rue Royale and
3nto the Grand Bouleyards. The pa
rade will lead along the Boulevard
Madeleine, the Boulevard des Italiens
the Boulevard Poissoniere past the old
stone gate Of Port St. Denis and south
along the Boulevard des Sebastopol to
the Rue de Rivoli and then west to
the Jardin des Tuilleres.
Victory Post, No. 4, the American
Legion, will hold it's next regular meet
ing in the Woodmen of the World
Hall, "a Grant place. Arrangements
for the minstrel show and dance 10 be
held May IA in the Jewish Community
Center are progressing. The Costello
Minstrels are giving the show.
Victory Post will honor the three
heroes for whom it is named in a
fitting manner Decoration day. The
patriots, Admiral Fighting Bob"
Evans, Lieut., Stephen Patrick Nc
Groarty and Pvt. John O'Connell, are
all buried in Arlington. The entire
membership, led by Post Comdr.
Charles knight and the Drum Corps,
will lay American Legion wreaths on
the graves of the departed buddies.
The closing date of the American
legion Auxiliary's National Citizens
Military Training Camps poster con-
test has been postponed until June Is,
Is has been announced at national
headquarters of the auxiliary The
change in date was made to give more
contestants time in which to submit
posters.
The contest is for the purpose of
obtaining posters to be used TO stimu.
late interest in the Citizens Military
Training Camps held each Summer.
AL persons engaged in the study of
decorative arts are eligible to compete
without regard to age, but the con
testant, If over 2l years old must be
q citizen of the United States.
Three ash prizes are offered to the
winners-$l50 for first, 500 for sec
ond and $50 for third.
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