Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
ORDERS TO LEGION
LIMIT UNIFORM USE
Big Parade and Ceremonies
} In Cemeteries Are Only
Exceptions to Ban.

the American Legion, a restriction
has been placed on the wearing OF the
uniform at a national convention OF
this veteran organization. The re.
striction covers the ninth annual ma
tional convention, to be held in Paris
next month.
On two occasions only, will the uni
form Of the United States be permit
ted to be worn. One Is on Monday,
September 10, in the annual parade,
and the other at ceremonies in French
cemeteries. AS the result OF this re.
{ striction. many Legionnaires plan to
leave their uniforms at home.
Information on this point has been
received from the headquarters of the
American Legion.
In addition to the general restric.
ton. the War Department has issued
an order defining just what uniforms
and what insignia shall be worn while
overseas next month. Under the pro-
visions of the order of the War De-
partment. Eat these ceremonies. and
& in the parade, the wartime uniforms
will be worn with the insignia of rank
held at the time of such service"
The order provides further that
members of the Regular Army and of
the officers Reserve Corps and En-
listed Reserve Corps are authorized
to wear the wartime uniform with in.
sigma of rank held at the time of such
service" Except under these condi.
tons cited, ''the wearing of the uni
form by members of the Regular
Army and of the Officers Reserve
Corps and Enlisted Reserve Corps at.
tending the convention is prohibited"
concludes the War Department order
No Navy Orders.
While no orders have been received
with reference to the Navy. officers
of the Regular Navy and officers of
the United States Naval Reserve pre-
sumo that it refers to this branch of
the service as well.
Many Legionnaires feel that, rather
than lug along their uniform equip
ment over 1000 miles. for the few
hours of the parade. they prefer to
leave 1t at home and utilize the pack
ing space in some other manner.
The laws in many countries regard.
ing the wearing of uniforms of for
eign nations are said to be strict, and
national headquarters of the American
Legion desires that all Legionnaires be
advised as to the occasions on which
the American uniform may be worn.
Another restriction has been placed
by the national organization in con!
nection with the big parade The
wearing of the Forty and Eight cap
or the Forty and Eight smock will,
for the first time, not be permitted in
this parade, as these are to be used
only in the official Forty and Eight
ceremonies. Persons who find it i'm
possible or undesirable to wear their
wartime uniforms will be permitted
to march in civilian clothes Legion
caps or Legion uniforms will be per-
mitted
Each department is urged to have
Its own department colors, and as
many Of the colors of it's posts, in the
parade, as possible National head.
quarters will award a silver band to
every department and every post for
participation in the parade with its
colors.
Inc colors of the Department of the
District OF Columbia will be in line, as |
well as those of many other posts. |
On the right of the line of march will |
be found the colors of George Wash !
1ngton Post, No. /. the pioneer post of |
the American Legion, which to date |
has 100 per cent record for attend.
ance at national conventions. It Is
the only post in the local department
with this record, and one of the few
posts In the United States which have
had colors at every national conyen.
ton. The colors, up to the convention
last year at Philadelphia, had Travelled
over $4,000 miles.
Abroad and at Home.
The ninth annual national conven.
ton will open in Paris, Monday, Sep.
TENDER 10, remaining in session there
1 through Friday, September %, and
resume sessions at New York City on
october IL, where action will be taken
on all reports, resolutions and other
business
The Department of the District of
Columbia will be represented by a dele.
CATION composed of eight delegates
and eight alternates at this conven.
ton. The delegates include Depart.
ment Comdr. John Miller KENYON 81
Augustus B. Gardner Post, Past De.
partment Comdr. Amos A. Fries. Ma.
tiof1al Press Club Post; Past Post
Comdr. Howard S. Fisk, George Wash.
ington Post; Floyd w. Wooley. Stuart
Waicott Post; Past Department Vice
Cemdr. Thomas j. Frailey OF Sergeant
Jasper Post: Miss Marjorie D. Wood
zell. Jane A. Delano Post; Past Post
Comdr. William B. Mitchell, Vincent
b. Costello Post; Miss Esther V. Hall.
past department vice comma der of u.
s. 8. Jacob Jones Post, and alternates
Past Post Comdr. Thomas D. Walsh,
Vincent B. Costello Post; Robert M.
Zacharias and James F. Pierce. Coo.
ley-McCullough Post: Richard Sellye
Jones, National Press Club Post; Wal.
ter M. Walsh, Beauchesne Post:
Thomas Edward Jones, James E.
Walker Post; Malcolm Coles, National
Press Club Post, and Stephen B. Mil.
Ter. James Reese Europe Post. ]. Mil.
lef Kenyon is chairman of the delega.
ton and Miss Esther v. Hall, secre.
tafy
The committee assignments for the
convention, as announced by Chair:
man Kenyon, are as follows: Finance.
j.. Miller Kenyon; military affairs,
Amos a. Fries; resolutions, Howard S.
. FISK; internal affairs, FLOYD w.
Vooley; legislation, Thomas J. Frai.
ley; child welfare, Miss Marjorie d.
Woodzell; aeronautics, William b.
Mitchell; naval affairs, Miss Esther
V. Hall; rules, Thomas D. Walsh: ere.
dentials, Robert NJ. Zacharias: time
and place of next convention, James
+. Pierce; Americanism, Richard
Seliye Jones; permanent organ
ton, Thomas E. Jones; constitutional
amendments, Malcolm Coles; life mem. |
bership, Stephen d. Miller.
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