Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-04
ARRANGEMENTS
TO GREET VETS
ARE COMPLETED
City Will Pay Honors
To Legion Delegates
EnrOute to Texas.

Arrangements have been completed
III the valley for the visit here to-
morrow of California delegates en-
route to the National American
Legion convention in San Antonio.
The program calls for brief stop
at Brawley, a Commute stop in FL
Centre where a short parade will
be staged and q dinner party at
the A. b. w. Club in Mexicali.
Brawley will be first to greet the
visitors and a short program has
been arranged at the depot. When
the train leaves Brawley, word will
be forwarded to FL Centre and two
blasts Of the "Big Bertha sound
ed twice will notify the city that
the train will arrive some Is min
utes later.
When the train arrives in this
city a delegation of Legionnaires
and members of the auxiliary will
meet the visitors. A platform has
been provided at the Southern Paci-
fic depot and portion of the drive
way roped off for the visitors to
congregate.
Commander X. B. Perkins will ex-
tend brief greeting to the visitors,
the address to take not more than
three minutes. Mayor w. j. Clements
will then introduce District Attor-
ney Elmer Heald, who will give an
other three minute talk on behalf
CT the city and county. These ad-
dresses will be positively limited to
three minutes because of the short
time allowed for the stop-Over here.
The parade of the visitors and
Legionnaires to Sixth and Main
street and back to the depot will
then be held. This will be featured
by the appearance of the noted
South Pasadena Drum and Bugle
corps. This corps was the winner Of
the state championship at the recent
convention held in Stockton. Three
other bugle corps are expected to
join them in the parade.
State Commander Leads
Six motorcycle policemen will
clear the street for the procession
which will be headed by Frank Bel
! grano, state commander; Charles f.
Nice, area commander and Kendall
B. Perkins, Boyce-Aten Post com
mander and marshal.
The officials of the auxiliary will
be next in line. They include: Alice
| Gill, state chairman; Mrs. Florence
Conger, delegate to the convention
| Tillie Alkison, the blind chaplain of
the state auxiliary who will be ac-
companied by Mrs. j. S. Cameron,
president of the local auxiliary.
The colors of Boyce-Aten Post,
| Holtville Post and Imperial Post
will follow the officials and then
will come the drum and bugle corps.
Legionnairos and members of the
auxiliary and visiting delegates will
fall in behind the leaders.
The train will then carry the dele
gates on to CaleXico where the train
! will lay over for two hours.
1t is expected that more than 500
will attend the dinner program at
the A. B. w. Club. Special enter
tainment has been arranged for by
Marvin Allen, proprietor, and an
excellent menu provided.
Ten entertainers have been
brought to Mexicali from Los Ang-
cles to appear in the special per
! Torrance.
At Z clock the visitors will
again board the train and be on
their way to San Antonio.
The entire valley has been invited
to join in the celebrations at the
various points enroute.
A committee will leave FL Centre
tonight for Los Angeles to accom-.
pany the delegates to the valley as
an escort of honor and to make
flnal preparations on the train for
the various stops here.