Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08

Woodmen's Hall eS5 Grant
place northwest, pm.
DEPARTMENT Comdr. L. q. Atkins will
preside at the first meeting Of the de-
partment executive committee since his
election Is commander of the Depart
ment Of the District of Columbia, the
American Legion, tomorrow night at 8
O'Clock In the boardroom. District
Building. Many matters Of importance
will be presented for discussion and
reports received
Legionnaires of the District of Co
lumbia are making plans for the elev-
held at Louisville, KY, September 80,
October /, 2, 3, and from the present
outlook the National Capital will be
we'll represented at the convention.
Information has been received at de-
+, partment headquarters that the resi-
dents of the Blue Grass State are max
ing elaborate preparations for the visit
ing Legion members and 0 hospitable
welcome awaits the District delegation.
Louisville convention travel committee
the District delegation will leave this
city in q body Saturday, September 20,
at $50 o'clock over the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad and arrive in the con-
vention city the next morning at HIS
o'clock Efforts are being made to
make a special train feature Of the
trip and in the event that the delega-
ton is large enough this feat will be
accomplished.
The local committee has completed
all arrangements for the housing of
those who attend the convention. All
requests for rooms and railroad trans
portation are required to be sent to
the department headquarters of the
American Legion In the Transportation
Building. On receipt Of requests for
rooms the application is forwarded by
the department adiutant to the chair
man Of the housing committee In
Louisville.
Tickets for the trip will be placed
on sale In this city September 26 to
October 2, inclusive, with the final re-
turn limit of November 4. Indentifi-
cation certificates for presentation at
the ticket offlces when tickets are pur-
chased have been received from ma
allowed at all stations en- route, both
going and returning or both, on appli-
cation to the conductor.
The convention committee has also
planned and has adopted as the official
dress for the parade for members of the
Legion, dark coats, white trousers and
the official American Legion cap. An
effort is also being made to have a float
head the District delegation in the
parade on Tuesday, october /. There
IS every indication that the District
Legionnaires will lead the parade as 1t
has been given second place out of the
So domestic and foreign departments
and with the Department Of Hawaii,
which has been allotted first place in
the line of march, so many thousands
of miles from the convention city, 1t is
doubtful If that department will send
delegation on for this purpose.
The District delegates and alternates
will be located in the Brown Hotel; the
members of the District American
Legion Auxiliary and the Eight and
Forty in the Kentucky Hotel, while the
Forty and Eight will have headquarters
in the War Memorial Building. The
committee is DESTROYS of having the
largest number of Legionnaires attend
this convention than any previous one
and is working with the object in view
of making it record breaker from this
standpoint.
The members of the Louisville con-
vention travel committee include De-
partment Adjutant Howard S. Fisk,
chairman; Thomas D. Walsh, Miss
Hope Knickerbocker, Miss Winifred
4N1CAlO1o, GuSSLl6 n. OOSLSLO, norman -.
Landreau and Alexander Mann.
The delegation representing the
American Legion from the District at
the Louisville convention is as follows:
Delegates: Department Comdr. L. z
Atkins, Past Department Comdr. Harlan
Wood, Department Adjutant Howard s..
Fisk, Past Department Comdr. Amos A..
Fries, j. Thad Baker, Department Third
Vice Condr. Lucille Allan, Eugene A.
ali -
Walsh and National Executive Com
mitteeman Paul j. McGahan.
Alternates: Theodore Cogswell, Clyde
B. Stovall, Winifred Nichols, E. L.
Marthtll, e. c. Minter, Charles j.
Painter, James H. Phillips, Mabel F.
Staub and National Executive Com
n1itteeman Alternate william Wolf
Smith.
The delegation representing the Forty
and Eight, the honor society Of the
American Legion, r. as follows:
Delegates: Grande Chef de Garde,
Norman B. Landreau; Grande Com
missaire Intendent, F. G.. Fraser;
Chemniet National, j. O'Connor Rob-
ertS, E. T. Hitch and Austin S. Imirie.
Alternates: Thomas D. Walsh, T. j..
Sheehan, James H. Phillips, Charles H.
Knight and z. G. F1iester
Department Comdr. Atkins plans to
attend the convention with the dele
cation and leave on the special train,
September 26. Many of the members
Of other organizations will also travel
on the same train and 1t Is expected
that Legionnaires from nearby Mary.
land and Virginia will accept the In
vitation of the local committee to Join
the local LegionnaireS. In the party
Will also be many national officials and
past department officers, who have ap-
proved Of the idea that the Legionnaircs
from the National Capital arrive in the
convention city in a body. The COM
mittee Is also endeavoring to have q
musical organization head the District
delegation and march to the Brown
Hotel and later in the big parade.
Victory Post, No. 4, Drum and Busle
Corps, took first prize. silver trophy
and $50 in gold In the Tiremen's ha-
rade Labor day. Swinging up Penn
sylvania avenue, with perfect alignment
and cadence, the entire reviewing
g., stand, led by Gov. Ritchie. arose
their feet when Victory Post Drum
Corps executed one Of its intricate
drill formations to the tune of "Sergt
Delaney" Passing the reviewing stand
Drum Major Jack Carroll was presented
with bouquet Of flowers.
Returning at z o'clock to the Mardi
Gras held In the Sylvan Theater, the
corps, in competition with the Annapolis
Drum Corps, Costello Drum Corps,
Firemen's Drum Corps and the Veter.
ans Of Foreign Wars Overseas Drum
Corps, again took first honors, winning
two drums and two bugles.
Strict diligence to drill Is maintained
under the supervision of Sergt. In
structor John Kelly, Drum Major Jack
Carroll, Sergt Drummer Raymond
Davey, Sergt. Bugler Emile Gillieart
and Corp. Bugler Ed Frere.
The corps now numbers so men. An
additional 10 men are now in training