Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
LEGION PARADERS
TURN TO BUSINESS
District Delegation Takes
Part in First of Sessions
at Louisville.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOUISVILLE, KY, October with
the converting of the business sessions
Of the American Legion here this morn
ing at 9 O'Clock the delegation repre-
senting the District of Columbia arrived
early to take part in the proceedings,
which are being held in the War Memo
rial Building.
The District Legionnaires have not
entirely recovered from the wonderful
reception accorded them as they
marched yesterday behind the three
Legionnaires representing the Depart
ment of Hawaii, the first department in
the 12-mile parade.
The three Hawaiian paraders were
John T. Fisher. department commander;
James r. Mahaffey, national executive
committeeman, and Mrs. Dorothy B.
Hauper of Washington, d. c., formerly
a resident of Hawaii.
Impressive Showing.
Headed by the Victory and Costello
Drum and Bugle Corps, the delegation
made most impressive showing De-
partment Comdr L. E Atkins, chairman
of the delegation. was in command of
the outfit. the men marching being at
tired in blue coats and white trousers,
with the women wearing blue coats and
white skirts, all wearing the official
American Legion caps.
The following were represented with
their colors and will be awarded silver
cf q dc hNy nn
ton: George Washington, u. S. s.
Jacob Jones, Jane A. Delano, Kenneth
H. Nash, Stuart Walcott. Quentin
Roosevelt, Victory, Vincent B. Costello.
On the right of line was the flag of
George Washington Post, the pioneer
post Of the American Legion, which
still maintains its 100 per cent record
of having been carried in every parade
of the Legion during its history of II
years.
Carried by Organizer.
It was carried by Department Adjt
Howard S. Fisk, past commander of
that post, one of the organizers. 1t is
the only post in the District Of Co
lumbia with this record and one of the
few in the entire American Legion.
The parade was one of the snap
piest and most colorful in the history
of the American Legion. There were
more than $4,000 marchers who covered
the route Of about 3 miles. The pa
rade was IL miles long and took six
hours to pass the reviewing stand. APP
proximately 275,000 persons witnessed
it from the sidelines, which National
Comdr. Paul " McNutt says was the
largest in the history of the organiza-
ton.
Dinner and Dance.
Last night the annual State dinner
and dance took place in the Jefferson
County Armory Auditorium and was
attended by several thousand persons.
The special guests of honor at the Dis
trict of Columbia table we're DEPART
ment Comdr. L. E. Atkins, Past Depart
ment Comdrs. John Lewis Smith. Amos
A. Fries and Harlan Wood and Depart
ment Adjt. Howard S. Fisk. Others at
tending were: Mrs. Irene Arnold, Mrs.
Mary Killeen. Mrs. Ada Murray, Mrs.
Ethel Mock, Miss Mildred Nash, Miss
Edna Mcintosh, Mrs. Dora v. Weiner,
Mrs. Eunice Coz, Mrs. Clara Straw
bridge, Mrs. Ether Fowler, Mrs. Mary e.
Kolhos, Miss Polly Webb, Mrs. Amelia
Boberg, Miss Helen Spragte, Miss Irene
Keys, Mrs. Roberta Fawcett, Miss
art Mrs. Rice W. Means, Mrs. Austin S.
Imirie, Miss Emily Carey, Miss Janet
McRae, Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper. Mrs.
Ethel Wilt, Mrs. Melvin Wilt and Mrs.
Leath.
Major Social Event.
Dancing followed a program Of en-
tertainment. This is the outstanding
social event of convention week under
the auspices of the American Legion
Auxiliary. Mrs. Ethel Mock. who has
been attending the American War
Mothers and American Legion conven-
tions, was yesterday appointed ma
tional gold star mother in charge of
all gold star activities of the national
organization, by Mrs. Virgil Mcclure Of
Lexington, KY, newly elected national
president of the American War Mothers.
The headquarters of this organization
Is to be moved to Washington. D. c.,
where it is proposed to erect memorial
building.