Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04


The committee in charge of the de-
tails of the eleventh annual department
convention of the Department OF the
District of Columbia, the American
Legion, advised all post commanders
yesterday that the parade to precede
the annual convention is to be bigger
and better than on any previous occa-
sion. The committee is cooperating
with the committee appointed to repre-
sent the Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association and the present plans
call for the parade units assembling at
Fourteenth and Ogden streets northwest
Just two blocks north of Park road, at
$50 o'clock OH Wednesday, August Il.
The line of march will be south on
Fourteenth street to Harvard street ana
thence east OH Harvard street to
Eleventh street where the LegionnaireS
will enter the Wilson Normal School for
the convention, The convention will
be opened at 8 o'clock by Department
Comdr. Harlan Wood.
The committee has announced that
cash prizes will be awarded as follows:
To the post that has the largest num-
Der OF members marching in line, the
post that has the largest percentage
of its members marching; the post that
has the best and most uniform dress
excluding Drum and Bugle Corps in
has the best float.
Cash prizes will also be awarded to
the two best American Legion Drum
and Bugle Corps in the parade. There
will be several American Legion bands
from outside of the local department
and possibly two service bands Will be
in line.
The Columbia Heights Business Mems
Association is planning 10 make this
one of the biggest events ever held IN
that section of the city and is eXpend-
ing considerable money TO make 1t
success. The parade will be we'll adj
vertiSed through the efforts OF the as
ISOLATION, which is requesting all OF its
members to decorate in honor Of the
veterans of the World War along the
line of march. With reviewing stands
! to be erected and a special American
Legion edition" of the Columbia Heights
| official publication, 1t is predicted that
! 1t will become one OF the outstanding
events in the history of the organt-
cation.
Post commanders will be requested to
turn out en- masse on this occasion, and
parade committee from each post is
expected to join in with the general
committee in charge of the convention
with view to a monstrous parade.
The grand marshal of the parade is
Richard A. O'Brien, who will arrange
the positions of the various units COM
prising the parade. The posts are urged
to adopt a uniform manner of dress
in order to make the parade an I'M
pressive one.
In connection with the convention
post commanders are requested to adj
wise Department Adiutant Howard s.
Fisk of the representative from each post
on the credentials. rules and resolutions
and constitutional amendments COM
Yooitfonc of dol IN Am In,
order that the committees may be made
up. Each representative is requested
to present a letter certifying his ap-
pointmeit on his respective commit
tee. The committees will meet on Tues
day. August Is, at 1880 O'Clock at the
Wilson Normal School in order that
all reports may be ready for preSenta-
ton at the convention the next night
after being officially opened by the
department commander.
The convention committee represent
ing the American Legion is composed
OF w. N. Morrell. chairman; Bernard
S. Buscher, vice chairman; Warren E.
Miller. secretary: Richard A. O'Brien.
parade marshal: Mrs Lucille Allan,
Wallace Streater. Robert M. Tolson,
Francis F.. Miller. Thomas E. Franklin,
Charles j. Painter. T. E. Jones, J. Thad
Baker and John Hitzelberger.
advised by national headquarters that
the Department of the District of Co.
lumbia now stands in second place of
So departments at the close of men,
bership records as compiled on June Is
last. The local department is credited
with 154.64 per cent of paid-up men,
berS over a four-year average, with
the Department of Hawaii leading with
203.33 per cent. Mississippi is third
with 14453 per cent. Indiana. fourth,
with 1882 per cent, and Kentucky,
fifth, with 14l.68 per cent. AS Hawaii
is hardly in position to send on a
delegation for the big parade in Louis
vile next october, the Department of
the District of Columbia will for the
first time in its history be honored with
leading the other 81 departments COM
prislng this great veteran organization.
Kentucky department, as host depart
ment. has yielded to take the last
position in the line of march. which
advances the Department of Alabama
into fifth place in the parade.
The local department will also be
signally honored with being located in
the Brown Hotel. which Is considered
the best in the convention and in which
will be housed the national organization
during convention week. Also that the
local Legionnaires will occupy the sec
ond best position in the convention hall
ALLEGATION is made annually. according
to the membership standings of the
various departments
The next trophy of interest to Legion
naires is the Franklin D'Olier trophy
for the department making the best
showing from the standpoint of men,
bership on August 81, or 80 days prior
to the opening of the national conven-
ton, which is to be held in Louisville
September 80, october /. 2 and 3. The
Department of the District of Columbia
Is one of the eight departments which
not only exceeded its 1928 membership,
but also the quota set by national head
quarters this year. Eight departments
are credited this year with having the
largest membership in their history,
while two departments are in excess Of
their 1929 quota.
Dan Sewers. national director, Ameri-
canism Commission in charge of the
American Legion Junior Base Ball
League, was the guest of department.
headquarters during the past week,
completing details for the Eastern sec
tional junior base ball tournament to
be held at Griffith Stadium, this city,
August 20, 81 and %. President Her.
bert Hoover will attend the opening
day of the series and many persons
prominent in executive, judicial and
military branches of the Federal Gov
eminent will be among the spectators
on that occasion. Chairman Sewers
announces that the six competing
teams for the final honors of the
Eastern section of the United States
will arrive few days prior to the
opening of the series and practice on
local diamonds. It Is planned to have
a service band furnish music, together
with one of the local drum corps which
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