Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10

| The twelfth annual department con-
vention of the Department of the Dis
trict of Columbia, the American Legion
will be held Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday nights in the auditorium of the
Western High School, Thirty-fift and
r streets northwest.
The convention will be featured with
| a parade Wednesday evening, starting
at tbs O'Clock from Twenty-fifth and
M streets. The route will be along M
street from TWenty-f1fth street to Wis
consin avenue, thence north on Wis
consin avenue to r street, west on r
street, passing the reviewing stand at
the north front of the Western High
School, disbanding at Thirty sixth
street and Reservoir road
Each post commander is requested to
report to the marshal's aide in charge
OF the parade division to which as
signed. All posts and units should be
In position, ready to march, not later
than o'clock. The formation and
march will be by fours, three PAGES be-
tween sets of fours, 10 PAGES between
units. The guides will be on the right
on M street and on the left after turn
ing into Wisconsin avenue
The grand marshal is John L. Glenn
ana j. V. Byrne, marshal of the parade
VINO nave requested the units to report
and form as follows:
FIRST division-EaSt side of TWENTY
NTH street at NJ street, facing south
This division will consist of police mo-
tor cycle escort. Grand Marshal John
Z. Glenn, Fort Myer Calvary Band, Mai
Gen: Herbert B. Crosby, y. S. A.. re-
tired, District Commissioner; Depart
ment Comdr. Charles H. knight and
department Adjt. Howard S. Fisk, dis
aoled veterans and guests.
Second division, Co,,th n;Io - ~
street at Twenty-fifth street, facing
west, consisting of the following posts:
Lincoln, Jane A. Delano. Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, Sergeant Jas
per, U. S. S. Jacob Jones, Veterans al
Forelgn Wars Band, Second Division
George Washington Belleau Wood
LAFAYETTE and National Press Club.
Inlrd d1vislon-South side of N street
az IWenty-fourth street, facing west.
inns olvislon Will be made up as fol-
lows: Alexandria, Va, American Legion
Post Band; Stuart Walcott, Kenneth
H. Nash and Victory Posts, Victory Post
Auxiliary, Eight and Forty, Vincent B,
Costello, quentin Roosevelt, Cooley-
Mccullough, Augustus p, Gardner.
stephen P. McGroarty, James E. Wal
ker. George E. Killeen, and Tank Corps
Posts, Clarendon, Va, American Legion
Post Band and other organizations and
floats.
Awards to units will be based on
their condition passing the reviewing
omcerS at the north front of the West
ern High School. An appeal is made
by the Department Convention Com
mittee for full attendance of mem
bers OF each post to participate in this
annual event.
On arrival at the auditorium the
various delegations will be seated and
the invited guests seated on the stage.
The convention will be called to order
by Department Comdr. Charles H.
Knight, followed by the advancing and
| saluting of the colors. The invocation
Will be pronounced by Department
Chaplain Howard E. Snyder and adj
dresses of welcome made The sneak
ers include District Commissioner Cros-
by, Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator
| OF veterans affairs; representatives of
the various veterans organizations and
fraternal organizations. This will be
followed by reports of the various de-
partment officers; report of the Con-
vention Committees on Rules and Gre
dentials. A roll call will follow and
| the delegates off1cially seated. The
second session will be devoted to the
transaction of business, receiving of
reports and the nomination of officers
| for the ensuing year. Friday night the
election of officers will take place, fol-
lowed by their installation and social
! evening
| The Department Convention Com
mittee is composed of the following
members: william N. Morell chair
man; Edward L. Marthill, vice chair
man; Jane M. Breen Emily j. Carey
Robert Allan, Bernard S. Buscher
Theodore Cogswell, Egbert E. Corwin
George L. Frailey, j. N. Halper, W.
B. c. MacNeill, e. c. Minter, E. L.
Person, Charles o. Shaw, Ralph Sher-