Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
PARADE PRECEDES
SESSION OF LEGION
More Than 200 D. C. Depart
ment Delegates Convene.
Election Tomorrow Night.

Advertising their coming with q col
crful parade through the streets OF
Georgetown, representatives Of SO MEM
Der posts of the American Legion con-
v.ened in the Western High School au-
ditorium i1s1 night for the twelfth an
nual convention of the District Of Co
>;mhta Department
Several bands and bugle corps eh2V-
ened the parade, which formed on
Twenty-fifth street between M and N,
behind the mounted cavalry band from
Fort Myer Marching along M street
to wisconsin avenue, the units paraded
along the avenue to r street, at which
point a reviewing stand had been
erected in front Of the school.
Six buses filled with veterans from
Walter Reed and Mount Alto Hospitals
exsceded the marching units. All
rxwed IN revrrw Scto-s oficiaIs OF The
legion Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, District
Commissioner, himself a Legionnaire,
and officers of the Georgetown Citizens
Association, which is cooperating with
the Legion in holding the convention.
More Than zoe Gather.
More than 200 delegates assembled
for the opening meeting. which consisted
of receiving greetings from various ON
Gals of veterans organizations, civic
bodies and community ofncials and the
awarding of prizes for accomplishments
in the several posts during the past
year. The first business meeting OF the
convention will be held this evening,
with the concluding meeting, at which
departmental officers will be elected, an
event of tomorrow evening.
The Killeen Post won the prize Tor
having the largest number of marchers
in the parade Victory Posts drum and
bugle corps was adjudged the best To-
cal and Alexandria Posts the best visit
ing drum corps. The Veterans OF For
eign Wars Drum Corps won the prize
for the largest musical organization In
the parade.
entered by the Bureau Of Printing ana
Engraving Post. Representing "the old
woman in the shoe" the float bore q
l0-foot papier-mache shoe covered with
redeemed United States money which
at one time represented a value OF
$4,000, 900. The float was constructed
at the bureau by post members and
was designed to be symbolic OF the
posts activity in behalf of orphan and
destitute children.
Admiral Charles Z. Riggs, the sur
geon general of the Navy; Maj. Gen.
Peter G. Harris, retired, formerly the
adjutant general of the Army; Gen.
Crosby, John Thomas Taylor, vice
chairman of the Legion's National
Legal Committee, and William N. Nor
rel, general convention chairman, were
among the speakers, as was John H.
Small, who welcomed the delegates on
behalf of the Georgetown Citizens As
ISOLATION. Frederick v. Fisher, execu-
tive of the George Washington Bicen-
tennial Commission, spoke Of plans for
the celebration.
Comdr. knight Presides.
Charles H. knight, the department |
commander, presided, and the 1nvoca- |
ton was delivered by Rev. Howard E. |
Snyder, the department chaplain. |
Theodore Cogswell, District register Of |
wills, and DR.. B. c. Mcneil are candi- |
dates for department commander in |
the annual election.
More than a score Of trophies were |
awarded to individuals and posts. Paul
j. McGahan, q member Of the Ma
presentations. The winners were:
The j. Miller Kenyon Trophy won
by Henry C. Spengler Post, No. IL.
The John Lewis Smith Trophy won
by u. S. 8. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
with an honorable mention award to
the Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6. The
Paul j. McGahan Trophy won by the |
BUREAU Oh EDETdVl0G anu ETlI1tlnB EOet, |
No. 20. The Dorothy B. Harper Eight |
and Forty Trophy won by the U. s. |
s. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2. The Frank |
L. Peckham Trophy won by the Vim |
cent B. Costello Post, No. Is. The Ed |
ward L. Spafford Trophy won by Sec |
ond Division Post, No. %. The Har- |
Ian Wood Trophies won by I'd Dr. |
vision Post, No. 20, and the Jane A. |
Delano Post, No. 6. The julius I. |
Peyser Trophies wonby Jane A. Delano |
Post, No. 6, and I'd Division Post, |
No. %. The Quentin Roosevelt Post, |
No. IL, Trophies won by Second Divi- |
sion, Post No. %, and Lincoln Post, |
No. II. The William z. Spicer Tro- |
ply won by Miss Mary z. Weide, mem |
bership officer of U. g. s. Jacob Jones |
Post, No. 2. The Earl J. Brown Tro- |
ply won by Sergt. Jasper Post, No. IL. |
The L. z. Atkins Trophy won by Lin
coin Post, No. II. The Mabel F. Staub |
Trophy won by Belleau Wood Post,
No. 8. And for leadership in their post |
membership campaigns an American
Legion watch to Comdr. Fowler of Lin
coin Post, No. IT, and American Le-
gion rings to Miss Winifred Nichols, |
membership officer of the Jane A. |
Delano Post, No. s, and Membership |
Ofhcers johnson and McDough of the !
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Post, |
No. %.