The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-22

nual department of Connecticut American Legion convention with all the flare and blare of the man. moth parade topping it off. Water bury returned to normalcy to-day. The picture that remains in the minds of local residents is the fin- est parade ever seen in this city when 5000 men, women and chill dren accompanied by scores of drum corps, bands and other mu- sical, patriotic, ancient and color full organizations marched through the central streets lined by cheer ing and applauding thousands.
 From the day Mayor Frank Hayes welcomed the Legionnaires and turned the keys of the city over to them, the ex-servicemen made themselves completely to home. The convention though at times rocked by international strife wound up it's closing session Sat urday with election of new slate of officers and completed it's bus mess amicably just in time for the parade.
 High dignitaries of the nation, army and state came to extend kTGcLIA6o JO tAS 4]C5AOAhaAA SS eAAAN stayed to witness the spectacular parade. Among the prominent per sonages who attended Saturday s celebration were Governor Wilbur L.. Gross, Lieutenant Governor Sam uel A. Spencer; United States Senator Hiram Bingham, Congress man Edward w. Goss. Colonel Je- seph $. Heron of San Antonio, Texas, Major General Benjamin E. w. Foulois, U. $. A., Brigadier General Phelps Montgomery, Ma jor General George M. Cole, retired, Ex-Governor Charles A. Templeton, Mayors William Rankin of Hart ford, Edward T. Buckingham of Bridgeport, John Murphy of New Haven, George A. Quigley of New Britain, James A. May of New Lon don, Mayor Leslie E. Thompson of New York City, Congressman Au- gustine Lonergan of Hartford, Col onel George A. Wardinslli of the governors staff. Brigadier General Gadd of the governors staff. Irving H. Chase, John A. Coe, ST, John Goss, Ex-M Mayors w. E. Thoms. Martin Scully and William H. Sand land, wartime mayors of Water bury and Francis F. Guilfoile. Con- troller Daniel J. Leary, Major Thomas J. Banningan, head of vet erans' affairs in Connecticut. Gen eral James A. Haggerty, Major Thomas TT. Shanley, Lieutenant Colonel William H. Welch, Major John M. McGarry, J. Francis Smith Democratic state central committee secretary, and Commissioner An thony Sunderland. head of the state police.
 New officers of the department were elected in short order atter Colonel Charles P. Lockhart of New Haven withdrew his name as candidate lin the interests of har- ,mony." The new slate is as follows: Commander Joseph A. Treadwell or Danbury; senior vice-commander' Sydney Finer of Clinton; judge ad- vocate, Joseph Schrebnick of West Hayden; treasurer, reelected, E. r. Armstrong of Waterbury; chaplain Rev Phillips Brooks Warner of Norwalk; historian. Edward A. O. Connor of Watertown.
 Delegates Named
 Delegates-at are: pr D. J. O'Mafa, New Haven; Frank OCon- nor, Mantle; A. J. Connell. Middle town; Earl Holcomb, Winsted; George F. Robinson, Willimantic; Ted Lorenz, Torrington; Alternates Herbert Johnson. Naugatuck; Wal ter Angle, Waterbury; Oscar Haln- gren, Windsor; Raymond Gray. West Hartford; Bernard Mathies' Seymour; Phelps Montgomery. New Haven.
 District delegates, Claire M. Pfen- nig, Bristol; William Connelly. New Haven: Harry Marnoffer, Wiltoni Abraham l. Sussman. Willlmanlic' c. Wellington Crosby, Lyme; Wli- liam Kruser, Torrington; Joseph Petrosky, Cromwell.
 Oficers of the auxiliary depart ment were also elected Saturday morning as follows: President. Mrs Frances Clarke Krause, native or Waterbury and now a resident or West Haven; treasurer. Mrs Els'e Ellsworth of New Britain: histur- ian, Mrs Carrie Payne of Milford !: chaplain, Miss Maude A. Clarke or East Hampton who now holds the post.
 Mrs Helen Mcfarland of Man field Center. retiring state president became national committeewoman ana the new prebiueHt, MITE H'"s"N becomes her alternate.
 Vice Presidents
 The vice. presidents elected iol- low: Hartford county. Mrs Mary Brosnan; Fairfield. Mrs Gene Burn dage: Windham. and Holland, MISS Elizabeth Gorman; New London. Mrs Mae Fr0hwadher; sixth. Mts Harriet Heliew os Canaan; Middle sex, Miss Mary 4. Cromwell.
 Delegates from the district to the national convention follow: Hart ford county, Mrs Rose f'iansbury. alternate, Mrs Julia Merchant; New Haven County, delegates. Mrs Krause, alternate Mrs clemency H: Bchnii, who has retired if favor or Miss Helen Hhannhan of Water bury. Fairnoid. Mrs Madeiyn Weir.