Evening star., 1932-06-09
PARADE LAUNCHES
ANNUAL REUN|ON0F
VT. ". OF DISTRICT
Veterans Convene at John
Burroughs School After
March in Northeast.
JOBS DAUGHTERS WIN
PRIZE FOR APPEARANCE
Convention to Continue Through
Tomorrow Night at East Gate
Masonic Temple.

Several hundred citizens Of Northeast
washington turned out along an ex-
tensive parade route last night to view
colorful procession inaugurating the
1882 annual encampment of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. D..
Immediately following the parade, the
initial session of the convention took
place in the John Burroughs School.
Eighteenth and Monroe streets. The
meeting was marked by series OF talks
by leaders of local veteran organizations
and presentation Of several handsome
cups to outstanding units OF the pa
rade.
The second and third sessions of the
encampment will take place tonight
and tomorrow night in the East Gate
Masonic Temple. The organization is
meeting in the Brookland-Woodridg
community, with the Brookland-W Wood
ridge Business Association as host.
Line Of March.
The column OF paraders formed at
Michigan avenue and Twelfth street
northeast, proceeding south to Rhode
Island avenue northeast. east on Rhode
Island avenue to South Dakota avene,
north on South Dakota avenue to Mon
rec street ana west on SlIStI 10
the John Burroughs School.
Business and civic leaders OF the
community reviewed the passing units
from a specially constructed stand at
Mills and Rhode Island avenues. where
the judges of the parade also were
seated. Those in this group included
John L. Fowler. president Of the Brook
land-Woodridge Business Association;
Isaac Cans. George L. Gee. president
of the Northeast Bicentennial Commit
tee: NJ. NJ. Mclean, president of the
Brookland Citizens Association, w. S.
Finch, president of the Burroughs Citi-
Zens' Association: Arthur c. Smith,
president of the Federation of Business
Mems Associations: E. Minnoux. presi-
dent of the Georgia Avenue Business
Mems Association. and H. R. King. pres
ident of the Northeast Business Mems
Association.
Honors in the parade went to Jobs
Daughters. commanded by, James L.
kidwell, who were awarded a cup for
the outstanding marching unit. and
jeweled tray as the best appearing wom-
ems group in the procession.
Prizes Awarded.
The cup for the best band In the
parade went to the National Training
School for Boys, while Victory Post.
American Legion, received the cup for
the best drum and bugle corps Other
cups went to Defense Post. Veterans of
Foreign Wars. as the best appearing
Veterans of Foreign Wars post in the
parade; Langdon Lodge, No. s. 1. o. o.
F., for the best float, and the Police
and F1remen'S Post Auxiliary as the
best Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary
group marching in the parade A prize
also went to the Brookland Hardware
Co for the best display window along
the route Of march. Judges were Col
Wallach A. McCathran, Maj. Charles
Demonet and Paul Moore
Ceremonies in the Burroughs School
were presided over by Department
Comdr. Charles B. Jennings. Speakers
included Fred Frazier, department COM
mander Of the American Legion: James
Van Zance, national officer of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. and Lee T. Tur-
ner department commander OF the
Disabled American Veterans.
Each Of the speakers touched briefly
on the subject of the campaign of
World War veterans now being Waged
In the Capital for payment OF the ad-
Justed service compensation certificates.
While we did everything in our
power to halt the untimely march of
the veterans on the Capital" said Mr..
Jennings, now that they are here
we're going to look after them. and
rather than see them starve weIl dig
down into our own meager funds to
help them"