Evening star., 1932-04-03

Detailed plans have been completed
rfor an Army day parade next WedneS-
day, on the anniversary Of America S
entry into the World War. The military
spectacle will be followed by dinner
sdance at the Mayfiower Hotel.
:, President Hoover, his cabinet and
cother high Government and service Off
scers will review the parade from stand
son Constitution avenue opposite the
washington Monument.
81 Mai Gen. Paul B. Malone, command
ing oficer Of the Sd Corps Area, will be
grand marshal Of the parade. Forma-
tion orders have been drawn up for al
most 100 units of Army, Navy and Ma
tine Corps troops and Reserve outfits,
Wstudent trainees, veterans groups and
M4narchers from various patriotic, civic
and fraternal organizations
m The Legion will form around Garfield
ePark. p street southeast, First to Third
Astreet, and on Second street below r.
MThe parade will start promptly at pm,
Sbroceeding across the Capitol Plaza, up
MPennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth street,
P8own Fifteenth street to Constitution
slaEenue and west along Constitution ave-
enue past the Presidents reviewing stand.
= All LegionnaireS are requested to make
severy effort to be in this parade Comdr
eCirpiani of Costello Post, subcommittee
S&hairman for the Legion, states that the
Legion will be in the 4th Division and
AMaj. Gen. Amos A. Fries will be marshal
n of this division.
Costello Post will meet Tuesday at s
@pm at the Immaculate Conception Hall,
Eighth and N streets, in Joint meeting
with George Washington Post. Harry
ISmith will present moving pictures, fol-
slowed by program which includes sew
Mral prominent speakers.
Costello Post Drum Corps will lead
sthe Legion section of the Army day pa
Grade next Wednesday. Fall in at Second
hand streets southeast at 80 pm.
Parade moves at 2 pm sharp.
A dance and entertainment OF the
Department Membership Committee
will be held at the Marine Barracks
Tuesday evening. The committee has
extended invitations to Department
Commander Fred G.. Fraser and his
staff and to all the post commanders in
the District also to the presidents of
the auxiliary units.
Special features will include the
awarding Of prizes offered by the Mem
bership Committee in connection with
the membership drive, which ended
March 81, and q group of Hoffman
dancers in a dance and musical pro-
gram.
The Committee on Arrangements is
headed by Porter L. Bush, vice chair
man of the Membership Committee. as
sisted by Anne D. Pryde, commander of
the Jane Delano Post.
Victory unit has organized the Vic
tory Unit No. 4. Motor Corps. 1t will
make its first official appearance in the
parade April 6. Thereafter the unit
will render such services as will be re-
quired of it to the Department of the
Legion and Auxiliary and also will
render service to the local service hos
pitals. Mrs. Josephine Brewster has
been appointed captain and organizer
OF the corps.
The National Past Presidents Farley,
with national headquarters in Wash
ington and comprised Of past national,
department and unit presidents of the
American Legion Auxiliary, gives its
service to the Legion and Auxiliary,
special objective in the interest of
woman veterans and their families
The past three weeks the ''parley"
has been preparing some 400 Easter
gift packages. sending them out to vet
Grams in United States Government hos