The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-24
LaBelle Heads
 Local Delegation
 Leaving Tomorrow
Fife and Drum Corps of Unit Will Accompany March- CTS for Gala Turnout at State Convention Which Opens Tonight, Ending Sunday

c 10 m mander Arthur LaBetle. senior vice-commander John Con- don and Junior vice. Commander Vincent Mahoney will head the delegation of more than 300 Wa terburians who will take part in the Veterans of Foreign War par ade which will be held tomorrow afternoon in New Britain, in con. Junction with the 18th annual state encampments of the V. r. W. and anxiiiaries opening tonight and continuing for three days.
 The local delegation will include 3I members of the Wheeler Young Post, POI, state champion Fife X Drum corps under the direction of John Brenneis and Drum Major James H. O'Donnell, 175 members of the Wheeler Young Post, and 100 members of the Lieut.. Shea Auxiliary. Many prizes and cups will be offered by the convention committee. 6
 The 160th Regular Connecticut National Guard unit has been or- dered out with two local compan- ies, F. and q. Company F will be in charge of Capt. Ned Bell, 1st Lieut.. Phil Fray and End Lieut.. Grover C. Baldwin. Company q will be led by Peter E. Fox, 1st Lieut.. Phillip A. Kelly and End Lieut.. William Dillon.
 Col. John H. Machine Gun" Parker of California, veteran com rnander of the 102nd Infantry. will be guest of honor and will lead the local 102 nd delegation, represent ing the two Waterbury companies. Other invited guests will include: National Senior vice. Commander Chief Robert F.. Coontz, of Wash gtngton. D. C.. retired admiral In the U. s. Navy, James E. Van Zandt. national junior vice-com- mander of Altoona, Pa. Governor Cross and his staff. Mayor Quigley and city officials of New Britain, Brigadler General Hines of the Veterans Administration Bureau of Washington, D. C., department Commander John Bresiin of the American Legion, Depart ment Commander John J. Mulligan of the Disabled American Veterans Dept. Commander Norman Hall of the Spanish War Veterans and and Dept. Commander Niles En- gleke of the Civil War Veterans.
 The delegates to the convention from Waterbury will include: Com mander Arthur LaBelle, Junior Viee-commander Vincent Mahoney, James II. O'Donneil. Robert Me Loughlin. Walter Racicot. Michael Craney, Edward Hes. John Cody, Charles Leppert, Olin Johnson, Walter Bolan. Garwood Dains. Frank Affhauser and altcrnatcs. Derbie Decker, Nicholas Longo. Captain John Fitzgibbons, Major William J. Carroll. Dr Henry l.. Fischer, William Walker. stephen Morrill,, Samuel Rinaldi. William Couts. Clarence Mitchell and David O'Neiil.
 Department Commander NJ. A. O'Hara will preside at the conven- tion.
 The local convention chairman. James H. O'Donnell. requests all members to meet at the state armory not later than noon tomor- row. All who have service uni- forms are requested to wear them. otherwise uniforms will be made up of black shoes, blue trousers. white shirt, black tie and either the V. F. W. or straw hat. Trans portatlOn VIII De furnlsneu by various V. F. W. members with cars.
 The convention will open tonight with executive committees meet ings. There will also be q reccp- ton and dinner for women dele- gates In the Elks clubhouse to- night for Gold Star mothers and state department officers and at midnight n stag party for women. At the same time the male dele gates will hold a stag party in odd Fellows hall.
 Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the business sessions will com mence with the men meeting in Tabs hall and the women in the ElkS clubhouse. The chief speak CT for the men will be Col Hiram Bearss, commander of the 1O2d Infantry. 26th Division.
 Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o. clock the parade will be held with q number of brilliant floats and more than 20 musical organizations and four divisions of marchcrs pa-