Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-08-10
Col. Kenyon Suggests Move
at Opening Session of
District Convention. y
TURNING VETERANS OUT
OR HOSPITALS" ASSAILED
Senator McCarran Voices OPPOSE
ton to Economy Measures-Win-
ners of Trophies Announced.

Establishment of national headquar-
tiers of the American Legion in Wash
ington instead of Indianapolis, where
| it is now located, was urged by Col. J..
Miller Kenyon. commander of the Dis
trict Chapter, Military Order Of the
World War, in an address before the
opening meeting of the District Legion
Convention last night at Central High
School.
The proposal is expected to become a
live issue in the convention and prob
ably will be brought up again at later
sessions.
Voicing opposition to economy meas
ures which turn veterans out Of their
hospital beds" Senator McCarran of Ne
vada told the Legionnaires that If any
one in Congress had remarked at that
time when the soldiers returned from
abroad that disabled veterans should
be turned out of their beds in hospitals
he would have been hung in effigy'
The speaker told the veterans he is
going to lead the fight for the veterans
in the new Congress, for those who
deserve disqualification and compensa-
ton, as the afflicted should be cared for
first"
Brief Addresses Made.
Arthur Clarendon Smith delivered the
address of welcome on behalf of the
Central Business Mems Association. of
which he is president, with response
by Comdr. Landreau.
Brief addresses were also made by D.
E. Campbell, department commander of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars; Joseph
Ashi department commander of the
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War. and Mrs. Alice C. Seelye,
vice president of the Gold Star Moth
ers kilograms were read from Mrs.
George Seibold. past national president
of the American Gold Star Mothers:
National Comdr. Louis johnson and
National Adjt. Frank E. Samuel.
| Past Department Comdr. Paul j. Nc
! Gahan. chairman of the Trophies and
Awards Committee Of the Legion, an
nounced winners of trophies during the
past year. as follows: Jane A. Delano
Post, Harlan Wood Trophy; Stephen P.
McGroarty Post, second Harlan Wood
Peyser Trophy; Cooley-McC ullough
Post, second Julius I. Peyser Trophy;
Stephen P. McGroarty Post, Edward
r. Spafford Trophy; Stephen P. Nc
Groarty Post, Paul J. McGahan Trophy;
Jane A. Delano Post, Dorothy B. Har
per $40 Trophy; Quentin Roosevelt
Post, first Quentin Roosevelt Trophy;
Stephen P McGroarty Post. second
Quentin Roosevelt Trophy; Vincent b
Costello Post, Frank L. iPeckham
Trophy
In the bugle contest held in the
High School stadium Bugler Richard H.
Viancour of the Vincent B. Costello Post
Drum and Bugle Corps won the silver
bugle with SO points.
Welfare Report Presented.
DR.. Ray F. Guynn presented an an
nual report on the welfare work of the
department for the year and urged con-
| tinuance in the Community Chest.
! The report of the Credentials Com
| mittee was presented by Howard S.
Fisk, showing the voting strength of
the convention to be 127 votes The
report was adopted. The report of the
Rules Committee, presented by Theo-
dore Cogswell, was also adopted
| Walter j. West, athletic officer,
awarded trophies and prizes to the fol-
! lowing posts and their managers in con-
nection with the American Legion
Junior Base Ball League: Henry c.
Spengler, Lincoln, Vincent B. Costello
and George Washington.
The opening of the convention was
preceded by colorful parade which
started from Fourteenth and K streets
| ana d1sbanoed at the nigh school. The
streets were lined with spectators, who
| viewed the Army. Navy. Marine Corps,
Coast Guard, various bands and drum
corps and the floats in the long parade.
Awards of prizes for the parade were
made as follows: Best marching unit,
exclusive of military establishments.
Jobs Daughters; best band, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; best drum corps, Vincent
B. Costello Post; largest number of
members of post in line of march, Vic
tory Post; best decorated American Le-
gion car, Jane A. Delano Post
Civilian prizes were awarded to the
following: Best decorated private car
III parade, James r. Armour; best COM
mercial float, Palais Royal; best march
ing unit, DR.. F. Thomas Evans; most
unique float, Leet Bros; largest number
in line of march, Morning Star Lodge,
No. 40, drill team and band, colored.
The second session of the convention
will be held tonight at the school.