Evening star., 1934-08-09

end the Georgia Avenue Business
Mems Association, the parade took
more than an hour to pass. Thou
sands watched along the line of
march, while pleasant weather with
comfortable temperature favored the
occasion.
In six divisions the parade was
headed by motor cycle escort, and
the voice OF safety" now familiar
white and black police car, bearing
Maj Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
of police.
Service Units Precede.
Grand Marshal, Col. Kenyon A.
Joyce, Sd Cavalry commandant of
Fort Myer, and the Sd Cavalry Band.
mounted, with a troop from the Sd
Cavalry, and detachment Of u. s.
Coast Guard preceded group of
Legion officials in the first division.
Next rode officials of the Georgia
Avenue Business Mems Association,
headed by Eugene Minnoux, president.
Legion. marching units were re-
splendent in their uniforms, one ci-
william marching unit, the Jewish War
Veterans, carried allied flags and elec-
tric torches, and there were many
picturesque and gayly decorated floats.
Prizes for best entries in the pa
rade and best decorated business
houses in the area were announced
later to the convention by Robert A.
Ralph, vice commander and marshal
of the parade, as follows:
Best marching unit, Fort Stevens
Post; best civilian marching unit, first,
Jewish War Veterans; second, Jacob
Jones Post; largest Legion unit in line,
Fort Stevens Post: best band, Veterans
of Foreign Wars; best decorated build
ing, first, Fred J. Kammerer, $685.
Georgia avenue; second, Jack Zellan,
1910 New Hampshire avenue; best
decorated merchant float, first, Zellan
Service Station; second, Georgia Ave-
nue. Business Mems Association; best
decorated Legion car, Fort Stevens
Post; best boys band, National Capital
Cadet Corps; best drum corps, Junior
Veterans of Foreign Wars Drum and
Bugle Corps; best local Legion drum
corps, Fort Stevens Drum Corps.
List of Judges.
Judges were Col. Jesse H. Reynolds,
Mrs. Lillian Monroe, Inspector w. S.
Shelby, Harold H. Levy, j. A. McCaw,
DR.. w. Linder, James E., Collifower,
Comdr. Leroy Reinburg, United States
Coast Guard, and E. ]. Murphy. Cups
were donated by the Georgia avenue
business men.
The convention was called to order
by Department Comdr. Means. Col
ors were advanced, and the invocation
was pronounced by Rev. Howard E.
Snyder, department chaplain. The
Marine Band Orchestra played Amer
ica," and address of welcome was ex-
tended from the Georgia Avenue Busi-
ness Mems Association by President |
Minoux. Miss Dorothy Reddish was
enthusiastically encored for a vocal
solo.
After the national commanders
speech, Mai. Gen. Peter c. Harris, |
adJutant general during the World |
War, and now head of the Legion |
education service, presented to Miss |
Eunice DeSsez the pen used by Presi- |
dent Roosevelt June Is, signing a
cation Of war orphans.
Forrest w. Schroyer, chairman Of |
the Credentials Committee, reported |
the Legion department now had |
4,354 members. sending to the con- |
vention 122 delegates. In addition to |
these delegates votes are also held in |
the convention by five departmental |
officers, and IL past department |
commanders, making a total Of 139
votes. A majority is necessary to
elect new department commander.
Rules Are Adopted.
Dr. Ray F. Guynn, chairman Of the
Resolutions Committee, presented the
convention rules, which were adopted, |
after a proposed amendment to ex- |
tend speeches from three to i've |
minutes was withdrawn.
Arrangements for the convention |
were made by the Legion Convention |
Committee, headed by Martin A. |
Dyer, chairman, which had cooper
ating with it the Business Mems |
Committee, headed by E L. Edwards. |
Assisting Grand Marshal Col Joyce |
in the parade were the following |
Robert A. Ralph, marshal for the
American Legion; W. A Finkel, mar
shal for the Business Mems Associa- |
ton; and these assisting marshals: |
Paul H McMurray, William A. |
Kilarlane, William p Kershner, An |
drew Manages and Roland c. Thring.