Evening star., 1934-08-05
Parade Will Open Legion
Convention Wednesday
Sixteenth Annual Session of District Depart
ment VIII Begin With March
at Night.

N3ct OF COlumDtAg the American Le-
Rion, ct the Paul Junior High School,
Eighth and Nicholson streets, next
"wednesday night at tbs O'Clock The
march viii start from Georgia avenue
and Park road. The sessions win con-
tinue through Thursday and Friday
nights IN the school. The convention
Il being sponsored by the Georgia
Avenue Business Mems Association,
Col. Kenyon A. Joyce, commandant
OF Fort Myer, win lead the parade as
grand marshal. with Second Wee
Comdr. Robert A. Ralph. marshal Of
the American Legion, and w A. Fin
kei, as marshal representing the
Georgia Avenue Business Mems As
ISOLATION.
There win be six divisions In the
parade and the start VIII be made at
T:i5 O'Clock Wednesday night. pro-
ceeding along Georgia avenue from
Park road. north TO Peabody street,
turning east 10 Eighth street and
thence south on Eighth street, dis
banding just south Of the Paul Junior
High School. The reviewing stand
win be located at Georgia avenue and
OallRtin street.
The first division, with Paul H. Nc
Murray, assistant marshal. viii be
composed as follows: Metropolitan po-
lice motor cycle escort, Maj. Ernest w.
Brown, superintendent Of police, in
automobile: Col Kenyon A, Joyce,
grand marshal, Sd United States Cav
airy; Sd Cavalry Band, troop of Sd
United States Cavalry. detachment Of
United States Coast Guard, with color
bearers and color guard: National
Comdr. Edward A. Hayes and Depart
nent Comdr Rice w. Means, in au-
tomobile; department officers Of the
American Legion, in automobile; off,
cials Of the Georgia Avenue Business
Mems Association, in automobiles,
delegation of Legionnaires from Mary
land, delegation of Legiunnaires from
Virginia. Junior Veterans OF Foreign
Wars Drum and Bugle Corps and
Sons OF the American Legion.
The second division will be headed
BY william A, Kilerlane assistant mar
shal, with the following units in line:
Veterans of Foreign Wars Overseas
Band, Kenneth II. Nash Post, No. 8;
sergt. Jasper Post, No l3; Fort Ste
vens Drum and Bugle Corps; Fort
Stevens Post, No. 80; Washington Po-
lice Post, No. 20; Bunker Hill Post,
No. 81; Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10:
James Reese Europe Drum and Bugle
Corps and James Reese Europe Post,
No. 8.
The third division, with William p.
Kershner, assistant marshal, In charge,
will be made up as follows: Victory
Post Drum and Bugle Corps, Victory
Post, No. 4; Italian War Veterans,
Jewish War Veterans, Jane A. Delano
Post, No. 8; Tank Corps Post, No,l9;
I'd Division Post, No. %; National
Press Club Post, No. 20; James =.
Walker Post, No. rs.
The fourth division viii be led by
ANDREW Manger, assistant marshal.
with the following marching units:
Elks' Boys Band, Quentin Roosevelt
Post, No. IL; Lincoln Post, No. II;
Henry G. Spengler Post, No. IL; Bel
leau Wood Post, No. 3; Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing Post, No. %;
stanley Church Depue Post, No. 80;
George washington Post. No. /; Au-
gustris P. Gardner Post, No. l8; U. S.
S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2; Lafayette
Post, No. 8.
The fifth division viii be headed by
Ronald @. Thring, assistant marshal,
and the following units: Vincent B.
Costello Drum and Bugle Corps, Vim
cent B. Costello Post, No. Is; Stephen
p. McGroarty Post, No. az; George E.
Killeen Post, No. IS; Cooley McCul-
Tough Post, No. %; Forty and Eight
Society, President Mrs. Edythe M.
O'Connor Of the American Legion
Auxiliary and staff. Eight and Forty
Society, Italian Legion Auxiliary, Jew
ish War Veterans Auxiliary.
The sixth division will be in charge
of w. A. Finkel, marshal, and viii in
clude the following: National Train
ing School Boys Band, Jobs Daugh-
ters drill team, officials of the Geor-
gia Avenue Business Mems Associa-
ton, Boys Independent Band, mem
bers Of Georgia Avenue Business
Mems Association, members Of Asso-
ciated Business Mems Association,
Community Chest Band, floats, Col
ored Elks' Band, Columbia Lodge, No.
IS: business mems entries, floats, mo-
tor entries.
On arrival of the various American
Legion posts and units at the school,
following the disbanding of the pa
rade. they will have their color bearers
report to Benjamin Aronsohn, who
has been detailed to take charge OF
the massing of the colorS. They VIII
form the background on the stage In
the rear of the convention officials
and guests.
The police arrangements along the
line of march viii be in charge OF IN
spector B. A. Lamb Of the Trahic Bur
reau. Capt. Ira Sheetz, No. 10 pre-;
cinct, and Capt. Joseph Morgan OF No.
precinct, through whose precincts
the parade will extend.
Meetings of the Credentials, Rules
and Resolutions and Constitutional
Amendments Committees will be held
tomorrow at 7:30 o'clock in the
George washington Post Club House,
l44i Rhode Island avenue, when the
committees will be organized and re-
ports prepared for presentation to
the convention. The principal speak
er at the opening session "Wednesday
night will be National Comdr. Ed
ward A. Hayes, who is TO come by
airplane from Minneapolis in the aft
ernOon.
The nomination officers viii fea-
ture the meeting of George wash
ington Post next Tuesday night at
the club house. l44l Rhode Island
avenue. Comdr. Henry w. Longfel-
low will preside.
Selection of officers will take place
September and the installation at
the meeting October ,.
The post will take up the PROPOSE
ton Of the formation of q squadron
Of the Sons of the American Legion
at the meeting next Tuesday night.
At the annual department conven-
ton the post viii be represented by
Comdr. Henry w Longfellow, Past
rSo,,nSr Howard s Fisk Past CyQr1Gr