Evening star., 1934-06-24

sixteenth annual department conven-
ton of the Department of the District
of Columbia American Legion, August
8. and 10 in the Paul Junior High
School, Eighth and Nicholson streets.
The line of march is expected to be
along Georgia avenue from Petworth
to Brightwood. A reviewing stand
will be erected on Georgia avenue at
Brightwood in the vicinity of the
turning point to the school where the
parade will be disbanded. Second
Vice Comdr r. A. Ralph is marshal
of the parade and will be assisted by
eight assistant marshals in the four
divisions. In addition to the several
drum and bugle corps in the Depart
ment of the District of Columbia, in
Vitations have been extended to the
Departments of Maryland and Virginia
to participate on this occasion. In
view of the fact that National Comdr
Edward A. Hayes will be the. review
ing officer it is expected that many
of the musical organizations will come
to the National Capital for this event
1t will be the first time in the his
tory of the local department that a
national commander of the American
Legion has reviewed a department
convention parade and the various
posts are arranging for large turn
outs. In the line of march will he
represented detaChments from the
United States Army. United States
Navy, United States Marine Corps and
United States Coast Guard. The 27
Legion posts will be out in large num-
bers and the parade will be featured
with a large variety of floats entered
by the business men, civic and patri-
otic organiza tons. w. A. Flnkel OF
the Georgia Avenue Business Mems
Association has been appointed pa
rade marshal tor his organization and
will have several assistants TO line up
the floats under his direction.
The convention is being sponsored
by the Georgia Avenue Business Mems
Association, with the cooperation OF
the Brightwood Citizens Association.
President Eugene Minoux of the for
mer organization is chairman of the
Committee on Invitations and DiStin-
guished Guests. with A. DelekaS,
chairman of the Program and Print
ing Committee, and George s. Cullen,
secretary of the organization. in
charge Of the publicity. Department
Adjt Howard S Fisk has been ap-
pointed aide to National Comdr Ed
ward A. Hayes.
The American Legion Department
Convention Committee is composed of
the following Legionnaires: Martin
A. Dyer, general chairman; Joseph
j. Malloy. vice chairman: Vincent
Orlando, secretary; Mrs Lucille Allen.
Thomas E. Fawcett, Thomas Mason,
ir.: Howard S. Fisk, Robert A Ralph.
Raymond A. Eichhorn. William A.
kehoe, Ernest F. Dwyer. Edward F.
Atwill, William D. Mulkey. John H.
OConnel. Hampton D Percy, j.
Franklin Wilson. Carl F. Welsh, Ray
mond B. Carroll, w H. Thomas,
Theodore Cogswell, j. O'Connor Rob-
erts. Benjamin Aronsohn, William
Hargraves, Leo j. Reel, Alfred A. Pic
chione and Russell w Clarkson.
The following committee chairmen
have been announced: Invitations,
Mrs Lucille Allan: Programs. Edward
F. Atwill; badges. Alfred A. Picchione;
Speakers, Raymond B. Carroll Pub
licity, Howard s. Fisk: Entertainment
and Music; Benjamin Aronsohn:
Seating of Delegates, John H. O'Con-
nell; Trophies and Awards, Thomas
E. Fawcett.
One of the features of the parade
will be the presence in the line OF
march of members of the Sons OF
the American Legion. to be repre-
sented by squadrons from the follow
ing posts: Stanley Church Depue,
Lincoln, U. S. S. Jacob Jones Sergt.
Jasper. Stuart Walcott, Bunker Hill
and Vincent B. Costello. Other units
now being organized are the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing. Victory
and Quentin Roosevelt, which De-
tachment Comdr. George F. Cook
hopes to see in the parade on August
g. r A c. Horton of Stanley Church
Depue Post will be in charge of the
squadron section in the parade. w.
r Beall is the squadron adjutant. A
meeting of the joint committees will
be held tomorrow night at O'Clock
in Germans Hall, 107 UpShur street.
A meeting of the General Convention
Committee will be held July 2.
The regular meeting of the EXecu-
tive Committee of the Department of
the District of Columbia, the Ameri-
can Legion. will be held next Thurs
day night at O'Clock in the board
room. District Building. In the
absence of Department Comdr. Rice
w. Means. who is in the Middle West.
First Vice Comdr william A Kehoe
Will preside. At this meeting details
of the forthcoming convention will be
outlined by Convention Chairman
Martin A. Dyer
At the regular meeting of the
Vincent B. Costello Post held last
of the District Building, Comrade
Sherman reported that the application
for the charter for the Sons of the
Legion had been sent to national
headquarters with the necessary num-
Der of signatures. James J. FitZ-
patrick and Anthony S. Stanley were
admitted to membership.
Jacob ~ Halper read a report on
hearings last week by the Ways and
Means Committee about a proposed
boat ride during August for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the drum
expenses to Miami next Fall.
Of the several candidates for de-
partment commander the post has
not indorSed any of them to date, but
has appointed a Steering Committee
to study the situation and report
their findings to the post.
James Pistorio reported a number
of vacant positions to be filled in the
near future and asked that any COM
rade who is out of work contact him
in room Is, District Building.
A proposed picnic for the young
sters of Costello Post is being planned
for some time in August.
The nomination OF delegates will be
held at the July 3 meeting
The James Reese Europe Post, No.
B, will meet Tuesday at the Twelfth
Street Y. M. c. A., at BIS pm.
Business of Importance will be dis
Cussed and invitations will be dis
tributed for the fifteenth anniversary