Evening star., 1934-08-08
TON|GHT'S PARADE
OPENSCONvENT|ON
OF DISTRICT LEGION
Georgia Avenue Section
Dressed in Bunting to
Welcome Veterans.
BUSINESS MEN TO AID
IN CIVIC CELEBRATION
Edward A. Hayes, Rice w. Means
and Others to Speak at
Paul School.


American Legion, which will continue
through Friday, at the Paul Junior
High School.
Close to 5000 Legionnaires and an
equal number Of friends are expected
10 take part In the parade, which will
begin at tbs at Georgia avenue and
Park road.
Units representing the Regular
Army, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Jobs Daughters, the Georgia Avenue
Business Mems Association and the
Sons OF the American Legion will
swell the ranks of the veterans. The
auxiliaries of several posts also will
participate, and prizes will be awarded
for the best floats and marching
groups.
Commander to Speak.
Edward A. Hayes, national COM
mander of the Legion. will open the
convention with an address aIsortly
after Rice w. Means, departmental
commander, calls the session to order
The full program of the first ses-
sion, which is expected to open at
8:l5, includes invocation by the de-
partment chaplain, Rev. Howard E
Snyder; America" played by the
United States Marine Band; an ad-
dress of welcome by Eugene Minoux
president of the Georgia Avenue
Business Mems Association, hosts to
the convention; reply by Comdr
Means, solo, Dorothy Reddish, accom-
panied by the Marine Band; Comdr
Hayes address, short addresses by
commanders of other veterans or
ganizations, presentation of awards
and trophies to winners in the parade
an address by Oscar Chapman, AS
sistant Secretary of the Interior, and
another by Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts,.
Keen competition is promised for the
IL awards offered by the Legion and
the Business Mems Association. on
cials in charge of the parade an
nounced at least ITO decorated COM
mercial trucks and floats and sc
marching units viii take part.
Parade Route Outlined.
The parade win march north on
Georgia avenue to Peabody street
east to Eighth street and south on
Eighth street, passing Paul Junior
High School.
At Georgia avenue and Gallatin
street officials will view the parade
Joining Comdrs. Hayes and Means will
be Minoux and other representatives
of the business men: Martin A. Dyer
chairman of the Convention Commit
tee; Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of police, and others, repre-
senting the District Government.
Col. Kenyon A. Joyce. commanding
officer of the Sd Cavalry, at Fort
Myer, win be grand marshal. He will
be assisted by Robert A. Ralph,
marshal, representing the Legion, and
w. A Finkel, marshal, representing
the business men.
Maryland and Virginia Departments
of the Legion also will take part
Caesar l.. Aiello of Hyattsville, COM
mander Of the Maryland Department,
will head the Free State unit, with his
staff, followed by Laurel Post, No. 80,
with j. Bryan Hobbs in command. In
the Maryland group viii be the Leon
ardtown Boys Legion Band. said to be
the first trained musical unit of the
recently formed Sons Of the American
Legion.
The virginia detachment will be
headed by State Comdr. Homer K,
Bowen of wytheville, with Alexandria
Post. No. "a, under command OF
John S. Arnold, as the guard of honor
Six Divisions Formed.
There will be six divisions of the
parade and each unit has been in
formed of emergency rules TO follow
in case a fire alarm or other emer-
gency arises during the march.
These divisions follow:
First division
/. Metropolitan Police motor cycle
escort.
2. Superintendent of Metropolitan
Police. (Automobile).
8. Grand Marshal Col. Kenyon A,
Joyce, Sd Cavalry.
4. Third Cavalry Band.
S. Troop of Sd Cavalry.
g. Detachment Of United States
Coast Guard. Color bearers and
color guard)
Z. National commander and de-
partment commander. (Automobiles. }
8. Department officers. (Automo-
biles.)
9. Officials of Georgia Avenue Bus
mess Mems Association.
TO- Delegation from State of Mary
land.
IL Delegation from State of vir-
ginia.
IL. Junior Veterans of Foreign Wars
Drum and Bugle Corps.
IS. Sons Of the Legion.
Second division.
1. Veterans of Foreign Wars Over
seas Band.
2. Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 9.
3. Sergeant Jasper Post, No. Is.
4. Fort Stevens Drum and Bugle
Corps.
S. Fort Stevens Post, No. 81.
s. Washington Police Post, No. 90.
Z. Bunker Hill Post, No. 81.
8. Stuart walcott Post, No. 10.
9. James Reese Europe Drum and
Bugle Corps.
10. James Reese Europe Post. No. S.
Third division
/. Victory Post Drum and Bugle
Corps.
2. Victory Post, No. 4.
s. Italian War Veterans.
L. Jewish War Veterans.
5. Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6.
(women who served in the Nurse
Corps9
6. Tank Corps Post. No. 10.
Z. Second Division Post, No. 28.
s. National Press Club Post, No. 20.
o. James E. walker Post, No. 20.
Fourth division.
j. Elks Boys Band.