The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-23

OIllclally the Legion prog
partment of the American lie
ventiOn; the sixteenth annual
convention of the Indiana
State American Legion Aux
Hilary; the fourteenth Grande
Promenade. Indiana Grand Voiture.
Forty and Eight: the tenth Grande
Marche, Indiana Salon Depart
mental. Eight and Forty. and the
first annual convention. Indiana
Detachment of the Sons of the
American Legion.
All general sessions of the various
: conventions will be held in the B. F.
Keith's Theater. where workmen
we're today Frightening up the gold
and trimmings for the benefit Of
visiting delegates Special group
meetings will be held in city hotels.
Prominent speakers obtained oy
the American Legion Convention
Corp. for the convention sessions
include John Thomas Taylor.
former American EXpeditionary
Forces line officer and national leg
islative vice chairman for the Le-
gion in Washington, and Harry Col
prospect and popular speaker.
Legion convention authorities
we're informed today that Brig.
Gen. w. K Naylor. FIT. Benjamin
Harrison commandant. who was
scheduled TO speak at one of the
sessions, would be unable to at
tend.
Auxiliary speakers of prominence
include Mrs. Myron Miller. national
vice president of the auxiliary. ana
Mrs. Gwendolyn Wiggin Mcdowell,
national auxiliary treasurer.
Street Dancing Carded
Registration for the convention will
open tomorrow morning at the
headquarters in the building at the
northwest corner of Meridian and
Westinghouse. Registration for
the 15lSt Infantry reunion will be
III the Claypool
Besides the general business ses-
SiOns. the Legion delegates will be
richly entertained with the frothier
convention sidehghtS such as street
dancing. paradeS. drum and bugle
corps contests, and other forms Of
competition.
The convention will open at to-
morrow when the Grand CheminOts
OF the state Forty and Eight, fun
group Of the Legion. meet in special
session at the Claypool Hotel. AT 6
tomorrow dinner in honor of Chef
de Chemin de Fer John Crowley,
Boston. will be held in the Clay
pool Chateau Room.
40 and s to Hold Parade
Meetings of the Legion commit
tees on various departmental sub
jects will follow the dinner. An il
Illuminated parade of the Forty and
Eight will start from Senate-av and
Washington at 1870. The First
Purdue Detachment reunion will be
held IN the Lincoln Hotel at 7:30
also.
AT 8:15 tomorrow night. the visit
ing LegiOnnaireS will get a treat
from the Indianapolis Baseball Club
when they will have the opportunity
to see the Indians play Kansas City
at Perry Stadium
While the Forty and Eight have
their annual Wreck" at the Athen-
aeum. the Legion State executive
committee will meet at the Ameri-
can Legion headquarters building.
III n. Meridian-St. Street dancing
on Monument Circle will follow at
$50
All day Saturday visits will be
\ made to the United States Veterans
Hospital. 24Ol Cold Spring-rd. and
Broad Ripple Park has thrown open
the gates with a special rate pro-
gram for all visiting Legion dele
gates and their friends
style Show for Women
For the Auxiliary and Eight and
Forty. women's Legion fun circle.
tomorrow'S program is one of in
terest. A fashion tea and style show.
presented through the courtesy Of
the William H. Block Co.. will take
place at in the Hotel Severine
RAINBOW room.
The music committee meeting
will be held at in the SEVERN and
a dinner for all music contestants is
scheduled for at the SEVERN din
ing room. The Eight and Forty
banquet will be held at $50 in the
SEVERN. The days program will
close with the Eight and Forty'S an
nual Wreck at the SEVERN.
For an eye-opener. the Forty and
Eight viii get Sundays program of
10 a shooting start with rife and
pistol matches at the Fl. Harrison
range at g. Special church services
and special sessions Of large Indi-
annapolis Sunday school classes will
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