Evening star., 1935-06-25
BIG PARADE OPENS
V.F.W. CONVENTION
IN H|NE SCHOOL
1000 Men and Women,
Headed by Six Bands,
In CoIorfuI March.
OPENING TALK MADE
BY SENATOR THOMAS
0klahoman Predicts Soldiers
Bonus Legislation Will Be
Passed in 1885.

Southeast Washington turned out
last night for the biggest parade ever
to be staged In that section as the
Veterans of Foreign Wars opened their
annual three-day encampment under
sponsorship of the Southeast Business
Mems Association.
The passing of the veterans in pa
rade made colorful picture. AS
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma, guest
speaker at an assembly later In the
evening, pointed out. some were
straight, some bent and stopped bit
about the shoulders, but it made one
proud to see them still marching, still
together.
Besides some 2 900 men and women
IN their gay uniforms there were six
bands, Marine Reserves, decorated
floats and the strikingly uniformed
Ladies' Auxiliaries Of the v. r. W..
Enjoy Dance on Street.
Several hundred persons gathered
at Fifth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. after the parade to enjoy the
street dancing.
Still others gathered to hear Sen
ator Thomas praise the veterans and
make his prediction that possibly in
1886 the bonus legislation which re-
Gently failed in vote to override the
Presidents veto would be passed.
He cited that in 1925 there were
but 20 favorable votes in the Senate
and in 1885 there were SIS. At that
rate. he said, we should get the legis-
lation through, if necessary, over the
Presidents veto in January Of 1886.
He spoke in the auditorium Of the
Hine Junior High School.
Speakers besides Senator Thomas
were Brig. Gen. Andrew Moses. U. s..
A.; Assistant Engineer Commissioner
of the District Howard F.. Clark; Ma
than D. Golden, v. F. w., depart
ment commander: Mrs. Winifred j.
Toussaint Of Jersey City. N. j., ma
tional president of the Ladies' AUX
iliaries to the v. F. W., and Mrs
Clay Keene Miller, retiring president
of the auxiliaries. EF
JonS Daughteks win Prize.
Jobs Daughters, with their colorful
purple and white uniforms, with
sabers, won the prize for the best
woman's marching unit in the parade.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the " F. W.,
National Capital Post, No. 127, was
selected as the best marching unit, OF
the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the v. F. W.:
Marine Reserves, best bandi Holy
Comforter Boys Band, second best
band; Advance Post Drum and Bugle
Corps, for the best drum and bugle
corps; National Guard, second best
drum and bugle corps; Maj. Gen. c. r.
Edwards Post, largest v. r. w. march
ing unit; Company C, Marine Reserves,
for the best non-V. F. w. marching
unit; Budweiser Brewing Co., for the
best float, and Gunther's, for the Sec
ond best float. Each received a silver
cup as prize.
Parade on Avenue.
The parade began from Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east, after forming on Second street
southeast just south of the Avenue,
turned east on Pennsylvania avenue
to Eighth street southeast, south on
Eighth street to Virginia avenue, east
on Virginia avenue to Potomac ave-
nue., continued east on Potomac ave-
nue. to Thirteenth street, made left turn
there and went north to Pennsylvania
avenue and down the Avenue to Sew
enth street, where turn was made
taking the parade past the Hine Jun
ior High School,.
Inspector A. ]. Headley was in
charge of the so policemen which kept
the crowd in order. There were no
casualties reported.
Leading the parade was a car con-
tanning Clarence r. Donohoe, grand
marshal and president of the South
east Business Mems Association, ac-
companied by Mr.. Golden, Mrs. Tous-
saint and Mrs. Miller.
Besides the bands there were nu-
merous marching units, the large por-
ton Of which were in uniforms.