Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-08-30
18th ANNUAL
CONVENTION OF
AMER. LEGION
Will Meet On Wednesday Next
At Ocean City For Its
FOur-Day Session
COMPLETE PROGRAMME
FOR THE ENTIRE MEET

With many questions of vital inter-
est to all veterans in Maryland for
consideration, Commander John F.
McNulty will call the 17th Annual
Convention of the American Legion,
Department Of Maryland to order at
6 o'clock on Wednesday evening, Sep
tember 4th in the Ball Room Of the
George Washington Hotel in Ocean
City, Md, for its four day session.
Alex T. Grier, General Convention
Chairman, and his committee, has ar
ranged for a well filled program, with
the Annual Parade of Posts, Drum
Corps, contests, crab feasts, outfit re-
unions and dancing, and has planned
the business sessions for the morn
ings only, leaving the afternoons and
evenings free for convention amuse-
ments, swimming and the usual sea-
shore stunts.
The opening session will be ad-
dressed by His Excellency, Hon. Harry
w. Nice, Governor of Maryland. The
Legion, The American Legion Auxil-
iary, the Forty and Eight, the Eight
and Forty and the Sons of the Legion
will all participate in the opening ses-
sion, to be followed by a reception
by the Auxiliary to all Convention
guests.
Other speakers who will address the
session on Wednesday evening are
the Hon. Howard w. jackson, Mayor
Of Baltimore; Hon. Herbert O'Conor,
Attorney General of Maryland and
Hon. William T. Elliott, Mayor of
Ocean City, who will welcome the Wis
itors to the playground of Maryland.
Commander McNulty will respond
for the Legion and Mrs. Leo F. Steind-
Ter, Department President of the Aux
iliary; Bushrod R. Watts, head of the
Forty and Eight; Mrs. Louise Couper,
head of the Eight and Forty; Benja-
min L. Wolfson, head of the Sons Of
the American Legion, will respond to
the welcome in behalf of their or
ganizations.
The program for the Convention
sessions of the Legion, which will be
held in the High School Auditorium,
is as follows:
Thursday, Sept. 9th
Meeting called to order at 9 A. M,
by Commander McNulty.
Invocation by Department Chaplain,
Raymond w. Cooke.
Report of Committee on Rules.
Reports of all Department Officers
and Committee Chairmen.
Report of Convention Committees.
Addresses by: J. O'C. Roberts, Dept.
Commander Dist. of Columbia Ameri-
can Legion; Watson B. Miller, Natl.
Rehabilitation Committee Chairman,
American Legion.
Greetings from Neighboirng Depts.
2 P. M, Annual Parade on Board
walk.
4P. NJ, Annual Drum Corps Con-
tests.
7P. M. Annual Banquet at George
Washington Hotel.
10 P. M, Ball at the City Pier Aud
itorium.
Friday, Sept. 9Th
Reports of Committees.
Address by Col. George E. Ejams,
of World War and Assistant Admin
istrator U. S. Veterans Administra-
tion.
Address by James J. McGuirk, De-
partment Commander Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
2 P. M, Crab Feast.
10 P. NJ, Dance at the City Pier
Auditorium.
Saturday, September 7th
Awarding of Drum Corps Contest
Prizes.
Awarding of Trophies and Cups to
Posts and Districts.
Final Reports of Committees.
Addresses by: James McDade, De-
partment Commander, American Leg
ion, Pennsylvania.
Election of Officers.
Election of Delegates to National
Convention.
Adjournment.
For the Annual Banquet, James
sherwood, Past Department Command
er of the American Legion, Depart
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