The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-17
CITY JUDGE TO
ACT AS LEGION
GRAND MARSHAL
WiIfred Bradshaw to Direct
Huge Convention Parade
Here Aug. 26.

Here Aug. 70.
Grand marshal for the man.
moth American Legion state con-
vention parade Monday. AUG. IS.
Will be Municipal Judge Wilfred
Bradshaw. indianapolis American
Legion Convention Corp president.
The assembly will be session here
Aug "a to 81.
Col. Paul TOmbaugh. former state
sdjutant- general. Will be chief of
staff Other leading the parade
Will be the aids 10 the grand mar
shall and chief of staff, department
officers. headed by Department
Commander Frank R KesSa, Jeffer-
sonville, and Department Adjutant
William b Saver.
First division of the parade Will
be marshaled by Bert COrdle, with
Paul Aiken. L. V. Sheridan Norman
Coulon and Hugh OConnel as his
assistant marshalS. In this division
Will be units from Fl. Benjamin
Harrison. including the 18th In
fantry. the 18th Field Artillery and
other groups from the regular Army.
c. NJ. T. c. to Participate
A large contingent of Citizens
Military Training Camp cadets
from the fort will take part. as Will
also units Of the National Guard.
representatives of the military area.
Officers Reserve, naval and marine
corps.
Just ahead of the Legion Will
march the sons of their dead COM
rades-a uniformed delegation of
800 from the State Soldiers and
Sailors Children's Home. Knights
town. This will include the Home
band and the cadet corps
The Second Division will have as
marshal H. B. Perkins, with John
Kiley, Edward Kingston. S c.
Mowrer, Carl Stauffer and oscar
Stumpf as his assistants. First in
this division will march the Legion
honor unit. the First district. which
won its position by enrolling the
largest district membership in the
Indiana Legion this year.
Lake County Next in Line
Lake County will be represented
by large delegation, including
three or four bands. Forty and
Eight engines and other features
In second place will march the
Third district. followed by the
Eighth, the Fifth and the Second.
Second place in the years member
ship standing was won by the
Twelfth district, under Commander
Joseph F. Lutes, a vice president
of the convention corporation.
AS host to the convention, this
district will march as the last Legion
unit, preceded Immediately by the
Joint host, the Eleventh district
under their commander. Colonel
Charles o. Warfel, also a vice presi-
dent of the convention corporation.
c. S. Miller will be marshal for
the Third division. His assistant
marshals will be r. E. Mccoy,
Joseph Stocker, Stewart Maxwell.
Lowell Peck, Fred D. Kinnan and
Glenn Robinette. Heading this
OlN lSiOll Will OC iAlC ClAlll N4StA ~
followed by the Fourth, the Sixth,
the Seventh and the Ninth.
Host Districts Next
Fourth division marshal will be
John Thistle, with w. r. Miller.
Lawrence A. Biehn and Fred Leng
as assistant marshals This division
will be made up of the two host
districts. the Eleventh and Twelfth.
Glen Bertels, assisted by Charles
Shumard, vii be marshal for the
Fifth division Of the parade. to be
composed of various patriotic Or
CARNATIONS.
Women of the Auxiliary will
march Immediately behind the Lee
gionnaires of their respective dis
tricts. Each district will have its
members of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Legion as its rear unit.
Reviewing Stand on Meridian-st
M Santich will be marshal in
charge of the masSed colors of the
several hundred Legion, Auxiliary
and Sons units in the parade After
passing the reviewing stand at Me-
ridian and NOrth-sts, the color bear
ers and guards will, on arriving at
Meridian and St Clair-sts, fall out
of the line of march and assemble
with the head of their new special
column at Pennsylvania and St.
Clair-sts, one block east of National
Legion headquarters at the corner
of the World War Memorial Plaza.
The massed colOrs will be carried
south on Pennsylvania-st to YER
mont-st, west on Vermont-st to
Meridian-st and north on Meridian
st to st. Clair-st
Thirty-one cash prizes and cups
will be awarded to Legion and
Auxiliary units participating in the
parade.