Evening star., 1935-08-04
pTHE national organization OF the
American Legion will be rep
resented at the seventeenth

resented at Lne seVen1ccHtA
Il annual convention of the De-
partment of the District Of Columbia
at the Mayfiower Hotel next Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday nights by
Past National Comdr James A. Drain.
He is now national judge advocate
and treasurer.
The opening session Thursday night
will be called to order at $50 o'clock
by Department Comdr. James O'Con-
nor Roberts. The session will be pre-
ceded by parade, which is expected
10 be the largest in the history of the
local organization. With the opening
OF the session Department Chaplain
Richard Fitzgerald will give the in
vocation and an address of welcome
will be made by District Commits
sioner Melvin c. Hazen.
The awarding of trophies and prizes
will be made by Past Department
Comdr. Paul J. McGahan. chairman
OF the Committee on Trophies and
Awards, followed by an address by
Past National Comdr Drain.
A number of distinguished guests
are expected to be present. They will
be introduced along with visiting de-
partment commanders from other
States by the department commander
with response on behalf of the lat
ter by Department Comdr. J. Ernest
1sherwood of Pennsylvania. Repre-
sentative John E. Rankin of Mis-
eieSirrt ho af
Veterans Committee of the House Of
Representatives. will deliver an ad-
dress. Musical selections will be rem
dered throughout the evening by the
Fort Stevens Post Drug and Bugle
corps. the champion corps of the Dis
trict, and the Government Printing
once Post Band.
The convention will be convened
Friday at 7:l5 o'clock, with invoca
ton by Rev. Howard E. Snyder, COM
mander Of George Washington Post
Nomination of officers and delegates
and alternstes to the national con-
vention to be held in St. Louis Sep
tember 1926 will be held. The mu-
steal program during the evening will
be presented by the Columbia Post and
the James Reese Europe Post Drum
and Bugle Corps.
The final session will start Saturday
at Sis O'Clock. with Rev. Howard
Z. Snyder pronouncing the invocation
There will be election and installa
tion of officers and the election OF
delegates and slternates to the St
Louis convention. The benediction
will be pronounced by Department
Chaplain Richard Fitzgerald. Music
will be furnished by the Vincent B
Costello Post Drum and Bugle Corps
and the Sons of the American Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps, At the con-
clusion of the business session a sup
per-dance will follow.
The parade will have nine divisions
and will be the largest and most COL
orful in the history Of the local de-
psrtment 1t will be headed by Col
Kenyon Joyce. Sd U. S. Cavalry.
commandant of Fort Mver. as grand
marshal. Comdr William H. Har-
grave of Fort Stevens Post is the
American Legion marshal
The start will be made at tbs
O'Clock next Thursday night, from
John Marshall place and Penn
sylvania avenue: west on Pennsyl-
vanis avenue to Thirteenth street;
north on Thirteenth street to K street
west on K street to Connecticut
avenue; north on Connecticut avenue
to Nj street; east on M street to
Seventh street: south on Seventeenth
street, disbanding at the entrance on
Seventeenth street to the Maynower
Hotel.
Maj. Arthur P. Thayer, Sd u. S.
Cavalry, Fort Myer, assistant marshal
will command the first division, which
will consist of Metropolitan Police
motor cycle escort; Maj. Ernest w.
Brown, superintendent Metropolitan
police, in his automobile; grand
marshal, Col. Kenyon Joyce; Sd u S
Cavalry Mounted Band from Fort
Myer. I'd Squadron Sd Cavalry, de-
tached U. S. Coast Guard. Washing
ton Gas Light Co. Band, I'd Battalion
12lst Engineers, District of Columbia
National Guard, Col. John H. Och
mann, commanding; Military Police
Company, 29th Division; 260th Coast
Artillery, anti-aircraft.
The second division will be in charge
Of r. z. Lea, assistant marshal, with
the following in line of march: De-
arkv,a he
Fort Stevens Post Drum and Bugle
Corps, department commander and
staff, District Of Columbia Depart
ment float, Kenneth H. Nash Post,
department commander of Maryland
and staff and posts, department COM
posts, department commander of
Pennsylvania and staff and posts,
Portsmouth, Va, Drum and Bugle
Corps, No. 81; department commander
of Virginia and staff and posts, Grand
Army of the Republic in automobiles,
United Spanish War Veterans in au-
tomobiles.
Richard A. O'Brien will command
the third division, which will include
the Overseas Band Drum and Bugle
Corps, Veterans OF Foreign Wars, De-
partment Comdr. Edward K. Inman
and staff and posts of his depart
ment, Americanization School Band,
italian War Veterans Post and the
Jewish War Veterans Post.
The fourth division, headed by De-
tachment Comdr. Porter L. Bush of
the Sons of the American Legion, will
comprise the Holy Comforter Boys
Band, Miss M. Edna Mcintosh, pres
ident Of the American Legion Auxil-
larry Of the District of Columbia, ac-
companied by her staff and auxil-
larry units; the Gold Star Mothers in
automobiles, American War Mothers
In automobiles. Italian War Veterans
Auxiliary, Jewish War Veterans Aux
tliary, Boys Club Band, Metropolitan
Police Department and the follow
ing units Of Jobs Daughters: Bethel
No. l, Washington, D. c.; Bethel
No. 4, Alexandria, Va; Bethel, No
2, Washington, D. c., and Bethel, No
10, Mount Rainier, Md; District OF
Columbia Detachment Drum and
Bugle Corps, Sons of the American