Evening star., 1935-09-22

which opens tomorrow at St
Louis for four-day session, has been
received here from Legion headquar-
ters at Indianapolis. The program
was approved by National Comdr
Frank w. Belgrano.
1t is as follows:
September %.
am.-Music by Franklin Post, No
1, Band, Columbus, Ohio, and Her
bert F. Akroyd Post 1872 Drum and
Bugle Corps, Marlboro, Mass, national
champions.
$50 a.m.-Call to order, Frank N
Belgrano, jr., national commander.
Invocation, Rev. Park w. Hunting
ton, national chaplain.
Advancement of colors.
"The Star Spangled Banner" Ma
dame Schumann-H -Heink.
Call of convention, Frank E
Samuel, national adjutant.
Addresses of welcome: The Gov
ernor of Missouri, the Mayor of st
Louis, Comdr. William A. Kitchen o.
the Department of Missouri and Cliff
ford w. Gaylord, president Of the
1885 American Legion Convention
Corporation of st. Louis.
Response, Past National Comdr
Edward A. Hayes.
Presentation of medallion to CHIEF
executive of Miami, Fla, in Whlcf
previous convention was held. Pasl
National Comdr. Edward A. Hayes.
Committee reports: Permanent Or
ganization, credentials, rules.
1890 am--Memorial services, Rev
| Park w. Huntington. Solo, There Is
| No Death" Madame Schumann-Helnk
Silent prayer. Taps.
Greetings: Mrs. A. c. Carlson, ma
tional president, the American Legion
Auxiliary: John D. Crowley, chef dc
chemin de fer, La Societe des Quar-
ante Hommes ct HUT ChevauX.
IL a.m.-Addresses by distinguished
guests.
Report of the national commander
pm.-Meeting of all convention
committees.
p.m.-National commanders ban
quet for distinguished guests.
September "a.
10 am.-The American Legion pa
rade
Meetings of convention committees
to be held at times agreed upon at
previous meetings.
September 25.
| $50 a.m.-Music.
am-Call to order, national COM
/ mander.
Invocation, national chaplain
| Advancement of colors.
Committee reports: Constitutional
/ amendments.
Addresses by distinguished guests.
Convention committee reports: FL
nance, Americanism, child welfare, ma
tional defense, foreign relations, in
ternal organization, legislative, re-
habilitation, resolutions, time ano
place of next convention.
September 26.
$50 am.-Music.
am-Call to order, national COM
mander.
Invocation. national chaplain.
Addresses by distinguished guests.
Reports of convention committees
Constitutional amendments.
Announcement Of trophy awards
Bands, drum and bugle corps, drill
! teams, golf tournament. snare drum
mer, bugler, post history contest.
Election of officers.
, Presentation of colors to outgoing
and incoming national commanders.
The Constitution day celebration
last Tuesday, sponsored by the Ameri'
/ can Legion, was declared such a sue
cess that Department Comdr. JOSEPH
J. Malloy expressed the wish that g
similar demonstration be held next
year. Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. S
A, retired, who was appointed by
Comdr. Malloy to have charge of the
celebration, will continue to work ir
that capacity throughout the year.
Following the parade, delegates anc
alternateS to the national convention
| at st. Louis, met in the District OF
Columbia headquarters and made
preparation to attend the sessions
Department Comdr. Malloy was elected
chairman of the local delegation. The
Lennox Hotel will be the headquarters
for the delegation.
The delegates to the convention in
clude Joseph j. Malloy, James O'Con-
nor Roberts, B. c. MacNeil. j. I. Bel
low. Elsie M. Pinney. E. w. Luther
Theodore. Cogswell, E. P. Van Hise
Amos A. Fries. j. Franklin Wilson
and J. j. Mulvey.
The alternates are Paul J. McGahan
Norman r. Grant. William H Har-
grave, Willis j. Nolan, L. j. P. Fitch
thorn, Porter L. Bush, Clifton c. An
derson, Anne D. Pryde, Howard S
Fisk, Eugene L. Hollis and Thomas
Mason, jr.
Comdr. Malloy appointed Thomas
Mason to act as secretary of the dele
CATION in St. Louis.
Some OF the delegates left for st
Louis on Friday evening and others
left at 4:30 pm. yesterday.
Before leaving for st. Louis Comdr
Malloy announced the following de-
partment appointments in addition tc
those heretofore made: Joseph A
Koehl, commander of the Bureau oi
Agriculture Post, as independence day
officer for the coming year; George
A. Taylor, commander of Lincoln Post
chairman of the Flag Day Committee;
George A. Minnoch of the Govern
ment Printing Office Post, department
historian; John H. O'Connell, past
commander of Vincent Costello Post
department membership officer, and
Thomas Mason, jr., past commander
Of Vincent Costello Post and also I'd
Division, department adjutant.
The department commander last
Monday installed the newly elected
officers of Quentin Roosevelt Post and
the newly elected officers of Stuart
Walcott Post, No. 10. He also visited
Bunker Hill Post. On Wednesday
night he installed officers of Costello
Post, No. Is, and on Thursday night
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