Evening star., 1936-08-09
LEGION COMPLETES.
PLANS FOR PARADE
Regular Army Force Under
. Mai. MiIhoIIand to Head
, Line of March.

American Legion Oepdl lllicAt Va VAC
District of Columbia, were announced
yesterday by Ray L. Zwinglas, Amerl-
can Legion marshal.
! The parade, to consist OF eight ol-
visions of military. civic, religious and
patriotic units, including several from
out of town, will be headed by di-
vision of United States military
forces, under command Of Maj.
George Millholland of Fort Myer. Maj.
Ernest w. Brown, with an escort
from the metropolitan police force,
will accompany the first division.
Col j. M. Wainwright. commandant
of Fort Myer, will be grand marshal
OF the parade.
The parade, as announced by
Zwinglas, will start at John Marshall
place and Pennsylvania avenue, pro-
ceed up Pennsylvania avenue west to
Thirteenth street, north on Thir-
teenth to K street, west on K street
to Connecticut avenue, up Connecti-
cut to M street and east short dis
tance on M street to point where
the marchers will disband.
Location of Reviewing Stand.
The reviewing stand will be To-
Gated at Farragut Square, on the
south side Of K street between Sew
enteenth street and Connecticut ave-
nue.. Col. Wainwright and Zwinglas
will join national Legion officers and
visiting department commanders and
their STATS in the reviewing stand
shortly before the end Of the parade.
The convention, to be held at the
Mayhower Hotel, will begin unofn-
cially at the close Of the parade and
continue throughout Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday.
The first parade division will in
clude Battery A, 18th Field Artillery;
detachment Of United States Coast
Guard; 260th Coast Artillery anti
aircraft: 5th Battalion, Fleet Marine
Corps Band; 5th Battalion Fleet Ma
rine Corps Reserve marching unit
and the 5th Battalion Fleet Marine
Corps Reserve Drum and Bugle Corps.
The second division will be COM
manded by Edward r. Dixon. In 1t
will be the department colors Of the
American Legion; Fort Stevens Drum
and Bugle Corps; Department Comdr.
Joseph J. Malloy and his staff: a de-
partment float Of the American
Legion; United States Department OF
Agriculture Post; department COM
mander of Delaware and his staff.
the American Legion; department
commander Of Maryland and his staff; ;
Maryland units; department COM
mander of Pennsylvania, staff and
units; department commander ofEVir-
ginia and his staff and marching
units; Grand Army Of the Republic,
in autos; Army and Navy Legion Of
Valor, in autos, and the Military Or
der Of the Purple Heart.
Tucker Heads Third Division.
Paul o. Tucker will command the
third division, consisting Of the Over
seas Band Drum and Bugle Corps of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars; De-
partment Comdr. Wallach McCath-
ran and his staff and posts Of Veterans
of Foreign Wars; 29th Division unit;
italian War Veterans Post, District
erans' Post, District Of Columbia.
The fourth division will be in COM
snand Of A. c. Somers. 1t will be
comprised of the Boys Club Band,
Metropolitan Police Department;
President Nicie Perell, District Of Co
lumbia American Legion Auxiliary,
and her staff; American Legion Aux
tliary units; Gold Star Mothers: Dis
trict of Columbia Daughters of the
American Revolution; Loyal Women
OF America; Holy Comforter Boys
Band; Sons of the American Revo-
luton: italian War Veterans Auxil-
larry; Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary:
National Training School Boys Band;
Boy Scouts of America, and Jobs
Daughters.
George Lee will be marshal of the
fifth division. The marching units
will be the District of Columbia De-
tachment, Drum and Bugle Corps,
Sons of American Legion: District Of
Columbia Detachment Flag Section,
Sons of American Legion; District of
Columbia squadron marching units;
Takoma Park Drum and Bugle Corps,
Sons of American Legion: Takoma
Park drill team; Takoma Park squad
ron marching unit, Sons of American
Legion, and St. Marys Post, Sons Of
American Legion.
Emery Commands Sixth.
The sixth division, headed by Har-
old Emery. will include the Govern
snent Printing Office Post Band, Gov
ernment Printing Once Post, Stephen
p. McGroarty Post, James E. Walker
Post, George E. Killeen Post, Lincoln
Post, Fort Stevens Post, Sons Of
American Legion Drum and Bugle
Corps, George Washington Post, Sec
ond Division Post, U. S. 8. Jacob
Jones Post and Jane A. Delano Post.
In command of the seventh division
will be John D. Kiley. Included in this
division are the Elks Boys Band, Bu-
Seau of Engraving and Printing Post,
Stanley Church Depue Post, Quentin
Roosevelt Post, James Reese Europe
Post Drum and Bugle Corps, James
Reese Europe Post, Washington Police
Post, National Press Club Post, Ken
meth H. Nash Post and Belleau Wood
Post.
William B. Kershner will be the
marshal in charge Of the eighth d.
vision. headed by the Vincent B. Cos
tello Post Drum and Bugle Corps and
Including the Vincent 3. Costello Post,
Tank Corps Post, United States Treas
ury Post, National Cathedral Post.
Henry C. Spengler Post, Columbia
Drum and Bugle Corps. Columbia Post,
Eergt. Jasper Post, Victory Post,
Bunker Hill Post. Augustus P. Gard
ner Post Lafayette Post, Cooley-Mc-
Cullough Post, Kenna.Main Post, fol-
lowed by the commercial floats and
decorative vehicles.