Evening star., 1936-06-23
THOUSANDS VIEW
PARADE OF V.E.W.
18th Annual Encampment
AuspiciousIy Opened.
Awards Announced.

A colorful, mile-long parade, start.
ing at Fourteenth street and Florida
avenue and ending at a reviewing
stand in Franklin Park, last night in
augurated the seventeenth annual
three-day encampment of the District
veterans of Foreign Wars sponsored by
the Central Business Mems Association.
Thousands Of spectators lined Four
teenth street along the parade route
and hundreds more were grouped near
the reviewing stand on the north side
of I street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth
The parade, divided into three units,
included Is posts of the v. F. W., nve
bands, commercial floats. representa-
tive groups from the American Legion
and the Central Business Mems Asso-
citation and more than 20 civic and
patriotic groups. Nearly 1000 persons
and $50 vehicles participated.
Awards Announced.
The following awards were made at
Thomson School, Twelfth and L
streets, following disbandment of the
parade:
Best = appearing float - Chestnut
Farms Dairy.
disappearing vehicle-Pry Motor
Co.
Best band-Elks; second, Washing
ton Gas Light Co.
Best drum and bugle corps-Cos-
tello Post. No. /. American Legion:
second, Fort Stevens Post, American
Legion.
Best v. F. w marching unit-Cco-
ties; second. Washington Post.
Best v. F. w. auxiliary marching
unit-District Ladies Auxiliary.
Best non-V. F. w. marching unit
(male)-Legion of Honor Of the Mys-
tic Shrine.
Best non-V. F. w. marching unit
demale) - Second Company, Jobs
Daughters.
The winning float was an automo-
bile completely covered with finelv-
rlbboned orange. white and yellow It's
sue paper, representing a stand for a
papier-mache orange feet In di-
ameter. Young women dressed in white
satin trousers and purple jackets and
hats were entered by the Coolies. an
lntraorganization group of the " w.
List Of Judges.
Judges were: Floats and vehicles.
Sylvan King. George w. Offutt ano
D. c. Campbell; bands and drum and
bugle corps; w. F. Sandelman of the
Marine Band, Joseph A. Wynn of the
Navy Band and Carl Hubner of the
Army Band; marching units, Oscar
w. Hollingsworth and Nathan D. Col.
den, both of the v. F. W., and Col.
w. A. McCathran, United State.
Army, who was assisted by two Army
officers. Parade marshals were Col.
Harry Coope, chief of staff, v. r. w,
and Henry King of the Central Busi-
ness Mems Association.
Hugh Keiser. president OF the bust.
ness Mems Association, delivered the
address of welcome at q business
meeting following the awarding OF
prizes. Edward K Inmam v. r, W.
department commander, replied. Mrs
Clay Keene Miller. president Of the
Ladies Auxiliary of the veterans or
ganization, made brief address. The
remainder OF the program was given
over to the announcement Of commit
tee appointments, the report Of the
Credentials Committee and the seating
Of delegates.
James E. Van Zandt, commander in
chief OF the v. F. W., will be princi-
pal speaker at the program tomorrow
night, which will be held at Q O'Clock
in the Thomson School auditorium
The three-day meeting will close Wed
nesday night with final committee re-
ports and the election and installation
Of officers.
The veterans encampment, spon-
sored each year by some local civic
organization, has been under direction
of the Central Business Mems Asso.
citation for the last two years.