Evening star., 1936-08-09
D. c.. Legion's Convention
To Open Next Thursday
Col. Wainwright to Be Grand Marshal for
Parade on First Night of
Three-Day Meeting.
.HE annual convention Of the
District of Columbia Depart
ment, American Legion, will
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District of Columbia Depart
ment, American Legion, will
L be held next Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday nights at the May
flower Hotel. It will open with q
parade Thursday with Col. j. M
Wainwright, commanding officer al
Fort Myer, as grand marshal. Maj
George H. Milholland, Sd Cavalry
U. S. A., will be the assistant marshal
in charge of the First Division.
The United States Army Band will
lead the parade's first section, which
is the military division composed oi
Battery A, 10th Field Artillery; the
Sd Cavalry Mounted Band, a detach-
ment of the United States Coast
Guard, the 260th Coast Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Unit, and a band, q
drum and bugle corps and a march
ing unit of the 5th. Battalion, Fleet
Marine Reserves. There will be nine
divisions to the parade.
The Second Division will be COM
posed of Department Comdr. Joseph
J. Malloy and his staff together with
the visiting department commanders
Of Delaware. Maryland, Virginia and
Pennsylvania, who will be escorted
by marching units from their respec-
tive departments. The Grand Army
of the Republic, the Army and Navy
Legion OF Valor and the Military
Order of the Purple Heart will ride
in automobiles Immediately following
the marching units. The other divi-
sions will be composed of posts of the
American Legion, civic and patriotic
organizations. Several bands, and
drum and bugle corps will accom-
pany these organizations.
The formation area will be in the
area bounded by John Marshall place
on the east and Seventh street on the
west, Indiana avenue on the north
and Pennsylvania avenue on the
south.
The local department on July 2e
had 6,535 members, which assures it
l3 delegates to the national conven-
ton. There will be 173 delegates to
the local convention next week.
Sergt. Jasper Post will again be
awarded the Frank L. Peckham Tro-
ply for having the largest member
ship in the department, 683. This
is the third consecutive year in which
this post won this honor.
The various convention committees
will meet at the Maynower Hotel next
Tuesday evening to certify the dele
gates and alternates serving at the
convention, to decide on the rules for
the convention sessions, and to con-
slider the resolutions submitted to the
body.
Department Senior Vice Comdr.
Carson will act as temporary chair
man of the Resolutions Committee.
Second Vice Comdr. Elsie Pinney will
organize the Credentials Committee
and Third Vice Comdr. Charles j.
Warren will call the Rules Committee
to order. Each of the vice command
ers will serve as chairman until such
time as each committee elects its own
permanent presiding officer.
The Trophies and Awards Commit
tee met at department headquarters
Tuesday. Department Comdr. Joseph
]. Malloy presided.
Chairman Paul McGahan has ap-
pointed a subcommittee of this COM
| mittee to make arrangements for the
drum and bugle corps contest to be
participated in by the posts to de-
tern1ine the winner to represent the
department officially in Cleveland.
The winner Of the Watson 3. Miller
Trophy will be announced at the
meeting of the department Executive
Committee. in August
The department Convention Com
mittee met at Epstein's Wedne q ay
evening. when plans were discussed
for the disposition of the special
American Legion convention caps.
Chairman George Chrisman announced
the committee authorized the pur-
chase Of 1000 of these caps and every
Legionnaire marching in the parade
is requested to wear one. The caps
will be at department headquarters
for distribution.
Chairman Mulkey Of the Badge
Committee announced that the badges
will be distributed to the chairmen
of the various post delegations on the
opening night Of the convention at
the hotel.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post will meet
tomorrow night at the Thomas Circle
Club.
Members will participate in the
parade preceding the opening Of the
department convention Thursday eve
ming.
The Kate Claegett Trophy has been
purchased by this post and will be
awarded at the convention for the
highest achievement in Americanism
in the department.
James E. Walker Post elected as
delegates to the convention Comdr.
Louis H. Russell, DR.. T. E. Jones. Col.
West Hamilton. Lieut.. William H. Bur-
rell. Attorney j. Franklin Wilson and
Comrade P. Summerville. Alternates
are j. Hawkins, Cecil Butler, S. Powell,
L. A. Williams, Sylvester Woodfork
and D. B. Fantroy.
The entertainment was vocal solos,
by Thomas Delaney; poems. by Sergt.
Harrison Smith; vocal duet, by Mrs.
Model and Miss Juanita Bundrant;
singing and tap dancing by little Miss
Mildred Brooks; comments on art, by