Evening star., 1937-08-08

nineteenth annual convention
i will convene next Thursday
night at the Mayf1ower Hotel and
close Saturday night with election
and installation of officers. Benjamin
Aronshon is general chairman.
The opening session will be pre-
ceded by an elaborate parade which
will leave the formation in the area OF
John Marshall place and c street at
6:45 pm. Col. Jonathan M. Vain
wright, commandant of Fort Myer,
will be the grand marshal His aide,
Mai. George H. Milholland, will be in
charge of the military division.
Grover w. Tribble of Bunker Hill
Post is the Legion marshal. His aides
will be- Maj S. D. Ashford, U. S. A.
R.: George Lee and John Maigret
Division commanders will be: Second
division, Joseph Goldberg; third divi-
sion John Petrie; fourth division,
Hayward Saunders; fifth division, John
Weitzel: sixth division, section A,
Harold Emory: section B, Edna Smith:
seventh division, William Kershner,
and eighth division, Fred Minnigh.
The second division will be COM
posed of Department Comdr. Horace
w. Lineburg and his staff, together
with the department commanders OF
Pennsylvania, Georgia. Virginia, Mas
eachusetts. Delaware, New Jersey, West
Virginia and Maryland. All visiting
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companied by marching units and
bands.
The other divisions will be COM
posed of the several Legion posts in
this city, large number of floats and
marching units of various patriotic
and fraternal bodies. A total of 20
bands and drum and bugle corps will
be interspersed among the eight divi-
sions, with the Drum and Bugle Corps
Of Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, Legion
champions of the District of Colum-
bia. leading the second division.
The parade will proceed west on
Pennsylvania avenue to Thirteenth
street, north TO New York avenue west
to Fourteenth street, north to K street,
vest to Connecticut avenue, north to
M street and east on M street, where
1t will disband.
The reviewing stand will be at Sew
enteenth and K streets. A number OF
trophies will be awarded for musical
organiza tions. floats and marching
units The judges for the musical or
ganiza tions are James M. Thurman,
bandmaster. U. S. N. Band: Joseph c.
Miller first-class musician, U. S. M. c,
Band, and Randolph Eckman, Tech.
Sgt. U. S. A. Band.
Judges for the floats and marching
units will be Gen. James A. Drain, past
national commander: j. Fred johnson,
national vice commander and Thomas
Owen, national historian.
The convention will open at $50
pm. with Dept. Comdr. Horace w.
Iineburg presiding.
District Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen has been invited to deliver the
address of welcome. There will be an
address by Dr. T. Edward Jones. Wis
iting department commanders, who
also will make short addresses will be
Walter J. kress, Pennsylvania; Ed
ward G. O'Connor, Georgia; Charles
w. Crush, Virginia: DR.. William P.
Ryan, Massa chusetts; George D. Hill,
Delaware; William T. Ryan, New
Jersey; Charles D. Booth. West Vir-
Rinia; j. Bryan Hobbs, Maryland, and
Past Dept. Comdr. Edward Mulrooney
Of Delaware.
Department Athletic Officer George
Royal has received word from the ma
tional athletic officer that the winning
team In the local department Junior
Base Ball League will travel to john
son City, N. Y, to play In the playoff
tournament in Region 8, composed of
the champions of New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and the
District of Columbia.
With the playing Of games on the
White House Ellipse today the winner
of the local title will be decided. Co.'S
tello Post is leading the league at pres
ent and will more than likely win the
series. Todays games are: Bunker
Hill vs.. Drum Corps and Fort Stevens
vs.. Nash at l pm, while at 3 pm
games played will be Sergt. Jasper VS..
Police and Costello VS.. Agriculture.
The George E. Killeen and James E.
Walker Posts have postponed their
meetings next Thursday evening on
account of the convention.
Fort Stevens Post. No. 80, will hold
August 16 to 81 on grounds at 5722
Georgia avenue. Plans were developed
at the meeting of the past last Thurs
day. More than twenty booths will be
operated by committee headed by
Comdr. George w. Phillips.
Otlcers and executive committee
men were nominated. The elections
will take place September 2.
All post members will report to
Comdr. Phillips at John Marshall
place and c street at 6:45 pm. Au-
gust IA to participate in the depart
ment convention parade The post
drum and bugle corps, 1897 champions
Of the District Of Columbia, will lead
the American Legion division.
United States Treasury Post will
meet at the Hayloft, 1926 Massachu-
sets avenue, Tuesday at 8 pm. Senior
Vice Comdr. Robert D. Beeton will
preside. Nominations will be made for
post oficers and for vacancies on the
Executive Committee, to be voted on
September a.
The post is sponsoring its COM
mander. Charles Daley, jr., for de-
partment commander for 1898.
The Columbia Post Drum and Bugle
Corps will practice every Monday eve
ming for the department competition
for drum and bugle corps Of this de-
partment and will take part in the
national convention in New York.
Practice sessions are being held At
the Registrars Building, Fourteenth
and Independence avenue southwest.
There are a few vacancies fot COM