Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31

ion Commander; Ray Murphy,
another past national command
er, and Department Commander
G. Glenn Hamm. No bands, drum
! corps or noisemakers. Just a few
marching men Of yore.
j The Maryland Department was
well represented by marching
units. floats and drum and bugle
corps. Among the latter were the
white and yellow-clad Hamilton
group, the red and white Ken
/ wood cadets from Baltimore's
ESQ Post with an all-girl color
guard, and the Baltimore 81 Ohio
Posts State junior champions.
The Naval Ordnance Laboratory
entered a float. Another drum
and bugle corps came from
! Taneytown.
Florida proudly is exhibiting
her three times national champ
ion drum and bugle corps from
Harvey Seeds Post 329, Miami,
and a group of marching ex-
service men.
South Carolina had a stun
ming float from Myrtle Beach
| which also will appear in the
Atlantic City Miss America Pag-
cant.
Tennessee's Gov. Frank G.
Clement, a former department
commander, vowed he would
walk all the way at the head of
his States forces. State patrol
men wearing .10-gallon hats rode
motorcycles. and the Nashville
Post No. S. band wore floppy
campaign hats.
In the sixth division, Arizona
was represented by its COM
mander, Calvin r. Sanders Of
Phoenix, and some marchers.
Maine Brings Log Cabin.
Maine brought its customary
log cabin. The idea is to sell
other Legionnaires on Maine as
vacation spot. and about 500
enthusiastic Maine men were
doing selling job.
A reminder of pioneer days
rolled in from Nebraska, prair-
lie schooner pulled by two oxen.
something a lot of Fasteners
had never seen before.
Oregon came up with the pa
rade's most practical idea. Trail
ing its group Of Is or 80 march
ers was a dark green sedan. It's
purpose was to pick up any stray
glerS.
Little Rhode Island had it's
Governor, Dennis j. Roberts, and
aides out in full strength, not
to overlook the Rhode Island
Red Devils, a red and white
dressed drum and bugle corps
from PaWtucket. The rest of
the delegation was deputized
to carry foot-high red cardboard
ROSTERS on sticks.
Mississippi's Governor.
Governor Hugh White was
slated to give his Mississippi fol-
lowing a lift, as were the blue
and white clad Wesson Junior
College Band and the 20 dane
ing Co-Lettes. Riding in the
section was Miss Hospitality"
Anne Busch of Laurel, Miss, as
well as the presidents of Legion
sponsored Boys and Girls Ma
tions, Edward S. Perry of Bay
st. Louis. 17-year-old licensed
Baptist minister, and Jerelyn
Ross of Meridian.
The crowd could expect a kick
out of CALIFORNIA; Police Motor
cycle Drill Team from Oakland
Wearing gold shirts on blue
motorcycles. the % cyclists per-
form maneuvers en- route.
| -Four past national command
ers was CALIFORNIA; boast not
to speak Of a truck full of Cali
forria oranges to be distributed
along the route.
Texas led the seventh di-
vision. Again it was motorcycle
cops, 16 of them dressed in blue
and black, who led the show.
The natural Texan desire to
ride a horse was thwarted: Not
enough horses available in
Washington.
Two crack bands, the 40-piece
Dallas Post SOL in blue and gold,
with Southern Methodist ma
jorette in front, and the New
Braunfels Post 179 band, spanked
the Texas group.
John c. Grubb of Salt Lake
City, q bugler; who figures he
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