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

Inc president OF the American
Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. Harold
Burdett, nearly missed President
Eisenhower's address to a joint
session of the Legion and the
Auxiliary yesterday because she
couldn't produce a ticket to the
National Guard Armory.
Mrs. Burdett had all the
badges of office-her diamond
and sapphire national presidents
pin, the national presidents wide
red. white and blue sash. even a
fresh orchid lei. It Just never
occurred to anyone to give her
a ticket.
The President was already on
the platform and Secret Service
security measures were in effect
when Mrs. Burdett rushed in
from a long auxiliary session
only to be blocked by a guard
demanding her ticket.
I'm the national president of
the auxiliary" she replied
quietly. -
That failed to get through, so
her pages chorussed: She's the
national president"
Then the guard let them pass,
but progress was slow toward the
speakers platform until a
Legionnaire recognized the cor
tege and ran interference. shout
ing. open up, please, national
president coming through"
X X X
Wind Damage Repaired.
The weather brought difficult
ties to the people in charge of
the Legion parade route.
Strong winds last night ripped
the canvas signs marking the
corridor of battles" along Con-
stitution avenue from Fifteenth
to Seventeenth streets NV.
Badly torn up were the banners
commenorating the Inchon
Landings in Korea and the
Fights for Okinawa and Two
Jima. The bottoms of other
streamers were torn from their
guy lines.
National Park Service en-
ployes stitched the banners to-
gether this morning.
Other men were put to work
drying off chairs wet down by
last nights rain.
Kelly Can Go Anywhere.
Edward j. Kelly, superinten-
dent of National Capital Parks
found himself without the Gre
dentials needed to get around
on the parade route while over
seeing the work this morning
A passing Legion publicity
man handed the superintendent
his own pass, making Mr.. Kelly
to all APPEARANCES publ
city man. The superintendent
was assured that he could now
go anywhere.
$3.50 Feet in a Mile.
The actual measured length
of today's parade route is 8,70(
feet, police announced. The!
measured it.
X y X
But, It's Not Operating.
A moonshine still will trucl
on down The Avenue today. 81
close to Internal Revenue Head
quarters the alcohol tax "rev
nooers" may sniff like pointing
beagles.
Tarheels from Brevard, N. c.
won permission late yesterday t.
put their truck-mounted noun
tain dew machine in the parade
Earlier, Legion officials were
reluctant to admit a white light
ming plant into the line of march
even in fun. But Brevard's del.
egates put up a spirited argu.
ment and won the pint-er-
point.
Pershing Car Back in Army.
/ One of Gen. Pershing's com.
mand cars in the Mexican Dor.
der campaign found its way bach
into Army possession today. &
| gift Of the Legion.
! The old Dodge Brothers tour.
ing sedan may be the one George
Patton. then a lieutenant, usec
| to make his first armorec
charge.
A Legion spokesman saic
Lieut.. Patton loaded rifiemer
into three Of the cars and as.
| saulted a Mexican position. Il
isn't certain the auto involved
today was the one he rode in