| Show LEGION MASSES IN VAST PARADE LOS ANGELES CaL Cat Sept 20 UP WI WIThe PI The The big parade got under way today today today to to- day as the American Legion t-eglon meeting meetIng meeting meet meet- ing here In its twentieth annual convention convention convention con con- put business aside e. e Veterans Veter Veter- ans forgot for the moment it was 20 years since the armistice re released released released re- re leased them into civilian life They strutted past the Coliseum reviewing reviewing reviewing review review- ing stands stand where National Commander Commander Commander Com Com- mander Daniel J. J Doherty of of Woburn Woburn Woburn Wo- Wo burn Mass stood in an stand and saluted them Promptly at 9 a a. a m m. m the parade traversing the shortest route in legion history tramped up Figueroa Figueroa Figueroa Fig- Fig street to the vast ast Coliseum circled the dirt tra track k and marched out again to be bo dismissed from further labor toda today Tomorrow with wilh all frivolity finished finIshed finished fin fin- the legion again gets down to serious business ending Thursday with w-ith the unopposed election of Stephen Stephen Stephen Ste Ste- phen Chadwick of Washington and the choosing of next years year's convention convention convention conven conven- tion city Chicago being unopposed Foreign departments led the parade parade parade pa pa- rade today with Mississippi perennial perennial perennial per per- United States department leader in the van of continental posts This year for the first time In r recent cent conventions floats gaudily decorated lined the parade Another demonstration of might that that of the army air corps corps also also was a a. feature of the parade pro pro- gram While the procession of marching units drum and bugle squads floats and bands passed by bombing attack and pursuit planes under Brigadier General Delos C. C Emmons commanding officer of the First w wing ng air force cut a triangular mile mUe path from the army's base at March Field to the Coliseum south to the seacoast at Long Beach then back to March Field How many saw the 10 parading divisions could hardly be estimated The Coliseum seats and Chief of at Police James E. E Davis said he lie believed more than half a a. million million mullion mil mul- lion people were gathered along the theline line of march The l legions legion's campaign against subversive activities was keynoted in speeches by such notables as Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Frank F. F Merriam of Califor Califor- California nia Fred G. G Fraser of Washington D. D C. C chef de chemin de fer of at the Forty and Eight legion comedy organization organization organization or or- and J. J Edgar Hoover F. F B. B I I. I head LOS ANGELES Sept 20 INS INS INS- Thirty-five Thirty pretty little girls from Richfield Ut Utah h who came to the American Legion convention with hope high in their hearts were very sad today The girls came to enter the Sons of ot the American Legion drum and bugle corps competition only to learn the contest was limited to tobos boys boys' corps So being good sports and all aU that sort of ot thing they sat Very still in inthe the their r skirted short-skirted gold uniforms and watched and nd- nd watched the boys |
