The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 4, 1937, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, OCT. 4 Here Are Scenes of Happenings in New York City When the American Legion Convention Was Recently Held in the Metropolis A Vet Chooses Weary,Legionnaircs Take Rest After Parade CTURE NEWS Michigan Legionnaires Convene which nearly 300,000 marched. Many of the units, utterly weary after the long wait and march, parked themselves on the nearest curb to rest their tired feet before hobbling back to their hotels. « Scenes such as this were common aléng New York's Fifth avenue after the gigantic parade which lasted more than 18 hours, which was wit- nessed by upwards ef 2,000,000 people, and in I A Legionnaire Registers at Headquarters e Alfred Russo, Legionnaire from Boston who attended the 19th an- rual convention of the Legion in New York, is pictured with pretty aboard the Queen Mary. Russo was one of the contingent sailing on the liner for a vacation in Europe. Biggest Buddy Four jolly Legionnaires from Michigan sample some of New York’s malt beverage as they await the opening of the National Convention. They are a representative cross-section of the great gathering of the American Legion from all over the world. s his horse into the J. B. Allcorn, Texas Legionnaire, lends a western touch to the proceedings as he r e ran| lobby of the Hotel McAlpin, in New York City, to register for the 19th annual [,«'gmn»c(mv«'miun‘ Walsh, assistant manager, registers them, steed and all, and thinks nothing of it. Life O’ Reilly Greeting the Legionnaires Jchn E. Newcomb, 76, of Augusta, IIL, oldest delegate attending ihe convention of the American Legion in New York City, is pictured at Veterans Honor Legion Queen o sy S the course of the national co shows pretty Elaine Rua. as This striking photo takerf during tion of the American Legion in New York sell of Oxford, Miss.. chosen “Misa American Legion™ knowledged the tribute of her escort of veterans Int looms the imposing tower of the Empire State ; T . e Memories of days in gay Paree after the armistice were revived by members of the American Legion at their annual convention in New York when they were helped to celebrate by members of the chorus @t one of Manhattan's gayer night clubs. JUNEAU ATHLETIC Legion headquarters with little Miss Marion D. Holder, of White Plains, N. Y., five years old, officially registered as the youngest delegate. A Cowboy from Detroit A Detroit Legionnaire is shown in action as he rides his miniature car cowboy fashion up Broadway in New York, as the Legion’s annual con- vention got under way. He headed Detroit’s contingent of Legionnaives. st Smith. 6 feet 7 inches, . Y., Legionnaire, gives his five-foot buddy. Bill Sisti, also of the Bronx. a pick-a-back ride on Broadway during the parade of the Legion's Forty-and-Eighters. Ooompah! Henry Abramowitz, Legionnaire from Kingston, N. Y., is shown in full regalia as leader of his little German band at Legion’s convention in New York City. He is shown Vuning up with a few oompahs.| Bill Geer, Legionnaire from West Virginia, is sitting on top o the world. He's perched on a light pole at 46th Street and Broadway., a grandstand seat overlooking Times Square, giving him the world’s finest view. il PGB A. W. HENNING IS DUE ABOARD YUKON After a stay of two weeks in Se- attle where he has stayed for ob- servation at the Virginia Mason Hospital, A. W. Henning is return- ing to Juneau aboard the Yukon. Mr. Henning’s condition is re- ported to be much improved. During his stay in Seattle he visited with. many old. friends. Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, of New York, and Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia (right), wearing Legion caps and saluting during the playing of the anthem, are shown at the opening of the American Legion’s 19th annual convention in New York City. Gov. Lehman made the opening address to the Logionnaires. Quiet! Don’t Wake the CLUB WILL MEET HERE TOMORROW The Juneau Athletic Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the City Council chambers for election of officers, The various committees will make reports, according to Lee Rox, press agent. Bugier That wes some parade, ladics and gentiemen! All New York turned out for it, and at three in the morning it was still marching up Fifth Avenue. Du o, fagged out, covered with ticker tape aad to wartime costumes, is shown asleep on the h fearing probably W. E 1a Legion bugler from Chattanooga, Tenn., nnessee clay brought to New York to add realism dewalk of the avenue. He holds tightly to his bugle, that someone would want to sound reveille, Legion Lilliput Wearing a miniature Legion uni- form with a full quota of medals, Wilmer Wiley, 3-year-old son of gets a midget-eye view of the parade as his big buddies swing down Fifth Avenue. That other Legionnaire is & New York cop.