Blizzard of Confetti gifts-mother's-day " replied Roosevelt

" replied Roosevelt

The Times called it "one of the finest

the picturesque is to yield to the utilitarian

particularly Owens (1913-1980)

"Women Present Formal Complaint of Police Mismanagement in the Parade of May 4

Blizzard of Confetti gifts-mother's-day " replied RooseveltMidtown Manhattan turned white with confetti when 52,000 members of the American Legion marched along Fifth Avenue. About two million spectators gathered to watch the parade, which lasted more than 12 hours. The ticker tape that blanketed the city afterward? The Times called it an "August snowfall." The parade, a "stirring panorama of color and music," capped off the four day American Legion National Convention, which The Times covered extensively