The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-22
TO Be
CITY
OF ]. s. LEGION
Members of Lloyd Spetz Post Say
''Sky Is Limit" to Obtain
Coveted Honor
CAMPAIGN FOR MEMBERS

Bismarck will be the meeting place
of the state convention Of the Amer
lean Legion in October.
This was decided at meeting Of
the Lloyd Spetz post of Bismarck ut
the Elks club last night when Com
mander A. A. Jones was authorized
to place this city's claim for the con-
vention city before the state. officers,
with instructions to inform those Off
cials that "the sky is the limit" as far
as Bismarck is concerned. -.
The meeting was the most enthusi-
astic and well attended held since the
posts organization. When the mat
ter Of naming Bimsarck the meeting
place for the state convention was
brought up, the members voted to
pledge anything the state officials
thought necessary to obtain the con-
vention.
1t was first proposed to limit the
local post to a contribution Of $500
to entertain the 300 or more delegates
who will attend the convention from
all parts of North Dakota. But the
former service men were so insistent
that Bismarck get this honor that they
voted that he Lloyd Spetz post would
furnish an entertainment fund larger
tLan that proposed by any other post
in the state
Entertainment Committee
The post is so confident that Bis
marck will be named that a prelimin-
ary entertainment committee was ap-
pointed. This committee is composed
of Myron Atkinson, Walter Sather, G.
+. Martin, Donald McFee and Adju-
tant General Fraser. Included in the
entertainment that will be provided the
state delegates will probably be box
ing and wrestling matches moving
pictures. dances, automobile rides and
other forms of amusement. If Bis
marck is named, and the Legion men,
bers here are positive of this, the del
egates will find that all of their time
outside of the business sessions will
lie taken up by amusements and enter
tGlnments.
A permanent dance committee was
named for the purpose of conducting
dances, weekly if possible, to raise
funds for the purpose Of entertaining
the delegates at, the state convention.
1t Is planned to first have pave
ment dance, probably some time next
week and following that dance will
be given at Fort Lincoln. Which ever
Of these dances proves the more popu-
lar, the remaining dances will be held
lat that place, either Fort Lincoln or
in the city. The dance committee is
composed of Alfred X. Humphreys
chairman; w. G. Happy" Paulson
and Noel Thoralson.
Thank Elks for cIubrooms
A unanimous vote of thanks was ex-
tended to the Elks for permission to
use their club rooms for meetings and
the secretary was instructed to send
a letter of thanks to that patriotic or
ganization.
At former meeting, the Legion
passed a resolution requesting North
Dakota's congressman to support the
S., 100000 bill before Congress to fight
influenza this year and Congressman
George NJ Young communicated with
the post stating that he was support
ing the bill.
The report on the committee inves-
tigating the advisability of publishing
a state magazine devoted to Legion
affairs was presented. After delibera-
ton, the members decided to postpone
this matter until the state convention
when a united effort will be made
to have the state organization sanction
this plan and name Bismarck as the
location of the state magazine, with
the Bismarck post probably conduct
ing 1t. s
Membership Campaign
In common with the nationwide
membership campaign in an effort to
procure 100000 members before the
national convention at Minneapolis in
November, strong campaign will be
started Immediately by the Lloyd
Spetz post to sign up every former
soldier, sailor and marine living in
this vicinity. The membership Of the
post was DIVIDED into two sections,
the Reds and the Blues, and which
ever side obtains the larger number
Of members up to October 1 will be
banqueted at the expense Of the
lOOsers. ... ......,.