The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-08-18
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co., co., .neetS at Duluth
STATE CONVENTION OF AMERI-
CAN LEGION MEMBERS HELD
MONDAY, TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.

The official order of business Tor
the state convention of the American
Legion at Duluth, August 16, II and
Is was made public here this week by
Harrison Fuller, Minnesota depart
mept commander. Commander Fuller
announced the program upon his re-
turn from a business trip to Duluth
and he took occasion to speak highly
of the preparations completed by the
Duluth committee on arrangements.
81 am certain that the approaching
convention will long be remembered
by Legionnaires and other visitors
to Duluth" said Mr.. Fuller. "The
members of the Duluth Post have
spared neither time nor expense to
complete the details of their program.
The sessions will be held in the high
school auditorium which will seat 1,700
persons. The auditorium has gall
lery for visitors and has good plat
form
Duluth merchants, through their
association, will direct the decoration
of the entire city. The program of
entertainment is an ailuring one"
On Sunday night, August Is, there
will be meeting of the department
executive committee. Commander Full
ler's preliminary visit to Duluth was
at the request of this committee. On
Monday morning, arriving delegates
will be registered and assigned to no
tells. The first convention sessions
will be held Monday afternoon. There
will be an automobile trip and boule-
ward drive in the evening. This drive
is considered one of the most pictures
que in the northwest. The Tuesday
business session will take place in the
forenoon. In the afternoon there will
be boat trip up st. Louis River to
picnic ground seven miles from Du-
luth. Supper will be served by wo-
men and young women from Duluth,
A program of entertainment is be.
ing completed. When the delegates
get back to Duluth, a prepageant
street carnival will be awaiting them.
There probably will be two business
sessions on Wednesday. The pageant
of Duluth will open in the evening with
1000 persons participating This To-
cal venture of the American Legion
will tell the story of Duluth's history
and will celebrate the golden jubilee of
the city's founding.
The officially announced order of
business follows:
Call to order. Invocation by Rev. T.
A. Hoff, of Red Wing, department ad-
jutant. Address of welcome by C. R.
Magney, mayor of Duluth.
1 A caucus of delegates, by congress
sional districts viii take place to select
members of the committees.
Reports by department officers then
will be made.
Anericanization chairman, will be
heard from. There will be addresses
by representatives of the public health
service, the bureau of war risk in
surance, the federal board of voca-
tional training. The American Le-
gion band will play at all convention
sessions. :
After the speakers are heard, COM
mittees will report. Elections will
take place on the closing day De-
partment officers will be chosen, dele
gates are to be named to the national
convention and the time and place of
the 1921 meeting will be decided up
on.
Convention headquarters will be at
the Spaulding hotel and at 302 West
Superior avenue.