The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-05
500 DELEGATESTO 4 ATTEND AAfER..@ass & q. .
I. ICAN. CONNENTION:sAUG .,25.26
Minots is preparing to entertain full
ly 800 delegates, representing the $50

Min0ts is preparing to .entertaln 1ll.
" 800 delegates, representing the 1S0
American Legion Posts Of North Ds.
kots It the annual state convention
Of the American Legion tothe held In
this city, August Is and 26, and will!
be disappointed il, this number should
fall short one delegates ia There 'afe
approximately 10000 members, Of, the
American Legion in North Dakota and
one delegate will be selected for each
fifty members. Fargo, Post has come
forward with Is delegates and the
other Posts will send good sized dele.
: cations. In addition, to the 800 dele.
gates, it is expected that there will
be several thousand visitors in the
city efof4stha ecnanYentionv including a
great many members Of the Legion.
Minot will sustain its enviable repu.
tation as convention city and cor.
daily invites the,boys te;attend, prom
ising Chem Just as soodEf time as
ticns f Tgsrhe' cc 81 ell only thfes
weeks away, so please don't disappoint
us by failure to be we'll represented.
-. The bifleting committee reports that
there is ample room for 81 I visitors:
CVitfitfVVCCfsHSNl It
working overtime, and has its plans
well under way. Something doing
every minute turing the two days. (.
The business meeting swill be held
at the mammoth high school auditor
ium. Matters of utmost. Importance
to the Legion win be taken up. NJ
A barbecue will be held at beauti-
full Riverside park at o'clock on the
evening Of Wednesday, Aug. rs. Two
fat steers have been secured, and Jack
Sheehan, famous chef from Kenmare
has been engaged to roast them to q
queens Etaste. The big feed will
be free to the delegates, members Of
the 81 Legion and their ladies'. $500. >.
"' Following the barbecue a big ten.
round prize fight will be pulled off at
4 the baseball park. Moran Of. Harlem
Mont. and Cassidy 81 Outlook, Mont,
noted fighters of that state, have been
secured forsthes principal bout at big
expense THIS ID going to be real
boxing event, one of the best ever
pulled Of in Minot:f This of course,
will he free to the delegates and their
..ladies. Lad HES, did we Soy? Sure
BSddie Bring them right along
The last American Legion bout VA
attended BY Just huadreds 81 the lad;
les and. the members ofsthe fair So
seemedlto enjoy the contests IS MUCH
as the men. did. ~ ~ ~
Three preliminaries are to be pull
ed off by American Legion boxers. A
small purse of $50 for each boutssjast
enough to make it interesting, will
be offered. Trot out, your boxer
Hurry along with your entries. Civ
names, weights, records, etc.sss Asld
send all entries to DR.. Chas. K. Allen,
Box So, Minot, who viii arrange pg the \
2 Every Buddie likes to'dance. o A1bix
street dance has been arranged fol
the evening Of the second night with
good music. -'''|'s's " iasafsT
A band has been engaged for the
two days and there will be plenty Of
good music. Fargo is planning also
on bringing its own band. so
There are so many other interest.
ing features concerning the entertain.
ment that we cannot take the time
and space to tell you all about then!
now. ,Minot never yet disappointed
anybody. Nuh sed. Come LSiil