The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-04
OF BUSINESS ..s \. 1
FOR 81 MEETING (
Of 4 LEa| AIllNoU N D
G Commander Fuller Visited Du-
luth and speaks Highly Of,
Plans for Convention y II. I.

tiol of the American Legion, at iDu.
Eluth, August 16, IL and 10, was made
public here today by Harrison Fuller
Minnesota department commander
Commander Fuller announced the
program upon his return from q bust.
ness trip to Duluth and he took &C.
casion to1 eak highly Of the prepare.
tons com. yted by the Duluth com.
mittee on angsment yss.$4..3s, u : NJ NJ
sttI am ce Pin that the approach.
ing conyentio will long be remenn.
5bered by LegiA Tres and other visit.
.ors to- Duluth, u Mr.. Fuller. THE
members of the Duluth post have
spared neither TIM nor expense t.
complete the details their program
The sessions will be ID in the high
school auditorium VIII will seat
i, 700 persons. The auo ,lrium has 8
gallery for visitors and has good
platform. 49, az a sEs: ]. La
Duluth merchants, through Their
association, will direct the decoration
Of the entire city. The program q
entertainment is an allurfng one"
q: On Sunday night, August Is, there
will be a meeting Of the department
executive committee. Commander
Fuller'ss preliminary visit to Duluth
was at the request Of this committee,
On Monday orning, arriving dele
gates will Ia registered and assigned
to hotels. IN he first convention SEES.
sions will be held Monday afterno on.
There win be an automobile trip on
Boulevard drive ia the evening. This
drive is considered one of the most
picturesque in the, northwest. The
Tuesday business session will take
place in the forenoon. In the after
noon there will be d boat trip on St.
Louis river to q picnic ground seven
miles from Duluth. Supper will be
served by women and. young women
from Duluth. A. program of enter
tainment is being completed. When
the delegates get back to Duluth, g
pre-pageant street carnival will be
awaiting them. ~ / So se:r & 1 :, ~
81 There probably will be two bust
ness sessions on Wednesday. The
pageant IL Duluth will open in the
evening; with 200 persons particle
pating. This local venture of the
American Legion will tell the story Of
'Duluthrs history and will celebrate
the golden Jubilee Of the city's
founding. : = .<E,,Ss %s55s... a. :.
The officially announced order; OF
business follows: ..,x = = =, =, -;
3 Call to order; invocation, by Rev
E.. A. Hoff Of Red Wing, department
adjutant; address Of welcome by c.
r. Magney, mayor Of Duluth. ~. ...:.s :.
:. "A caucus Of delegates, by congress
sional districts, will take place to
select members Of the committees on
credentials, rules, constitution, resolu-
tions, beneficial legislation, American
ism, state memorial and finance.
Other committees may be formed, It
the convention SO desires. =. .... 4,
= Reports by department officers
then will be made. Harrison Fuller.
state commander; j.. @. Ostbys OF
Pequot, treasurer; s. G. 5Iverson, st.
Paul, historian: A. A.. YanDyke, St.
Paul, chairman Of the legislative COM
mittee; HI 81. Hauenstien, ST. Paul,
state war risk officer, and Royal A.
Stone, ST.. Paul, Americanization
chairman, will be heard from. There
will be addresses by representative
Of the public health service by Al
fred Strong Thomson Of Minneapolis,
representative Of: the bureau of war
risk, insurance, and by Capt.>> H. r.
Packard Of Minneapolis, Of the fed
eral board of vocational training.
The American Legion 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
conventions and the time and place Of
the 1921 meeting will be decided
upon. ;&5s $..s 81 E5, : = ,: :iE ::
Convention headquarters will be at
The Spaulding hotel and at 302 West
Superior avenue. III 81, e e.
FIFTY THOUSAND FREIGHT
CARS BEING REPAIRED.