New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-10-05
SOLDIERS COMING
COME ON, LET'S +. GO.
HUNDREDS OF DICTIONARIES
WILL ATTEND DISTRICT
CONVENTION.
PUBLIC CORDIALLY INVITED
TO VISIT SESSIONS AND
ENJOY FESTIVITIES.

Friday morning of this week the
American Legion Convention OF the
Second District will begin their SEES
sions by registration Of the delegates
at the Armory. It is expected that
it will take until about 10 o'clock for
the registration work and at that hour
the convention will be opened by
Mayor Fritsche's welcoming address,
to the visiting delegates. The morning
session will be concerned chiefly with
the choice of rules and credentials com
mittees and the real business of the
convention will begin at o'clock in the
afternoon.
State Officers.
State Commander, Dr.. A. A. Van
Dyke of Minneapolis and District
Commander, A. E. Emerson of Min
neapolis will be present and will adj
dress the convention. A Mr.. Sever
ance OF the Vocational Training Bureau
was expected to address the men but
he has had to change his plans and is
sending someone else from the Voca-
tional Training Department to take
his place. Other officers of the End
District are as follows: Stafford King,
st. Paul, adiutant; DR.. A. V. Gates
Glencoe, 1st vice pcommander; H. E.
Lamb, Worthington, End vice comman-
der; Mrs. Amy Ware, Minneapolis,
Bird vice commander; S. G. Iverson,
st. Paul, historian; Rev. E. S. Glenn
ents, Owatonna, chaplain and Ray
mond Tenant, st. Paul, treasurer.
c. C. Entertains.
At 4 o'clock the Legion members
will be the guests of the Commercial
Club for an auto trip to points of
interest about and in New Ulm A
visit will be paid to the Schell Park
and light refreshments will be served.
Hungry visitors will also be able to
satisfy their needs at the Amory dur
ing the two days convention because
the members of the Ladies Auxiliary
of the local Legion Post will conduct
a sort of cafeteria lunch room for the
convenience of the delegates.
Evening Banquet.
After the auto trip the delegates
and their ladies will return to the Ar
mory at $50 to take part in the ban
quet and listen to a short program of
toasts and two musical numbers by
Miss Gladys Grussendorf and Miss
Margaret McFarlane. Toastmaster
J. F. Teichrow will call upon State
Commander Van Dyke and Ivan
Bowen of the Railroad and Ware
house Commission. It is expected that
the banquet will be concluded by $50
and then will follow military parade,
also arranged by the Commercial Club.
The parade will start at the Armory
and will probably go south to Second
Street, over to Minnesota street and
north to Third, return to broadway
and back to the ,,Armory. There viii
be the usual t''red fire" Illumination
and other military features will make
the parade worth seeing. Since the
war is over, parades are no longe.
every day occurrences and the town
will no doubt turn out to see the
boys go marching gaily by and there
will be much gladness to know they
are not marching away to war again
The parade will wind up at the
armory and Lerschen's Legion Orches.
ira will furnish the music for a Crane
ball which no doubt will last well int
the small hours of Saturday. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend anc
meet the visiting Legionaires.
Saturday Business.
Committee reports will be read ant
acted upon at the business sessions
which will take up practically all O
Saturday. There will be election o
officers also and considerable othe
business to transact and it is expectc
that the entire day will be occupied
with these matters. The meeting
will be open to the public and seat
for visitors other than delegates vii
be provided in the balcony. Anothe
dance will be given at the armor,
Saturday evening and will close tn
convention activities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Geisler Of Milfor,
township motored to lie Sueur, Sun
day, to spend the day with Mr.. an,
]! Mrs. Erwin Schrader.