The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-16
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Another special committee was
named to arrange for the special
train which will take Legionaires
and Auxiliary mmbers to the Legion
National Convention at Kansas City.
This committee was authoized to
guarantee the amount necessary to
secure special train, and is to invite
Legion delegations from North Da-
kota, Montana, Idaho, and Washing
ton to accompany the Minnesota
delegation, which will be led by its
official department band of fifty
six pieces from the David Visited
Post of Duluth.
Certain Minnesota cemetery as
sociations having refused to allow
the erection of the marble head
stones furnished by the government
for the graves of great war veterans,
on the grounds that they quickly
deteriorate and decay, the state ex-
ecutive committee instructed de-
partment headquarters to urge Con-
gress to make sufficient appropri-
alton to provide the most durable
headstones obtainable for the graves
of those who died for their country.
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No alternate national committee
man for Minnesota having been
elected at the Winona convention
the executive committee named Ell
mer McDevitt of Duluth to fill that
position. The committee confirmed
the action of the department COM
mander in naming Stratford King
of st. Paul department adjutant.
1t reelected Raymond Tenant of
st. Paul as department treasurer.
The following standing committees
for 1921-1922 were organized
Finance, Legislation, Americanism
Education, Athletics, Post Activities,
Sick and disabled, and Women's
Auxiliary.
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The state executive committee
instructed the Women's Auxiliary
Contact Committee to coordinate
the work of the Legion and its Aux
iliary so that each will be the great
est possible assistance to the other.
Every effort is to be made to secure
the organization of an Auxiliary
unit to every Legion post in Min
nesota. More than 230 units have
now been formed. Ten or more
mothers, wives, sisters or daughters
of paid-up Legionaires may apply
for an auxiliary unit charter to any
Legion post. Blanks and instruc-
tions may be secured from the State
Secretary Blanche w. Scallen, 900
Plymouth Building, Minneapolis.
Mrs. Sandy Hamilton, "The Fairy
GOdmother of the Disabled Sol
diers" is Minnesota State President
of the Legion Auxiliary and can be
reached at same address.
$3.50
twenty-five tubercular ex-service
patients of the Walker Sanatorium
had q good time at a picnic on Ten
Mile Lake last week. Members of
the American Legion Auxiliary of
Walker and Pine River, assisted by
Legionaires from these posts, pro
vided good things to eat and pleas
ant entertainment. While waiting
for the big feed, Legionaires and
their sweethearts sang the old camp
harmonies. 1t was a tired but hap
Ply crowd which started for home
To five bed-ridden boys who could
not attend, a little remembrance
consisting of two cakes, basket of
fruit, and a big boquet of flowers
was sent.
Recently the Willmar Journal
contained an item to the effect that
the Willmar American Legion Aux
iliary had held coffee" which had
Melted the society $125. The st.
Paul Pioneer Press, referring to
this, remarks, ever hear of a
booze yielding anything for a good
causew
Tony Puglesa was drafted and
sent overseas. One day, because of
his awkwardness, he was being kid
ded by his lieutenant. "What did
you do before you joined up?"
asked the officer. 81 playa da mu-
sic, and da monk, he collecta da
mon." said Tony. ''Why did you
join the army them" inquired the
man with the gold bar. 81 no join
i was drafta" answered Tony.
"And what became of your mon
key?" questioned the loot. Quick
as shot came the answer, "Oh, dey
make a lieutenant ont of him -