The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-24

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their dues for 1922 than the Le-
gionaires of any other states, the
Editor of The American Legion
Weekly describes Minnesota as zone
of the ten blue-ribbon departments
of the Legion" Following the ten
states mentioned above, come Iowa,
Wyoming, North Dakota, Wiscon-
sin, Nevada, North Carolina, Ken
lucky, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
and Indiana. Keep it up, Gopher
Gang!
Four Red-letter Days in 1922.
While August 81, %, 23d and
oath, the dates of Minnesota's Le-
gion and Auxiliary state conven-
ton and 40 and g" reunion seem
long way off, Legionaires of Vir-
ginia, Mimi. are sitting up nights
concocting plots and plans to make
them the red-letter days of 1922 in
the memory of Gopher Legion and
Auxiliary members. In fact, the
whole Mesaba Iron Range is laying
plans to entertain the several thous-
and delegates who will go north
next August. Hanford MacNider,
Legion National Commander, and
other famous men, will be there.
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Fine, Clean, and American.
To the 1900 Legion posts and
1 100000 Legionaires who chose
him as Their leader for 1922, Ma
tional Commander MacNider saws:
"Build big, fine and strong. Keep
clean, straight, and American"
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Gopher Legion Newslets.
Prior Lake, Grygla, Big Falls
and Northome are the four new
Gopher Legion posts.
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With the proceeds of their re-
cent entertainment, Romer, Mimi.
Legionaires have purchased a pIay-
er piano for their clubroom.
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The "Get Out The Gopher
Gang" campaign of Minneapolis
North Side Post enrolled more than
zoo new members within a week.
If you want to dance with NV
girl, bring a girl to dance with
me-, was the slogan of Legionaires
of Lind-G ordon-Berg Post of Proc
tor, Mimi, in connection with their
carnival.
A memorial park in honor of
Ralph Oracle, after whom their
post is named, is planned bv Re-
midi Mimi. Legionaires in cooper-
alton with the Bemidji City Park
The recent membership drive of
Cloquet Legionaires brought their
total up to 200. They intend to
shoot this higher than 800 in the
near future.
Glencoe, MINI. Legionaires real
Ized $500 from their circus. THIS
mas been placed in fund to help
any service man who needs assist
ance.
Less than three months after IL
published an article describing Lee
glonaIres as "tramps and buns"
the Illinois Stats Zeitung passed
into the hands of a receiver.
Says the Glenwood Herald
"Glenwood now has a splendid
band supported by donations of our
citizens. That this band exists is
due mainly to the enterprise and
support of our Glenwood Legion
Auxiliary"
Sixty-two Legionaires were added
to Winnebago Legion post in last
weeks drive. That makes 112 Win |
nebago Legionaires.
Buffalo, MINI. Legion and LEGION
Auxiliary are preparing to build a
Joint hall for business and social |
meetings.
Spring Grove, MINI. Legionaires
find their Legion Library a popular |
community asset.
Three performances instead of
one were necessary to satisfy
Tracy, MINI. citizens once thew got |
a taste of the Legion's home talent
play ga Tailor Made Man"
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David Visited Legion Post of
Duluth, leads st. Paul Post No.
by a hairs breadth in the Gopher
Legion membership race. It's
neck affair, both teams nearing the
one thousand paid-up membership
mark for 1922.
Following st. Paul and Duluth
comes Rochester, MINI. with 500
then North Side Post of
with $50. and Peter-on
Post of Minneapolis with 246.
A real birthday cake with cand-
les in rosebuds awaits each dis
abled buddy in a Crookston, MINI.
hospital on his birthday. The Nels
7. Void Legion Auxiliary is re-
sponsible.
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'sRed Wing, MINI. wants to tell
the Gopher Gang that this little
old post is on the job and it's act
ivities are second to none in the
country. If you want to hear what
a live Legion post is doing-just
watch Red Wing. declares Com