The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-11

THE ELY
Chairman of the Minnesota Legion
Post Activities Committee is the |
good man and true who has been
chosen by Sixth District Legion
aires as their Commander for the |
coming year. The Sixth met at
st. Cloud July 30th, had a heck of
a good time, talked turkey. got
things squared around for another
year, complimented Buddy Milton
Nahum of Brainerd upon the fine
job of district organization he has
done during the past year, handed
the commanders tomahawk to DIR.
Ben Saunders and told Ben to go
out and get the scalps of 5000
more veterans of the sixth for the
Gopher Legion. That will make
total of 5000 Sixth District Goph
ers. Better make it 6,666, Doc!
Let's go!
All Out for the Big Parade.
Both the Gopher Legion Conven.
ton at Virginia August 21-24th and
the Fort Smelling Cloverleaf 88th
Division Reunion will stage poppy
parades. Hundreds of Cloverleaf-
ers who belong to the Legion will
march in the Virginia parade back
Of the Champion Legion Band of
America, which will again lead them
in the 88th Division Parade at the
Minnesota State Fair, September
I'd, and will entertain them at Fort
Smelling Sunday, September Sd,
when five governors of surround
ing states and Major General Will
liam Weigel, overseas commander
of the 88th, will attend the big
Cloverleaf Field Day of sports and
general public celebration. "Wild
horses could not keep me from at
tending this reunion of my old COM
rades," writes General Weigel from
Governors Island, New York. 81
hope every buddy who at any time
served in the 88th will be there.
All will be welcome"
The Story of the A.E.F.
Through FLASHES of Action, the
official pictorial record of our
American Expeditionary forces in
Euorpe, the public throughout Min
nesota has an opportunity to wit
ness the great war from a reserved
seat in the local movie theater.
The Minnesota Legion Film Bureau,
Old State Capitol, has secured from
Legion National Headquarters this
spectacular film which portrays
every phase of Americas oontribu-
ton to the cause of liberty. When
'The True Story of The A.E.F."
was shown in a Grand Rapids
theater young man in the audi
ence jumped to his feet and cried
out: ''There I amp He was so
thrilled by seeing himself and his
buddies in action that in his excite
ment he proclaimed his presence to
the rest of the audience. Both
.ciyilians and Former veterans will
thoroughly enjoy this great picture.
Legion posts may secure it from
Gopher Hq.
Hibbing Is Host to Disabled.
When Disabled American Veter-
ans of Minnesota selected Hibbing
as their convention city for 1922
they did it because Hibbing is a
good town full of fine people and
also because practically all mem.
bers of the Disabled American Vet.
Grams belong to the American lie.
gion, and when they wind up their
two-day gathering at Hibbing Aug.
ust 18-19th they will hop over tc
Virginia and join their Gopher lie.
gion buddies at the Fourth Mime.
sofa Department Convention of the
American Legion August 21-24 in.
elusive. SO the whole Mesabs
Iron Range is preparing to take q
vacation from August 18th to, 25tl
and join the boys who wore the
khaki and blue four years ago.
"Shake, Buddyp
Credential cards for the Vir
ginia Legion State Convention anc
reduced railway fare certificate.
will be mailed each Gopher Legior
Adjutant this week Ask oil
yours. When you get to Virginia
the registration and housing com
mittee will sit you pretty. On the
other hand, 88th Division buddie:
attending the Cloverleaf Reunion al
Fort Smelling September 1-2-3d
won't have to bother with certif
Gates. within the territory covered
by the Minnesota State Fair ar
rangement of one-third fare fol
the round trip, which can be Sc
cured from any station agent tc
visit the Fair. The registration
and housing committee at Fort Smell
ling will furnish your badge, tickets
to the Minnesota State Fair and
grandstand, a bunk in a barracs
specially assigned to buddies from
your outfit, and a meal ticket
good for the three-day reunion al
total cost of So.
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There's Music in the Air!
There is music in the air: YOU
can hear it everywherew will GER
| tainly hold true of the Iron Range
Legion Jubilee and State Conven-
ton August 21-24th. AS the CON
vention draws near, more and more
bands and bugle corps are raising
heaven and earth to find enough
funds to pay their expenses to the
Legion Convention. Of course the
Champion Legion Band of America
from Duluth Post No. % feels that
it can rest on the laurels it won in
Kansas City, but scores of Gopher
Legion posts are ready to back
their bands against all corners, and
vow to win first prize at Virginia
and New Orleans this year.
IN TWIN CITIES.