Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-07-21
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a Vzeritable Paradise

BuddleS OF the GOpner tang, Jl1S Is
your state. It is a good state. You
are one Of it's citizens. You can help
make it still greater. Stand by it.
Say good word for it every time you
can. Get back of every movement to
improve it. Cooperate to make the
name of minnesota honored, re-
spected and admired through all the
land. Our folks are the finest kind Of
people. Our rolling prairies, silvery
lakes, noble forests and winding rivers
form a veritable paradise. Our farms,
factories, mines and busy business
places provide employment for all to
live in peace and comfort. Minnesota!
The North Star State! The home of
The Gopher Gang: Boost for it, buddy,
as long as you live. You III never find
another like it. y
Gopher School Children
Gopher school children are showing
unusual interest in the Legion Ma
tional Essay Contest open to all stu
dents Of twelve to eighteen years on
how the Legion may best serve the
nation. Hanford MacNider, Legion
National Commander, offers $4,000,
in cash prizes to the writer's of the best
essays. The first three prizes are for
$3.50, $500 and $3.50 respectively. Es-
says should be of 500 words in affirma-
tive and constructive style, on one side
of paper leaving one inch margin on
each side. Each child may submit ono
essay to the county superintendent Of
schools not later than August LIST. He
will select the best essays from the
county and send them to f. G. Nichol-
son, Minnesota Legion State American
ism Director, who with state education
al authorities will choose the best es-
says from Minnesota for final COM
petition against those Of other states
to decide the national winners. Age of
child, neatness, spelling and penman.
ship will be considered in making the
awards. Here's hoping that some little
Gopher boy or girl will bring honor tc
Minnesota by submitting one Of the
prize-winning essays. Let's go!
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Minnesota's Own
The SSth or Cloverleaf Division
which will hold it's reunion at For1
Smelling September l-3, has often beer
called "Minnesota s Own.' The
Cloverleaf boys will be housed and fec
by Uncle Sam at the Fort, no charge
for beds and barracks, d nominal charge
for eats. On September End, Saturday
at the Minnesota State Fair, the Divi
sion will parade just before the auto
races, led by Major General VIM. Wei
gel, and the Champion Legion Band Of
America from the David Visited Post
Duluth. Following the parade, the
division will view the auto races from
the grand stand, returning for Sat
urday night program at Fort Smelling
On Sunday, Fort Smelling and the
Cloverleaf Boys will be hosts to thu
governors Of the states surrounding
Minnesota from which the SSth boy!
were drawn. The day will be crowded
with events, the whole Northwest be
ing invited to visit the Fort ant
watch the Field Day events, to which
the Fort Smelling garrison will contri
butte, followed by an address of Gener
al Sir Julian Byng Of Flanders fans
now Governor General of Canada. TIL
whole reunion program is so we'll laic
out that, aside from renewing oil
acquaintance there won't be a dull
moment in the visit of the veterans
more than five thousand of whom ar
! expected to arrive from Missouri, Ne
braska, Iowa, Illinois, North an
South Dakota and Minnesota. Reduce,
railroad rates will be available, to tn
reunion.