The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-07-27


St Peter. July 2S.-StliIwster
was selected as the 1924 oenven-
ton City fer the third district
Lesionnaires at the E.se&lno held
here today.
St. Peter, Mimi, July 23.-More
than 10000 people invaded ST. Peter
yesterday for the annual convention
Of the Third District American Le-
zion and Auxiliary.
II was the largest convention in
the history OF st Peter.
Nearly 5000 people passed through
the gates al the NtcoI!et County
Fairgrounds tor the big afternoon
program, the feature attraction on
me two day gathering. The conYeD-
ton will end tomorrow night.
St Peter had the welcome sign
out ON al corners for tie Dig army
OF former service men and visitors.
Business houses on Alnn0soLa Ave
nue. were dsCked and decorated aad
residents opened thea E0nGS 10 the
delegates 10 the con enLlOn o. both
the Legion ami the Auxiliary.
Delegations began arriving shortly
before noon and registration TOOK
place in the National Guard Armory.
The parade was marshalied AZ TWO
O'Clock. IN charge OF L. T. Malier o.
81 Peter, q former lieutenant colonel
OF the national guaru. light bands
and TWO drum corps made things
lively in the long par1Aae, which
IcImed 1t the south end OF AinnsSo-
Ia avenue and lead the mammoth
crowd down The avenue % the coun-
U fairgrounds
The Silver Lake Band OF fifty
pieces, official band of the Third Dis
Irict American Legion, with Father
d. J. Moran o. Pennington headed
the parade. Then followed the Mic
ollet County An-LesiOn band OF
thirty pieces, the St Peter Associa-
uo1 band, the lie Sueur band and
Legion delegate, the Montgomery
band the Horthtield Drum corps, tho
FaHbauit band, the Saltwater band
and the Hutchinson Drum corps.
each with their delegations
Included In the parade were thirty
members OF the Fourth Anti Aircraft
Machine Gun Battalion. lead BY o.
J. Duane, OF St Peter. who was In
command OF the unit during the war.
The Aircraft Battalion staged re-
union As one feature or the conSen-
ton
Co!ors Were Presented
AT the fairgrounds nearly 5000
Deoals. half Of the big crowd. enjoy
"a the afternoon o. J. Duane pre-
scented the colors OF the Fourth An
t-Aircraat 10 the State OF Minnesota
In q fitting speech Lieutenant Gov
sfnor Louis l. Collins accepted Inem
f0r tha SsaSe OF Minnesota
Madison Lake and hutchinson
LING baing called in the tenth inn
Ing Al Xix O'Clock The Purse was
$50. ofisred by the william Il VIII
t. Posi- Of St PetaE- An auSomo.
hlle racing program with lots OF
srassS entertained the large grand
sand crowd that cared noC Eor Inc
baseball game
Ths Nicoilst County An-LegiOn
Rand wen Lhe hand tournament Win
tts trize Of 800 and the right I'd rep
resent the district at the state con-
yeRiiou IN Faribaalt August Is, Il,
and Is. The Northteld Drum Corps
Won the prize On $50 offered by tho
Third District Legion Tor the DeSE
drum corl3 at the convention
The Ifize announcements were
made 81 tho banquet IF the armcrJ
I'm TIE evening
A splendid fcSr courEe panquet
vas served 900 delegates and visit
o-s under the direction OF the ho-
mems Auxiliary OF the 81 Peter
N,Iry k<o1st- Father d. J. Moran, dis
trict commander, presided as toast
mate. william MallgTen- OF St Pc
ter, Clerk OF Court for NicoAet
County, I'm the absence OF Mayor
Edward Woehler. welcomed the de-
leeates and visitors on behalf OF me
city Of St Peter BE spoke OF the
Advantages OF St Peter and men
tioned the bit OF history that per
ta!ns to the losing OF the capitol site
by St Peter.
MAYOR George z Leach OF Mime
sDois was introduced by Father
Moran and In a few words emDnas
Ted TIE idea that II LegionairreS
sre TO carry on" the work for
WITCH they were organized they
must set the example OF tolerance
. RELIGIOUS, political and Otherwise
TOR the rest OF the American clh-
zens. Mayor Leach was Loudly ap
plauded at the close OF MS pTle1
enthusiastic speech.
NayoY Arthur Nelson, Of St. Paul,
vas another headIner ON the pro-
ram Mayor Nelson. In joeu.aE
Vein pointed out that St Peter
should not regret the fact that enc
lost the state capitol site. inasmrcn
a she now has everything any CITY
could desire In the way OF attFac-
lions.
Address BY Mayor Nelson
Your failure to live up to your
duty as citizens will be Just az
black a mark on your characters al
TouId have been your failure TO an
swar the call to arms" declared
Mr, Nelson In speaking Of the Le-
douaarres' duty to organized soci-
~ and to the government which
fhey served in the war
Other speakers on the banquet
nroararn Included Mrs. Myrtle GoeG1
n Tairnont, state chairman Of the
Wouen's Auxiliary, who urged the
Ta0iou to give the Auxiliary q pro-
80, Tor further service to both
The saryice men and the disabled
Sev M. D. Hofelman Of Cannon
rails, chaplain OF the Third district
crcanfzation, who promised his most
SssIty support and the genuine CO.
oneratfon OF his post in the Legion
nyocrarn: Dr.. W. T haertZ Of New
Pras,1e. prominent IN Legion actiyi'
Hase Mrs., A. W. Loyhed OF Earl
hss1it national executive committee.
Tonan for the Women's Auxiliary
Who attended Far1bault's invitation
10 the state convention; Mrs. Mar
ioria TssiinR, chairman OF the st