The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10
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THE FARIBAULT TRAIL.

All roads lead to Farlbault Aug.
13-14-15. Legionaires who hit the
trail at Little Falls will have a con-
crete roadway all the way to the
conven approximately $50
miles. On the way they will be
joined by buddies from Royalton,
Rice, Sank Rapids, St. Cloud, Beck
.er, Big Lake, Elk River, Anoka,
Osseo, Robinsdale, Minneapolis, st.
Paul, Rosemount, Pennington and
Mortified and by Legionaires from
other posts tributary to this high
way.
A Welcome for All.
The welcome which Faribault ex-
tends is not confined to official con-
vention delegates. Everybody is
urged to attend All Legion mem
bers and their families and all
others are cordially invited to come
and enjoy the fun and entertain
ment which goes with a Legion,
gathering. "There will be some
thing doing for alp, declares the
Faribault Entertainment Commit
tee, which promises ''ten dollars
worth of free entertainment for
every visitor. One thousand dol
lars worth of classy convention
badges have been ordered. Each
delegate, alternate and guest will
receive this bronze pendant as
souvenir of the 1923 Gopher Legion
gathering.
Sunday, Aug. IL, 1923.
Sunday afternoon Aug II will be
devoted to registration and housing
of delegates. The Department Ex-
ecutive Committee and State Ameri-
canism Committee will each hold a
meeting on this date, starting at
200 P. M.
Monday, Aug. 13, 1923.
Registration and housing will be
continued on Monday, Aug. 13, on
which date the convention commit
tees, including RULES, CREDEN-
TIALS, RESOLUTIONS, AMERI-
CANISM, FINANCE, LEGISLA-
TON, CONSTITUTION, POST
ACTIVITIES, NEXT MEETING
PLACE, SICK AND DISABLED
and SAN FRANCISCO CONVEN-
TON ARRANGEMENTS will be
appointed, greetings will be re-
ceived from other patriotic organi-
cations, and reports will be made
to the convention by the department
officers and chairmen of the depart
ment standing committees, the Min
nesota Legion Publishing Corpora
ton, and the Mimi. Legion Mem
orial Hospital Association at Roch-
ester.
Tuesday, Aug. ii, 1923.
On Tuesday, Aug. ID, addresses
will be made by Mrs. Myrtle Goetz,
Minnesota Legion Auxiliary Presi-
dent, by William Knoll, Legion Ma
tional Liaison Officer for Mime
sofa, and by C.. D. Hubbard, U. S.
Veterans Bureau Director for Min
nesota. Reports of the various con-
vention committees will be present
ed as they are completed.
After the noon recess the con-
vention will reopen with the annual
meeting Of the Minnesota Legion
Memorial Hospital Association which |
will adopt bylaws and elect six
trustees. The addresses of Ma
tlonal Commander Alvin Owsiey and
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands
will follow. Theodore Roosevelt. |
Asst. Secy. U. S. Navy will greet his
Legion comrades.
A special degree team from Ram
sey County under the direction of
Gerhard Bundle, Fourth District
Commander. will exemplify the Le-
gion Ritual by conducting a Post
Meeting and Installation of Officers.
A Hennepin County degree team led
by Walter Quist. Fifth District
Commander, will initiate a class of
candidates into the American Lee
gion. When reports have been re-
ceived from convention committees,
the session will adjourn for the,
evening program.
Wednesday, The Big Parade.
e AT 500 P. M. Tues. Aug. IA,
nearly thousand marching delega-
lions led by half hundred musical
organizations and followed by pic
turesque floats will march past the
reviewing stand on which will sit
National Commander Owsley, Judge
Lands and Theodore Roosevelt. De-
partment Commander Barron, May
or Leach of Minneapolis, Mayor Nell
son of st. Paul. Mayor Empie of
Virginia, Mayor Quinn of Faribault
and other Legion mayors attending
the convention will also witness the
parade. 1t. Gov. Collins, Depart
ment Commander Harrison of the
q. A. R.. Department, Otto Raths of
the United Spanish War Veterans,
and other patriotic leaders will be
on the stand. The winning Legion
Band and the best Legion Drum
Corps will each be presented with
silver slowing cup.
The election of department offic-
ers, national committeeman, dele
gates to the San Francisco National
Convention, and one new member
OF the department executive COM
mittee from each congressional dis
5rict, will take place on the fore
noon of Wednesday, August Is, at
which time all outstanding conven-
ion reports and unfinished business
will be concluded. The final act of
he convention is that of the out
going department ommander-Ger-l
aid V. Barron of Cloquet--who will
AXE from his breast the emblem of
leadership and plant it in the coat
APPEL of the new commander. Each
past department commander re-
,eives a badge denoting that honor
but the badge of the department
commander passes on down the line
rom leader to leader.
The afternoon of Aug. Is will be
devoted to the convention of the
Forty and Eight, honor society of
he American Legion, which at 1 100
?. M. will hear reports of its de-
'artment officers and state commit
ees and elect new department of
icers and delegates to the national
At 800 P M. there will be an
initiation and promenade in the