The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
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Clear the gangway for San Fran
cisco! Commander Frank Proshek
and Adjutant Robert Tuna of New
Prague Post will leave for the
Golden Gate via the Ford route dur
ing September. Their car will carry
slogans advertising Minnesota, and
they will be .on hand to greet the
Gopher Legion Special when it ar
rives at Frisco October 14th.
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The colors of every one of the
500 Minnesota Legion posts will be
carried in the San Francisco Ma
tional Convention parade. Where
no representative of the post makes
the trip, the colors will be shipped
in to Dept. Hq which will transport
them to the convention, where each
delegate will be assigned to carry a
standard, so that all may be decor
ated with the bar denoting partici-
patton in the Fifth Annual Conven-
tion Parade.
An approximate idea of what the
Grip will cost those attending the
Legion National convention may be
gained by stating that st. Paul
buddy, using an upper pullman
berth, will pay $132.71 including
use of the sleeper in San Francisco.
The railway fare from st. Paul to
Frisco and return is $88.63. One
person in a lower berth pays $59.89
additional; two in lower pay
$32.8S additional each; two in an
upper each pay $26.47, and so on.
Reservations for pullman accom-
modations on the Gopher Legion
Special must be made through Min
nesota Legion Headquarters, Old
Capitol, St. Paul. Request should
be accompanied by check covering
cost of pullman reservation, which
when mailed, will be accompanied
by a reduced fare certificate which
will enable buddy to buy railway
ticket at local station for one-way
fare for the round trip. The cost
of the pullman accommodations will
not vary-they will be the same on
all points of the Northern Pacific in
Minnesota. Only the railway fare
will vary.
Legionaires, members of the Le-
gion Auxiliary and the widows of
Legionaires are the only persons en-
titled to the reduced fare to San
Francisco. Certificates may be seur-
ed only through Minnesota Legion
Headquarters. Children under twelve
may travel for one half the reduced
rate. Trip must be completed by
November 18th.
The Gopher Legion Special Train
leaves st. Paul at midnight October
9Th, makes liberal stopovers, at
dive, Miles City, Livingston, Butte,
Missoula, Spokane, Seattle, Port
land, Shasta Springs and Oakland,
arriving in San Francisco at 500
A. M. Sunday, October 14th.
On the return trip, the Gopher
Special leaves San Francisco at
IL 100 M. Friday, October 10Th and
arrives st. Paul at 1880 P. M.
Wednesday, October oath, with
13-hour stopover at Los Angeles and
Hollywood, six-hour stopover at Salt
Lake City and two-hour stopover at
Denver.
Tickets for the Gopher Legion
Special should be routed via North
ern Pacific from St. Paul 90 Port
land via Seattle, over the Southern
Pacific from Portland to San Fran
cisco, over the Union Pacific from
San Francisco to Salt Lake City,
over the Denver & Rio Grande from
Salt Lake City to Denver, over the
c. B. & @. from Denver to Omaha,
and over the Chicago North West
ern from Omaha to st. Paul.
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AS stated above, those travelling
on the 16-day trip of the Gopher
Legion Special to San Francisco
have the privilege of using their
pullman berths in San Francisco,
special arrangement being made
to park the cars convenient to the
down town district. However, for
those who wish to make hotel re-
servations, this may be done by
promptly notifying Stafford King,
Minnesota Legion Adjutant, Old
Capitol, St. Paul, giving type of ac-
commodations desired, whether with
or without bath, whether in a hotel
or a private residence, etc. The San
Francisco Arrangements committee
will accept such applications only
when made through the Department
Adiutant,