The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-23
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GOPHER DICTIONARIES RETURN.
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Bring Many Honors To North Star
State From San Francisco.

| State FROM Dan Francisco.
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Home again are Minnesota's 800
representatives of The American
Legion and Auxiliary who on Octo-
| Der 8th boarded the Gopher Legion
Special for the national convention
Back along a trail of six thousand
miles they have left with hundreds
of communities in twelve states of
the nation reputation for Mime
sofa spirit and courtesy, and at San
Francisco they will tell you that
none had better time, worked
harder, or showed greater leader
ship than the men and women from
| the North Star State Here are
some of the, honors conferred on
Minnesota by the Legion National
| Convention, indicating the respect
in which this states branch of the
| national organization of world war
veterans is held.
Rev. Ezra Clemans of Owatonna
elected Legion National Chaplain.
Mrs. Edgar Loyhed of Faribault
elected national vice president of
the Auxiliary.
State Adjutant Stafford King elect
ed head of the national organiza-
ton of Legion state adjutants,
representing every state in the
nation.
Editor E. j. D. Larson of the Min
nesota Legionaire elected national
president of The American Legion
Press and Editorial Association.
First Prize awarded to the Mime
sofa 40-and-8 marching contingent
in the parade.
st. Paul honored with the 1924 Lee
gion National Convention, thus
making Minnesota the first state to
receive two national gatherings
of the Legion. st. Paul helped
secure the first national conven-
ton for Minneapolis in 1919, and
Mayor Leach and his Minneapolis
buddies were the strongest sup
porters of St. Paul for the 1924
gathering. Delegates ON all
over America commented upon
this cooperation which is contrary
to their general impression of
Twin City relation.
Past Department Commander Archie
Vernon of Little Falls had the.
honor of seconding the nomina-
tion of John R. Quinn of Califor-
MIA as national commander, in be-
half of Minnesota. San Francis
co newspapers credited Minnesota
page pictures showing Justin Nc
Cough of Cloquet, Minnesota,
bearing the new national COM
mander to the platform on his
shoulders, following his election
on the eleventh ballot.
Past Department President, DIR.
Helen Hughes Hielscher of Man
kato, delivered the nominating
speech for Mrs. Franklin Bishop,
new national president of The
American Legion Auxiliary, who
was ably supported by Minnesota.
Past Department Commander Gerald
Barron of Cloquet nominated the
first national vice commander
Ryan Duffy of Wisconsin-and
four of the five national vice COM
manders elected were strongly
supported by Minnesota.
Every Minnesota representative
worked long and hard and sacri-
feed many pleasure trips to in
sure the best possible convention
and to uphold Minnesota's reputa-
ton for leadership in all phases
of Legion endeavor Many dele
gates who served on convention |
committees worked for two days
and two nights without rest or
Sleep AS a result, the recon-
mendations of the Faribault state
convention, particularly Mime
sofas program of rehabilitation
for disabled veterans. were adopt
ed by the national convention
with practically no changes.
The Manager of the Fielding Hotel,