The Mankato free press., 1923-09-07
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New Prague Post will ieave Tor The
Golden Gate via the Ford route dur
Ing September, Their car Will carry
slogans advertising Minnesota, ana
they will be on hand to greet the
Gopher Legion Special when 1t ar
rives at Frisco october IA.
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The colors of every one OF the 500
Minnesota Legion posts viii De car
ried in the San FRANCISCO national
parade. Where no rep
Of the post makes the
trip, the colors will be shipped In
to Department Headquarters which
will transport them 10 the conVen'
tion, where each delegate VIII be
assigned TO carry a standard. so
that all may be decorated with the
bar denoting participation IN the
fifth annual convention parade.
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An approximate idea OF what the
trip will cost those attending the
Legion National convention may be
gained by stating that a st. Paul
buddy, using an upper pullman ber-
tn, will pay S1S2.71 including use
Of the sleeper In San Francisco. The
railway fare from St Paul to Frisco
and return is SIS. So. One person
in a lower berth pays $3.50 add :
tional; two in a lower pay S32. .SS
additional each; two in an upper
each pay $26 AZ, and so on.
Reservations for pullman accom- =
modations on the Gopher Legion
Special must be made through Min
nesoS Legion Headquarters, Oid
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 I railway
ticket at local station for one way
fare for the round trip. The cost OF
the pullman Accommodations will not
yary-they will be the same on all
points of the Northern Pacific in
Minnesota. Only the railway fare
wilt vary
Legionaires, members of the LIE
gion Auxiliary and the widows OF
Legionaires are the only persons
entitled to the reduced fare TO San
Francisco. >Certificates may be Sc
cured only through Minnesota Le-
twelve may travel for one half the
reduced rate. Trip must be com
pleted by November 10
The Gopher Legion Special Train
leaves st. Paul at midnight October
Sth, makes liberal stopovers at Far
go, Jamestown, Bismarck. Glendive
Miles City, Livingston, Butte. Mis-
soula, Spokane, Seattle, Portland
Shasta Springs, and Oakland, ar
rtving in San Francisco at 600 A
N. Sunday October IA. On the re-
turn trip, the Gopher Special leaves
San Francisco at 11:0o P. NJ. Fri
day October 19 and arrives st. Paul
at 1890 P. NJ. Wednesday, October
"a. with a thirtesn hour stopoyer al
hour stopover at Salt Lake City and
two hour stopover at Denver
Tickets for the Gopher Legion
Special should be routed via Nor
thern Pacific fro st. Paul to 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. & Q. from Denver to Omaha
and over the Chicago Northwestern
from Omaha to st. Paul.
AS stated above, those travelling
on the sixteenth day. trip of the
Gopher Legion Special to San Fran
cisco have the privilege Of using
their pullman berths in San Fran
cisco, special arrangements having
been made to park the cars con-
venient to the down town district
However, for those who wish to
make hotel reservations, this Capitol
st. Paul, giving type of accomoda
tions desired, whether with or with
out 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
)utant.
At4P. ". September the corner
stone Of the 25o-bed U. s. Veterans
Bureau Hospital being built at st
Cloud to care for mentally disabled
veterans Of the northwest. will be
laid. Wallace Chute Post of St
gionaires and their friends to at
tend the dedication ceremony, to be
followed by addresses to be deliver
ed by MinnesOta's most prominent
citizens.
Commencing at 1880 P. NJ. Sun
day, September 16, Tenth District
Legionaires from posts in Wright
Hennepin, NAnoka, Isanti, Mile Laos
Kanebic, Pine and Chisago counties
will hold their Third Annual Dis
trtct Convention, followed at csc
P. NJ. by banquet. Department
Commander Ludwig Roe OF Monte
video, and Vice Department Com
manders Luther Youngdahl of Min
neapols and Edgar Hall OF Cokatc
Settler Of Osseo, district command
er. New district officers will be
elected.
The opportunity Of a lifetime
awaits lady Legionaires and Auxili
airy members. Miss Blanche Scallen
Auxiliary state Secretary, Plymouth
Building, Minneapolis, who has filled
scores Of requests from disabled
veterans. for pajamas, baby clothes
socks, shirts, etc, now has on file
the application Of a Moose Lake
veteran for a wife. He says he may
not be a shiek but he has a slice Of
land and-would be glad to go into
maiden. Name and details upcr
request says Miss Scallen.
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Rex Wehring, Mark Hamilton
Post Commander, Minneapolis, IL
the proud possessor Of a baseball
autographed by Commissioner Ian
dis, who at Faribault enjoyed a
thrilling battle between Austin and
Faribault, showing as much interes;
In the z to 5 contest as though be