The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-22
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NOW FOR ST. PAUL.

to staging its department conven-
ton, The American Legion of Min
nesota has turned its eyes on the
national session to be held next
month in st. Paul. Judge Royal A..
Stone, chairman of the general con-
vention committee, has been at work
for months with the assistance of
his staff of committee chairmen and
members, in preparation for the big
meeting, but Legionaires throughout
the state, up to this time have taken
little part in the preliminary plans.
Now everybody is being asked to
assist in making the st. Paul con-
vention the greatest ever. A state
committee, has been appointed, con-
sisting of j. M. Henry, Winona,
Chairman; L. ]. Whalen, Albert lea |;
Al Kircher, Mankato; Einar Ham
mer, Faribault; Paul Coates, ST..
Paul; Levi Hall. Minneapolis; S. L..
Simonet, Little Falls; E. M. Pike,
Ortonville; John Nolan, Gilbert; c..
B. Connell, Detroit; *. S. Mabusth,
Cokato. This group is in charge of
greetings to be extended to every
delegation arriving in the state for
the convention.
All tourist camps will be "posted"
with information as to, how the con-
vention city may be reached; civic
and commerce bureaus will be asked
to aid in disseminating information !;
all special trains, Of which every
state will have one or more; will be
met by welcoming delegations, every
road and railroad depot will bear
signs of welcome 'To Minnesota
Land of Sunshine and Ten >Thous-
and Lakes Home of The Gopher
Gang; and "open house" will be
kept by all posts located on or near
the state borders to greet the Wis
itors and speed them on their way.
In talk at the state convention.
Justice Royal A. Stone outlined
some of the entertainment features
to be staged in St. Paul during the
week of Sept. 15-19-the convention
dates. There will be pavement
dances, receptions at the State
Capitol, military maneuyers, band
concerts, music by countless drum
and bugle corps, exhibits from the
various states, Minneapolis day
when the Mill City will be host to
the convention visitors and will ar
range for a day of entertainment
etc. Every issue of The American
Legion Weekly which is read by
more than a million members the
world over, contains feature articles
and news items concerning the
beauty and hospitality and advant-
ages, not only of St. Paul but of
Minnesota. And every week the
name and fame of The North Star
State and The Gateway to The
Great Northwest is spread to every
corner of the country thru the Lee
gion National News Service. So
that, not only the 100000 who visit
US in September will hear of our
state, but many other thousands will
read about it and because of this
publicity, will sometimes visit US.
Make Reservations Now.
Stafford King, Minnesota Legion
Adjutant, Old State Capitol. and
Miss Blanche Scallen, Minnesota
Legion Auxiliary Secretary, Ply
mouth Building, Minneapolis, urge
members of their respective organ
izations who wish to reserve rooms
for the national convention in St
Paul September 1919, to write them
at once stating requirements. They
promise to do everything possible tc
make suitable reservations, but urge
Minnesotans to stay with Twin City
friends, so that as many reserva
tons as possible may be assigned tt
buddies from ither states who are
guests of The Gopher Gang thi.
year.