The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-18
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Membership in the American Lee
gion Auxiliary of Minnesota is in
creasing by leaps and bounds, ac-
cording to reports by Miss Blanche
Scallen of Minneapolis, state secre-
tary. Two districts, the Sixth and
Eighth, already have surpassed
their 1928 figures, and several
others are close on the heels of the
leaders.
The following auxiliaries to the
American Legion have. recently
made contributions to the state wei
fare fund. general hospital fund,
Sow FUND.-, and Americanism fund
of the Minnesota Legion Auxiliary:
-Hibbing $235; Ely 500; New
Richland $50; Delavan $50; Lafay-
cite $40; Lindstrom So; Crosby $50;
Big Falls $24.S5; Starbuck Sl5;
Morgan Park Duluth $50; Bovey
q $25.
Many Legion posts throughout the
state have filed "briefs" setting
forth their claims to the 1924 posts
activities cup, to be awarded the
post most active in Minnesota dur
ing 1924. Virginia, Cloquet, Will
mar, North Minneapolis and Hibbing
were among the first received fol
lowing definite announcement that
all claims must be at Legion De
partment Headquarters by July Is.
The Judges, at meeting July 26th,
will decide the winner when the
briefs are reviewed. The cup will
be awarded at the state convention
by Department Commander Ludwig
Roe in behalf of Minnesota Legion
aires. Luther Youngdahl of Mime
apolis, post activities committee
chairman, is in charge of the con
test.
Minnesota Legionaires have "gone
over the top for 1921. In other
words the membership to date ex
ceeds that at the end of 1928. De
partment, district and post officers
are jubilant at the success of the
campaign, but are declaring their in
tentions of keeping it up until the
end of the year.
Three hundred fifty-eight mem
bers were signed in one week to
give the final push past the last
years membership figure. The las,
minute efforts which enabled the
Gopher Gang" to reach the coveted
goal are credited largely to Legion,
aires of District One and District
Four. In District One, Jay HORNED
newly elected commander, staged a
shor- snappy campaign that won X
signatures on the dotted line fol-
Austin Post. In the st. Paul area
$50 new members were signed,
large portion of them by the states
biggest Legion Post-Number Eight.
my congratulations go out tc
every member who is part of this
aggressively active outfit, says De-
partment Commander Ludwig l. Roe
of Montevideo in a statement to all
members of the Minnesota Legion
mot that we are getting fairly well
started in this membership work
let's tackle the job before US with
increased energy. While felicia
tions are in order on progress al
ready made, there is no justification
for a let-up. This is not an appeal
for size only. Mere bulk is bunk.
But it is very much worthwhile to
extend the Legion's zone of infiu-
ence to bring the big things of our
program to the attention of an in
creasing number of veterans, to en-
list all of them with US for con-
tinued active service"
"The big objective has been
stormed and taken, says Depart
ment Adjutant Stafford King, but
the Gopher Gank is not content to
rest on the laurels it has fought for
and won. Beyond the horizon there
are other fields tn cnnnuer