The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-10-09
The historian is Eben Putnam of
Wellesley Farms, Mass.

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Tht ST. Paul Convention is char
acterized by national and state
as among the most sue
cessful in Legion history. The con-
vention city has expressed itself as
well pleased at having had an oppor-
tunity to entertain the Ltgianaires.
Although some wild stories of undue
revelry and near-crime have been
by foes of the Legion
and by the misinformed, Department
officers and the convention chairman,
Justice Royal A. Stone, of st. Paul,
as well as Mayor Arthur Nelson and
members of the city council, stand
ready to disprove all such tales.
What .'rowdyism" was apparent is
blameable to those outside the Or
ganization, they declare, and most of
them were rounded up before they
had time to take advantage of the
carnival spirit which always char
acterizes Legion conventions to do
much damage, either to property or
to the good name of the Legion.
For Legion Histories
Legion posts and buddies who de-
sire to file away all the news and
pictures of the St. Paul National
Convention may secure the conven-
ton editions of the American Ltgion-
aire, official Minnesota Legion state
paper, including a rotogravure pic
torial section, by sending forty cents
to Minnesota Legion Headquarters,
Old Capitol, st. Paul.
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Big Time In Prospect
Minnesota Legionaires, in accord
ance with the sanction of the 1924
Department Convention at St. Cloud,
have reserved 600 seats for the
Observation-Disclosures game at Mime
apolis, November 1. These seats will
be held until October %, when Walt
er P. Quist, chairman in charge,
1926 West Broadway, Minneapolis,
will return the remaining coupons, if
any, to the university of Mime
sofa authorities.
All Legionaires who wish to at
tend with the "Gang" are asked to
remit $3.50 per ticket at once to
Mr.. Quist. The Legion will make
no profit from the transaction, but
everyone who attends is assured of
more than his moneys worth in ex-
element and entertainment. The
Legion seats will be between the "a
and 32-yard lines in the south side
of the stadium, and this block will
be decorated in the Legion colors.
There will be Legion cheer leader
and stunts between quarters.
A banquet to be given at the Mic
olett Hotel, Minneapolis, will follow
the game. Department Commander
Edwin Lindel and several of the
past commanders, as well as other
Legion leaders, will give short,
snappy talks, and there will be a
vaudeville program. In short the
whole entertainment promises to be
the outstanding event of the year
on the State Legion calendar.
To Name Peace Group
James A. Drain, New National
Commander of The American Legion
will name committee of ten to con-
slider all the factors in the present
situation, and this COM
mittee will report it's findings at the
Omaha Convention next year. The
committee will point out, at that
CliIe, Tile HOSI pfdCIlcdl plan where
by the influence and power of the
Legion may be most effectively util-
lied for securing permanent world
peace.
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Navy Posts Organize
What is expected to prove a big
incentive to Legion membership is
the organization of an association of
Navy-Marine posts. The movement
was started by the post in Minneap-
oils, and it has the Endorsement of
National Headquarters. 1t is believed
that many former members of the
Navy and Marine Corps have failed
to join the Legion because they felt
the soldiers were predominant and
that they would fail to find the COM
radeship and common aims they
would seek in such an organization.
While this has not been entirely
true, tits believed that the organiza-
ton of more posts in which Navy and
Marine men will constitute the sole
membership will add greatly to the
strength of the Legion.
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