The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-08
AMERICAN LEGION
Gopher Legion Gang Sails
for France

! 0oPher Legion lang SAILS
| for France
With thousands Of Northwest
buddies and their ladies on board,
including 400 from Minnesota, the
steamer "Montnairn" sails down
the st. Lawrence from Quebec
this week, enroute for Antwerp,
Belgium, where they will arrive
September II. Two special train
loads of Minnesota Legion and
Auxiliary members left the Twin
Cities, Tuesday, September 6, via
Burlington and 500 line. Stops at
points like Niagara Falls were
scheduled, as were receptions by
Canadian Legion veterans.
At Quebec, in addition to sight
seeing provided by the Canadian
Yellowcab Company, The Gopher
Gang held a big banquet with Ca
madam comrades, and on Friday
Sept. 9th climbed aboard their lin
er for the journey overseas. Scar
cely buddy failed to bring a
mouth organ, filue, ACCORDION or
some other musical instrument.
From Antwerp they were to go to
Brussels, there to lay wreath on
the grave of Belgium's Unknown
Soldier.
Arriving at Paris, they partici-
pate in the Monday September 10
parade, the first to pass through
the Arch de Triumphe since the
Armistice days; and as they pass
the grave of Frances Unknown
Soldier, each Minnesotan will drop
thereon in loving memory the ma
tional flower of France. Following
the convention, the majority of
Gopher Legion and Auxiliary MEM
bers will take short battlefield
trips and then return together,
but several parties are urged for
more extensive tours.
Neither State Commander L. E.
ZumwinAe nor Past Department
Commander Rufus r. Rand can
be with the gang, so First Depart
ment Vice Commander DR.. A. F.
Branton of Willmar is delegation
chairman and State Adjutant Ed
win l.. Lindell is Secretary. Both
Mrs. J. M. Bishop, Minnesota
Auxiliary President and Miss
Blanche Scallen, State Secretary,
are with the gang, as is National
Vice Commander Stafford King
and Mrs. Milton Spencer of Wi
mona, outgoing National Executive
Committeewoman.
Minnesota's contingent, down to
the last member, departed with the
solemn pledge that by no word
nor act would they wound the
sentiments of the French people;
rather, they hope to kindle the
flame of comradeship which exist
ed during the great war between
the countries of Washington and
Lafayette.
Minnesota Poppies Selected for
Grave of Unknown Soldier
Because the peoples made by
Minnesota's disabled veterans UNI
der Legion Auxiliary auspices at
Boston Block, Minneapolis, were
considered by the national pres
ident, Mrs. Adalin Wright Mac
auley, as the most beautiful, they
were chosen to form a wreath
which will be placed on the tomb
of Americas Unknown Soldier in
Washington, and on that of
Frances Unknown Soldier in Par
is. Disabled veterans are now
busy making forget-me-nots for
the Armistice celebrations. An
order for 10000 was recently re-
ceived from Texas.
Minnesota Gives $1,000 to Flood
Fund for Milk
Of $4,000 recently placed in
the hands of Legion Auxiliary re-
lief stations through the Mississip-
pi Flood zone, by national head
quarters, $1,000 came from Min
nesota Legion Auxiliary members,
who have the record for the whole
nation in furnishing concrete aid
both in cash, clothing and sup
plies. The 400 units of Minnesota
are now concentrating on canned
milk, fruit and vegetable ship
ments, as the children need them
because crops were ruined and
cows drowned.
Legion Chairmen Are Appointed
by Zumwinkle
DR.. Ben Saunders of Wadena,
Legion Athletic Direct
or during 1927, has been reap
pointed as State Athletic Chair
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