The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-19
Annual District Meeting Held
in Sank Centre Monday
and Tuesday
PROGRAMS WERE FINE
Local Posts entitled to Hearty
Congratulations-Fun and
FrOlic Enjoyed by Public

VI hODSTG SWllG OSI.
These organizations had promis-
ed the Legionaires of the old Sixth
district some worthwhile entertain
ment if they would hold their 1928
convention in this city. They full
filled every promise.
Sank Centre organizations al
ways make good.
Visitors began to arrive in the
city Sunday. Registration head
quarters were kept open at the
Palmer House. Many dignitaries
in the Legion and Auxiliary work
of the state graced the meetings
with their presence.
Special stress was made in pre-
pairing entertainment for the Wis
iting ladies. The peak Of this en-
tertainment was the luncheon
served the visiting unit presidents
and past presidents and department
officers, by Mrs. Mary Stewart,
superintendent of the Home School
for Girls Monday at 100 p. m.
About 60 attended.
The total registration in both
organizations by those from out
side of Sank Centre was about
200. .... -... .
The banquet, vaudeville, enter
tainment and dance given by Rob
ert Swift Post at the Armory Mon
day evening, starting at 700
o'clock, was a revelation to the
visitors. Dinner was served by the
ladies of the Episcopal church.
Over 800 sat down. The food was
delectable and the serving prompt
and efficient.
The Varsity Review Girls of
Minneapolis, put on snappy
vaudeville show at the close of the
banquet which would have been
a credit on the Orpheum stage.
Capt. Miller, of Park Rapids,
and squad of his National Guard
organization gave very effective
demonstration of the necessity of
preparedness. This was in four
scenes. The first depicted the
Pacifcist; the second the Carless
Individual; third Bolshevism
and finally Americanism.
This lesson could be taught
with profit in every hamlet in the
land.
Both organizations completed
their business shortly after noon
Tuesday and were ready for the
fun and frolic for the balance OF
the day and evening.
The parade formed at the City
Park and moved south toward the
Fair Grounds about 200 P. M.
There were eight musical organiza-
tions distributed among the floats:
Sank Centre business men had
entered into the spirit of the move
ment and many beautiful floats
were prepared and entered. The
Bishop Co., was awarded first
prize, Wedge Hardware Co., sec
ond and the Land O'Lakes cream
cry third.
The entertainment feature at
the fair grounds probably the
best show put on there for many
years. In the drum corps contest
Park Rapids won first prize, Sta
pies second and Brooten third.
The Brainerd Ladies' band was
one of the interesting musical or
carnations attending the celebra-
ton.
Whenever the Sank Centre Boys
band appeared they were roundly
applauded and gave good account
Of themselves. The visitors mar
vel at the progress made by TINS
organization in year.
The Sank Centre Clown band,
with Hugh Wallace as drum major
and the personnel made up of the
older musicians, furnished snappy
music rendered in a finished man.
ner whenever opportunity present
ed. The veterans still retain their
musical ability. The Little Ger
man Band of Melrose scored heav-
lily. r,os
day evening the Legionaires took
absolute possession OF Main anu
Third streets. They handled the
traffic, a trifle boisterously, per-
hans. but there were no injuries.
Sank Centre folks enjoyed every
ninnte of the antics, even when
a dozen or so of them piled into
the Esprit of ST. Vitus" as "Llz,
lie" laboriously wobbled up and
down the streets.
DR.. C. C. Weidig, of Aitkin, dis.
trict commander, was in charge OF
the business of the convention. he
was assisted by his four vice pres
idents, H. A. Halverson, Bemldli;
Bernard Burch, Wadena; H. n.
Bishop, Sank Centre! Basil Heath,
Brainerd. The other district Of
ficers were: Damon Book, Rice,
finance officer; Rev. Bell, Wadena,
chaplain; D. A. Scott, Aitkin, adj
jutant.
The Legion meetings were held
in the Junior High Auditorium. AS
soon as the convention came to or
der Monday morning Commander
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