The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-07
DISTRICT
HAS FINE MEET
LEGION AND AUXILIARY MEET
ING AT VIRGINIA SATURDAY A
NOTABLE GATHERING-LARG
ATTENDANCE FROM THIS CITY
ENJOY THE PROGRAM.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Knutson, Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Friedsburg, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Johnson, Mrs. w. E. Ire
IONA, Mrs Emil A. Erickson, Mrs E.
A. Morley, Mrs. James Moonan, Mrs.
Harold Trebilcock, Mrs. II. Mcfarland,
Mrs. Lawrence Ludtke and Mrs. Geo.
Anderson were in attendance of the
Legion and Auxiliary Eighth District
meetings. banquet and dance at Vir-
ginia Saturday afternoon and evening
Mrs. Anderson as president of the
Ely Auxiliary Unit made the report
for the Ely unit at the session in the
afternoon. The report was received
with applause. The Ely Unit is the
first in the District to go over the top
in membership and the delegates were
congratulated by the state officers and
other notables present.
American Legionnaires of the
Eighth district were urged to form
emergency disaster committees in each
post, to be ready to offer aid and as
siStance in the event of any catastro-
phe or accident, as part of the cleo
ton program of community service,
by Stafford King, Minnesota depart
mental commander, in a talk at the
bi-monthly Eighth District board
meeting at Virginia Saturday after
noon.
Such emergency committees will be
formed by all posts of the state and
will be at constant call to assist in
searching for lost persons, rescuing
and other emergencies.
no y>v-iya ni,, o1
address at the banquet of the legion
men and auxiliary women, held in
the recreation building during the
evening, and lauded the Eighth dis
trict for its leadership of the state de-
partment in point of membership.
The state commander revealed that
the Hibbing post ranks highest in
membership ratio in Minnesota.
More than 275 men and women,
representing all Legion Posts and
Auxiliary Chapters in the Eighth dis
trict, attended the banquet, which fol-
lowed the business meetings of the two
groups. Among the honored guests
at the affair were Mrs. A. G. (Tess)
Carlson of Willmar, state Auxiliary
president; William Lyons of Mime
apolis, grand chef de care of the Min
nesota 40 and 8" society and chair
man of the state legion membership
committee, and Commander King.
At the Auxiliary business meeting,
Mrs. Carlson gave an interesting talk
during which she outlined the organi-
zation's program for the year, and
praised the women of the Eighth dis
trict for their efforts.
Miss Ralph Pond of West Duluth,
district president, presided at the
meeting and reported on the national
auxiliary convention recently held in
San Antonio, Tex, in connection with
the Legion conclave.
At the Legion business meeting,
Walter Eikrem of Marble was elected
district vice commander to succeed
Walter M Evens of Duluth who re-
Gently resigned owing to poor health.
Two resolutions, the first presented
by the Virginia post and having for
it's purpose the amendment of the
state boxing laws to permit the stag
ing of legalized boxing bouts in cities
of 5000 or more inhabitants, and the
second seeking to have the dates for
the annual fishing and hunting sea-
sons changed so as to eliminate Mem
orial and Armistice days, respectively,
were adopted by the district delegates.
BY unanimous vote the district
board accepted the invitation of the
David visited post to hold the next
district board meeting in Duluth. The
meeting will be a joint legion and
auxiliary session and will be held in
connection with the annual Duluth
Hall of Fame dinner, probably in late