The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-31
north DAKOTA CREW
ESQ STRONG TO Trek
TO LEGION Meeting
Bismarck Woman Will Head
Delegation Representing
Legion Auxiliary
SPECIAL TRAIN CHARTERED
Legion Band and Two Drum,
and 6ugIs Corps to Ac-
company Delegation
SPECIAL TRAIN CHARTERED

Fargo. N. D.. Aug. 3l.-A delegation
OF North Dakotans, $50 strong, will
represent the state at Louisville, KY,
for the eleventh annual convention
OF the American Legion and Auxil-
larry, j. p. Williams, state adiutant
said in announcing final arrange
ments. The convention opens Sent.
80 and closes Oct. 3.
The Flickertail Special emblazoned
with a huge sign, North Dakota Is
Our Home" will be assembled in
Minneapolis In readiness for the first
leg of the trip on the morning Of
Sept. %.
Legionnaires from over the entire
state will begin their trek to the
Twin Cities Friday. Sept. q. They
Will not be lacking in music and
spirit. for two drum and burle corns
and the state Legion band will ac-
company the delegation.
Special rates and accommodations
are announced by railroads over
which the caravan will travel. All
reservations will be handled through
department headquarters, Fargo. The
special will travel from Minneapolis
to Chicago over the Rock Island ana
from there on the Pennsylvania rail-
road to Louisville.
Stop as Davenport
A stop will be made at Davenport.
Ia, where special entertainment will
be offered by the girls drill team
and the Legion post Of that city.
Another stop will be made at INDIAN
apolis, Ind, where the entire dele
cation will pay a visit to national
headquarters Of the Legion and the
famous Memorial shrine, dedicated
to service men.
Under the direction Of K. A. Fitch.
Fargo, the North Dakota American
Legion band of IS pieces will be in
attendance at the convention. The
Fargo Drum and Bugle corps, under
the leadership of E. A. Zipfel and the
Grand Forks Drum and Bugls corps.
led by "Cy" Adams also are sched-
uled to attend.
Headquarters for the North Dakota
group at the convention will be at the
Tyler hotel, Louisville.
Delegates Named
Delegates from the state are as
follows:
Delegates at large - Harry Hart,
Ray. state commander; william
Stern, Fargo. national committee
man; ]. p. Williams. Fargo, state adj
jutant; John Kennedy, Mandan. past
state commander: Charles Schwartz.
McClusky; Joseph Rahinovich, Grand
Forks, and E. @. Peterson, Dickinson.
District delegates - first, Walter
Curtis. Lisbon: second, j. G. OVERLY,
Park River; third. Fred Mau, Ender-
lin; fourth, H. N. Person, Kensal:
fifth. G. A. Olson. Ryder, and sixth.
E. G. Sagehorn, Stanton.
Alternates for delegates at large
include DR.. Irwin Meyers, Portal. and
E. v. Lagerberg. Tioga.
Alternates for district delegates-
first, G. A. Stevens. Wimbledon: Sec
ond. T. n. Harkinson, Willow City:
third, William James. Lisbon; fourth.
A. L. Fosteson. Bismarck: fifth, FL
lner Cecil. Willtston: and sixth. Ar
thur Brandvick, Kildeer.
Bismarck Woman Leader
Mrs. James Morris, Bismarck,
president Of the North Dakota de-
partment of the auxiliary. will head
the state delegation Of women. Other
delegates are Mrs. G. r. Phillips.
Fargo, state secretary; Mrs. J. r.
Pence. Minot, incoming national COM
mitteewoman; and Miss Hazel Mel
son, Valley City, present national
committeeman: Mrs. q. A. Fraser.
Fargo: Mrs. Blanche Kjelland, Hat
ton; Mrs. E. J. Huschka, Dawson:
Mrs. Ray Rosseau, Crosby; Mrs. Z.
z. Raisler. Beach: Mrs. Eugene Fence
lon. Devils Lake; Mrs. H. Olgiersor,
Bismarck: and Mrs. u. g. Morrison.
Granville.
One Of the features OF the auxiliary
convention is the annual states"
dinner to be given In the Jefferson
county armory, Oct. /. A cabaret
dance will follow the dinner. Each
state delegation will arrange its own
table and 10 Lcgionnaires from each
state will be special guests at each
table. Mrs. Kjelland Is in charge Of
arrangements for the North Dakota
table and will be assisted by Mrs.
Phillips. The center piece will be
arranged with North Dakota wild
flowers. Mrs. Raisler has been named
as North Dakota page.