The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-08-07
Local Post, With Gaintvalley
Post of Minneapolis Receive
Awards at Convention
LOCAL POST PLACES HIGH
Journal Makes Awards to Out
standing Legion Posts in
State Each Year u

Inat the local post OF the American
Legion has been active in its COM
munity work is shown through the
Minneapolis Journal in which the
Melvin Daskam Post No. 38 won the
annual Journal award and was pre-
sented with the plaque at the state
convention at Winona. The Journal,
conducting contests between out
standing Legions posts of the State,
in a final article of series, speaks
of the two winning posts as follows:
1.-TWO posts of the American Le-
gion, one in Minneapolis and one at
Redwood Falls, will be awarded spe-
cial honors at the Minnesota depart
ment American Legion convention at
Winona because they have fitted their
work most completely into the life Of
their communities.
The Giantvalley post of Minneapo-
is and the Melvin Daskam post of
Redwood Falls will receive The
Journal plaques, awarded each year
to the one post of the cities Of Min
neapolis, st. Paul and Duluth, and the
one in the rest of the state outstand-
ing in community service in the year.
Various Legion posts of the state
engage each year in activities for the
welfare of their community. They
cover wide range of work and Le-
gion committee appraises the activi-
ties of contestants annually to pick
the winners of The Journal plaques.
From posts outside the three large
cities, the Redwood Falls post wins
this years honors. Headed by DR..
j. C. Budik, this post has engaged
in many activities. One of it's ma
jor projects of the year was to erect
a public bathhouse on Lake Redwood,
soon to be completed. The Legion
post backed this proposal for some
time until it was an assured project.
: The years work included donation
Of its building for medical clinics,
aiding civic bodies in a community
Christmas tree, establishment of an
employment agency, entertainment Of
conventions, assistance to the fire
department, aid in Community Fund,
Red Cross and Salvation Army
drives, community picnics, supervi-
sion of Lake Redwood for bathing
and skating, aid in cleanup drives,
get-out-the-vote movement, essay
contests, sponsoring of athletic
events, backing of two Boy Scout
troops and sending baskets of foods
to needy families at Thanksgiving
and Christmas.
Fifty Redwood Falls boys took part
in baseball games sponsored by the
post. Rabbit hunts, trapshooting
matches and boxing contests were
provided. Medals and watches are
given to boys showing outstanding
leadership in grade and high school
athletics and scholarship.
The post sponsors observance of
legal holidays, offers receptions for
new citizens, has a fife and drum
corps and joins in other community
events.
The Giantvalley post won the
award for the second time. In 1926
it was, the winner of a Journal prize.
This year it's work has been to a
large extent with boys of a large
section of the city. The post spon-
sors a double Boy Scout troop, whic.
has maintained summer and winter
camps. Athletic events of all kinds
swimming, skating, hockey, skiing
and field events-are provided for
boys.
Fifty-two baskets were provided
needy families at Christmas. Noble
Beaver is post commander.
David Visited post of Duluth and
the Hellenic post of Minneapolis re-
ceived honorable mention among
posts of the three cities and New
Prague, Wadena, Hendricks, Ely, Two
Harbors and Montevideo among the
others.
DR.. Branton's report, completed for
submission to the convention Monday,
announces various awards for. the
year. The William Erickson post of
Olivia wins the Lindell trophy for the
outstanding single community serv-
Ice. Its work was to acquire a So
acre park and golf course, which It is
turning over to the city.
The North st. Paul post won the
Levi Hall trophy for promoting safe
ty. The Giantvalley post also won
the OHara Boy Scout trophy for the
most actively promoting Boy Scout
work. The Lee Osborn post of Mon
tevideo won the Haferman trophy for
Americanism work, the David Visited
post of Duluth was awarded the King
trophy for conservation activity and
the West Duluth Auxiliary won the
Phillips trophy for Americanism
work.
DR.. Branton's report said one of the
interesting phases of community
work this year has been placing Of
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