The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-13
STATE PLACES tenth.
NATIONAL CONTEST.

AN IVllIVlWl0 VVlVxwk
North Dakota Legion Auxiliary
Receives Honors in Mem
bership Drive
North Dakota ranked tenth in the
first lap Of the national membership
contest Of the American Legion Aux
Hilary, which closed December 81, &C.
cording to Mrs. r. N. DePuy, James
town, department membership CHAIR
man. Fifty-one departments COM
peted In the contest. This special
honor gives the state department q
share In the award Of IS extra tickets
to the ball and historic pageant which
win be one Of the features Of the ma
tional convention in Boston in 1880.
In addition to this honor. this
state has fifty-two units Of the one
hundred fifty-eight who will receive
National Citational honor awarded
for being lover the top" in member
ship by Dec. 3lst.
Now that North Dakota has placed
In the first lap Of the National con
test. she will be q contender for one
Of the prizes offered by the National
organization which will be given to
the three departments who rank
highest In percentage Of quota re-
ported to national headquarters by
Jan. SlSt. This necessitates that
Unit dues reach Mrs. r. M. DePuy,
department headquarters at James
town by Jan. 25th in order to be
counted in this contest. The cash
awards to the three highest re: 500,
SIS, and $50. according to position. A
similar contest Is being conducted by
the Legion, and the six winners In
addition to the cash awards will be
privileged to take part In the parade
at the national meeting, driving In
gold, silver and bronze chariots.
North Dakota Is justly proud Of her
ranking In membership and of her
position in the contest, all Of which Is
largely due to the efficiency and en-
thusiassn Of the department chair
man, Mrs. r. N. DePuy. The units
have been cooperating splendidly un-
der the guidance Of their leader and
will continue striving toward the Sec
ond goal In the contest. At present
North Dakota has 4S41 paid member.
ships rs per cent Of the quota Of GALS,
according to the report Of Mrs. De-
Puy. Memberships Of the units con-
tinue to increase daily Fargo unit
leading in numbers.
The regular business meeting Of the
American Legion Auxiliary will be
held promptly ct Z o'clock Wednes-
day evening ct the B. p. w. club
rooms. to permit members to attend
the entertainment by Arthur G. Pills
bury. Initiation Of new members,
planned for this meeting, has been
postponed until January %, ct which
time 1t viii be held at the A. Q. u. w.
hall.
j. B. Belk returned Sunday from
Des MoineS, Iowa, where he spent
last week attending q conference Of
state supervisors Of the brotherhood
of American Yeomen. which was held
at the association headquarters in
Des Moines. MI. Belk is Yeomen SUI
pervisor for North Dakota.
DR.. and Mrs. F. g. Stucke enter
tanned the members Of the Two-B
bridge club at q dinner Saturday eve
ming at their home. 722 Mandan
street. Appointments were In green
and white, and covers were placed
for IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray v. Stair, SIS First
street, were hosts last evening at an
informal dinner, complimentary to
Mr.. and Mrs. v. B. Cunningham,
Aberdeen, 8. D, who are their guests.
The evening was spent at cards.
MI. and Mrs. Walter Jensen, 5l8
Fourteenth street, entertained q COM
pany Of IL at q potluck supper Sat-
urday evening, honoring william
Clark, Minneapolis. Bridge was play
ed during the evening.
Miss Clara Moe, Rutland, N. D.,
WIN 4B00 0CCAA . 80C0t Nv VAC 4bOXk4O W
her sister, Mrs. n. r. Skaarer. 612
Fifth street. since Christmas, left to-
day for Fargo. where she plans to vis-
it for q time.
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The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society Of the McCabe Methodist
church will meet at 2:30 Tuesday aft
crnoon with Mrs. w. ]. Noggle, TIC
Fourth street. Mrs. G. N. Register
is leader.
The regular dinner and business
meeting Of the Business end Profess
sional Women'S club will be held
Tuesday evening at 6:l5 In the club
rooms, with the publicity and place.
ment committees in charge.
MI. and Mrs. Ray v. Stair have as
their guests Mrs. Stairs brother and
sister-in-law MI. and Mrs. v. B. Cum
ninghan1, Aberdeen, s. D., who viii
visit here for two weeks or more.
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Mrs. Alfred Doe. York, N. D., who
has been here for several days visit
ing her daughter, Miss virgie Doe. .
student nurse ct the Bismarck hoCpt.
tai. left today for her home.
A benefit bridge party, sponsored
by the choir Of st. Georges Episcopal
church, viii b held this evening at
the parish hall. Play viii commence
at 8 o'clock.
Miss Evelyn Fryer has returned to
her home here after spending the
past three months visiting Ia Medi-
cine Hat. Alta. and other points In
Canada.
The Mothers Service club viii hold
its regular monthly business meeting