The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-12
AUxY INSTALLS
new OFFICERS
Mrs. Julius Carlson Installed
as President at First Meet
Following Vacation.

| Mrs. Julius Carlson was installed as
president of Frank Lozar post, AIneri-
can Legion auxiliary, Wednesday even
ing, at the initial meeting of the unit
following a three months vacation.
Other officers, also installed by Mrs.
Jack Gianotti, past president, were:
Mrs. Edwin Toms, first vice president;
Mrs. Agnes FogeIberg, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Edward Buckley, secretary;
Mrs. L. c. SLENDER, treasurer; Mrs. P.
Schaefer, chaplain, and Mrs. Anton
Pirsh and Mrs. Joseph Startz, sergeant
alarms.
Preceding the installation a business
session was held with Mrs Ed Buckley
presiding. Reports from the chairmen
Of various committees were given. The
annual treasurer's report was presented
by Mrs. Jack Seraphine; annual finance
report, Mrs. H N Sutherland; child
welfare and rehabilitation. Mrs. Anton
Pirsh; publicity, Mrs. Peter Schaefer;
sewing, Mrs. Arthur Knutsop; health,
Mrs. M. j. Murphy; music, Mrs. E. w.
Hanson; legislation, Miss Edith EIlef-
sen; scrap book, Mrs Rex Larson; unit
activities, Mrs Thomas Murn; ways and
means, Mrs. Edwin Toms, and men,
bership, Mrs. Agnes Fogelberg.
A report on the district convention
a report of the state convention at
Hibbing by Mrs. Buckley. The Ely unit
received two citations, one from the
state for meritoriOus service and another
for membership from the national
auxiliary organization, Ely having I45
members. This citation was one of five
in the state and was given for reaching
its full quota of 40 points before Jan. /
The Unit also received honorable men
ton for child welfare and rehabilitation
activity and for colonial history. The
Eighth district of which Ely is a part,
received the Tess Carlson membership
trophy, having received the greatest
percentage overtop.
Five hundred magazines were col
lected and sent to the civilian conser-
walton camps and the Unit expressed
a vote of thanks to Ely donors The
scrap book, prepared by Mrs. Rex
Larson, received first honors at the
district meet at Bull and first at the
Eibbing state meet. On motion the
book was presented to Mrs. Buckley,
retiring president
Peter Schaefer, editor of the Ely
was voted an expression of
thanks for the generous publicity given
the Unit during the past year
Mrs. Buckley, retiring president, gave
an interesting talk in which she
thanked the officers, committees and
members for the splendid cooperation |
during her term. Donations voted at |
the meeting included Red Cross, SO;
Salvation Army war relief, SIS, and dis
abled soldiers fund, S..
Standing Committees for the year |
were announced by Mrs Carlson as
follows:
Unit Activities-Mary Smith, Mary
Murn and Anna Palmgard
Music-Helen Hanson
National Defense-Marie McMahan
Community Service-Mary Murn, |
Florence Friedsburg, Norma Hill and |
Rosa Schaefer.
Legislation and War Orphans
Ellefsen.
Scrap Book-Kathleen Mcclure and |
katherine Larson
Finance and Budget-Ruth LeBeau,
Mary Murn, Marge Rorabeck and Ellen
SLENDER
Radio-Vernice BrownelI.
Rehabilitation and Child Welfare
Angela Pirsf, julie Johnston, Marie
Buckley and Mary Mahady.
Americanism-Lois Schweiger, Clara