The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-15
PLANS SHAPING FOR CONVENTION OF LEGION HERE
Committee chairmen Hold Session at Dugout to
 Make Arrangements

Committee chairmen of the local Legion Post and Auxiliary met last night in the Dugout in their weekly meeting on arrangements for the 21st Annual Legion Convention, with IA chairmen and officers of the Post in attendance Plans are rapidly shaping themselves for the best Le' zion Convention ever held in AL aska, the chairmen declared.
 Arrangements for the program are complete except for the alloca- tion of some of the minor luncheons and dinners which will feature the gathering. Commencing on Sep tember 4, primarily for the 40 and 8 and and 40, the two organiza- tions will hold joint banquet for their members following the wreck and business meetings held during the day. In the evening the 40 and 8 dance, under the management of Chairman w. o. Johnson, will be held in the Elks Hall and will be open to the public as well as Le- gionnaires and Auxiliary members.
 Governor to Speak
 The convention itself will be call ed to order by Department Com mander Don Adler of Fairbanks on the morning of September 5, when the Legion and Auxiliary meet in joint session. Governor Ernest M. Gruehing and Mayor Harry I. Lucas will officially welcome the dele gates; and after responses by de- partment officers the two organiza- tions will convene separately to pre- pare for the official work of the convention. The evening of Septem- Der will be featured by the mixer for Legionnaires and Auxiliary members in the Elks Hall.
 September 6 will see the transac- tion Of the main business of the convention by both organizations, followed by a grand parade in the evening, which, weather permitting, will be the most colorful event of the season Maj Frank A. Metcalf will be Grand Marshal of the Parade. After the parade the evening will be given over to the Legion show, popu- larly known as Stunt Night, in pharge of Chairman Homer G. Nofdling. This has always been one of the most popular events of the convention, and the general public who wish to attend are urged to come early as the theatre will be filled to capacity. Substantial prizes offered for first and second best performances guarantee that the show this year will De more enter taining than ever before.
 = Joint Installation
 After final business sessions of the Legion and Auxiliary on September ' the two organizations will meet together in midafternoon for the joint installation ceremonies for the 1941 officers. Chairman John Me Cormick has charge of the banquet at the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel. The grand ball in the Elks Hall (to which the public is invited will climax the convention
 Announcement of the full pro gram will be made in good time before the first week of September. The special convention newspaper will be ready for the visitors upon their arrival in the city. Copies will be available for anyone who wishes to purchase them for mailing to friends in Alaska and throughout the States. Tn the past this special issue has had a wide circulation and is welcomed by friends of Alaska wherever they may be.
 The various chairfnen have work ed diligently in preparing for this convention and it will undoubtedly be one of the best ever held in the Territory, according to Publicity Chairman John Newman.