The Ely miner., 1941-06-19
ELY HOST TO LEG|0N WE ET|NG
9Th Dist. to Convene
Saturday and Sunday
Nationally Famous Post 8
Corps From st. Paul
Coming SATURDAY..

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iary convention Saturday and SUNDAY
Forty-one legion posts and q like
number of auxiliary units viii be rep
resented by an estimated 225 dele
gates who viii have official part IN
the conclaVe, while many hundreds
| OF visitors are also expected.
In addition seven drum and burIe
corps viii appear on the convention
program, and many range cities VIII
be represented by municipal or school
bands.
The Post 8 drum corps from St. Paul.
national 10 & 8 champions for two
successive years, and the Chisholm
corps, Minnesota state champions four
or five times, viii arrive here Sat1r-
day evening at 7:30 O'Clock IN time
to participate in the torchIight parade
that night. They will be barracked in
Memorial gymnasium Other musical
units viii not come until Sunday.
Registration will be conducted az
the Community Center for the aux
lliary Saturday at 8 a. m and for the
legion at o'clock
The auxiliary viii begin its business
session In Memorial high school at 9
o'clock, and the legion viii convene in
the Community Center at 1890 o'clock
AT noon a luncheon for the auxiliary
will be served in the Community Cen
ter cafeteria. Sessions VIII be re-
Sumed at 1:30 p. m.
Most important item of business for
the afternoon is the election OF district
officers. I. F. Gianotti, Gilbert, pre-
sent first vice president and is a na-
tive OF this city, and Herman Banks.
Duluth, have been endorsed for Ie-
gion commander. while Mrs. Edward T.
Buckley of this city, first vice presi-
dent, is the only one endorsed for
auxiliary president
HighlghGS of the meet. aside from
tht regular business sessions wiz be
the convention banquet SATURDAY. at
6:l5 p. m IN the Community Center
Auditorium, with Joe Kise, Moorhead,
state Legion commander, as speaker.
At $50 o'clock the 10 & 8 torch
light parade, in charge of Voitures
from Duluth, Virginia, and Hibbing,
will be held in the business section.
The fun" festival of the convention,
it will feature the Ely, St. Paul and
Chisholm drum corps dressed IN sDe-
cial costumes. The Hibbing voiture OF
the 40 & viii bring its famous loco
motive and box car, which has ap-
peared in many national and Mime
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Local organizations taking part in
cIude the Slovenian Ladies Union.
Odd Fellows, and Moose lodge. Others
desiring to enter the parade should
contact John Wilmunen. Cash prizes
will be given winners
The convention ball in the Com
munity Center auditorium will follow
the torchlight parade to conclude the
first days activities. Music viii Be
furnished by Hokkie's orchestra.
John T. Naughtin, Hibbing. assistant
county attorney, viii be the speaker
at memorial services to be held in
the Community Center auditorium
the Community Center auditorium
Sunday at IL a. m
The convention parade, featuring
the states leading drum corps. bands
from nearly every city on the range.
and dozen or more floats, VIII start
from the baseball park at 2 p. m
Headed by the nationally famous
Post 8 corps from st. Paul, the par
ade will include the state Champion
ship Ely unit, Chisholm Sons Of the
Legion corps from Virginia, Cloquet,
and David visited post in Duluth. and
the Hibbing high school girls corps
Floats will be entered in the par
ade by the local Legion pest and aux
ihary, st. Louis county the Q. s.
forest service, CCC Co. I'll al Portage
River and Co. 704 at Gegoka, Moose
lodge No. 1880 of this city, and others.
The Hibbing voiture Of the 10 & 8
will enter its locomotive and box car.
Concluding the convention viii be a
colorful exhibition by the seven con-
ventional drum corps to be given at
the Memorial stadium at 7:30 o'clock
Sunday night. Under the floodIights
Of the athletic field an exhibition that
VIII rival anything seen al state con-
ventions viii be staged Pictures Of
several organizations taking part ap-
pear elsewhere in this issue
Edward T. Buckley VIII act as
postmaster at the convention banquet
Saturday night. Dinner music win be
played by an instrumental ensemble
directed by Frank " Di Nino. The
Rev. Douglas OIlila will deliver the
invocation.
Convention delegates and visitors
VIII be welcomed to the city BY Mayor
6apsch, Mrs. j. v. Carlson, president
of the Ely auxiliary. and Emil A Norbv.
commander of the Frank Lozar poSt
If the American Legion. Responding
VII be Mrs. j. j. Hadler, international
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