The Ely miner., 1941-05-29
z DRUM CORPS TO
APPEAR ON PROGRAM
State Legion Commander,
Auxiliary President
to Attend.

Ely plays host to the Eighth district
convention Of the American Legion and
Auxiliary, committees are at work COM
pleting arrangements for the two-day
convention in which Al legion and
auxiliary units will participate.
Scheduled for June q and %, the
conclaVe viii be highEghted by elec-
ton of officers, annual banquet. 40 and
8 torchlight parade. convention parade,
and drum corps contest.
Seven drum corps viii appear on the
convention program, including the
state championship Ely corps, CHS
holm, Post 8 Of st. Paul, Virginia,
Sons of the Legion corps of David
Visited post, Duluth, and Cloquet. and
the Aitkin women's corps
Distinguished guests who viii at
tend the convention include:
Mrs. Ruth Hutton, Excelsior, state
president of the auxiliary; Joe Kse,
Moorhead, state commander of the
American Legion; Mrs. Elsie Schaefer.
Duluth, national committee woman of
Minnesota and heads of the district
and their officers.
The tentative program as arranged
viii open on Saturday morning. June
Il, with the district meeting of the
Auxiliary at the Memorial high school
at O'Clock, Mrs. j. j. HadIer, Inter
national Falls, district president, pre-
siding.
The district meeting of the Legion
VIII open at the Community Center
auditorium at 1920 A M, Harold
Dillon, district commander, presiding.
Luncheon at the Community Center
cafeteria at 1900 o'clock for the aux
Iiary, served by the ladies of the
Finnish church. Business meeting viii
be resumed after luncheon.
At 6:15 o'clock a banquet VIII be
served at which State Commander
Kise viii be the principal speaker.
Following the banquet the 40 and
torchlight parade viii take place after
which dance viii conclude the festi-
vities for the day.
Sunday, Memorial services viii be
held at the Community Center audi-
torium at IL A. M. The annual con-
vention parade is scheduled for the
afternoon at 4 o'clock followed by the
annual drum corps contest at 7:30.
The executive committee to have
charge of convention arrangements Is
composed of Commander Dillon for
the Legion and Mrs. Marie Buckley
for the auxiliary Jack Poshak and
A. 0. Knutson are co-chairmen Others
on the executive committee are Mrs.
Ter, secretary; Mrs. Doris Sutherland,
Mrs. Ann Carlson, Mrs. Leona Gordon,
Mrs. Hulda Murphy. Mrs. Mary Murn,
Emil Norby, John Kotchevar and
Frank Schweiger.
The auxiliary business meetings
committee is composed of Mrs. Carl
son and Mrs. Louis Stember Other
committees are as follows:
Housing-Mrs. Murn, Mrs. John
Kotchevar and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Palmgard.
Convention dance-Mrs. Ed. Toms,
chairman, Mrs. Rex Larson, Mrs.
Anton Pirsch, Mrs Lester Hill, L. c.
Stember. E A. Anderson. Emor E-
lefsen, william Rowe, A. j. Dolen-
shak, Matt Indy, and william Mills.
Decorations-Mrs. NJ j. Murphy,
Mrs. Stember, Mrs. Peter Handberg,
Mrs. Agnes FogeIberg. Archie Hedlof,
and Harry Brady.
Musical housing-Mrs. Ernest An
derson, Mrs Eden Ellefsen, A j. Nc
Mahan and E. w. Hanson.
Program advertising-Mrs. M. Cor
don, chairman, Mrs. Harold Dillon,
Mrs. z. w. Hanson, Miss Edith El-
lefsen, Arthur Nyman and John Prola.
Distinguished Guests and Flowers
Mrs. Jack Gianotti. Mrs. Arthur Knut-
son and Edward Buckley.
Registration-Mrs. Oscar Frieds-
Burns Rorabeck, and William Nyberg.
Banquet-Mrs. E. A. LeBeau, Mrs.
George Milavetz, Mrs. Ann Novak,
Frank Schweiger, John Kotchevar and
John Rikhus.
Advance advertising and publicity
Mrs. Peter Schaefer.
Memorial Service-Mrs Emil Norby,
Mrs. Frank Schweiger, Miss Edith FL
lefsen, E. A. Norby. Thomas Murn,
william Lindgren, Wilson c. Carlson,
Sigurd Olson and Morris Sternberg.
Music-Mrs. e. W. Hanson. Mrs.
George T. Ayres. and Miss Edith Ell
lefsen.
Finance and audit-Mrs II. N. Suth-
erland, Mrs. E. A. LeBeau, Mrs. Jack
Seraphine, Arthur Knutson, Jack Gian-
otti and Edwin Toms.
Luncheon-Mrs. John wilmunen,
Mrs. Ida Erickson and Mrs. Laurie
Luthanen.
Legion meetings-Oscar Friedsburp
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