Legion Meet at St Paul to Stage Record-Setting Convention
The 1924 American Legion gathering in St Paul Minnesota runs September 16 to 19 with around sixty thousand visitors expected from every state and many foreign lands. Key speakers include Gen Frank T Hines Samuel Gompers and John Barton Payne. a 25 000 person parade with 800 bands is planned and the event marks the fifth anniversary of the Legion’s Minneapolis formation in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
St. Paul
Minn
Union
Arthur E. Nelson
Minnesota
The
Legion Aux Mary
Forty and Eight
W. B. Haldeman
United Confederate Veterans
Quinn
Organization of the Legion Across
Minneapolis
Frank T. Hines
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
John Barton Payne
American Red Cross
Alma Forker
Bakersfield
Cal
Miss Forkeris to sing at American Legion convention
Alma Forker of Bakersfield California selected as official soloist for the sixth annual American Legion convention in St Paul Minnesota September 15 to 19. A former member of the Chemical Warfare service she is a noted church and concert singer with a history of wartime service and musical training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Forker
Bakersfield
Cal
Chemical Warfare Service
United States Army
Virginia
American Legion
St. Paul
Minn
John R. Quinn
California
France
Uncle Sam's Army
Miss Forker
New York City
New York
Metropolis
Frank §. Reynolds
The
Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Dinner Social Event at Legion Auxiliary Convention
The American Legion Auxiliary convention opens in St Paul on September 15 with a state dinner at the Masonic temple at 7 30 pm Tuesday. National officers and delegates will attend as judges and leaders fill the guest list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
St. Paul
Legion
Masonic Temple
Central Presbyterian Church
Kenesaw M. Landis
Damage Mem orial Steps Damages in Shamokin
Vincent Lopez and his orchestra damaged the Legion Memorial stairs in Shamokin Pennsylvania while moving trunks after a May concert. A Legion committee and police presence attended the event. Lopez settled the full damages when confronted with a warrant and local hostility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Memorial
Shamokin
Vincent Lopez
Legion Gymnasium
Lopez
Shamokin Recentry
American Legion
John Law
Big Time Planned for Members of Forty and Eight
The 40 and 8 group with about 25 000 members will attend the national convention tied to the American Legion in St Paul September 15 to 19. Activities include a parade at the Minnesota state fair grounds and a large initiation, with sessions at Junior Pioneer hall and various clubs hosting open hours and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Societe de Quarante Hommes Et Hult Chevaux
American Legion
St. Raw
Legion
Minnesota State Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds
St. Paul
The
Minnesota
Elks’ Club
White Bear Yacht Club
Auto Club
Cities bid for 1925 American Legion convention
Invitations to host the 1925 American Legion convention include Louisville Kentucky with state department support Newark New Jersey and San Francisco California offering its 2 000 000 Exposition auditorium. San Francisco is the second city to host a national Legion convention and invite veterans to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Louisville
State Department
Newark
N. J
San Francisco
Cal
Overcoming Misfortune and Turning Handicap into Hope
A 1924 essay contrasts a family tragedy caused by blindness with success stories of blind individuals who conquered adversity. It cites Cassius, Prescott, Senator Gore, a Chicago physician, a law graduate, a Vassar graduate, and others who thrived despite disabilities, urging readers to overcome misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Cassius
Brutus
Prescott
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
Chicago
College Ad Medical School
Vassar
Tuberculosis Through History and Milk Safety
The article traces tuberculosis forms from consumption to scrofula and lupus, notes England’s king touch therapy, and explains the Koch discovery. It highlights pasteurization of milk and dairy controls as key to eliminating tubercular glands in babies, linking pasteurized milk to healthier children and cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jengland
England
London
William of Orange
Mary
Koch
Voted No Bob Out in Kuntze Texas
A village poll among women of Kuntze Texas asks whether Mrs James Wire should bob her hair. The result is six to one against bobbing. The item notes a community concern about appearance standards and local etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuntze
Texas
James Wire
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Legion News Service
Miss Forkeris
Big Time
Want
Western Newspaper Union
Santee
Berkeley
Charleston
Williamsburg
South Carolina
United States
Ashley River
Savannah River
Savannah
Seine
Paris
Washington
Helen Gould Sweeney
Atlantic City
Robert M. LaFollete
Burtor K. Wheeler
Lafollette
Gutzon Borglum
Ernest Thompson Seton
Woodcraft League of America
Greenwich
Conn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!