Show legion leg ion sponsors demonstration of model airplanes impetus was riven given the american caff lesions legions model airplane building and flying contest when legionnaires and their sons met at the national guard armory thursday evening to witness a demonstration A california californi visitor who happened to be a guest of friends in monroe was invited to attend the meeting and display parts for a plane which he assembled s sem bled much to the interest of the group if IC is planned to have some local store stock parts for miniature planes so anyone interested may obtain them without difficulty boys or girls between the ages of 10 and 20 years are eligible for entry in the contest locally legion posts throughout the state are being urged to sponsor similar contests so that a state contest may be held here in connection with the legion convention next summer J E garn gam committee chairman offered to take the winner in the contest for a ride in his new plane As an entertaining feature of the evening thursday sack races and various events for which prizes offered were in order true E robbins post adjutant served light refreshments to the crowd plans were also introduced thursday for the organization of a unit of the 40 and 8 with the expectation of having it active for the convention next summer dr earl lewis and dr D B gottfredson are spoil sponsors sors |