The Poplar Standard

Poplar Woman Leads State Legion Auxiliary To Win National Trophy

The Department of Montana American Legion Auxiliary, was awarded the Ruby Ward trophy for outstanding achievement in the field of public relations and publicity at the recent National American Legion Convention, held in Denver, Colo.

Mrs. Allen Saboe, Poplar, served as Department Publicity, Radio and TV chairman, and compiled the report which was judged in this competition. Presentation was made by William Hearst to Mrs. Ralph Rand, Butte, department president, who accepted the award on the behalf of all the American Legion Auxiliary units of Montana.

The trophy will be on display at National headquarters, and as this is the first year this type of award was presented, Montana will be the first name engraved on the golden nameplate. A replica will be on display at Department headquarters in Bozeman.

Also attending the convention from Poplar, was Mrs. Dana McGowan, who served on the Constitution and By-Laws committee, Radio and Television committee, and attended the Chaplains' meeting as an alternate for the Department of Montana. Mrs. Saboe, delegate, attended meetings on Girls State, Publications, and Community Service, as well as acting as an official Page on the Convention Floor.

Montana's Pages, Mrs. Bernice Trickey, Hamilton, and Mrs. Saboe, escorted the Department presidents of the Northwestern division to the rostrum, to be introduced by Mrs. R. Harry Morrow, Bozeman, national vice president of the American Legion Auxiliary.

The pages also carried the Montana colors in the opening ceremonies of the convention.