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Show Legion Convention to Be Held in Logan August 7, 8, 9 Complete arrangements for the American Legion convention to be held in Logan August 7, 8 and 9 were announced yesterday by J. J. Edwards of Logan, general gener-al chairman for the meat. High-lighting the program will be the address Friday by Governor Herbert B. Maw and Erwin A. Froyd of Torrington, Wyoming and the Sidney Franklin Bull Fiesta in the Aggie stadium August 9. Clemm S. Schramm, Salt Lake City, state department commander will be in charge of the convention and the national organization will be represented by Mr. Froyd, who is the national vice-commander; Spence S. Eccles, of Ogden, and Glen Ballinger of Helper, state national executive committeemen. The convention will get underway under-way Thursday morning at 8 a.m. with Legion registration at the Hotel Eccles. Members of the auxiliary aux-iliary will registeT two hours later. The first meeting in the Lyric theatre will be called to order by Commander Schramm at 2 p.m. Mayor William Evans Jr., representing repre-senting the city; J. J. Edwards and Frank Emmett, Smithfield, chef de guerre, Voiture No. 286 Forty and Eight, representing the local legionnaires will give short addresses of welcome. Responses will be made by B. K. Farnsworth of Salt Lake City and R. C. Glass man of Ogden, grand chef de guerre, for the Forty and Eight. Following this session there will be committee meetings until 5 p. m. w:.i:i 3 'yCs'u ''BuiOrgasfcjrd" will be held at camp Gulnavah in Logan canyon. Dancing at the Dansante in the evening will conclude con-clude the day's activities. Friday, activities open with a past department commanders, chef de guerre and past district commanders com-manders breakfast at 7 p.m. at the Hotel Eccles, The second general session will come to order at 9 , a.m. in the Capitol Theatre with various committees com-mittees presenting their reports. Governor Will Speak The public and memorial service of the convention will begin at 11 a m in the Capitol theatre. Governor Herbert B. Maw, a le-gionairre le-gionairre himself and Erwin A. Froyd, national vice-commander will be principal speakers. The . memorial service is to be conducted conduct-ed under the direction of the auxiliary aux-iliary with Mrs. Arthur Wooley, state department chairman in charge, assisted by Mrs. Eleanor Nelson of Logan. Continued from pnjre Five , EAT AT THE MAIN CAFE. I SM3THFIELD, UTAH (HERE'S MORE ABOUT) Program for Legion Convention August 7-8-9 Completed (Continued from Page One) The Friday afternoon meeting in the Lyric theatre will be Ray R. Adams, executive director of Utah employment security; Glen D. Reese, director of employment di- j vision of the state WPA; H. B. : Gunderson, of the state depart- ! ment of deucation; Dale Richard- son of the civil service rating g board; W. J. Higbee, Legion de- l partment employment chairman i and J. Harry Hickman, Veterans' jj placement representative for Utah. 5 The Legion and Auxiliary ban- quet will be held in the armory ( at 7 p.m. Friday while the Forty j and Eight stag luncheon is set at 9 in the Legion home. Dancing at the Dansante will conclude the j day's activities. Saturday's activities include the "enff al business session at 9 a.m. , in the Lyric Theatre, the annual Legion parade at 6 p.m. and the drum and bugle corps contest at the stadium at 7 p.m. Bull Fiesta The Sidney Franklin show from Old Mexico will be presented following fol-lowing the contests. Franklin is characterized by the American author au-thor Ernest Hemmingway, as a great and fine artist in the realm of bull fighting." ' . "Please understand," explained Mr Franklin in a communication to Perce Smith, chairman of the convention concessions committee -That this show is the full equal of any you might see to Mexico City or anywhere that legitimate professional bull fights we held, with the exception of the blood- letting parts. We do not -ana animus in any way. understand that the treeders of these famous animals seU them on the one condition that they be destroyed immediately after having hav-ing been used in one show. Three times Mr. Franklin filled the bull ring in Seville, Spain, to he overflowing. Ernest Hemlng; way, in his book, "Dea h in the Afternoon," continues. Sidney Franklin is brave, with a sad serene ser-ene and intelligent valor. But instead in-stead of being awkward and norant, he is one of the most skillful, graceful and ae "adulators "ad-ulators of the muleta to be found today His repertoire with the cape is enormous, with the skill and grace of the greatest performers of all time." . . The troupe includes a-ssjstan six bulls, trick-ropers and othei features of a colorful sports pag- eapri"ces for the fiesta are being plLdSas low as possible , according accord-ing to Mr. Smith: one dollar for adults; 50 cents for 1 16 and 25c for children under 6. |