Show I The Tue American Legion I T ITA Utah conlin contingent of the lie American Le Legion on has ims met 1 t transacted its business in efficient and soldierly fashion and adjourned It Jt is comforting comforting- to know that our country has an or organization of these newest anI veterans d doted devoted to its ils interests even en though wearing e civilian i alb g From the inception of the movement mo th the Legion J has clun clung cluing close to American ideals The rue returned American is an nn uncompromising uncompromising- nationalist lie is for country first last all the thc time These Thes millions of American men and boys s through h the states are arc the minute men of our generation ion just as the tho stolid farmers of colonial lays days were the minute men of the tho revolution re Their announcement that they arc seeking nothing from the government go but hut are arc prepared to give gie to the government o all that they have and are arc is a heroic and worthy ideal All An th their ir resolutions have haye the ring of patriotism breathe th the spirit of service for service ser sake and arc ure purposeful pleasing and practical The officers chosen are arc thoroughly representative not only of their organization org but of the slate state The tender tender tender ten ten- der of the presidency by unanimous vote ote of the time session to General Genral Young whom they rate as Utah's foremost citizen sol soldier ier was a deserved compliment hut but insistent business demands deman s compelled his declination of the honor Maj Vesley Wesley E. E King who was selected for president president pres pros ident is a it human dynamo namo for work and by lon long service in the time public weal has qualified for the honor of presiding pre pro si siding ing over O the Legion TIme The Utah branch of the American Le Legion on thus begins begins be be- gins its career with colors flying and though thought all its paths may be paths of peace it will no doubt become a n potent f factor in the tho state for upholding law and order nn and there creeps over oyer us a sense of or security in the tIme knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- ed edge e that it is with us lik like the family feels at night when wIlen father snores rI 1 It Ita a I |