Show I Salt Lake County Bar Gave Free Legal Advice to Soldiers NE E of at the tho very commendable actions actions ac ac- U O ONE of oC tho the Salt I Lake L.-ko ko County Countr Bat Bar during the tho recent recent w war r was WS tho willing and re ready d manner mannor In which Ks its members members mem mem- bers put Into execution tho the request of 0 tho the National l Council of ot Defense Defenso that c each ch state organize or the tho b bar r for Cor tho purpose of oC giving fr free o legal nd to members of ot tho the armed forces of or tho United States or their dependents This request from tho the National l Council of 0 Defense ha had come como through the Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil of Defense for tho the state eLate of or Utah and Immediately upon Its boing re received received ro- ro six committees of or three members mem mcm- bert bers each were wera appointed to ta organize this work in Salt Lake county Those These committees made up of oC the following following fol tol- fol- fol tolI I lowing members of or tho the bar K L I 11 L. Dudley Dudley Dud Dud- ley Icy C. C I. I I I. Countryman n. n W W. W Hammond J. J L L. Dro Drown n D. D W W. Moffatt tt O. O W W- Carlson P P. C C. Evans B E. E M. M Basely G G. M. M 1 I Sullivan R R. B. B Porter A A. M. M Cheney Cheney Che Che- ney ncy P P. D D. D Richards H. H M M. Stephens I Che-I H H. Y Van n Dam Jr C. C S S. S Price W W. V H. H Bramel B B. Sn Snyder er and M. M L H 13 B. Wilson At At Ata a meeting of or the representatives es of or these committees on April 18 IS 1918 1318 tho the above el eighteen men were constituted constituted a general genera and from these was appointed an executive com- com with Jud Judge u Harold M. M Stephens as aR chairman and Herbert Van Dam an and Judge P P. C C. loans ans as additional members member mem mem- ber bers This committee was Instructed to formulate and Into put execution aplan a aplan aplan plan whereby thoro there might be a distribution distribution distribution distri distri- of or the tho legal advisory work among all tho the members of at the bar of the count county Working In accordance with this authority authority au au- I this committee designated tho county clerk cleric as ns a clearing house whereby each applicant nt for tor free le legal 1 n advice was directed to a member of the count county bar bar with whom he might consult In order th that t the tho work warl would be bo equitably bh distributed each applicant cant was assigned in rotation to a member of the tho Salt SaIt J. J Lake kc Count County Bar roster made mae up of all members of ot the tho local bar ar The le legal al O advice loo that was to be given Iven free tree of or charge covered a number number num num- ber Lor of oC subjects that directly affected the applicant In his relationship with the government 10 on and in order that members of or tho bar might give the theory very ory best of or advice nd to soldier applicants a n request was made of Utah's congressional congressional slon 1 delegation In Washington to send to each member of the bar a copy of or the tho laws under which applicants applicants cants might request advice It was thus m made de possible for tor the tho soldier or r any of ot his dependents to receive free legal reS' reS regarding the tho soldiers and nd I sailors' sailors civil relief act war risk insurance insurance ance act or any other such branches of 0 the tho law which affected men In their tr transition from civil to military life uro During the time the Salt Lake county b bar r acted In this free tree capacity capacity ca ca- a n gre great t many applicants were given free advice and m many ny leS' leS legal 1 I tangles Were straightened out for Cor them thorn At tho the Instance of or the executive committee tho the public press of oC Salt Lako L' county count advised all members of ot the armed forces of the United States or their dependents regarding the tho tr free e lc legal al service and the m manner and method to secure it It 1 I |