Show I i I Copy for tor This Thle D Department nt Supplied by 7 tree tb th I American L Legion clon Newe New CAREER OF BOOTH UTAH'S COMMANDER To his long and successful work In Inthe inthe Inthe the American Legion John E B Booth commander of ot the department of ot Utah has bas brou brought h the energy ability and de de- determined de determined l I del effort which has made his career as a self made man an outstanding success TIe lie Is a stalwart supporter of ot the principles of ot the Le- Le LeIon Legion Le Legion gion Ion and ancI has bas time and again proved himself a true friend o of the service serviceman serviceman man maD As AB a boy he worked on the farms and as water boy when the first city water works was as Installed In his home hometown hometown town of ot Spanish Fork He lie helped to tolay tolay tolay lay the first cement sidewalk alk In Span Spanish ish Fork With the money that he saved from his work he attended the grammar schools By working In I a drug store after school hours he made mad his way through high school He grad grad- graduated graduated rud In pharmacy at the University ot of California went Into the dru drug business and Is today owner of ot one of ot the finest drug stores In 10 the state Mr Booth married Miss lIss Beatrice J McKell In 1017 Mrs firs Irs Booth came from froma I n a family of ot pioneers When her hus hue husband husband band went Vent Into the service she ran the drug store herself herselt Commander Booth first served as I a private In the Infantry He was trans trans- transferred transferred to the field artillery and then Ulen was made a medical sergeant Ue lie was discharged January 21 1 1919 lOlD Before a post of ol the Legion was or- or organized or organized at nt Spanish Fork Mr Din Booth took the Initiative In seeing that vet r x tier t t ta a 4 L J JJohn John B K Booth erans crane were given military funerals TIe He collected money tor for floral pieces and guns to fire a military salute On March 7 1 1922 1022 he was one of ot the leaders In 10 a meeting of or service men in Spanish Fork at which a post was or- or organIzed organized or For three terms he served the post as aa Its commander It has car car- carried carried ried reed on a highly successful program ot of activIties and has won a place tor for It- It Itself It Itself self as one of ot the liveliest and best In utah Mr Booth has been a delegate to de de- department de department and national conventions He was elected national executive commit commit- committeeman teeman teeman for tor 1922 1023 He was instrumental Instrumental mental In organizing the first county council of ot the Legion In the state Un- Un Under Under Un Under der his direction the first Legion play play- playground playground ground In Utah was built at Spanish Fork In the spring of ot 1923 Through Mr Booths Booth's efforts Spanish Fork was chosen as the department convention city tor for 1924 1024 He was gen gen- general general gen general eral chairman for tor the convention At Atthe Atthe the closing session of ot the convention con he be was elected department commander In recognition of ot his work In making the conclave a success Ue lIe was chair chair- chairman chairman chairman man of ot the Utah delegation to the St StPaul Paul national convention and Is now nowa nowa a member of or the national Americanism commission appointed tor for a year three three term lerm expiring In 1927 1027 |