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Show Armory Dedication, Banquet, Other Events SetjjToday . .. . ' " . ..? ' ...... .-.' '..' - . " ;.. - . . - 4 - ,. ' i' - . . : - i. - " S ;- - .. .X "XX ': X- -.,! , ...... .. & 7""":-' " "J .. .. .. - ........ 1 f-X. X! ., '.. ...."J " r ' -....--..--'' . ; i . - ' x . ' ..... - - - j s Dedication of one of the finer new buildings in Springville will be held this evening when the National Na-tional Guard Armory will be officially offi-cially turned over to the 116th Engineers unit of the National Guard. Adjutant General Maxwell E. Rich of Salt Lake City will give the dedicatory prayer. Other dignitaries expected to attend at-tend the dedication include Col. Herbert L. Price, group commander; comman-der; also Springville City officials and Kolob Stake Presidency, have been given special invitations. The dedication is scheduled for 8 p.m., in connection with a banquet ban-quet to which the public is invited. in-vited. A fine program has been arranged including' music by the famed 23rd Army Band. Lt. Kenneth Ken-neth Larsen will be toastmaster. The banquet will be preceded by an Open House from 4 until 7:30 p.m. during- which time everyone is invited to visit the new building build-ing and be taken on a tour of inspection in-spection by Guard members and officials. There will also be a parade par-ade on Main Street featuring some (Continued on page two) Front view of the new Springville Armory. Armory Dedication Scheduled To day (Continued from page 1) of the Guard equipment at 4 o'clock. Mayor A. W. Cherrington stressed stres-sed the importance this week of j townspeople supporting the Na-j Na-j tional Guard and especially in this I new building project. The funds I derived from the banquet are to I be used for equipment in the kit-I kit-I chen and other parts of the new building. Composed of 123 men, the Guard j is one of the highly recognized units of its kind in the state and has been commended on numerous occasions for its accomplishments. A large group of committeemen have been working on the day's i program which is expected to be well attended. The dedication program and banquet will be followed by a dance in the new building with music furnished by the military orchestra in attendance. Tickets may be secured from any of the Guard members. Located east of the Grant School on First South, the 120 by 140-foot brick structure faces the west. In the administrative offices offi-ces are three class rooms, a kitchen kit-chen with cabinets; two administrative adminis-trative offices, a recreational room 20 by 40 feet, showers and rest room all in addition to the spacious 60 by 127 feet drill room. The building cost approximately approximat-ely $132,000 and in addition approximately ap-proximately $6200 was spent on the hardwood floor, half of which amount was to be paid by the state and half by the city. The floor may now be used for basketball, bas-ketball, volleyball and other recreational re-creational activity. On the north end of the hall, is a concrete strip on which heavy equipment may rest while instruction instruc-tion is given. The contract for the building was let in the summer of 1954 but due to unforseen difficulties and changes in plans, completion of the building was deferred considerably. consi-derably. Ralph Child was the building contractor. |