Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-18 | Page 16 | Nystrom is Elected U. S. W. V. Commander

IS ELECTED U. U S. S W. W V. V COMMANDER C j wI 44 14 W S SS SS S f. f S umu 7 J. J O. O om i Group Indorses Murdocks Murdock's and Thomas Thomas' Work in Congress OGDEN With OGDEN With the election of ot officers cers and adoption of resolutions Indorsing Indorsing indorsIng In in- dorsing the work of Congressman Abe Murdock and Senator Elbert D. D Thomas in behalf behal of ot veterans the two day e convention of or United Spanish War Veterans came to a close here Sunda Sunday afternoon in I. I O. O O. O F. F hall ball J JS O. O of Salt Lake was elected commander of ot the Utah department department department de de- de- de succeeding Bernard Cash William Wilson of Ogden was elected elected elect elect- ed senior vice commander of or the department department de do- to succeed Mr who was senior vice commander last year and T T. O. O Wilson of Salt Lake City was elected junior vice e commander corn com m- m mander to succeed William Wilson junior vice commander last year The convention adopted resolutions resolutions resolutions indorsing Con Congressman ressman Abe Murdock and Senator Elbert D D. Thomas for their work in con congress ress particularly with respect to bills for veterans A resolution thanking the Salt Lake City commission for or securing securing securing ing a plot of ground in George Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Memorial grove in Parleys Parley's canyon for the exclusive use of ot the group also was adopted at the meet meet- ing Mrs Jeanie Dew of Ogden was elected department president of the auxiliary to the veterans' veterans organization tion Mrs Dew succeeds Mrs Marzette Marzette Marzette Mar- Mar zette M. M Richter of Salt Lake City Mrs Catherine L. L of Salt Lake City was elected senior vice president to succeed Mrs Dew i past senior vice president Mrs Ethel Crawford of Salt Lake City was elected junior vice president president president dent Mrs Effie Starr of Salt Lake City chaplain Mrs J Jane ne Walters of Ogden patriotic instructor Mrs Frances Simpson of ot Payson conductor tor Miss Edith Brown of Salt Lake Lakey City y assistant conductor Mrs Irs Alice B. B Brown of Pr Provo vo guard and Mrs Ouray Fogle of Salt Lake Cit City assistant assistant assistant as as- guard Saturday night the annual grand ball of the department was held in inthe inthe inthe the hall hail Sunday at 10 a. a m. m memorial services services ser sere vices were held by the organizations The Re Rev William H. H Fowl Fowle pastor of the First Baptist church spoke A color ceremony was directed by members members mem mom bers of or the E. E A. A Wedgwood camp drill team At the conclusion of the installation installation installation tion of ot officers Sunda Sunday the convention convention convention conven conven- tion adjourned