Show LEGIONS LEGION'S PEACE STAND PRAISED RECORD CROWD ATTENDS MEET ON SECOND DAY Governor and U. U S. S Official Address Convention By BOB HALE Before the largest assembly of delegates and members yet yetto yetto yetto to meet in the eighteenth annual annual an an- nual convention of the Utah department American Legion Legion Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion speakers Friday hailed the organization as one devoted devoted de de- de voted to peacemaking yet ready to arise to a man in defense defense de de- de of the country and keeping the trust of persons Attended by members of the auxiliary the public meeting of th tho second day of the tho convention held beld at the file Capitol theater was addressed by by two guest speakers Gov Governor Henry H. H Blood and Colonel John Monroe Johnson as assistant assistant assistant as- as secretary of commerce a legionnaire and veteran of two wars An audience that nearly early filled the lower floor of the theater heard two moving addresses the one by the soft spoken quiet mannered chief executive of ot the state and the other by an old school southern orator Governor Blood told his listeners that he could but reiterate senti ments menu expressed before legion gatherings gath in the past The legion is a nucleus for great patriotic endeavor patriotic endeavor he said You came back from the World war filled with a desire to help America to defend the constitution to uphold the flag You did not exploit your deeds and courage You came back with witha a determination that your efforts should be directed against war Yet you did not return with a feeling you would not go again to the defense defense de de- de of your flag I know that if it the necessity arose you would arise as a man to the defense of ot this country Governor Blood paid the legion praise for its part as a civic organization organization or- or representing he said a section cross-section of America You have taken your place in community life and distinguished yourselves he said Colonel Johnson of a family that gave five lives Jive to the confederacy in the civil war reviewed his own career as a soldier in the Spanish Spanish- American and World wars as a foundation for a belief Communism and fascism r You ou cant can't scare seare me with that The descendants of those pilgrims pil pU- gri grims 13 who came to this country to escape oppression that still sun exists will never let communism or fascIsm fascism fas faa cism clam touch our shores he said The American Legion has an ob obligation obligation oh- oh Colonel Johnson asserted One tOrie hundred and thirty million people look to you and place their trust rust i In you you he asserted Dont ont think you came out of ot the war hav having ing discharged your obligation to fo your country Your life Ife still sun belongs to o this nation The Veterans of Future Wars came in for a bit of sarcasm from this speaker I 1 wonder if it they would select selectS from their illustrious ranks the Unknown unknown unknown un un- known soldier he asked Still t tie the e Veterans of Future Wars comprise the tho newer generation he heCo Co on Page Pace Twelve Column Two I Prominent Parti Participants p in American Legion Me Meet t Affairs I rY r rte K r J a J r r rY 0 w r e J Jr r Yo- Yo s f p pt F t 4 c Y ri i. i t J o t rf r ry r J y I I Sk r a r A r r it L Ld sf d GY y i O Jr I 1 it r r f f Li 7 n r r rt r rn t T bIJ E I z R Record cord Legion Crowd Hears v Body's Peace Policy Praised Continued from rom Page one Orie e r said the generation for for which le legionnaires legionnaires Te- Te fought If we Ve foug fought t for anybody we fought for the Veterans of Future Wars Vars Colonel Johnson echoed the sentiments sentiments sentiments sen sen- of oC a million legion members when he spoke of how the next war if there is one should be fought When we came back from France we wc said That was a fine Cine war you gave us he said The next time we wc go we want 13 persons to go sounding the le legions legion's stand stand for for conscription of f all wealth and manpower Politics Enters Parley George W. W Worthen of Pr Provo vo who vho will be bo retired as department commander after election of officers officers cers ers Saturday was presented a token for his service The presentation presentation pres- pres was by Darrell T. T Lane past last department commander Otto A. A 0 of Salt ISalt Lake City department adjutant read a a telegram from J J. J Ray Murphy department department de- de commander who c. c expressed ex- ex pressed regret for not being able personally to extend his greetings and ind wished the convention success Impressive memorial services conducted by Loreo Snow closed the he meeting A full tull days day's program was the order order or- or der cr Friday Opening the day was a breakfast breakfast break break- fast ast of past department commanders command- command ers rs at the tho Newhouse hotel at which Colonel Johnson was a guest A joint luncheon of ot the tho Legion and nd auxiliary at the tho Newhouse hoel hotel hotel ho- ho tel el followed the meeting at the theater heater George Albert Smith member of ofie the ie council of twelve apostles of the he L. L D D. S. S church speaker at a joint session of the Legion and auxiliary auxiliary aux- aux iary in the Assembly hall Thursay Thursday Thursday Thurs- Thurs day ay afternoon urged that all citizens citizens citi- citi zens adopt the Americanism exemplified exemplified ex- ex by the legion If It those people who do not like our ur form torm of government desire to togo togo togo go where their ideas are used we will vill not put anything in the way of f their departure he said Mr Smith asserted he was not nota a pacifist in the sense in which the word is being used I am tho the kind of ot pacifist who desires peace so 50 much I will fight f for or r it he said Legionnaires were guests Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day night at an auxiliary banquet at the Newhouse hotel Before the banquet took place the 40 and 40 and 8 staged a parade downtown A street treet dance was held in front of the he chateau at Fourth South and Cactus streets r y J r r x ei 1 A J. J c i dg UL t ti tr t r i 1 1 r on d dW F. F Clowning gt P pulchritude e r hard wo work k all entered into the convention of the Utah department American Legion Top left two of the participants in the Forty and Eight parade Bruce Hamilton left and nd George Meyer 1 Virginia Cook top right is one reason convention headquarters at t the Newhouse use hotel is a popular place Lower right probably the two hardest working menat men menat menat at the convention J. J E. E Sullivan seated stated and W. W V. V G. G Harding They built huilt the L Legion gion Chateau at Fourth South and nd Cactus streets and are arcin in charge of it |