Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-24 | Page 1 | Legion Elects Former Utahn

LEGION ELECTS FORMER UTAHN Eighteenth Conclave Comes to Close CLEVELAND Sept 2 24 INS The INS The eighteenth annual convention of of- the American legion American an legion was concluded here hereto to today tolay ay with enthusiastic ele cle election tion of ofa ofa ofa a new national commander and adoption on of a legislative and policy program putting th the legion on record record record rec rec- ord more vigorously than ever against entangling alliances alliances' and for national d defense Harry W. W Colmery a a. Topeka Kan lawyer who once lived in Utah was elected new commander by acclamation and his slate sIale of vice commanders elected en bloc So enthusiastic and unanimous were were the the- elections that the roll of states was ri not t even called After that colors were presented to the outgoing commander Ray Hay Murphy of Iowa and to the new new commander and the convention ad ad- The new v vice commanders are areS ares S S. S A A. California Leo South Dakota Jack Crowley Crowley Crow- Crow ley Vermont Vermont Leonard Leonard Tennessee Tennes Tennes- see and Fred Johnson Alabama Mrs O. O W. W Hahn of Wayne Neb was elected national president of pf the tho legion auxiliary at the groups' groups final business session Other officers elected were Mrs Wilbur S. S DeWeese Dc Troy Ohio Mrs Glenn A. A Snodgrass Phoenix Ariz Mrs J. J J J. Bromley Spring Springfield g- g field Vt Mrs Ella Ella- OBrien O'Brien Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Colo Cob and Mrs J. J Allison Hardy Haray Columbus Miss all national vice presidents and Mrs S. S A Alford ford Blackburn Versailles Ky American American American Amer Amer- ican vice president of the auxiliary 1 The legion legion- awarded the department department depart depart- ment meat of Idaho the John G. G Emery Continued on PA Pare Parc e Two Column tight EIght LEGION ELECTS i FORMER UT UTAHN AHN I f Continued from Page One 4 l f trophy for tho the highest state P sr Ir l membership as of ot J Janu January Janul January nu ary 31 46 was WM born In Brad Braddock Brad Brad- dock docIe Pa Pau December 11 1890 His His' career In in civil life Ute has been out out- out out-b standing his war record i is 13 one ono ot of d distinguished work In air corps' corps training camps within this country and he lie has been active in the legion since 1919 when he lie organized tho the Uintah Basin Utah post i iThe The new commander is a R. close personal friend of ot the Republican presidential residential candidate Governor Governor- Alfred Altred M. M Landon i Colmery was educated in the pubic pub- pub lie ic schools of Braddock Pa at fit t Oberlin college Ohio where he z- z his bachelors bachelor's degree in 1913 and at the University of ot Pittsburgh PlUs Pitts i burgh where ho he rec received ived lii hi his law Jaw degree He was admitted to the it i Kansas bar In 1920 and practiced In Topeka since He is a partner part part- 3 I ner ncr in the law firm of at Doran Kline KUne Colmery and Cosgrove J Colmery practiced law In Utah for fora i. i I a time during and after alter the World war period H He came to Utah in 1917 and went vent to the th-e th Uintah basin 1 that year While there he be enlisted In lii the army ana following his discharge discharge dis dis- charge r returned turned in 1919 He practiced practiced V law in Jn the basin for tora fora a year and then went to Topeka