Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-12-28 | Page 9 | U. S. -Japanese Make Bid to Bring 1944 National Conclave to S. L.

Japanese Make o did Bid to firing Bring yr 44 National Con Conclave dav to o S. S L l. t r S Vie F Y Ym S m a aIe Ie It d 4 I x e I a kw k- k w Ud u i Jb I DRESSED MEETINGS OF JAPANESE-AMERICAN JAPANESE GROUP r rhomas f mas M. M Urged cooperative farm marketing I A bid to obtain the 1944 biennial biennial biennial bien bien- nial national convention of the Japanese-American Japanese Citizens' Citizens league for Salt Lake City w was was s made Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- by delegates to the first intermountain district convention of the organization The action was taken take at a morning morning morning morn morn- ing business meeting in the L. L D. D S S. S Twentieth ward chapel Second avenue and G street As the convention drew near I a close delegates turned their full attention to business matters aUday all aU allday allday day Saturday Officers outlined a program to obtain the 1944 convention for Salt Lake City that includes beginning of work worl immediately pointing out outto outto outto to national officers the advantages of Salt Lake City as a convention center and attendance of district delegates at the 1942 biennial convention con n in Oakland Cal Officers Report Officers' Officers reports were given by Y W. W of Pocatello Idaho Idaho Idaho Ida Ida- ho secretary of the intermountain district and Joe Kurumada of Salt Lake City district treasurer Delegates also were considering revision of the district constitution to permit district chairmen to appoint appoint appoint ap ap- point supervisors over chapters in inthe inthe inthe the seven states in the districts Officers were nominated and elected results to be announced at ata a banquet Saturday night in the theOld theOld theOld Old Mill club However Mike Masaoka Salt Lake City was expected to be reelected reelected reelected re- re elected chairman since he was the only nominee Others nominated w were e First First vice Sice ce di chairman Mr and Shigeki Ushio Murray Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray second vice chairman Kay Salt Lake City and Mitsugi Kasai Idaho Falls Idaho secretary Tatsu Koga Ogden n and Michiyo Mukai Ogden treasurer Mr Kurumada and George Yoshida Agricultural Forum Held While the intermountain district convention was convening in the ward chapel a special agricultural forum was being conducted in the adjacent amusement hall Thomas M. M of Newcastle Cal president of Nisei Farmers' Farmers Federation of California led a question and answer session attended attend attend- ed by Japanese farmers from this region Business sessions were to be held in the chapel Saturday afternoon The afternoon programs include an oration by Michi Sato of Ogden an address by Mr who was to discuss vocational opportunities for Japanese-Americans Japanese and cooperative cooperative cooperative coop coop- farm marketing a symposium symposium sum on How Can We Keep Nisei in the led by Dr Jun Kurumada a panel discussion of Guidance If You Pleased conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted by Frank The banquet at the Old Mill club at p. p m m. will be featured by presentation of a loyalty pledge signed by delegates to Secretary of State E E. E. E Monson Dr Monson Monson Monson Mon- Mon son is to forward the pledge promising promising promising prom prom- ising loyalty to the United States to President Roosevelt Banquet Held An Honor the Pioneers banquet banquet banquet ban ban- was held Friday night at Memorial Memorial Memorial Me Me- morial house in Memory park Japanese speakers using the Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese tongue to enable Japanese parents to understand better those honored at the dinner Other speakers speak speak- ers who spoke in English were Mrs Burton W. W Musser C C. ClarI Clarence Clarence Clar Clar- ence state slate insurance commissioner commissioner commissioner com com- I missioner and Edwin Q Cannon president of L L. D. D S S. S Ensign stake