| Show Talks Pageants and F Feasts Feature Celebration Celebration- Of Lincoln's Birthday Defense Week in Utah Airplane Stag Stages s Raid on S. S L. L With Pamphlets Abraham Abrahan Lincoln whose ad admInistration administration administration ad- ad ministration was was was- fraught with war war and nd strife Wednesday was honored honored hon- hon red ored ored on his anniversary throughout through- through out ut Utah as National Defense week opened Speeches school programs pageants pageants pageants the bombing of Salt Lake City and display of military equipment the latter two part of Defense week displays featured the he day Meantime Lincoln day banquets were being held in various parts of the state to honor the Great Emancipator At 10 a. a m. m a plane carrying pamphlets dealing with na- na national national ional defense took off oU from the Salt Lake municipal airport and shortly afterward started its raid The affair was sponsored by y Veterans of Foreign Wars post No The plane was piloted by Joseph Josepn Bergin director t of f f the state aeronautics aeronautics aeronautics aero aero- commission The pamphlets lets ets also announced that the post and other patriotic organizations would conduct condu t a meeting at 8 S p. p m. m In n the Newhouse hotel Alf AU G. G Gunn deputy United States marshal marshal marshal mar mar- will be the speaker West high school students in ina ina ina a special Lincoln and Defense week program held a pageant showing how the school is doing its ts part in national defense Raymond Raymond Raymond Ray Ray- mond R. R Brady United States army reserve corps captain was the speaker talking on the theme of Americanism Schools receiving flags were Hamilton Highland Park Jackson elementary and high school Longfellow Long Long- fellow Stewart training school Whittier Bryant Horace Mann Jordan and Lincoln high schools The Edison school was presented its flag Tuesday Banks government offices and the Salt Lake Lak stock exchange were closed for the day Many state offices also were closed I Mayor Ab Jenkins to exalt the spirit x of f true Americanism had proclaimed the period between between between be be- tween birthdays of Lincoln and Washington as Americanism week Four h howitzers from Utah Utah- national guard field artillery battery C of Spanish Spanish Spanish Span Span- ish Fork were on display at downtown Salt Lake City inter inter- sections 1 j Lieutenant Mark C. C Ludlow who was in charge harg of if the display display- said the pieces would remain on the streets for two days to call attention to defense week In Salt Lake county Lincoln club members will meet at the Hotel Utah at 7 p. p m m. to pay tribute tribute tribute trib trib- ute to Lincoln Dr Franklin S. S Harris Brigham Young university university university sity president will be principal speaker Ira last surviving surviving surviving sur sur- Utah member of the Grand Army of the Republic will willbe willbe willbe be the honored guest Weber Republicans Weber county Republicans with Morley Griswold former governor governor gover gover- nor of Nevada as principal speaker will meet at p. p m. m in the Ben Lomond hotel Utah county Republicans will hear A. A E. E Bowen member of the council of 12 apostles of the theL theL L LUS n fl S church speak in the Hotel Roberts in Provo Provo at p. p m. m Edwin D. D Hatch Salt Lake City attorney will address the Cache county Lincoln day banquet at Logan in the Bluebird cafe at p p. p m. m Tooele county Republicans will hear an address by Oscar W. W Carlson Carlson Carlson Carl Carl- son Salt Lake City in the Grantsville Grantsville Grantsville Grants- Grants ville L D S Sward ward ch chapel pel at 7 p p. m. m At all the banquets arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments have been made for those attending to hear radio addresses by Wendell L. L Willkie Republican presidential candidate in 1940 and Thomas E. E Dewey New York prosecutor prosecutor prosecutor pros pros- David J. J Wilson Wilson Ogden state Republican Republic n chairman said Several hundred Boy Scouts of the Salt Lake council conducted patriotic exercises at the various schools schoos D. D E. E Hammond chief ex cx- said Other children from kindergarten ten through the high schools had their attention called to the Importance importance im Im- Im of the day through speeches pageants pantomimes and visits to the Strevell ell museum in Lafayette school to view the memorials of Lincoln Services were conducted at 9 a. a m. m in the Rowland Hall Episcopal Episcopal Epis Epis- copal chapel First avenue with Dean Franklin L. L Gibson of St. St Marks Mark's cathedral officiating Lions Present F Flags The Salt Lake Lions lub club pre pro presented presented 11 flags the first of 37 to be donated to Salt Lake elemen elementary ele eie- eie men ry and lower yer division schools during patriotic ceremonies Three hundred persons are expected ex expected ox- ox to attend a banquet at the University of Utah Union building building build build- ing ipg at p. p m. m in the official opening of national defense week Speakers will be Dr George Thomas university president Lieutenant Colonel John C. C Wyeth Wy- Wy Wyeth Wyeth eth university professor of mIlitary military mili mIli- tary science and tactics Colonel Jere Baxter executive of the Third military area organized re reserves reserves reserves re- re serves Birney K Farnsworth commander Salt Lake post No 2 American Legion and Cadet Colonel Patrick H H. Fenton of the university R ROT ROTC 0 T C. C Addresses at civic clubs and schools are planned during Defense Defense De De- week which will close the t of February 22 with the seventh seventh sev sev- sev annual formal military ball ballat ballat ballat at the Hotel Utah |
