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Show DRIVE Oil BUND TOLD VETERANS ' OGDEN Special emphasis upon the Veterans af Foreign Ware' drive against un-American activities activ-ities in connection with the current Dies Investigations la the major front of the national veterans organisation or-ganisation at present, said Alex M. MiUer, national chief of staff, In an address Saturday before the sixth annual encampment of Utah department of V. F. W in Hotel Ben Lomond. As a member of the Iowa department, depart-ment, Mr. Miller said his state organization or-ganization Is attacking bund groups there rather effectively. "We employ em-ploy the simple expedient of placing plac-ing our own loyal veterans In the bunds and break them up from the Inside by the uae of "reverse English," Eng-lish," said Mr. Miller. Method Eff retire "The bund members come to this country and use their contacts to attempt converting us to un-Amsr-Incan policies; but our veterans, without force or violence, show that bund members must choose between be-tween bunds and Americanism. We Just ostracise them," the national chief of staff said. Ho reported there are some MOO posts of V. F. W. In America, comprising com-prising awes 300,000 snoaabara. There are also 2SO0 auxiliary units now In their twenty-fifth year that are conducting a silver Jubilee membership member-ship drive to add 26,000 new members mem-bers to their rolls. Mrs. Consuelo P. Decoe of Sacramento, Sac-ramento, CaU former national auxiliary aux-iliary president, defined objectives of the national auxiliary as tohee of support to the V. F. W. and adequate maintenance of the national na-tional home for widows and orphans or-phans of veterans at Eton Rapids, Mich. Albert O. Rubers, Utah department depart-ment commander, and Mrs. Lois Waddlngham of Milford, state auxiliary aux-iliary president, are presiding at conference sessions. Business meetings meet-ings will occupy delegates through Sunday, when election and Installation Instal-lation of officers for ths ensuing year and selection of the 1M0 convention con-vention city will conclude the conventions. |