Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-08-15 | Page 9 | Legion to End Meet in Provo with Election

LEGION TO END MEET IN PROVO WITH ELECTION Midvale Spanish Fork Men Vie for Post Of State Commander PROVO PROVO PROVO-As As legionnaires of the Utah depa department ment approached the final inal official business of the fourth ty-fourth annual convention Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- in Provo that Provo that of election of new ew officers two officers two candidates were favored to succeed Ross C. C Glasmann Glasmann Glasmann Glas- Glas mann Ogden as commander Legionnaires seemed set on one of f two men men Allison Allison Bills Midale Midvale Mid- Mid Midvale vale ale or George E E. Larsen Spanish Fork ork Unless a candidate is unexpectedly brought to the front the next department commander seemed certain to be one of these men The convention which began Thursday will be concluded Sat Sat- A parade through the business business business busi busi- ness section of Provo and a final cruise ruise on Utah Lake Saturday evening evening eve eve- ning after the elections and committee committee committee com com- reports will wind up the three-day three affair Auxiliary Contest The auxiliary was due to elect officers Saturday also but only one contest loomed Mrs Marjorie McMurrin rr Logan and Mrs Irene Wilson Helper have lave been nominated for historian but ut there is only one candidate for each of the other offices Mrs Allison Bills Midvale present present present pres pres- ent auxiliary president is the nomInee nominee nom- nom Inee nee for national committeewoman with Mrs Clifford McShane Salt Lake ake City alternate For president Mrs Scott Anderson Ander Ander- son of Salt Lake City is the candi candi- date Mrs Earl Jones Price and Mrs David Scott Ogden are the nominees for first and second vice presidents residents respectively Mrs Lyle Bell Provo is the lone candidate for treasurer The auxiliary presented trophies to the Sugarhouse unit for the greatest membership of the Ute year to o Bingham for outstanding Americanism Americanism Americanism Amer Amer- programs and to Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt for the most successful poppy sales 40 and 8 Officers The Forty and Eight elected new officers Friday afternoon Royal Douglas Ogden was chosen grand chef de gare succeeding George E. E Salt Lake City who was elected cheminot na- na Other new officers are A. A L. L Jamieson Salt Lake City chef de detrain detrain detrain train H. H W. W Brangham Ogden Russell Rockwell Ogden correspondent James Clove Murray garde de la laporte laporte laporte porte Allison Bills Midvale commis commis com- com mis voyageur C. C E E. Salt Lake City historian E. E D. D Maack Salt Lake City and Arthur Horsley Salt Lake City advocate S. S S. S Eccles Ogden was wa reelected as alternate cheminot nationale Afternoon sessions Friday were devoted largely to discussion of the employment problem of legion members William J. J Higbee Salt Lake City legion state employment employment employment employ employ- ment chairman was in charge J. J Harry Hickman Salt L La Lak a k e City vice commander and veterans veterans' veterans veterans' veterans veterans' vet vet- erans' erans employment representative for Utah told of preferences o of veterans under civil service re requirements requirements requirements re- re and assistance that tha can be given widows of veterans veteran and wives of disabled veterans Economic Adjustment An adjustment of the w who whole h o l I e economic up set-up of the nation wilbe will wil willbe willbe be necessary due to the decentralizing decentralizing decentralizing izing of the industrial population and reabsorbing of men in th the armed forces into jobs after th the war Ray R. R Adams executive di director director director di- di rector of the department of employment employment employment em em- security told the veter veter- ans Other speakers at the meeting were Ora Bundy Ogden former forme department commander and nova now nov nowa a member of the state department department department depart depart- ment of publicity and industrial industria development Lester Blackner Salt Sal Lake City also a former department department depart depart- ment commander and now a member member member mem mem- ber of the state road commission Harry Reynolds Springville pas past national executive committeeman and Mrs George W. W Worthen I Provo employment chairman chairman- fo for forthe i ithe the auxiliary I C