Show I I I i WON ON ONBY I BY JAS S S. S SMEDLEY SMELEY South Davis Speaker Takes First Prize in Declamation Declama Declama- tion Contest James S. S Smedley of ot tho South Davis stake won the gold medal over six competitors in the declamation contest contest contest con con- test held last night In the Assembly hall hail hal under the auspices of ot the Ninth district Y M. M ill M. M I. I A. A His subject was I Why V We Ve e Are at War Var With Germany Germans rank I-rank B. B Matheson of at the Salt Lake Lako I stake was the winner of at the second prize His subject was What Vhal Shall I Become of Christianity Colonel J. J J. J Daynes Dayes who donated the medals presented them bern to the win wits ners Other competitors were vere Miss Thelma Dahlen of Granite stake whose subject was Women In the War Var Hazel of Liberty stake who spoke on The Mormon Ideal of Womanhood Womanhood Woman Woman- hood hod Francis Frncis of ot Pioneer stake whose subject was The New Patriotism and Miss Blanche Jenkins of Cottonwood stake whose talked on What Constitutes a True American More than persons were present prEsent at the contest An unusually interestIng interest interest- interesting Ing musical program was given gIven a feature feature feature fea fea- ture of which was Over There sung by 7 year old Bennett Larson Miss Iss Ruth Edwards A. A P. P Christensen Christensen John Robinson and the Boy Scouts from the Ensign ward led by Ernest Erest F. F 1 Hagen contributed to the entertainment Judges of at the contest were Adam Bennion Bennion Ben- Ben I nion G. G N. N Child and D. D M. M I. I Draper I |