Show DUTY Of OFfiCE IS STRESSED BY GOVERNOR DERN States State's Chi Chief f Executive Addresses Annual Gathering Gathering Gathering Gath Gath- ering of County Clerks Auditors and Treasurers With practically a full tun representation representation tation front from every county count in the state slate the annual convention of county auditors clerk and treasurers treasurers treasurers treas treas- of Utah opened at 10 o'clock Thursday morning at the Hotel I Utah for the discussion of problems problems le lems arising in the administration of the public offices held by bv memI members mem mem- I bers of the association The sessions sessions ses ses- which were opened with mem-I mem a a- minute five address by Governor George H. H Dern will continue Thursday afternoon and all day Friday L L. A. A Van Dyke county clerk clerIc and auditor of Weber county was elected elected elected elect elect- ed chairman of the gathering Following Following Following Fol Fol- lowing his introduction by the chairman Governor Dern In a I brief brier address of or welcome dealt with the duties of public officers 1 laYing lading emphasis on the fact that they must at all times COt ider 1 I themselves a as servants of or the public pub pub- lie lic and that unless they hold and administer their offices in that spirit they cannot reach their highest highest highest high high- I est degree of efficiency The chief executive of the state also pointed out that it Is always well for public officers to make It Ita Ita ita a point to tell the people fully and frankly what they are getting for tor their tax money And above all declared the speaker do not confine confine con con- fine fineour your our work to the duties absolutely absolutely absolutely Imposed by law In addition addition addi addi- tion to those duties a good public officer of must strive t do anything he lie can within the province of his office to serve the public Following the governors governor's speech I F F. F L. L Layton Laton Davis county treasurer treasurer treasurer treas treas- reported for the committee on organization while David W. W Evans E Weber county treasurer re reported reported reported re- re ported for the committee on uniformity uniformity uni uni- of or accounts and records Following a lively discussion on several proposed bylaws ws of the or organization or- or g John Walker state treasurer spoke on Proper Security Security Security Se Se- of Public Funds after which adjournment was s taken until 2 p. p m. m when Lorenzo Pett a member Of t the state board of equalization C. C W. W Bla Bla Black K tre treas treasurer tre sI s- s I of Millard county and ind nd E B J J. I Groesbeck Salt SaIt Lake county treasurer treasurer treas treas- are scheduled to deliver ad ad- ad I dresses treas-I treas |