Show ARMISTICE DAY IS S FITTINGLY N OBSERVED Anniversary of End of War Var Celebrated by Amer Amel jean ican Legion day commemorating the sIxteenth of the end of the World Walt Wai was vas fIttingly observed at Moab Monday under the leadership of Grand county post No 54 of the American LegIon From mornIng un- un late at night the festivities held sway and the celebration was one of the most successful ever given here The streets and business houses wee wele decorated m in patriotic colors and during much of the day the stores sere ere closed The program started at 10 am a m when the Grand county hIgh school band gave a concert and drIll drIllon drillon on Main Mam street followed by a parade to the W WOW 0 W hall haIl where a patrIotIc program was rendered The parade was led by the band followed by a color guard and the members of the American Legion The patriotIc program was attended by a crowd that fIlled the commodious WOW W 0 W hall haIl to overflowing L T Foy chairman of the local Legion post presIded Following the advancing of the colors prayer was offered by Lucan en post chaplain A reading AmerIca for Me was gIven by Miss Vonda Bronson The hIgh school band played a patriotic seIer- seIer selection tIon after whIch Mrs R H Dalrymple and Mrs Mennel Stewart rendered a vocal duet Roses of Promptly at 11 o 0 clock the fire siren was sounded and the audIence stood in silence for 30 seconds in commemoration commemoration oration of the armIstice of 16 years be- be before before fore A solo Memories of France was sung by LucIan The address of the day was by otto ottoA OttoA A department commander of the AmerIcan Legien Mr gave an eloquent address WhICh held the close attentIon of his audience for nearly an hour He told of the organ organ- organIzation organization of the AmerIcan Legion m in mFr Fr France 16 10 years ago its principal ob- ob obJective objective then and now being the care of the dIsabled veterans and theIr dependents dependents dents He delIvered an eloquent plea for fOl the support of the World War dIS- dIS dISabled disabled veterans and asked that the people of Moab back up the American J I Legion m in its efforts to obtain Justice for or the serVIce men Commander also urged that this nation prepare for the next war v ar by conscrIpt mg ng all wealth together with the ent re repopulation population of the nation HIS theory of voiding a future wars was vas to make I Continued on last page p I ARMISTICE DAY I Continued from first page it impossIble to a profit from war Commander Fay Foy read a letter writ writ- written written ten to home folks by James roy Foy a Moab soldier who died in a training in Virginia in 1917 rollo ing the playing of Star Spangled Banner by the band the meeting adjourned Commencing at 2 o'clock a football game between the Grand county high school s 1935 team and a team from the Moab C C C camp was played the score being 13 0 in favor the camp team The high school youngsters played one of theIr best games of the year and held their heavier and older opponents on even terms most of the game At 7 30 pm p m a boxing card w as staged at the WOW W 0 W hall and w as attended by a large crowd The fights were wele mainly between town to boys and members of the C C C company Fol- Fol Following lowing is a resume of the results at atthe atthe the boning card Main event EmIt pittman of La Sal knocked out Ed of the camp m in the fIrst round semi final event Don Hudson Moab Koko Kasky C CC C C five rounds main preliminary four rounds Leo Burl BUll Moab Marc MaC Balich camp preliminaries preliminaries- Hub Peterson Moab vs John Hm Hill camp draw Devaughn Kerby vs Nell Neil Merling both of Moab draw Bill Shupe vs Grant Dalton both of Moab won by shupe Smoky Burr Moab IS ts Nemi Archuletta Thompsons draw All bouts were refereed by Tony Meador An ArmIstIce night dance following I the fight card was a colorful affair I Confetti I with a large attendance caps and horns convel converted ted the dance into a carnival event which was pro pro- pronounced I one of the most enjoyable of I the season Altogether Moab s fIrst observance I or of ArmistIce day was most interesting and enjoyable and the American I LegIon is to be commended for Its ef- ef efforts efforts forts in making the occasion a success |