Show I Legion Closes i State Stale Conven tion ion in- in inS inSL S L L Mrs Eva Ashton Named as National Committee Committee- Committeewoman I woman of Auxiliary Dr Earl Lewis Formerly of I Vernal to Head 40 and 8 S Soci Society fy ty I Department Dr Commander er-Dr er Dr D DB In U Gottfredson Richfield IVice Vice Commander Commander- I George F T Meyer O Ogden den Auxiliary Officers Officers- PresIdent President Irs Mra Roland ads 1 worth worth werth O Ogden den National Mrs Committeewoman Eva Ashton VernaL Alternate National tt t I woman woman Mrs 1 Oa Gay G y Warner Salt Lake City First Vice Mrs President President Mra Verne Larson Lehi Second Vice President Mrs l Pat rue Pace Delta i Mrs Treasurer Treasurer Mra Melba Buts Hills Bills or of Jordan Mrs l Historian Mrs Alice AIke Milieu Millen of st George Dr D 0 G Gottfredson of Rich Rich- Richfield Richfield Rich field field commander of District 6 G was named to succeed George cn en of Provo as Department of 01 utah commander of the American Le- Le Legion Le Legion gion as the largest and most suc- suc successful successful suc successful convention of the Utah Le- Le Legion Legion Le gion group a s history drew to a close in Salt Lake City Saturday pr Gottfredson wa was named to the of- of office of office fice Tice by acclamation George F Meyer of Ogden was named department vice command command- commander er Price was selected as the site of the 1937 1037 convention after a spir spir- spirited spirited spirited battle Ogden and Cedar City Mrs Ronald Wads Wadsworth of Og- Og OgI Ogden Ogden Og Ogden den was elected president of the I Legion Auxiliary succeeding Mrs I Eva Iva Ashton of Vernal who was I named national committeewoman Mrs Verne Veme Larson of Lehi Lehl was elected first vice president and MrS Pat Pace of Delta second vice pre pre- president president pre president IPat Mrs Gay Warner Wamer of ot Salt Lake was named alternate to Mrs Ashton I Convention activities were con con- concluded con concluded with a ft giant parade through town town down Salt Lake City special town n stunts at th the Legion chateau on Fourth South Street and a final finalI grand wind-up wind at Black Rock RockI where the annual midnight frolic I was was held I t I heldI heldt Gen Walter 0 C Sweeney com com- commanding commanding commanding manding officer nt at Fort Douglas spoke at Saturday mornings meet meet- meeting meeting ing General Sweeney reminded the I Legionnaires Legionnaire of their tremendous importance to the United states d due to the great Influence they wield in one of the most import import- important important important ant phases of af American life Our go government is still in the Iq experimental stage In spite of the fact that It is 15 the oldest govern govern- government government government ment of its kind In existence said General Sweeney DY By this I 1 mean Continued on page tour LEGION SUCCESSFUL STATE STATI AT S In L I cC Continued iJ ed from page one page page one l that we are blazing the trail in n nour our ur own awn form of genuine demo demo- democratic democratic democratic cratic government and that the fu- fu future future fu future ture of democracy and freedom in inI inthe Inthe n I the world worM largely depends depend on the success of our experiment The success of our form of gov- gov government government gov government Is entirely dependent on the Integrity of the Individual citi- citi citizens citi citizens zens uns the general pointed out Un- Un Unless Un Unless less Jess each citizen meets his obliga obliga- obligations obligations honest honestly and squarely and to the best of his ability the gov- gov government government gov government which is the integration of f the Individual effort is bound to fall fail he asserted alerted Military training Is of importance in all aU forms of govern govern- government government government ment although our government is iJ the antithesis of a militarist properly pro pro- pro properly perly erlY administered brings to our youth a realization of their obligation obligation obligation gation to the state and of their importance In the structure of our state You men of the Legion bear a great part of America s responsibility responsibility in that you can influence youth to turn to the proper channels chan chan- channels nels on this vital question of mm- mm military mili military tary training said General Swears Sween- Sweeney Sween-ey Sween ey eyLa La des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux grand Volture of Utah I held eld Its annual election Friday Earl Lewis of Richfield formerly of tf Vernal was named grand chef ele de le gare for the coming year suc- suc succeeding suc succeeding Rulon White of Ogden who was wai elected to the position of cheminant nationale James Callis of Ogden was elected the grand chef de train George Matter of Salt Balt Lake was elected True The Robbins Bobbins of Rich Rich- Richfield Rich Rich-ifield field was named grand correspondent correspondent correspondent dent and Spence S Eccles Eceles of Og- Og Ogden Og Ogden den was wa-s named alternate to Mr White Th The Vernal delegation won von on con con- considerable con considerable attention and praise inthe inthe in inthe the parade with a huge dinosaur float |