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Show LEGIGHNAIRES mi, mm Members cf St. George Post Convention C o m its i ttee Plan Triii to Las Vegas Tomorrow and Saturday A delegation of between fifteen fif-teen and twenty from St. George, including members cf Lester Keate post of the American Legion, Le-gion, the convention committee, and others, plan to spend this weak end at Las- Vegas attending attend-ing the fourteenth annual convention con-vention of the Nevada dcpari--:-;:it cf the Legion. The meet will open tonight with registration and continue Friday and Saturday. During tomorrow to-morrow afternoon a trip will be made to Boulder Cuy and the dam site. One the most unitiue stunts a-, cr attempted in the history of western department conventions will he a fireworks parade Friday Fri-day evening. The actual fire-v.-oi Its display will be in the lured a of a company which makes : bavinass of handling affairs of i hi,- kind at conventions, and a t: air-cat man will be on the job to supervise the work and insure rectacular lighting effects as well as perfect safety to all onlookers. on-lookers. A few of the effecis to be staged during the parade are: A western wheat field Across a frontage of sixty feet, gold-shower gold-shower batteries pre'-ent a solid front of glittering fire resembling resem-bling o field of ripening grain ri pii'ling in the breeze. Old Faithful A remarkable reproduction of Yellowstone's most popular geyser. Starting with a slow upheaval of white fire fifteen feet high, it next releases streams of colored fire 100 feet high and ends in one glorious burst' of golden flame proiecttd 20u feet in the air. The United States flag Old C-lnrv it e!f. painted in lines of fire, floating in the breeze from its g.old flagstaff, i A number of other displays as well as plenty of small displays dis-plays ami fireworks all along the line of march will make this event one to be remembered. It is anticipated that the parade a'one wiil draw five thousand people to the city Friday night. |