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Show PN HEADS CONFER WITH HUMrTTEES ,-cBunander and Adjutant of Utah State Department Spent Sunday Here Aiding Aid-ing in Convention Plans G.orge Ballif, state command-of'the command-of'the American Legion, de-of de-of Utah, and Otto -".',EV state adjutant, spent .'."dav' in St. George eonferr--V ir'th the !ocal convention -ninee on the plans- made ..'"tuT for the entertainment i'itors at the convention to 1; here on August 25, 2 6 .-i"'T. According to the visi-".'ojs visi-".'ojs city is one of the prepared in the state for accommodation of the large '-Jit: who will spend three or ;,-r iv:s here, and the com-: com-: '-;e iii charge has made the T'l-sit progress of any conven- "; foxmittee for the past sev- years. V.-ork on the souvenir pro-rm pro-rm has already started. This tiet will be the means of ;:.iE(ing to a great extent the ' -Tention program. Over 5000 of the book will-be mailed every member of the Legion j t'ae Auxiliary before 'the first .:' August. Officers of the American Lent Le-nt Auxiliary, probably Mrs. B. I Jenkins, department president, -.11 vi;it here soon, and either G. D. Rutledge or Mrs. ixi D. Anderson will accom-isf accom-isf her, according to a letter -vited by Mrs. Henry Pick- president of 'the local unit. Me officers of the Legion are iio expected here again for a (.ickop some time in June. The first day's program will Est of registration of dele-iiSi dele-iiSi and guests of both organisms organ-isms and meetings for mem-la mem-la A boxing program will be ;;ed at night, followed by tabs. fa the second day a public :-;:1hr vill.be held at 10 a. : ith regular department -lings in the early afternoon, :1 a memorial service at about o'clock. According to Mrs. kett, the time of the Gold ;r Mothers' tea has not yet a definitely set. The banquet Legionnaires and Auxiliary nbers will be on the evening ' the second day. A feature of the convention 1 be the fife and drum corps t with the aggregations Ogden, Provo and Logan, 'A have been organized for -i-al years, and Helper and fie, new organizations, coming. com-ing. Prizes aggregating $17 5 e been offered for the con-' con-' winners. Other interesting fires will be sports, a pa- '(. etc. Probably the most distinguish- 1 group of visitors ever to be -tabled in St. George at one :;t will be here. Invitations have extended the governor of state, the Utah congres-,J1 congres-,J1 delegation and represents represen-ts of the national depart- ts of the Legion and Auxil- ury, The last day of the convention be occupied by committee V r,s; reorganizations, elec- of officers, and the selec-,;"'the selec-,;"'the 1933 convention city. f Forty 'n Eight, the social j'h ot the Legion will hold jtode and initiations on the '' nay. . . I |