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Show St. George Chosen As Mid-Winter Meeting Place of Associated Civic Clubs Citizens Rebuked For Lack of Interest In Saturday's Meeting What has become of your local civics club members? That was the question asked Saturday evening eve-ning when only seven St. George people other than those called to assist with the entertainment numbers were present at the Associated Civics club banquet which concluded the day's sessions. ses-sions. None of those present seemed able to give the answers, since in the past the local organizations or-ganizations have cooperated in a big way for such an event. St. George is chosen as the midwinter mid-winter meeting place of the Associated As-sociated civics clubs because of its generally good weather this time of the year. Again this year, the weatherman served the genuine brand of Dixie December weather which was a treat for the visitors from other places, -where snow and cold prevail. An open session was held at the college auditorium Saturday forenoon with cooperation of Northern Arizona, Southern Utah and Nevada stressed. A business session convened at the Liberty hotel Saturday afternoon following follow-ing a 2 p.m. general session, during dur-ing which time the women of the party made a tour of the city. According to reports of local officers, of-ficers, many items of vital importance im-portance . to the Southern Utah division were given consideration during this convention. Viewed in the light of their past accomplishments accom-plishments it is felt there will be (Continued on page eight) Civic Clubs Meet (Continued from first pagei a dire loss should this organiza. tion of associated Civic club-cease club-cease to exist. Chauncey Sandberg of the Hurricane Hur-ricane Chamber of Commerce w, in charge of the meeting Toastmaster at the banquet wa-J. wa-J. Lawrence Wadsworth, loca Chamber of Commerce president A violin solo, "Vienese Woods" bv Mrs. Ellis Everett, two voca' solos "Sweeter Than All The Roses" and "South of The Border" Bor-der" by Miss Noma Andrus, with Mrs. Mae A. Pace at the piano, and a piano solo, "On The Trail" from Ferde DeGrafe Grand Canyon Suite, completed the musical numbers, and were in charge of Pres. Glenn E. Snow of the Dixie junior college. All were warmly applauded. Speakers were B. W. Wynaught, Milford, elected 1940 president! James Sargeant, outgoing president presi-dent who has served for two terms; Chairman W. D. Hammond of the state road commission members from the Nevada and Arizona delegations, Editor Bol-tinger Bol-tinger of Las Vegas and Mr. Chambers of Phoenix, Ariz., both of whom extended invitations to the Utah clubs to be their guests and Frank Martinez, who has served as an officer in the organization or-ganization for the past 14 yeais. and who presented James Sargeant Sar-geant with a handsome gift ir behalf of the associated chb-who chb-who paid tribute to his accomplishments accom-plishments during the past two years as president. Joe Bergen. Commissioner of Aeronautics ir, Utah was presented. Taken all in all, say the local officers, the meetings were very constructive and profitable. Tne only thing lacking was the support sup-port in numbers of local chic clubs members, both at the meetings meet-ings and at the banquet. |