Show DECKER SPEAKS kic AT LUNCHEON program furnished by the brigham city post of the american legion at the december luncheon of the box elder commercial club held wednesday evening in the club rooms the program was presented by the brigham city post no 10 of the american legion wm win E davis chairman of 0 tho the entertainment committee called the luncheon to order at eight and presented C V forsgren of the lesion legion as the toastmaster the ceremonial ot of a regular legion meeting was followed toll owed in rising to salute the national and post colors before proceeding with the program legion alre are forsgren who is an officer oi of the il 11 post suggested to the members that it was the desire 0 of the post to acquaint all with the alms aims ideals ani and accomplishments of 0 that great organ bation the american legion quartet consisting 0 of henry frogley L A hansen B E L josephson and Rut ruthven liven forsgren sang some stirring camp songs and pleasing harmonies kirke M decker adjutant ot of the department of utah was introduced s the speaker of the evening mr decker has been active in legion work since its inception and he gave an unusually clear succinct and comprehensive statement ot of the aims and accomplishments 0 of this organization many ot of our most conservative citizens who had gone to the meeting with a more or less indefinite notion that the american legion was simply a group ot of ex service men who had banded themselves together in a sort f a military organization as ar bonus grabbers and tor for personal gain come away with a more definite understanding ot of the unselfish and idealistic alma aims and of this his t s mameor ame sam eor rp and the intense love or of country which actuated the actions t f its members atter after some more songs by the legion quartet and retirement of the colors while all stood at attention and in n salute chairman davis gave the welcomed eat command and the remainder ina inder of 0 the evening was spent in visiting and eating |