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Show Military Bands Will Be Feature The crack twenty-four piece band of the 70th Field Artillery of Fort D. A. Russell will be in Price all three days of the American Legion conventions, according to announcement announce-ment issuel today by the local convention con-vention headquarters, says the Price News-Advocate. This feature of the convention is being provided through the joint efforts of Salt Lake Post No. 2 and Price Post No. 3, the band to be brought from Salt Lake upon the special train that will bring the big delegation from the north end of the state. The band will play sev-ereal sev-ereal concerts every day, it is expected, ex-pected, and will probably be brought into services for some of the convention con-vention dances. Hundreds of legion-aires legion-aires and their ladies will be there according to reports from all over the state ,much interest being shown by all the posts and auxiliary units. The convention is not alone for the American Legion and its auxiliaries but for the citizens of Carbon county coun-ty as well. There wil be many attractions at-tractions of great interest to' the general public such as the big parade which opens the convention on Thursday, August 2, the big public mass meeting which will be addressed address-ed by National Commander Alvin M. Owsley and Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, national president of the American Legion Auxiliary and the public is invited to attend the dances which will be held each night of the convention. con-vention. These things the legion and auxiliary committees wish to bring forcibly to the public attention in order that the citizens of the county may take advantage of the unusual opportunities for entertainment entertain-ment and education. From present indications Price will have to house many visitors. The housing and reception committees of the legion and auxiliary are now receiving re-ceiving scores of requests for reservations. reser-vations. This affair will tax the accomodations of the city and all citizens who can possibly spare rooms in their homes are urged to communicate with Mrs. R. C. Reed or R. G. Booker, who are charged with the proper housing of the delegates. dele-gates. Department Adjutant Kirke M. Decker is daily receiving lists of delegates from all over the state with word that many legionaires who are not delegates will also attend. Salt Lake City expects to bring a special train and according to Mr. Decker who just returned from Salt Lake they are very enthusiastic over the convention plan. Spanish Fork reports that they will bring down twenty-five or thirty visitors and the general tenor of all reports indicate a monstrous gathering. |