Show LEGION DEPT OFfiCIAlS ClAIM CEDAR CITY DIY IDEAL CONVENTION G CITY m GION N CONVENTION OPENED ENTHUSIASTICAllY OPENED lUTH l- l UTH HT ANNUAL STATE AMERICAN CONVENTION A AUGE AUGE AUGE SUCCESS SUCCESS HUNDREDS HUNDREDS OF DELEGATES UGE FROM I IVERY VERY IVERY POST IN UT UTAH NATIONAL NATIONAL Uc-NATIONAL COMMANDER lANDER OF HE E LEGION STATE S SENATOR REEL REEf SMOOT SHOOT GOVERN GOVERN- R ft DERN BERN AND OTHER PROMINENT STATE OFFICIALS iA S RESENT MAMMOTH RESENT MAMMOTH PARADE SPECIAL FEATURE OF HE SECOND DAY IDI r res ores of delegates from every Avery an im of Utah came to Cedar Cedar City lay ay afternoon and night and Mon Mon- morning and registered for forr the Legion gion Convention wHich eon con conJ on J at 1000 M Monday morning nd d they found the town nicely rated for the benefit and for fore e who came to tak take in the rodeo held forth every afternoon coming com com- ing cing Tuesday and ending yester yester- I ain in street was crowded with th thors ors and and and- andal all al seemed to be out to toy y themselves To start the spirit ol ty and patriotism the Logan Logani i and Drum Corps composed of ofen ofen nen en and a genuine drum drum major ded the business section dressed in ther their snappy uniforms uniforms and ed td some mighty inspiring tunes lis is Is the very best organization ts is kind in Utah and and the people highly delighted at its its' appear appear- and seemingly could not get getCh gh Ch of the inspiring twines tunes tunes play play- y the organization Lit Ie visitors were taking hi in the theM theand theand M and fi finding out who the entries for the the big rodeo the del delegates gates in convention in the C. C S S. S A A. A and during daring the forenoon apted ap- ap ted led the various committees who that afternoon los lo lohe lose fole he e afternoon session of the conon conon con- con on lion w was was s fully as as' well attended he s e forenoon session and after the inary opening reports of cornea corn corn- tees es ea were heard between en them themi i g talks from various delegates different departments ke main maUl main j speech was by Chairman Athletics committee w who gave ing talk on Americanism he I enthusiastically applauded and points brought home t to every gets gate the necessity of r. r teaching not only in everyday everydayness ness nesa life but in the home V e I. I report on legislation showed f several everal bills bilIs had been p by state legislature that were entire entire- cc and had worked great greatt fit t to the Legion in J e Logan Fife and Drum Corp had anticipated staying only one one Were ere asked to remain over over un un- morning and join in th the de a committee being appointed confer with the leader who re- re r ped p- p ed that the Corps w uld gladly de to the west request of the Legion take ke Part in the parade 1 t SO the It Iron In County Legion Legion- 1 and Md Auxiliary entertained vait- vait of the State Legion gion Auxiliary at dinner at the Hotel te where a delightful time agent the being inter inter- hL sed eed with a pr program Kram of specially wed Ired musical numbers the evening a dance was held the ore open air pavilion at t which entire state dt delegation of b both th rican Legon on and Auxiliary guests of honor r. r The dance was ded with h merry makers and anil all molt enjoyable time 10 r t Haas Meeting held in the L de e Tuesday morning by the legion was one of of enthus enthus- and d devotion in honor of the too 0 ao 10 Willingly C gave SaVe UP every every- f o gO 80 int Into k in t the service ervi for Uncle Unde e Great reat Jat Wor Worlds World's War building h H 4 an end Was f flIed filled to its its' ca tilt entrances lances many were standing nt at eager to hear from froth fromn n the Ita stand II d Were II h ed many noted and vi-It vi visitors ors among mong whom u VI was our Chaplain John Seaman I three eighty h ee years old a Civil War Wai Veteran State tate Commander Woolley presided ed at nt the at the meeting The Ladies Ladies' Trio of Cedar City sang I I Passed by Your Window Invocation by John Seaman report of of local post 71 74 by Commander Fernleigh Fernleigh Fernleigh Fern- Fern leigh Gardner Mayor Christensen gave a hearty welcome to the American Ameri Ameri- c can n in behalf of of th thi the City Dr J J JV W V Bergstrom president of the C Chamber amber of of Commerce welcomed welcomed welcomed wel wel- the guests within our gates Solo by Alice Williams Commander Woolley of Salt Lake City Post spoke of of the hospitality accorded them b by Cedar City response by Mrs Dr Homer Rich of Vernal R. R D. D Pape of Helper thanked Cedar City for forthe forthe forthe the splendid hospitality accorded them Solo Flag Without a Stain was very beautifully sung by bj State Vice Commander Commande Jack Wright of Cedar City Commander Wooley explained that John A. A Booth had presented the American Legion with witha a trophy for forthe forthe forthe the unit securing the largest enrollment enrollment enroll enroll- ment men and the same presented to Commander Commander Commander Com Com- mander Petty of Salina Salna Post 36 30 they being the successful winner of the silver cup Mr Wooley stated also that Cedar City City has many honors af afforded afforded af af- forded her ber having haing had as her distinguished distinguished dis dis- guests one President of ot the United States and also a a- a Crown Crown Prince Prance of a foreign land and today the American Legion which is one of the strongest organizations ever enlisted in the service of mankind and ami wholly democrats c in its organ organ- It takes in in every man rich I matter what his vocation dr poor no i is who was in the World War an and who was honorably discharged from i service I National Commander spoke of the splendid welcome given him in fn Cedar City and said gaid aid he congratulated congratulated con con- g us on our city and state It surely is a wonderful place to live so many beautiful fields felds and homes and rind that the motive of the American Legion was to give service to God Country and State V t Following is a synopsis of Commander Commander Com Com- mander mande speech iol ol Delc rl American Legion has n no no patience with those well meaning but misguided people who are making making mak make ing strenuous efforts to palsy the arm of Ame America a Nr NiJ NI J tonal nal Commander Commander Com Com- mander John R. R In an address address ad ad- dress before the convention of the Utah department of the here Tuesday voiced a determination of the veterans veterans' veterans organization organization to support national defense de deg every effort to build our lense on a high plane of preparedness In keeping with our national security and as a world power Conditions which he ass asserted made mae it imperative that the United States have an adequate defense at this time I were described by Commander Mc Me- America with its great I I wealth he stated will be our ours only so long as the world knows we are ready and prepared to defend it America is today the richest nation na na- I continued Our O earth rth he tion tio-n on e rational wealth has been estimated at three hundred and fifty billions the that so vast of dollars a sum human mind cannot comprehend It We are not only the richest richest nation nation but at the present we are the bankers bank bank- ers era of he world The money center has shifted from L London to tog New York Tho Tto cI civilized world orld Indebted to A America e e are the he creditors of the tile universe and the of humanity are such that debtors are not specially fond of ther their creditors We were I Ione one of t the e powers least affected by I Ithe the war last war last In and first out after the he job jot was done and this very fact is IS now creating some feeling abroad With the most magnificent territorial territorial ter ter- empl empire e n which the sub shines with a temperate climate and and material wealth far beyond that ot of any other nation the United Stat States s of America is the richest prize plize of i the he ages the ages the greatest inheritance since ti time began It will be ours only so l long ng as as the world knows we weare weare weare are ready and prepared to defend it Decrying the efforts of persons who he said sald are working to deprive u us up o of t the e small defense we now have Commander declared They shut their eyes t to the history his his- tory of our country and ignore all the expel of the past They apparently are and and anxious to dze all we have gained gaind In Inthe Inthe inthe the last century and a half if they are ale only permitted to attempt the ci creation cation of an impossible Utopia They are against and hostile to anything in the nature of national defense they are opposed to the army and navy and would abolish both they are aie opposed to military instruction in our schools and colleges colleges col col- leges are just now engaged in a ana na nation wide wide n-wide campaign to force foice the government to abandon such tion They set much store by world courts and Hague tribunals tribunas and that thatis' thatis thatis' thatis thatis' thatis is' is well But let us remember that neither courts nor tribunals can accomplish the impossible They cannot change human nature In the space of a afew afew afew few years They cannot do doo away with mans man's cupidity nor quench a nations nation's thirst for power and dominion when it thinks it is strong enough to win Those opposed to 10 any adequate defense dilate upon our Isolation and ald the protecting power of two great oceans utterly oblivious of the fact that years ago with ago with the crude methods of transportation then in use use both both France and England landed landed land land- ed armies on our coast one to make war upon us and the other to assist us in founding a nation What was done then was repeated repeat repeat- ed on a mighty scale just fight eight years ago only the ships were sailIng sailing sailing sail sail- ing east instead of west and were carrying American troops instead of British and French So S long as the nations of the earth are striving for trade and wealth and commercial advantage so long as human nature remains substantially as as it is is so long as world peace is in the making it is our duty to assist by sound methods method of our own determination in speeding speeding speeding speed speed- ing the day when swords shall be beaten into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks and na nations shall learn war rio po po more but in the meantime meantime meantime mean mean- time let us have a care and provide the necessary means such as no ire va now have in the National Defense Act Act- to make sure that no harm come cometo cometo corne corneto to the the temple of liberty our fathers I have here I Commander turning to the question of world peace said liThe The Legion has been is and will continue to be for world peace so so long as that pea pease e is honorable end and based on justice and square dealing But we recognize that justice is seldom seldom sel sel- dom a automatic and for tha reason reason the Legion has hu advocated the adherence adherence ad ad- her nce by the United States to a permanent court of international justice with the machinery and power to make It its decrees ef el The liThe men who compose the Legion know what hat war is They have seen it at its worst and they want no nomore nomore nomore more of it if it can be honorably avoided But the Legion r recognizes that that controversies and quarrels between between between be be- tween nations are aIm almost oat certain to to arise and that mere agreements have such things have been to a large extent fut futile lie Commander Mc Me- At the the close close of talk the Payson Post Double Quartette sang On to Victory Tha audience stood when Governor Govern Dern was introduced by Commander Wooley He lIe spoke of the common commonwealth commonwealth commonwealth wealth of Cedar City also of ot the iron mines and tourist travel tra as a com meric 1 value to to Cedar and Southern Utah Ut He lie also spoke of the patriotism patriot patriot- ism lam of the American Leg Legion Legon on The audience again arose as Senator Reed Smoot was Introduced d I He lie said that ever every war brings a II a great grent responsibility for a country and that thai the whole world sang praise of at the close of the war and md if America had not entered the war the Kaiser of Germany would be dictating to France what she should do but now we are cartooned in var various ious lous ways os liS a Shylock or a money money- leader I hope the American people will be too to pay any attention to these things Commander Wooley requested that the au audience lence stand tand f for r two two minutes with bowed heads in sacred memory of our heroes who gave their lives in the service of our country Taps were sounded by the bugler and Mrs Arthur Wooley sang As As' time would not permit hear ha ng from flom our other distinguished guests they were wele introduced by Commander Wooley Senator Wm II II King Congressman Don B. B Colton an and Larry Lany Doyle Grand Chef de Gar of ol the FOI Forty ty and Eight and many othIS oth oth- TS rs whose names names we were unable to get The distinguished were entertained Ly by the Rot Rotary ry Club at Luncheon L |