Show American Legion Sounds Plea For Support Of Americanism Of-Americanism Americanism Program I Members of the American Legion n Post and Auxiliary Chapters of Delta Fillmore Beaver Milford Parowan St St. George Hurricane and Cedar City met in semi-annul semi convention con con- at Cedar City Saturday to elect new officers hear committee reports and to hear a plea for united united united unit unit- ed support of the Legion Americanism American ism program mad made by by Glen Ballinger Baum- Baum ger state department commander Mr Ballinger addressing a joint meeting of the Legion glon and Auxiliary stated that for 21 years the men and women of the American Legion have been considered specialists In patriotism and that Legionnaires s i have taken the lead in teaching re respect respect re- re re-I re and reverence for Old Glory and all the institutions for it stands Utah he said has men and women sworn to form and mould public opinions favoring fairing th the perpetuation of the Am American rican form of government Seven thousand people shouting the gospel of Americanism Americanism Ameri Amen from front housetops on ev every every ev- ev ery farm every crossroads every street corner and every office Inthis in inthis inthis this state Claiming that nothing short of one hundred per cent Americanism would suffice Commander Balm Balm- ger stated that Legionnaires will stand for for a certain amount of liberalism liberalism liber liber- but not for a poisonous liber- liber Americanism he said is complete complete com corn and unqualified loyalty to the ideals of government set forth Inthe in inthe inthe the Bill of Rights the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution Constitution Constitution tion of the United States It is the respect for and the ready obedience obedience obedi obedi- ence to duly constituted authority and the laws of the land It is freedom freedom freedom free free- I dom without license religion without without without with with- out bigotry respect for all nations without entangling alliances Christian Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian charity without bias or race rac hatred love of the flag and a readiness readiness readi read ness to defend that for which it stands against every alien aUen and subversive subversive subversive sub sub- influence from without or ur within come easy he Continued continued continued con con- for they appeal to the emotions not to the intelligence They preach destruction not con con- Class hatred not brotherly brother brother- ly love They encourage violent possession not peaceful achieve achieve- ment Immortality and license not Christian forbearance They resent and defy all the constructive organizations organizations organizations or or- of character building They can be driven out of our country by throwing throwing- on them the light of truth and education Following the joint session the two grou groups separated for business sessions in which officers were elected Henry Pickett of St. St George was named district commander commander com corn mander of the Legion succeeding George W. W Cahoon who presided at atthe atthe atthe the meetings Saturday R. R N. N Day of Fillmore was named vice commander com com- mander Mr Pickett was named delegate to the national convention and Mr Day as alternate Mrs Kenneth Cannon of St. St George was elected president of the district Auxiliary with Mrs Frant Esplin of Cedar City as first vice president and Mrs Howard Johns Johnsof of Fillmore as second vice president Mrs L. L E. E Nelson of Logan and Mrs E. E W W. Larson of Lehl Lehi department president and treasurer respectively addressed the auxiliary group Mrs Vera of Milford district president presided State department officers who at attended tit tit- tended in addition to Commander Ballinger included Vice Commander Comman Comman- der Orval Singleton of Provo Adjutant Adjutant Adjutant Ad Ad- A. A S. S Horsely of Salt Lake City E. E A. A Littlefield manager of the veterans' veterans facility facUlty and executive secretary to Boys' Boys state and F. F II n. Fisher department chairman of it Junior baseball They addressed the group on phases of the Legion The visitors were guests of the Cedar City grou groups at a picnic and dance in the evening Mrs E. E L. L Jones president of the Auxiliary and L. L C. C Miles of the Legion were In charge of entertainment S |