Show R. R J. J Shay Appointed I Chairman Of Elks Defense Committee A National Defense Committee which which will carry out the general program of the halt half million members mem mem- bers of the Benevolent and Protective Protective Protective tive Order of Elks throughout the United States was announced to today today today to- to day by Clarence Lamoreaux Exalted Exalted Exalted Ex Ex- alted Ruler of Cedar City Lodge No 1556 1550 Reuben neuben J J. Shay past Exalted Ruler of the Cedar City Lodge will act as of the local com corn The action of Mr Lamoreaux in announcing the committee locally locally locally local local- ly was taken simultaneously with witha a statement made public In New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City by James R R. Nicholson Chairman of ot the Elks National Defense Defense Defense De De- Commission In outlining a program of national national na na- na- na defense on behalf of five hundred thousand members members' of the Order located In over fourteen fourteen hundred cities Mr Nicholson said The most important activities to which members of the Order should devote themselves In their country's defense are to uphold and teach Americanism and the democratic form of government to discover andreport and andreport nd report treasonable subversive and fifth column activities in America and to assist In the physical development development development devel devel- of the youth of the country coun coun- try Tills is work in which every everyman everyman man can cah can do his part continued Chairman Nicholson by cooperating ing with the Defense Committee of his lodge each member of the Order Order Order Or Or- der has an exceptional opportunity to contribute materially to the preservation and defense of the American Way of Life Outlining a three point program approved at the national convention convention convention conven conven- tion of the Order the tile chairman said Members of the Order will wll institute a campaign to expand I vocational training in the Public schools having in tn mind the im importance importance im- im I of mechanized units m 10 modem modern warfare as stressed in the I present preset conflict they will promote more general and constant display I of our country's flag and endeavor to bring into our membership the leading citizens of each of our communities that th they y may join with us in our our patriotic services and will organize mothers wives and daughters of members for co co- co operation in the general defense program of each lodge Mr Nicholson also stated that members of each lodge will be organized organized organized or or- for physical culture activIties activities activities so that each might be prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared to meet his individual re responsibility re- re |