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Show State Convention Committees Make Final Plans The last week end in May and the first in June will be a busy time in Cedar City with two state conventions scheduled on the succeding week ends. Each convention con-vention is expected to attract 1000 or more visitors. The State Convention of Elks will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 2G. 27 and 2S. with approximately (100 Elks and their wives expected to gather here for the occasion. One of the principal features of the Elks' pathoring will be the dedication of the new home of the Cedar City Lodge, which has been occupied only a few months. A representative of the Grand Lodge will be here for the dedication dedi-cation ceremonies, local lodge officials of-ficials renort. The.Dublic will be invited to visit the new lodce nrior to the dedication service"!. Steve Asmtis is general convention conven-tion chairman, with Rex Harris acting as assistant chairman. Al1 committees have been wnrMn for sovnrnl months to eomrl"to nrenn ratios to maVe this the finest fin-est convention In tbf. hsittory of th state organization. The State Convention of Lions International of the Utah District Dis-trict Will open here on Thursday June 2. and continue through Friday Fri-day and Saturday, June 3 and 4. Advance reservations Indicate that more than 1000 guests will be In nttendance at this three-day three-day conference. Reed Perrett Is general chairman chair-man of the Lions convention, and is being assisted by a committee commit-tee composed of Ray Llndquist, president of the Cedar City club; Alfred Olson, treasurer; J. Frr-.nk Dalley and Morris Roberts. Committees Com-mittees have completed all details de-tails of the convention program, with outstanding entertainment features for both men and women intermingled with Important business bus-iness sessions. Housing for such large numbers num-bers would normally be a major problem, but arrangements have been made for the use of the rooms at the men's and women's dormitories at the College of Southern Utah. |