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Show NCEBHIHG THE WAR MOTHERS CONVENTION In the Interest of the local branch- a ot Cacho county's War Mothers f i association, there being many ot tho r slstoru -who did not boo tho roport of tho proceedings published In last ') Sunday's lsauo of tho Salt Lake dall- leo, wo hare obtained tho following ! report from the Cache delegation, ' ! which attended tho conrentlon, con- slating of the Fresldont, lira. C. L. I Trotman, the Recording Secretary, ! I Mrs. Qoorgo Q. Rich and tho Cone 1 t laltteoman Mrs. E. R. Owen. Thoro were but four counties represented rep-resented outside, of Salt' Lake county, coun-ty, the tamo being Wobor, TJUh, Summit and Cache, hut a good attendance at-tendance was had In point ot num-JM num-JM &$. all tho stato officers being prca-VJKut. prca-VJKut. Tho Convention was held at rT tho Hotel Utah, November 8, at 2 I p. m. and lasted several hours and I tho following business was transacted. transact-ed. i All, of tho War Mothers association i ' ot tho ctato, and Wjjber county's ; ganliatlon, known as tho Women ' PatYlots of America, wore merged Into a new organization, under the ; namo ot Tho Service Star Legion, and a new constitution therefor was adopted, tho purposo being to form ' tht cUtah chapter ot tho national organization of that name, so as to work in harmony with tho national organization and also more In har-mony har-mony with tho warrior's orgnnlsa- tlon known as tho American Legion. Le-gion. ! Now state offlccrs of the re-born association woro elected aa follows: l'rosldont, Mrs. ,VT. 0. Jennings, S. , Lako City; vlco president, Mrs. Harry Har-ry Fletcher, Provo; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Louise 'Holt, Salt Lako City; Recording socretary, Mrs. 'jy J. E. Coltor, Lohl; treasurer, Mrs. : John D. Spencer, Salt Lako City; Mi-i Mi-i torlan, Mrs. Amy Lyman. Morrill, Lo-i Lo-i gan; state organizer, Mrs. J. 0. iFlack. Ogdon; executlvo coinvolttoe, HiKrs. Anulo Wells Cannon, Salt Lako CffiPfc, Mrs. Edward Rlschel, Ogden. 'MlrlViy. 1. Jcnnlugs, Salt Lake City, jp7kjMrs:0. Hanchott uud Mrs. Sol Sel-!Kgel. Sel-!Kgel. Salt Lako City.1 j! It will bo noticed that Cache , county was awarded tho oulce of hts-' hts-' t torlan In tho-.ncw organization which lis probably tho most responsible position po-sition attached to tho new organization. organiza-tion. In this connection It Is to bo ftiotod that two names woro submitted 'lBy President TrotmanfJUJ nomln-Kttlng nomln-Kttlng committee iJJiosltlon with Rio choice botweon tho two and as jjlllra, Merrill Is not sure that her oth-Jliftr oth-Jliftr duties, which aro arduouB will lmormlt of hor acceptance the othor jljBomlnoo may bo Installed. H Such reorganization as may bo 1Hendored necessary by tho changed Hondltlon affected by this merger ot Hho old War Mothers aBsoclationc .Mibroughout tho stato will bo affected Hty thp stato organization in proper flHptlur Cacho delegation speak very ifhlgbly ot tho vory cordial manner iti f which thoy wero received anl ortlor- talncd at tho capital by the offlccrs f! oftestate organization and fl<u.g delegations and came homo feeling " that a vast Hold of usatuluoas Jies ' bofore them. I Concluding, wo conc-tttulate tho several offlcera ot Cach.i county's a War Mothers' assoclatlju far their Lpaat work. They have bwm llVb llwlrea and we bespeak for them our tffcid In their future work and success jjillooif tho linos ot their nw uwder- I |