Show mm F FOR 0 H convention CITY AMERICAN LEGION CON OF 1929 possibility FOR FOK FILL MORU MORE the boys of the local american L legion eglon post have been urged by active legion officials from northern posts to bring the 1929 legion convention bention to fillmore these legion officers wish to have the utah american legion make a pilgrimage text next year to the old state capitol which will then be repaired and reconditioned as a monument to the state of utah they also urge that fillmore is ideally located geographically and that this part of the state should be in turn tor for the 1929 convention ven tion herewith are a few facts facia about what a convention would mean to fillmore first it would bring to SOO delegates many of them bringing their ta families milles tor for a 3 day outing in addition to the delegates hundreds of non legion visitors would come to seo see the Legion alres parade and attend the entertainments provided for the visitors second it will mean that these visitors will spend not less than while here on a 3 day stay third it will mean that fillmore with its historic state house and the historic part it played in the early days will be favorably advertised both in utah and elsewhere as the host of the world war veterans of utah indeed it seems a golden opportunity tor for the legion members and citizens of fillmore to do something really big for the community As one legion member has expressed it the people of fillmore have aided the legion in many ways and now Is an opportunity for the legion to all aid the community the question arises as to whether or not a small town like can care for or such a convention the writer thinks we can we whir have over a hundred tine fine hotel rooms and modern cafes and dining dinin g rooms along alone with our modern auto camp grounds As to additional housing facilities the utah national guard will furnish government tents and aad cots to accommodate as many as we wish and furnish them free of charge we have space in our city park tor for a small tent city the avalon theatre will provide a spacious convention hall the new municipal dance floor will provide for the dancing our canyon mountains craters and lava beds and the swimming and dancing at win o pa provide side trips of interest it seems that we have more than one would think to enable fillmore to entertain it a convention now the question Is do the people ot of fillmore approve ot of an effort on the part ot of the local legion to secure the 1929 state convention here the 1928 convention will be held at salt lake city aug 9 10 and 11 fillmore post will send 4 delegates heber J mitchell Ml jr byron howells john nett neff and E vance WIL son these delegates will work to bring the convention here it if fillmore wants it otherwise not let us have an expression from the citizens of fillmore after you have read this athla article discuss it with your friends and state your opinion to one ot of the legion delegates to the state convention ven tion they will be governed in regard to the 1929 convent convention loa by the attitude of the people ot of fillmore |