Show G C L Becker Makes Gift 1 t To American Legion for j Drum and aid Trumpet Corps Cerps i Living up Ul to the tho th spirit and letter or of o the constitution of ot the tho American Legion le lon officers of o of Herman post No 9 who aro candidates s for tor political offices d submitted d their resignations at tho post meeting Nonda Monday night Those who resigned arc i Parley E Republican for county attorney and Eugene Sugene Pratt Democratic nom nom- nominee inee 0 for tor tho the same office front from tho positions of ot first com vicc com vice mander and nd historian respect respect- respectIvely respectively ively L J 1 Holther Republican for rOI the thu th legislature rc re- re rc signed as IlS service officer Their positions will wilt be bo filled at the next nc steeling meeting of or the th post i Other legionnaires who arc aro candidates lor tor political offices arc aro J Francis Fowles Democratic for Cor the tir state staf and anI alter alter S Craven Democratic candidate for Cor county surveyor The posts post's meeting was a large larSe and enthusiastic alfair with O G UI I L Becker staunch or of othe I the the legion acting both as guest and host Mr Air Becker at al l his own request furnished refreshments for the social Mr Jr Decker Becker was sinn given an en- en reception when h hp mode made a a substantial donation to the fund fund to equip the post drum and aud trumpet corps He address address- addressed addressed ed cd the tir legion men creating mirth and levity as lIS well as uttering sound round sentiments In tt a serious The political 1 repartee passed assed back and forth also created much tun lun fun for tor tho the members The Tho appointment oC or William P Bill Stephens as general chair chair- chairman chairman chairman man ot of the tho Armistice J day com com- committee committee was announced by Com Com- Command Commander Commander mand mander r Lawrence Clayton Claton air 1111 II Stephens announced his commit commit- committee commit to tee teo appointments and said that lo 10 had named a public relations committee to meet the th mayor school officials and other bodies and nd spread throughout the schools the reason lor for celebrating Arm Arm- Armistice Armistice Armistice dp day dap NAME COMMITTEES The Tho Armistice day committees are aro as follows public relations n J Francis Fowles chairman R H L Olson Commander Clayton Claton and Mr Ir Stephens athletics George D Shupe chairman Dix Dix- Dixon Dixon Dix on on K Kapple V D Harrison Joseph L Newer Newey Newe Lon Romney Homney and Thomas Welch Velch R L i Olson drum and tr trumpet corps Leonard Davidson street decoration Milton lIton D Boyle mili mili- military military tary demonstration Major A E chairman Captain C J Dockler Captain Lee Leo D Turner Lieutenant Vern R Ekins dances Edwin 0 O Peterson i chairman W Peer Peery Roland J JOlle Olle Reeve Bert C Silverthorn Jack E n Young Youns Youn and Dr J A Wallace The vote vole ote to spread a resolution ot or respect to the late lato Dr PI E Edward ar l Maurice Conroy up upon up- up upon upon on the records records- or of o the post Dr service durin during the war warnot val not only In a a public way but that given to families ot or those who were tl lm In the service was ws vas praised by Commander Clayton in a eu- eu eu eulogy logy of ot the the former ormer mayor I for or the post included I numbers rendered by Miss Marl Mari Marianne arl anne Browning grand Brand opera olera so- so soprano soprano so soprano Miss Mary Fisher Fishery violinist let 1st accompanied by her sister Miss liss Kathryn Kethrn Fisher Isher pianist In his address Mr air Ir Decker Becker saId Mr 11 Commander and Members or of Herman Baker Post N 9 On iho morning of ot the tho dayI day 1 I left rt for Cedar City a s- s gentleman who Is a politician met me op 01 the tho street and asked asked me mo why J was hurrying I told him Y I was on n my way to Cedar CIl City City and and lib IC asked aked Why me me Why are arc re you ou so crazy about th the American Le Legion lon fel fe- fellows lows What aro arc you ou alter I Not Not a damned thing thine Im I'm just one ot or those fellows who believes belie that there isn't r that Is decent and right ht and good for tor the tho American people to todo todo do that Is too much for the met t men who left lert homo home lome and fireside fath Cath- Cather father fath- fath father er and mother wife wire or sweet sweet- sweetheart sweetheart heart henrt sister or brother to offe their lives and go co through hell hellI itself for Cor home and eo country Somo Sonia contrast in my mind minI to sonic some ot or o flag lag wavIng patri patri- patriots patriots who remained home to do dothe dothe the shouting That That was my answer and spoken with some some om heat heat- It IL nI- nI al always ways hurts my feelings whey 1 someone questions a x decent a aCt t tand and thinks you ou mUl must t hale haio 0 sonic sonie sort ot or an ulterior motivo ue- ue i c- c hind It On our way to Cedar City whet when It was undecided whether your our 1927 convention would woold go goto coto goto to Payson or Ogden Osden I promised your commander Mr Clayton that If it Ogden Osden got sot the th convention I would be very glad clad to give you youa youa ou a nice blowout at nt our plant Iwas I Iwas was glad clad Indeed to learn lorn that Ogden had landed look the conven conven- convention tion Evidently it took strenuous strenuous strenuous ous work day and an 1 night on the part of or somo iome ot or your our Ogden members I remember how I worried about getting setting a a room for Cor your commander and Mr Maus Jaus We didn't know Mr Clayton was going goins- with us until the last min min- minute minute ute ule and then attempted to make reservations When hen we got rot to Cedar City we were relieved relle when told that a room had been re- re reserved reserved re reserved served and the worry was need need- needless needless needless less We had the room all nil right but we w surely hadn't any more macro use for lor that room than a cat catha ha has for two tails Neither one or of those two distinguished gentle s I men got sot anywhere near that room that night Wherever they were or whatever they did Is still sUII a mystery but Ogden Osden got fot the con con- convention con convention and ot of o course I Intend to keep that promise This little treat tonight Is only a preliminary Wo We now come conic to lothe the surprise part of ot the affair Doubtless It will be a surprise to you to lk think that anyone would seek to make a collection agency or of your our organization That Is precisely what I am asking of o you tonight In doln doing so I must call to your attention a little transaction that occurred during the time your of ot our endowment fund Cund drive and to enlist your OUI aid In getting the matter settled At Atthe Atthe Atthe the time lime ot or the endowment nt Cun fund drive e while the lists list of oC contributors contri- contri were being made for your collection committees I noticed the name nam or of o a certain man or of orthis othis this city who was as put down for tor I asked Commander Ray Ra Olson whether he h expected to get hat amount of money from Crom the person and Olson said Hell said Hell yes es I Like said said Hell you OU wll willand and Immediately we w were at t log log- loggerheads loggerheads loc similar to the thc controversy sy between the modernists ad the tho fundamentalists the former orm r I say ay there Is no hell the latter say ay the hell there thero aint WINS INS HIS W YS So I proposed od to Commander Olson that I would wager a 20 0 to 1 bet that ho he wouldn't get lOCI Ob from front that particular man and Mr BIr Olson prom promptly took the bet Shortly thereafter I had to togo togo toSO go to Chicago and while there I got a long long- collect message from Commander Olson saying in a great many words that I had to pay for that drive had gone rone over the top I I knew this before I Il l Ogden Osden and furthermore that he and Judge Howell were very gl glad ld to Inform me that I had won my bet that our friend had contributed 5 5 towards the endowment tuna after the collection committee had visited him him any times Think ot or It I Five measly dollars dollar towards a fund to provide for the orphan children of o those who gato ga ea o their lives In the tho war So I 1 won the tho bet as I knew I would but up to this date my good friend former Cormer Commander Itay Olson hasn't ever paid that dollar to me In justice to him himI himI I must say I never asked him for Cor forit it Doubtless he rea reasoned that his I collect message me the good news newa was ample settlement of at the matter I dont don't think so BO lt It occurred to me therefore to enlist your our services In the col- col collection collection col collection lection or of o it I am Informed your drum and trumpet corps Is ur- ur urgently urgently ur gently In need of or funds I would like to start a drive to provide some funds to that corps and to that end I have written this check for tor your our com com- commander commander com commander mander The check la is I just short ot of o the tho amount I wish to subscribe and I would like to toJ Jave rave ave you ou appoint a good food strong husky committee c to shake Hay Olson down for tor that d dollar and add It to this fund lund I 1 hope Kope you youcan youcan ou can enn find a good s strong commit commit- committee committee committee tee that can do this job Coming bad back to the thee sacrifices you men nten made for lor y your ur coun- coun rry and the le sel c service you u rendered I 1 can only repeat repent that there isn't anything the American people cnn can do for tor you that Is right and just just just- that Is In my opinion too much or halt half enough You braved fire firo and sword and the tho horrors horror or of o hell hel itself to tomake tomake tomake make the thc world free freo for or Democracy racy Yours was u II s sacrifice to the last full measure of or devotion to right and justice and home and love STORY STOny or 01 01 HEno I thouc-nl thouc or of o that when the Ing example ot of heroism and devotion was related to me Re- Re Recently Re Recently on a hunting trip to Idaho we motored from Crom Malad to Malad-to to a few ew miles beyond Holbrook Finally we to our was vas surprised to sec see that I although though tho ranch manch we had cOmo come to was wal wa quite a large one on the ranch house was mighty small mall indeed It vaa noon and soon the owner of or the thc ranch Air Mr Pat lat Harworth came from Crom the th tie fields Ids and greeted erected u us usI I noticed he ho appeared red to have suffered some severe ere burns and afterwards I spoke to to the friend from Mama Malad who was wIth us and asked him what lad had hap hap- happened happened hap happened He fie told told me that bat about II a year ago aco this mans man's ranch house took fire tire and he hadn't as asyet yet built a new how one Then he told mo me this story It appeared Mr Ir Harworth and his wife wito had been boon to Malad and had home erS iverY very late at night Early Barly the next net morning Mrs 1111 Harworth got up prepared breakfast for tor the tho two children and put th them m on a horse and sent them to school and then she retired again Quite a while e later she and and her It husband were awakened houseIn b by finding finding- the house hous In flames They rhey rushed out and immediately Mr lr Harworth dazed and half asleep cried out I I 1 must go eo back for tor or my kiddies kiddie My s are In th there there- thereIn there re- re reIn In vain she told him that the tho were sate safe that she sho had sent them them to school lie He didn't hear henr her or wouldn't bellee belle e It and rushed Into the burning house searching for lor th m I Soon oon he staggered out I crying crying I cant can't find them and turned to no go In hit again when the hired man grabbed him and threw hint him down and kePt him from again going back Into tho burning burnine building They sent for the th doctor at Malad alad who said sald Ve will do do the best we can for tor or him but ho Ie Is s burned and out and hasn't hunt any to live However he did live after a II battle In Inthe the the hospital hos- hos hos hospital pital lasting over 6 months and when we saw him ho lie appeared to be b entirely restored to health This story appealed to 10 me t met el as an example of how sorno Homo men feel Ceel regarding their duty towards toward their home and their loved ones onca It was as wa Robert Hobert Service Service the poet 1 of the tir Yukon who wrote Just Home and Love Lobe the words word are aro ar small mail Four little unto each And yet you will wilt not find Iu In all 1111 the th wide and gracious range of speech Two moro more so o tenderly complete When angels talk In Heaven above I 1 am sure ur th they y have h vc no words more sweet Than Homo home and aed Love Love thank you I |