Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-17 | Page 10 | Club Holds Lively Session

CLUB HOLDS LIVELY SESSION State Armory In Ill Ogden and City Hall hail Gun GUll I Arc Topics There Thero was a lively discussion at the tho Lions Lion's club dub meeting tody on the question of an appropriatIon appropriation tion thou of for an armory building In 11 Ogden Tho The discussion arose out of oC a resolution present present- presented presented ed td by Joseph Chez former Cormel state aUtte senator that the Lions pledge pled their support to a II bill Introduced In the tho state legislature by Rep Rep- Representative Holther for such an appropriation lU PUBLIC LlO CLAMOR In the tho discussion slon Alfred Glad Glad- Gladwell well Gild wet well an Ogden newspaper man called attention to an article In Inthe inthe Inthe the current issue of the tho Utah Ulah Taxpayer blaming taxpayers fr t the continuous Increase In taxes lie Ho sal sail said 1 that at at elections we clamor for a reduction In taxes MId Immediately after aCter election be- be besiege be besiege siege our representatives with pp- pp petitions pe petitions for appropriations that wilt will i me tax burden lIe questioned the Ole need of an armory In Ogden and when remind d that the American legion post here suggested that the armory be built instead of a central war memorial in Salt Lake Gladwell replied To my mind the best way to pay tribute to our war heroes Is Isto isto isto to work worl for a a permanent peace and not spend large sum sums of money on memorials Either Dither quit asking for tor appropriations from governing go bodies or forever remain silent client about heavy tax burdens was the tho sug sug- suggestion suggestion of or Gladwell C i IN I r Reference was made by Glad Clad Cladwell Gladwell well to the cannon In city hall hail park which he said is a disgrace to a Ch Christian people people- people He lic said that perhaps a cannon is a necessary II sary evil but he objected to hav bar In ing mit our beautiful parks parka disfigured with weapons of oC war wal and sug sug- suggested aug- aug suggested that the thc cannon bo be removed and placed down some somo back bael alley ailey The motion motion- to support the ar- ar armor armory ar armory mor mory proposal was finally ap- ap approved approved ap approved proved with Gla well c casting sting the negative vote Prest Lawrence Farr presided and the tho program was In charge of W tV J Critchlow Jr A discus discus- discussion discussion discussion sion of the proposed managerial form of government for Ogden City was as made by W B D Matteson of oC the United States bureau of public roads Vocal solos were given b by Miss Goldie Brian 1 accompanied on oil the pIano by Miss Dorothy Lund 00