Show PRIZES AWAIT I lEGION POSTS Intended to Stimulate Attendance at State Convention Cash prizes and trophies to be awarded posts of or the Utah Ulan depart depart- department department department ment during the ninth annual de department de- de department department convention of the Amer Amer- American AmerIcan Amerlean ican lean legion to be held in Ogden August 18 19 and 20 were an an- announced announced announced night following a meeting of 01 the general committee In charge Most of or the prizes are given gl to ro encourage a large attend attend- attendance attendance attendance ance of or various arlous posts Dr Homer E. E Rich of Vernal past PMt department vice commander will give a large loving losing cup to the post which aggregates the greatest num num- number number number ber of miles to the convention To determine this prize the number of mites miles between the home city and Ogden will be multiplied by the num her ber of registered legionnaires from the respective posts OTHER AWARDS To each post registering its entire membership the convention committee of or Herman Baker post No 9 will give 50 The post which has Jias the largest larg st percentage of or its membership registered will receive 25 and the post with the second largest percent percent- percentage age of Its membership will be given 15 Cash prize of or 25 will be given the post with the largest percentage of its membership in the convention parade and 15 to the post with the second largest percentage of or its mem mem- members members members bers in the parade The convention committee added a cash of 25 to the drum corps winning the drum corps contest The big prize for which the drum corps will compete will be the loving cup donated by Department Commander S S. W W. Tooke of or Salt Lake The Logan and Ogden drum corps are now v work- work workIng working Ing hard for the competition which will interest the public as well as the legionnaires Plans for the legion golf tournament tournament tournament ment are now progressing nicely Neely un un- under under under der the direction of or J J. J Fletcher Scow- Scow croft It is expected that one or two trophies will be given for this event Awarding of or cups and trophies will be made at the big convention banquet to be held Saturday night August 20 in the Hotel Bigelow FOLDERS MAILED Folders describing convention fea fea- features features features tures has been mailed to every mem mem- member member member ber of the American legion in Utah by the publicity and advertising com com- committee committee committee of the Ogden post of which R R. H. H Cornwell Is chairman These have attracted a great deal of atten atten- attention attention attention tion and compliments have hae been showered upon the committee for the novelty no of the idea Next meeting of the convention general committee will be Monday noon at Jules Chocolaty Chocola Shopper |