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Show if ( Convention of the Legion Is Planned SALT LAKE, Aug. 12 Members of j the state executive committee, with1 chairmen of state committee and departments de-partments of the American Lecclon, in - j Hi augurated yesterday the holding of L , weekl conferences. L was decided' that the state committee and heads of I various Legion activities in Ctah should meet at luncheon every Mon-! dkj at 12:30 o'clock in the Commer-1 rial club to exchange reports on progress, pro-gress, make plans for future activities, and generally to coordinate the work' to be done before the state convention which is to be held during fair week in October. Wesley E Kin?, state chairman, announced an-nounced at the meeting the appointment appoint-ment of Nathaniel Jackson as chair- j man of the 1919 convention commit-tie, commit-tie, and Mr. Jackson was directed to! proceed with the appointment and organization or-ganization of his eommltt. Charles C Backes was appointed (Mailman of the entertainment com-, mittee for the 1919 convention, and In that capacity was directed to cooper- ; a,te with the state soldier celebration committee which has been appointed by Governor Bamberger. It was de- ! elded, however, that no active part be I taken by the Legion in preparing the celebration, in view of the fact thai it is to be for the former service men The Legion's representative on the governor's committee was directed to onfine himself merely to tendering the committee the use of the Legion's ra-eilities ra-eilities in any way they might be found available for getting iu touch nith ihe former service men of the state; and to advise, if requested, on which of several plans for celebration miht meet with the greatest approval hy tbe soldiers. |