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Show Post 70 Honors Ladies at Dinner Party Celebrating 50th Year Members of American Legion Leg-ion Post 70 celebrated 1969 Veterans Day by paying honor to the Ladies of American Legion Le-gion Auxiliary Unit 70 at the Golden Anniversary of the Auxiliary Aux-iliary last Thursday night. The affair was held at the Manila Ward Cultural Hall and featured a chicken dinner and a program emceed by S. W. Hilton. The meal was prepared prepar-ed and served by the Sixth Quorum of Elders, their wives and a group of neatly dressed girls. Guest speaker was Kay L. Jacobs, a Legionaire, and also a Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve Re-serve and executive vice president pres-ident of Bank of Pleasant Grove. Mr. Jacobs spoke on the subject "America and Its Preservation." He said that many of the subversive enemies ene-mies of our country are unseen illy-defined. "We should never forget that America has become great through a position of strength and our first priority is war on the violators of law and order," Mr. Jacobs said. The "silent" majority should become the active ac-tive majority, he added. Other numbers on the program pro-gram included the following: First and last stanzas of America, Am-erica, directed by Pearl McMillan, Mc-Millan, and accompanied by Reva Ahman. Prayer by Post 70 Chaplain, Oscar Evans. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by A. B. Gibson and a "Moment of Silence" in honor of all deceased servicemen. Tribute to American Legion Auxiliary by Karl Banks and a response by Arvilla Harvey, president, Unit 70 Auxiliary. Introduction of delegates to 1969 Boys State, Brian Engh, Scott Wall, Dale Anderson, and Kent Reimschussel by Riley Richards. Report by the delegates dele-gates of the Boys State activities. activ-ities. Vocal solos by William E. Petersen, "Our Country" and "Born Free," accompanied by Florence Holt. Greetings and reminiscences of World War II by Pleasant Grove's mayor-elect, Jack E. Cook. The tables were decorated in a patriotic motif, by Louise Heidenreich and Thelma Barnes. Barn-es. Parents of the Boys Staters were invited guests. |