Show JENSEN POST T ELECTS whig TO drive to increase membership off to good start D H chairman of the american legion convention held here recently was elected commander of the jensen colby post no 47 of richfield at the annual election of the post held thursday night at the armory he won by a close margin over three other contestants W Q tidwell J E garn and V A malmsten mr will succeed dr D B gottfredson as post commander other officers elected are arc W Q tidwell elected first vice commander to succeed henry E beal john R adams second vice commander to succeed dr L A poulson W J farnsworth adjutant to succeed true E robbins robbing J E garn gam finance officer reelected re elected hanmer E peterson service officer to succeed L R fournier james hoyle of glenwood chaplain reelected re elected lewis W gardner of venice historian reelect re elect ed AL A K hansen sergeant at arms reelected elected re the newly elected officers will be installed early in october at the same meeting at which the election was held preliminary reports disclosed that the convention was a success financially as well as from other viewpoints and d numerous letters commending the local post and richfield city on the convention were read among them letters from the cedar city chamber of commerce and from various national state and district legion officers A membership drive was started and twenty members were secured thursday night experience has shown that there is a letdown in membership in convention cities and district after the big day is over and officers of the local post are unanimous in a decision to increase membership and activity the historian put it aptly when hen he said you make history and ill write it |