Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-03-26 | Page 10 | Literature of Days of Old Discussed at Meeting

LITERA LITERATURE TURE OF DAYS OF OE OLD DISCUSSED AT MEETING Daughters of Pioneers Tellof Tellof Tell Tellof of Utah's Literary Organizations Organizations Organizations Organ Organ- and Leaders The Time love lo of or good literature Inherent in those thoo sturdy pioneers pioneer of ot 1847 anh ancl their struggles les against all manner mannel of ot obstacles to gain Intellectual development received a It sympathetic hearing at the meeting of oC the Dau Daughters of or the Utah Pioneers at attha tIme tho Bishops Bishop's building last nl night ht when hen the subject for discussion was vas Early Literary Societies of or Utah First among these was tho the society orl organized In 1853 by br the time late I Lorenzo Snow a n. pioneer T and leader In I Utah's early arl history The old home of ot this organization is still aWl standing st. at Third East It and South Temple Templo streets The story of oC the society cl t wa was ns told last night by Dr Leslie W. W Snow a son of oC the founder bLinder Zeta Gamma a debating club came coma next It was organized d In lR 1872 Its ac activities ac- ac t were related by Prof Joseph B. B To Toronto o i-o n to The Time Wasatch Literary society was TM third having b been en organized at the home I of ot Mrs B. B Wells In 1874 by Maj W. W W. W Woods BI Bishop hop Orson F. F Whitney was wa the tho first th-st president Its s stor story wa was wa told b by R. R W. W Sloan This was waa wul wasa a l different or organization from the Wasatch Wa satch society of oC toda today About 1875 a a. group of oC young people In Salt SaH Lake launched a culture club for Cor themselves calling I It t the 01 asso asso- so- so elation George F F. l Felt who was waa first president last nl night ht told of oC hI his organIzations organIzation's organizations organization's organ ors activities The Tho Ladles Ladles' Literary club had Mrs Mra Martha Ro Royal nl Palmer Palmar for lor or Its historian at last lat nights night's meeting Between numbers on the program old- old time melodies were sung by br Mrs Nellie Druce Pu sll Her daughter Miss Iss Nellie pla played cd accompaniments on the piano Mrs Elizabeth J. J Hayward presIdent president pres pros ident of ot the Daught Daughters rR of the Utah Pioneers presided at the tho meeting meeting- and I Mrs Annie W. W Cannon had charge chargo of ot the We Ve program America and Utah Love Thee were sung by the assembly I