Show State Press Host To Lawmakers at Annual Banquet Members of 0 Legislature Meet Country Editors and Get New Tips oi on What Rest of 0 State Is Thinking TOWN UT-OF-TOWN editors and anel state lawmakers jollied each oher last laft night 0 TOWN OUT R nt at t an on affair which they styled their U annual oed chicken foed the tho chicken hieken chickenfeed chickenfeed feed being boing scattered in tho the d lining dining room loom of the tho Commercial club As the tho eating goes it was was a modest affair that affair that is it n was a modest modest modest mod mod- est affair for tho the country editor who has lias dropped in on country subscriber many times in the tho cours of a n year and ha has seen tho tim milk fed chicken the home mado sausage tho the pumpkin pic pie tho the cold ham tho the jellies and countless other viands from pantry cello cellar and spread out before him in countless array Of course a n citified banquet with eight items HemA on tho the bill of fare including tho tile music doesn't exactly stack up alongside along of the spread countr country subscriber hands put out when ye editor goes visiting in tho time country but hut tho the modesty in this respect was more moro than thon overbalanced by tho the laudations I and ond commendations the tue of the tho pen and the givers of tho the law handed out to each other I nine Pi-nine On One Another nother v Tho The country editor editor the the great mold mold- or cr of ot public opinion the tho little kingpin king S' 1 j pIn ln in his own community community that's that's the Wio way tho the fellows from tho the city handed It out The legislator the legIslator the honored sont o ot of o the tho voters otera who elected him tho man to whom horn Progress makes her appeal and through whom hom she Ahe has hasher hasher hasher her laws written upon t the e laws of tho tIme state state that's that's the tho way the press handed It Jt to the lawgivers Albeit If it It was In a manner a a. mutual mutual mu mu- admiration gathering It was such in all nIl sincerity and one which cannot help helP but be productive r uc v of good f UL oL me UI country press aro potent forceful factors In their com corn No person Is in closer touch with tho the sentiment of ot the people In inthe tho the section tola t paper circulates He has the tho backing of ot th the tho home homo people and they look to him to represent them In man many public matters So the tho country editor was down to confer conter with tho the makers lawn and give them a few tew friendly tips J nr to Ground Tho The lawmaker on tho the other hand if It ho Is la wise has his car to Jr ground und to know lenow what It would be wise to frame Into law and an what It would not I bo be wise to frame fm And the countr country edi edt editor editor tor being being- one of df t the best sort of ot ground wires going in this tills connection tho the lawmaker ker found It an unusually excellent opportunity to become posted As tho the affair was styled a n feed tho Idea was carried out on the menu and In tho service Several charmIng charming charm charm- ing young oung ladles ladies waited on tho the diners liners Feathers were arranged in tim their hair There was listed on tho program ory or coffeo coffee and Chick os cigars cis-ars Jamos H. H Wallis president of or the State Press association acted as toast- toast master Other speakers were F. F C C. Richmond president of the Commercial club in a two minute address O of wel I wel welcome come como Gov hey Simon Bamberger 0 op the subject Turn on tho the t J. Ji Funk president of oC tho the Senate on How Ilow to Obtain Legislation Without Opposition Opposition Opposition tion Judge C. C C. C Richards on Legislation Legislation Legislation Legis lation and the Press lion Hon W. W W W. Armstrong Armstrong Arm- Arm strong on Loyalty of or the time Press to War Vai Activities and amid Judge George II M. Lawrence Lawrence Law rence ienco on The Tho Fourth Estate Press IB Is Powerful The future progress of ot the tho State of ot Utah politically Industrially and fi financially ft ct- lies In tho the hands of ot the countr country country coun coun- tr try press members of ot the association were told at nl a banquet given in honor honorof of ot state officials by y members of ot tiLe the association as as' last Jast night Th Tb banquet which Wan 30 b hold ld at tho the Commercial lal club Continued on page 2 2 EDITORS HOSTS HOSTS' TO STATE mm I Continued from tram page pago 1 was attended 1 by y Goy Gov Simon ger er ru IU members bers o 01 of the Senate and Le ls' ls laturo and Fred C C. Richmond president dent tho of Salt Lake Commercial club James IL JL Wallis who Is publisher of ot th the Vernal Vornal Express told tho the that tho country press would probably a ask k tho the Senate an and lower house for the tho passage of or measures which would ben ben- the papers The speaker did l no not nol t refer to any particular request which would be placed beor before tho House The rho field of or futuro future opportunity fo for tor the country editor never ne was greats greater r than It la Is at the present time declared Fred Ired C C. C Richmond The Tho country pros pross s Is h tho the real pioneer of or public opinion said Bald tho the It It In IA a II privilege of or 1110 country edi out out- tor to bo be tho the first to know w tho the real pulse of or public thought said Mr Ir Rich Rich- mond It is a part of ot the tho duty of or gen gen- gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen of the Utah ah Statu Press Iress association association association tion to demand that the present presen t Legislature Legis laturo lature create wholesome laws which will 1 bo 0 a credit tr to the tho state ho he said laid Tho editorial policy of or every newspaper per in the state be to advocate only sucH laws Jaws as will not lower the present standard of ot the tho state slate said ald Mr Ir Richmond Governor er In his address o of welcome tol told the members of It tho the association that they were nc now w one erne ne of or ortho tho the great political powers of ot the tho th state Ho said by h- their united effort they could coul have o tho the Le Legislature pass pas any law that they should desire The governor goy gov O was followed 1 by J J. J V. V V. Funk president or of the Senate and ann Judg I. C. C C. C Richards speaker of or the Hou House c e. e Roth Both Bothof of at the speakers ers referred to the unu unused ed powers of ot tho the country countr editor I XV w. y W w. Armstrong chairman of or the tho state Liberty loan committee thanked tho the members of or the association for tho tiro a altitude thc they had taken durin during tho the war Mr r. Armstrong Armstrong- said tho the government t recounted recognized powers of ot the country press pross when thc they asked them to give publicity to tho the various arlous Issues which were confronted b by the nation when war was declared Members of ot the press showed their loyalty was genuine gen gen- genuino bv by doing much of their work without without without with with- out compensation Judge George Georgo M M. 1 Lawrence said tho the of or tho country country coun coun- try editor was wan w wanted by hy tho the lawm lawmakers kers k- k ers of ot the state I K M. M Grier read n a toast on o of the tho colons solona Musical Musi Musi- Musical cal col entertainment was NUl furnished b by the tho Ariel Arlel quartet tho the L L. L D D. S S. quartet and anda a trl trio furnished h by Frank Newman a member of or tho House and manager manas-er o oho of tho ho Pantages theatre At tho lie close cloo of the tho banquet tho palice pa- pa police police po po- lice raided ralde the room and arrested the solons They were released from custody custod upon a promise to get Jet bus busy and pass laws and not I idle Io talk T |