Show I THE LAST SAD RITES JIEEII OH1 SYMPATHY IX 3KM < HII OP WCKIJCLL IIEXSOY Thc Vtiih Democratic Clubs KIi > UUIMI Kuloies and Hexiiect fin its First President mid Founder The Utah Democratic club held a large and sympathetic meeting at their headquarters in the Progress blocck last night The session was the sad dest one in the history of the society and was specially called to consider what action i any should be taken by the organization in the irreparable loss it had sustained in the death of the Hon Wendell Benson one of Its most respected and useful members President J H Moyle occupied the chair and George Alder acted as secretary sec-retary Mr Moyle in a brief address feelingly referred to the sterling worth and unimpeachable character of the deceased his usefulness as a citizen and his honor as a man I had been his good fortune to become intimately acquainted with Mr Benson and his estimable wife The former was a friend affectionate tender and true and as a courageous as any man whose connections and principles were right He believed the club should do something some-thing if not as a body as individual members in memory of the man who had been so suddenly struck while in the prime of his manhood When Mr Moyle had concluded his address a motion was made and unanimously carried that a committee of five be appointed to draft resolutions resolu-tions of condolence and sympathy to be presented at the next regular meeting meet-ing of the club betting forth its loss and sorrow occasioned by the demise of Mr Benson and that they be duly engrossed on the records of the association asso-ciation and that a copy be presented to the family of the deceased Following is the personnel of the committee named for such purpose pur-pose Hon John T Caine Byron Groo John E Hansen and H G Whitney Whit-ney In connection with the appointment of the above committee Judge Cherry touchingly addressed the members of the club and paid a glowing tribute to the man whose demise was the occasion occa-sion of the gathering He was like a broken column His work was unfinished un-finished his race unrun and yet per haps no member of the club was better prepared to cross the Invisible river that separates the mortal from the immortal im-mortal and the seen from the unseen His was a busy prosperous and useful life and that he should be called into the great beyond while yet so young I and full of hope and ambition seemed indeed inscrutable He hoped that comfort com-fort and consolatlon would cometo the bereaved wife who had been called upon up-on to undergo a double affliction by reason of the injury that she had sustained sus-tained A committee of three on floral offering offer-Ing was appointed as follows J HMo H-Mo le George E Blair and G H Backman I was decided that the club would not attend the funeral which will be i held from the family residence 410 East Third South street on Monday afternoon at 3 oclock in a body but that they would go as individuals Dr Utter will officiate at the funeral and it is expected that societies and organizations desiring to be repre I sented will send delegates |