Salt Lake Herald | 1895-02-23 | Page 1 | George Washington

GEORGE WASHINGTON GENERAL OBSERVANCE OF THE AZVATVEttSARY Business il Almost Generally Snn ircndcd and the Day Given Over to Enjoyment Chicago Feb 22The southerners in Chicago celebrated Washingtons birthday birth-day by completing the organization of a Chicago Southern society The matter mat-ter has been talked of for some time and the final meeting was held at the Auditorium totday The Rev P S Hanson of Virginia was chosen pres ident of the meeting and cupbearer of eloquence for the new organization George W Layton of West Virginia secretary Henry D Coughlan of Lou siana treasurer the Rev C E Morse of Kentucky chaplain I was decided that the society should not have club features Washington birthday will be celebrated annually by a banquet to which the generals of the south will be Invited