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Show you on the seat, but stand up for you never that's not a part of his creed. The first impulse of every stranger entering the city is to. maintain a stoical disregard for things unusual. Shun shoo windows as you would a pestilence, walk along the streets with head erect looking neither to the right nor . left, bearing you may be guilty of surprise at something mid thereby declare yourself a tenderfoot. Now my friends profit by my experience and 1 don't indulge in any such self denials, for they'll spot you anyhow. I found my eyes were paining from the monotonous reflections reflec-tions ot the sidewalk, no restful objects being be-ing trazed upon, but an increasing glare dominating. So arming myself with an impossible im-possible dignity and a gown and hat a la mode I ventured to stop at every attractive window display, imagining my identity safe from detectiou. Had just made up my mind how well this subterfuge was calculated to deceive, when a policeman turned to me and said, "you find this a purty big sort of a town to find your way about in." In consternation con-sternation I looked around and recognized him as being on board a car when I cautiously cau-tiously asked the conductor to put me off at Park Row and tell me where was Delmon-ico's. Delmon-ico's. After all my precautions you see I failed, and you will want to conceal the fact that you are not one of the Four Hundred, but of the Four of Utah. Sarah Rodgers Sloan. July IS, 193. A PRESS CLUB DINNER. Haw Yorkera Dina at Manhattan Beach. COSSIP WITH THE DELECATES Of the Young People's Society of Christian .Endeavor Mrs. Sloan's New Yawlc Letter. The dining room of the Manhattan Beach hotel July 14th was a scene of rever'y. Gil-more's Gil-more's band discoursed its popula- music outside and within good fellowship prevailed punctuated by the wit of the versatile orators, ora-tors, who were among the number. This meeting and dinner were the preface of an undertaking to build a large and handsome e.bitice for the Press club. The- site on the corner of Williams and Frankfort streets has already been decided upon; the plans accepted ac-cepted call for a fourteen-story high building build-ing with the most approved of all modern J improvements. The meeting was most enthusiastic. en-thusiastic. The encouraging words of that thrice orator Chauncey Depew, who presided, pre-sided, being an honorary member, was enhanced en-hanced by the substantia! sums subscribed by sever philanthropic, gentlemen. Mr. George W. Child, Thomas Edison, Robert Bonner and Mr. Depew gave each $1000, which will be the neuclcus of a fund of $100,000 to be donated before January 1. The active co-operation of many magnanimous men has been promised, therefore the project pro-ject which is so dear to tho Press club man's heart will be consummated at an early day. The members of the press iu every community commun-ity are accorded distinctive rights and tiriv- elcges although known to be au impecunious impecun-ious set, and when they seek to enjoy a few comforts and pleasures which their active employment denies, it is a puerile town that fails to contribute generously to this object. That the people of the east seems to appreciate appre-ciate the good these pencil pushers do, is clearly shown by their activity in helping them accomplish this desire in New York. It has been suggested by some interested people that a fair be given similar in character charac-ter to the "Actors' Fund Fair," for the benefit of the scribes. Our little organization in Salt Lake has made a brave struggle for existence ex-istence and to the kindly few, who with purse and tongue contributed to its success we are very grateful, but I with much candor can-dor say nowheres else in this broad land would such an effort gone beirging. The public in Salt Lake has been remiss. When we consider the wealth of the population in the city and the many men generous by nature I feel it has simply been au oversight and not an intentional one These proceedings in New York have fired me with a heroic impulse to beseech be-seech you not to let the organization go by default, lend a helping hand to that smalt coterie of public benefactors and help them to perpetuate a rendezvous that their Bohe-mianism Bohe-mianism demands. In this you do good morally as well as physically; men become habitues of this place, when otherwise they would spend such time in loafing about quesuonauie places, men agalu when one has a few moments to rest, they may seek it here. I say to you fellow club men do not be discouraged and give up. The ladies of the city are always ready to respond with their services, and to them I appeal to succor us in our infancy and we will promise to be a pride to them in miturer years. I fail to comprehend why this club can not be made a credit to the town, aud where people of literary tastes might gather and be benefitted by the interchange of ideas. Tue apartments apart-ments are large aud comfortably furnished and I ask the co-operation of mothers, sweethearts and wives ' to place n on a basis indesputably independent. Revive your drooping spirits and inaugurate a rerics of entertainments for the benefit of Salt Lake's press club. Give a lake excursion, excur-sion, if nothing else presents itself, and replenish re-plenish the bank account. There are times when we arc useful to the ineu and woiiun of a community; -a word to the wise is sufficient." This aggressive talk is not made to obtrude any unpleasant reflections upon anybody, but i so long to say "I wish you continued success and prosperity." That army of Christian workers, know to fame now through the convention just held iu this city, has proven as liberal an educator educa-tor to the inhabitants of Manhattan island, as does the masses of the metropolis to the "I'tah yap." One sees so many familiar 6ight3 here common-place, everyday people, a tiny dog cart drawn by diminutive Shetland ponie driveu by a full-grown man, towering away above them; women in fashionable garb;' women dressed in raiment scarlet, forei gn ' ers in rags aud tatters; the proverbial news- 1 boy and his compromising trousers; women ' and children roaming the streets a la Mexican hailess and so on. One is constrained to believe these few things thought to be confined to certain localities. ' here, too, exist, contributing a diversity of character to this centrifugal point, making , it a world within itseif, and so, while New Vork possesses the wealthiest, most fashionable fashion-able nnd aristocratic people, others of least importance anywhere nourish under the same expanse of heaven and traverse the same busy thoroughfares. " I The majority of those who came as delegates dele-gates to the convention had never before seen New York, nor perhaps any other large city. That much was a revelation to them is true, yet their exaggerated ideas of the vice they would encounter has beeu dispelled, dis-pelled, and "while good men and women. God-fearing and resolute, were not averse to seeiug the- "tiger," (in parlance, "tenderloin.") "tender-loin.") This broad view of the Christian workers has relieved prejudice and impressed the populace of this city with the knowledge that to serve and fear God does not necessitate necessi-tate oblivion to pleasurable surroundings, nor quench the thirst for explorations of places non-religious. This bit of historical fact will exert its influence in certain directions direc-tions otherwise unapproachable. I happened to be on a Broadway car the tirst day of the convention, conven-tion, where several delegates tagged with the symbol of Y. P. S. C. E. got aboard. There was a craning of necks to see how to read this little badge. 1 have been taught always that the people of this bustling hub were toe much engrossed in their own affairs, and thoroughly conversant with all things, even to exhibit curosity on any subject. Even if in ignorance to assume the virtue if they had it not.- Then the. male endeavorers none remained seated while a lady had to stand, one by one they gave up their places as occasion demanded. This was amusing to some, their rude exhibition ex-hibition of merriment was quelled by an old lady, wearing her trophy of identification, remarking "we are bringing apparently, a strange freak of nature to this town a polite man." in the hearing of a giggling trio, who evidently were laughing at the ignorance displayed in street car decorum and which stamped them as countrymen. A resident man would squeeze himself into a three inch soace regardless of the inconvenience incon-venience others suffered in making room for |