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Show TENSILE STRENGTH IS 1 MIRTH IS DISCUSSED ; U(ili ftnginiMM's Sidestep "Kidder" "Kid-der" and "Onietrics" for a Few Hours. The engineers of Utah and Salt Lake laid aside their accustomed serious consideration con-sideration of strains and stresses Tuesday Tues-day evening dn tho occasion of Iho second sec-ond annual banquet of the Utah Socicry of Engineers at Ihe Commercial club and turned their attention to some of the lighter affairs of life with tlic same earnest noys that has, always characterized character-ized their attitude, whether building bridges or aqueducts. It was a select' party of 'kindred spirits which assembled assem-bled in the big dining room uf about 8 o'clock and partook of the delicious menu provided by tho genius of the steward (.'hristciison ;s orchestra furnished fur-nished music during the dinner, and after af-ter coffee had been served and cigars lighted. Tonal master McXicol introduced intro-duced tlic following list of speakers, who regaled the company with a choice assortment of sense and nonsense: Joseph F. Merrill told of the progress of the society since its organization: 1j C. Kelsey. city engineer, had something to sav of the streets nnd avenues: Sid- noy Bamberger discoursed learnedly of the anatomy of a brick; IW. I). fJroeh told of strains and stresses, :md Jt. It. Lyman of the uncivil engineer. After the more serious business of the evening had been disposed of A, F. Parker, city engineor of Ogden. described de-scribed what he supposed would be the appearance of Ogden canyon one hundred hun-dred years from todav; F.'t'. IJiehmond told of Ihe psychological moment in setting set-ting machinery: C V. Ovcrfield had something to says of "Perspective t" Applied lo the Business Outlook;" M. (', Oodbe spoke on "The Financial Aspect As-pect of a Gallows Frame," and .1. A. Mettles told Ihe "Truth About the Bag House. ' ' Manv of the. sallies of the speakers provoked roars of laughter and the suggestions sug-gestions of some of the "wise men" who have spent, their lives in building iron and steel structures for Iho benefit of Iheir fellows aroused great enthusiasm. enthusi-asm. During the evening reports of the condition of the society wore read and the result of the recent election of officers offi-cers for the ensiling year was announced an-nounced as follows: President. Joseph F. Merrill: first iee-presidont. C S. Ruffner; second vice-president. M. D. Grosli; secretary. Howard P. Saunders; treasurer. D. MeNienl. |