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Show DUFFY TALKS OF SALTLAKE CITY Says Delegates to Carpenters Convention Appreciate Cour- j tesies Shown. NOTHING BUT ROUTINE " ' BUSINESS THURSDAY Apprenticeship Matter Is the Main Ono Which Remains Undetermined. j . j Thursday's session of tho fifteenth ! biennial convention of the "United i Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, which has been held here for the past two weeks, was devoted principally to tho transaction of routino business. Tho I committees on organization, appeals and grievances and resolutions and laws presented pre-sented partial reports and the committee on ritual finished its business. A resolution reso-lution thanking tho Commercial club and the local district council for the courteous and splendid entertainment which Lhe3' have accorded the delegates j during their sta3' here, was presented and passed with great enthusiasm. Copies of this resolution will be framod and presented to tho Commercial club and the district council and tho rcsolu- ; tion will be made a part of the official records of the convention. Frank Duffy general secretary of tho brotherhood, said Thursday afternoon that the convention Friday would be occupied with the remainder of tho reports re-ports b3r committees on resolutions and constitution nnd laws, and with the consideration con-sideration of the apprenticeship matter which has been in the hands of a special spe-cial committee for the past three da3's aud that tho convention would adjourn for tho next two years b"3' 5 o'clock Fri-da3r Fri-da3r afternoon. I'hc apprenticeship matter mat-ter is said to be (he principal affair to be taken up and it is probablo that it will occup3' considerable timo in discussion. dis-cussion. Officers Avo Pleased. Officers of the brotherhood express j tho greatest enthusiasm oyer tho man- i nor in which the convention has been j carried on and with tho results that hive been obtained. Mr. Duffy said that there had uever been a morc suc- j cesiftil convention aud that business , had been carried forward with unusual dispatch and tho best of feeling on the , part of the delegates. Ho was onthusi- j astic ever tho manner in which T,ho ; people here and especially tho Com- j mcrcial club and the local entertainment committee had treated all ihoso attending attend-ing the affair, and expressed the keenest appreciation at the hospitalilj' exhibited by the citizens of this city. "You are going to have here a splendid splen-did city," said Mr. Duffy, "and there appears to bo a tremendous economic growth going on. We feel that Salt Lake Citj' has a great future and we are glad that we can tell tho people of the different sections from winch v-c have come that Salt Lake City has dove herself proud in the entertainment accorded the delegates, and we propose ta advertise this place to the utmost." The Thursdaj session adjourned at 12 o'clock in order to permit the carrying out of preparations for tho grand banquet; ban-quet; to be held in the evening. |
