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Show illllE SONS 110 AliJIQUET Install New OfTiccrs, Feast and Discuss Past and Pres- cut-day Problems. j The first annual banquet of tho IS'ativc Sons of Ctah was held iu the gold room of the Commercial club last night. Tho feature of the programme was tho installation in-stallation of incoming officers, preceded pre-ceded by well-spoken toasts on timely subjects. Stephen II. Lovo introduced. B. A. Kogora as toastmastcr, who talked on tho purposes, principles aud objects of the organization, lie dwelt at some length on the argument ,t hut the capi tol building should bo constructed us far as possible with Utah materials, so that it. would 'bo a real monument lo rue memory ot tno men wtio loumtcu this commhuwcalth. " "Looking Mack ward" was the subject sub-ject of a toast by W. C. A. Smoot, who narrated Ihe experiences and hardships of the early pioiieeifi, following the development de-velopment of the citv from the day when the pioneer women, in thoabsenco of their husbands during the Keho war, gathered acorns and wild rose buds for winlor food, down to tho present day of modern structures, business hum and great industries. loaeph Hyde gave an extemporaneous extemporane-ous talk on the present aim of the organization, or-ganization, aud A, B. Trviuo talked lo the toast "l7ookiug "Forward." Mr. Irving declared that it would only bo a question of time when the responsibilities responsi-bilities of tho great inland empire em-pire would fall upon native soup and daughters, and ho urged that tho organization or-ganization 'a membership be increased and its work furthered with determination. determina-tion. Short talks were made by Parlov P. .Tonsoii. Dana T. Smith, W. C. Calder and others, and the installation of officers took place, Dana T. Smith officiating. The now officer of the organization follow: president. Parley P. Jcnoon: vieoiircsidcntjj "M. S. Prowning. J. J. Whitakor, W. IF. Booth; Arthur Pratt and Georgo Thomas; secretary, sec-retary, Patrick If. Connor; treasurer, Dana T. Smith; sorgeaut-at-arms, Joseph Jos-eph A. Young; historian, A. P.. Irvine. |