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Show BliET IS HELD BI iJKTIK Menu Is Composed of Utah Products Only; Many-Toasts Many-Toasts Drunk. A jolly crowd of more than 150 members mem-bers and guests of the Manufacturers' Association of Utah made merry last night and feasted on Utah products at the seventh annual banquet of the association, asso-ciation, held in the Commercial club. Toasts were drunk in Utah beer to the progress of the manufacturing industry of Utah and the growth of tho association, associa-tion, and. the genial atmosphere reflected re-flected the optimism of Utah's payroll Guilders. The menu was made up of Utah products prod-ucts entirely, with one exception sugar and President McAllister's attention was immediately called to the discrepancy discrep-ancy by the women of the Home In dustry association. Maybe all the su gar wasn't foreign made, as tlie Utah-Idaho and the Amalgamated Sugar companies were listed as having contributed con-tributed sugar for tho banquet, but some of it was, and much to President McAllister's discomfiture the foreign product was placed on tables occupied by home industry enthusiasts. Progress Reviewed. President McAllister presided at the feast, but when tho after-dinner oratory began he graciously turned the reins over to the toastmaster of tho evening, Herbert Pembroke, vice president of the association. Before introducing Mr. Pembroke, President McAllister briefly reviewed the growth of the association as-sociation and the progress of tho manufacturing manu-facturing industry in Utah. The association, asso-ciation, he said, was originated in November, No-vember, 1905. through the untiring efforts ef-forts of a tew manufacturers. Each year it has progressed until now it has !a membership of nioro than 200 repre-i repre-i sentative manufacturers of the state. Governor Sprv was on the programme i to speak on ".Why Utah Will Be Pros-j Pros-j perous During 1915," but was unavoidably un-avoidably delaved at other important j meetings. Mayor Samuel C. Park, who i was also among the absent, was scheduled sched-uled to talk on "Why Salt Lake City Must Grow During 1915." Toastmaster Pembroke freely admitted that the absence of the chief executives of the state and the city robbed him of the most of his "thunder," but struggled nobly to overcome the handicap by calling call-ing on some of the members of the legislature legis-lature who were In attendance. Lund Is Applauded. A. C. Lund kept up a continuous roar of laughter with witty stories and clever impersonations in his toast, "Utah Products." Prod-ucts." Mr. Lund told how, when a member mem-ber of the constitutional legislature about twenty years ago, he had -aspirations for prominence in public life, but during a debate on woman's suffrage he inadvertently inad-vertently referred to the fair sex as would-be hrethren suffragists." After that lie said he very quietly retired to private life. In introducing Will G. Farrell, who responded re-sponded to the toast, "Kickers Past, Present and Future," the toastmaster 1 made a plea for more deliberation in leg-isolation leg-isolation and made special mention of the workmen's compensation bill. Mr. Farrell began in his characteristic humor and defined kickers as persons who, in proportion as they fail in their own business, belieye themselves capable of running the business of other people. Ho reviewed the important epochs of the world's history from before Christ down to the present day. Neutrality Urged. , L. R. Anderson, speaker oflhe house of representatives of the Utah legislature, placards he had observed in eastern houses warning employees not to discuss the European war and suggested that similar action should be taken in Utah. Representative Wiiford Pay of Iron county and Mrs. LUIie C. Wolstenholme, representative from Salt Lake county, also responded to toasts. Mr. Day declared de-clared himself an enthusiastic booster for Utah add so favorably impressed with the work of the manufacturers' association associa-tion that if it w-anted an appropriation from the state he would vote for it. Mrs. Wolstenholme paid particular attention atten-tion to the work of the Home Industry association and the good it has accomplished. accom-plished. he pledged her support, as a legislator, to all good bills. President McAllister closed the meeting meet-ing with a brief review of the work done in and predicted a prosperous year for 1915. He expressed his appreciation appre-ciation of tlie good work done by the committee in charge of the celebration and urged co-operation. The musical part of the programme was furnished by Horace Ensign and tlie Ariel quartette. |