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Show ATTEMPT fOlPiJECT 1 POLITICS IS REBUKED Unknown Person Introduces Intro-duces Labor Literature in Eagles' Meeting. Attempt on the part of some person, whose Identity was not learned, to inject in-ject politics into a social meeting of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at the open session ses-sion of the ioL-al aerie held last night In the Eagles' hall met with a stinging rebuke re-buke from the president of the aerie, and his voicing of the sentiment called forth prolonged applause from more than 500 present. Salt Lake aerie No. 67 held a social session and smoker, to which members were privileged to invite friends. The big hall and the clubrooms were taxed to capacity. Covers were laid for 400 at a time and the first time was not enough to accommodate the guests and members. During tho programme, after the tables had been served, it was brought to the attention of YY P. Ma ark, worthy president presi-dent of the aerie, that some circulars purporting pur-porting to be issued by the "investigating committee" of the Salt I,,ak6 Federation of "Labor had been quietly scattered in the hail. The circulars made an attack upon Lafayette Hanchett, candidate for county commissioner on the Democratic ticket, and Ellas S. Woodruff, candidate for state senator on the Republican ticket, accusing them of being unfair to union labor. President Maack emphatically declared that "the Order of Eagles is not a political, or church organization," rebuked the man, whoever he might be. who dared to bring the document Into the hall, emphasizing the fact that in the lodge room members were not measured by party or creed. The social was a big success. Addresses Ad-dresses along- fraternity lines were made bv Thomas Homer, Judge E. A. Rogers. "v7. H. Folland. H. S. McCann and other prominent members. |