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Show 3COUT LOAN WORKERS GUESTSOF 6EMMELL Two Hundred Boys Are Tendered Banaquet at Commercial Club. ach of Youths Credited With Selling More Than $1200 Bonds. lieward for their hard work in aiding n (he success, of the five liberty loans a Utah was given 200 members of the Soy Scouts yesterday noil, when II. C. lemmell, president of the local Scout irgnnization, banqueted them al tlie ommercial club. Kach of the boys iresent was an "honor man," having old personally more than $1200 worth f bonds. Many others wore medals iresenlcd them by the government for coords node in selling bonds. It is doubtful if the Commercial club milding ever rang with such loud heers as came from the throats of the onngsters yesterday as they cheered he speakers and Mr. Gemmell. Before lishnnding they rose and, led by a hecr leader, shouted loudly and heart-ly, heart-ly, ''Thanks, Mr. (.(cnitiicll. " To Kay that the Scouts enjoyed the unelicon would bo putting it mildly, nfleed. Everything from soup to plo i. la mode was on the menu, and the irva male quartet, composed of four 'ormer Scouts, added to their happi-icss happi-icss with songs and clover imitations. Record Is Landed. Following the luncheon the boys urned their smiling faces toward the ipoakers' tablo, at which were seated ncnibers of the executive eommittco of ho organization, national Scout repre-icntatives repre-icntatives and city, county and state iff ice. Each speaker in turn praised lie work of the boys during tho loan ind thanked them heartily. Mr. Gemmell, who acted as toastmas-er, toastmas-er, opened the talks by saying: "Thero vere many friends who a few days ago elt that "it was a good joko on me jvhen it was found that there were 20(1 of you who reached the honor nark and which I agreed to banquet. They liked to joke about it by saying hat I certainly got more than I had oargaiued for. But let me tell you right hero that if this is a joke, I cer-ainly cer-ainly like this kind." i Mr. Gemmell praised the boys for :heir work and thanked them. He said he Salt Lako organization had a repudiation repu-diation for getting things they went -iftev and never quitting until they ichieved that end. tharles W. Miller Speaker. Charles M. Miller, deputy national field commissioner of the Boy Scouts, Was introduced and amused the lads by reciting many humorous incidents in onnection with tho Scout work. Ho nded by urging that each member continue con-tinue to lead a clean and healthful live Hid maintain the high reputation the irganix.atiou had built up throughout lie country. Talks followed by Major Fred Jor-,'enson, Jor-,'enson, adjutant general of Utah, who epresented Governor Bamberger, and i'lscar A. Kirkham. secretary of the lo-al lo-al organization. Mr. Kirkham told of he life and travels of Mr. Gemmell. lie ulso recited the figures of the Scouts' part in selling bonds. He was .oudlv applauded and three cheers were riven for Mr. Gemmell. 1 The Erva quartet, which volunteered o sing for the bovs. was composed of Kugene AVhitaker, B-oral Cutler, Melvin Cornwall and Earl Ponelson, nnd was directed bv J. Spencer Cornwall. Claude ;:. Cornwall arranged the musical pro-jram. pro-jram. . , Each of tho bovs received a bog of ?andy distributcd'by the Sweet Candy company. |