Show Now Mayor A W w oz I J i V- V i ill s Vt 4 T L 9 4 I 4 3 4 4 7 x t. t t i p J 4 r. r k l 4 v I f 4 mM t I. I 9 w A on R. R II ASHWORTH left MAYOR 1 DAVID H. H ELTON From Front water v ter boy to Jrie messenger to mayor Canadian Dignitary Here HereTo To Visit Former Home Lethbridge Executive Addresses Kiwanis Anniversary Session in Salt Lake City A tall bald witted sharp-witted former Salt Lake citizen who achieved fame and importance in officialdom arrived Thursday morning in his native city to renew acquaintances and address members of the Kiwanis club p The occasion was the observance i I of the twenty first anniversary o of the founding of Kiwanis International International International The meeting in Salt Lake City was similar to those conducted ti ii 1850 clubs throughout the United States and Canada Kiwanis was organized January Mayor David Horton Elton o of Lethbridge Alberta Canada an international In International international in- in Kiwanis figure speakIng speaking speaking speak speak- Ing before the luncheon meeting o othe of the club at the Hotel Utah said The greatest achievement of thelast the thelast thelast last years ears has been continued feeling of f amity bet ve between n the United States and Canada It should inspire Inspire in inspire In- In spire European countries to take cognizance of the fact and sho Jd induce them to tu adopt a feeling o of peace and harmony rather than one of war and discontent Good Neighbor Policy Speaking on Kiwanis International International International Goodwill Mayor Elton added added added add add- ed that the principal aims alms of KIwanis Kiwanis Ki Ki- KI- KI wanis are to instill the law of beIng being being be be- ing good neighbors against the law of the jungle into the hearts o of mankind He also said that the tho harmonious feeling of Canadian people will wil continue to even en greater meas incas ures urea Mayor Elton recalled his childhood childhood childhood child child- hood in Salt Lake City I was around 13 when my famIly family fam fam- ily lly came over from Worcestershire England I first attended the Franklin public school and then went vent to fo the Salt Lake high school on Richards street That was In I 1896 While at high school Mayor Elton Elton Elton El El- ton played football He remembered some of his gridiron contestants I wonder if Ab Howell is still around 1 he asked He was as the greatest colored halfback Ive I've ev ever r rs s seen en And Todd Goodwin theres there's another sweet player Mayor Elton was as also a water boy when the present city am and county building was under con coil He still recalls his adventures adventures adventures ad ad- ventures as a messenger boy for forthe forthe forthe the Western Union In 1900 he went to Canada ant and entered the newspaper publishing business He also studied law as as' a pastime and five years later was admitted to theba bar as a a. practicing barrister Serving Second Term Tenn He is now serving his second term termas as mayor maor of ot Lethbridge a cit city o of The farmers from Cache valley who migrated into Canada Can d are re responsible responsible re- re re- re for or the irrigation sy system tem now in use there he said Mayor Elton is president of the Lethbridge Kiwanis club and arid a former former for for- mer iner district governor He plans to leave for tor Lethbridge Friday morning because he must be home before February 1 the he Ive got to sign payroll said The meeting Thursday was presided presided presided pre pre- sided over by Roy H. H A Ashworth president Louis A. A chairman chairman chair chair- man of ot the program committee was in charge of the tho anniversary ob ob- ob- ob servance |