Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-22 | Page 8 | Salt Lake Does Honor to Washington's Memory

SALT LAKE LAIE DOES HONOR TO W WASHINGTON'S MEMORY Day Generally Observed by Closing of All Public Offices Banks and Many lany Business Houses The city and county offices banks and stock exchanges did not open today and andall andall andall all the business houses and railroad offices ces closed at noon In honor of WashIngton's Wash ash ington's Birthday Many of the large buildings of the city ran up their flags in m honor of the occasion occa occa- sion Exercises in the Schools As special exercises appropriate to the theda day da- are usually confined to the schools the various Institutions carried out their arranged yesterday after after- noon J The most mot elaborate of these observances observances' was the gold medal medal- oratorical contest by the seniors of ot the high school schO l for or the gold medals given by the Sons son and Daughters D of ot the American Revolution The Judges Mrs Byron Cummings Mrs Irs AV V H. H Jones and Frank B. B Stephens awarded the first prize for boys to Edward Watson Vatson who chose as his subject Patriotism a GlorIous Glorious Glo Glo- rious Lige Miss Mis Annie McIntyre speakIng speakIng speaking speak speak- ing upon The Revolutionary Soldiers was the recipient of ot the girls s medal University Club Banquet t. t The eleventh annual banquet Of the University club members member given n last night In their rooms in the Jennings block was also attended by somo soniC features Suggestive ve of the da day A toast to The Father of oC His Country was drunk standing b by all the guests and the covers of the menu card and toast list were ere orated decorated with witha a miniature hatchet of cherry wood The Salt Lake branch of oC the National Letter Letter-Cai Letter Carriers also held its annual banquet banquet banquet ban ban- in the Federal courtroom of tie the Dooly Doob building last night An interesting ry and musical w was s ren rendered red followed by the serving of oC a sumptuous supper The Veteran Firemen The members of the Volunteer Veteran Firemen's ns n's associations association are arc holding open house today at their home between Fourth and Fifth streets on-Canyon on road rodd Tho occasion c Sr Is the anniversary sl 1 o y of th the opening of their quarters ar and Is In the nature of a hout house warmIng e The reception will continue during the afternoon and this evening a musical will b be added to the tho enter enter- There are about seventy members m of the association still living The volunteers volunteers volunteers volun volun- went out of active service In 1584 when the tho present system of oC tire fire was tion established Many 1 relics of the theold theold theold old days are displayed In their club- club rooms There were no special public exercises in commemoration of ot Washington's memory memory memory mem mem- ory held today but a number of social entertainments of ot the evening will contain contain con con- tab tain special features appropriate to the occasion