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Show NEWSPAPER BOYS SING UTAH'S PRAISE WASHINGTON.' D. D., Dec. la Following Follow-ing a custom originated last 'year Senator Sena-tor Kearns last night entertained the newspaper men who made the trip to Utah last year to attend the Irrigation congress. Covers were laid for ' thirty and the guests embraced the men prominent In Washington newspaperdom. Maj. John M. Carson, president of the Gridiron club and dean of the Washington correspondents, correspond-ents, headed the newspaper delegates. Postmaster-General Wynne and Crosby 8. Noyes, editor of the Evening Star, were the guests of honor. After an elaborate elab-orate menu, the evening was given up to speaking, and every one present was given an opportunity to be heard. The praises of Utah and her people were sung and the evening was voted one of great enjoyment. Senator Kearns spoke in a happy vein of commercial Utah and said he hoped to meet the boys every year. Brief responses were made by PosN master-General Wynne, Maj. John M. Carson, Senator Fred Dubois, Charles Jackson, State chairman Idaho Democratic Democra-tic committee; R? H. Lindsay, Kansas City Btar; Richard Lee Fearn, New York Tribune: Edgar C. Snyder, Omaha Bee; E. S. Little, Los Angeles Times; Jesse Carmlchael. Boston Herald; Arthur W. Dunn and Thomas Dawson, the Associated Associat-ed Press; J. A. Breckons, Salt Lake Herald; Her-ald; A. F. Philips, Salt Lake Tribune; Dr. J. E, Jones, secretary to Senator Kearns; T. A. Wlckersham. - |