Show I COMMERCIAL CLUBS CLUB'S ANNUAL DINNER IS VOTED A SUCCESS i When President V. W. J. J r. r Halloran of the Commercial club arose Saturday ni night ht at the head of the club chub banquet table an and proposed a toast for the Commercial club I enthusiastic arose and drank heartily When a few moments later he delivered a eulogy on the club and its work there thero was applause which did full fulI justice to the subject The annual banquet was wasa a thorough h success from every standpoint Nothing in In the way of eloquence edibles or wit and humor was overlooked o It was nearly 10 0 o'clock clock before the banquet banquet- ers era drank their toast to the club and then listened to the remarks of Mr Halloran He Ho complimented the old oM board of governors o on the work of the year classing class class- 1 trig ing the accomplishments into two great reat classes lasses In the one was the tho work of the traffic bureau the rescue of the V. V M. M C. C A. A building and other business affairs and nud in n the other was the successful entertainment entertainment entertainment en en- of the Grand Army encamp encamp- encampment ment mont Mr Halloran introduced William H. H Kin King as toastmaster In his introductory introductory tory talk Judge Kin King stated that regardless re to- ardless of religion on the Commercial club stands to together for the advancement of the city and the state stale Of course said the speaker some of us old Mormons like Judge Goodwin W. W S. S McCornick and John E. E Dooly haven't kept quite P up 1 to the be pace an and aud wo o e are arc not quite reconciled to the Wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- improvements that have hae been een made tirade in the city by hy the present administration administration administration admin admin- in the line of street sewers and nd sidewalks The Commercial club however hower stands for united people and united interests Toast to Harris In conclusion he spoke feelingly of the thereat great reat labors Jabors of Fisher Harris and what they had bad meant to tho city the state and the club Ho He proposed a silent toast to the memory of ot Fisher S. S Harris Banis IT H. L. L A. A Culmer read a wonderful tribute tribute tribute trib trib- ute to Fisher Harris written b by bv C. C C. C Goodwin for the Wizard of the Wa Wasatch The orchestra added a note of s effect Le LePere LePere LePare by playing with rith wonderful Pere Pare de la Ia Victoire J. J F. F Dunn who was to lla have o spoken S on The Traffic Burro was unable to be present and Rev Rv P. P A. A A Simpkin took his Parson Simpkin got lot far faraway faraway faraway away from tJ things religious ous and delvein delved delve in the fhe realm of finance Parson Is Witty lie He spoke C of the present freight rate discriminations as biu being criminal inasmuch inasmuch inas inas- much as they retard the progress of an otherwise thrifty and honest people and subject them to certain ertain bondage lie Ito concluded with a a touch of witticism it t telling llin a story of a brother going to tho village blacksmith who was also the village barber harbor an and bishop to get et a shave While the operation was in progress pro pro- gross gress a a. friend of the brother canto came illand in ill inand iii and remarked that if he be was getting etting a shave shavo it was a b burned poor one but hut if ho Ito was getting etting skinned it was being bein- done dono right Utah was the subject o of a lengthy thy address by rank Prank in tho the absence absence absence ab ab- ab- ab sence of Gov GO ov William Spry lie Ito went deeply into the history of ot the tho state the accomplishments and the possibilities In Iii conclusion he ho proposed a toast to Utah the State destined by nature to tobe he be the greatest state in the west J. J E. E Caine secretary of the club was next presented by Judge o Kin King in a rather stiff eulogy y Mr rr Caine said Judge Kin King was formerly manager of a newspaper and his salary was based on the tho number of papers published He proceeded to have ha more snore papers printed than were paid for and Il tho newspaper went bankrupt Mr J Caine Caino gave arc a powerful pOl talk on Commercial Why Is the Club Caine Not Apologetic The fact that a man is secretary of this or organization is not sufficient reason I for requiring him to apologize for the tho whole bunch not even e to attempt an explanation It is nol not my fault there are arc new members now to walk on ot 1 the toes tees of the tho SOO old ones outs and it i inot is inot not my fault that tho the dining dinin- room i is crowded every day lay at noon noon noon-I I dont don't I Ido do the he cookin cooking Why didn't the man mar l who proposed this toast go po to the founders foun bun ders ers of the club and find out the responsibility responsibility re to S of get getting this bunch together to not Dot gether not ask a young oung roun harmless fel id fellow low w like liko me me mel mellie II He lie then went into the attainments ol of r the club statin stating that it had done a wonderful wonderful won won- work in iu the past few years ii in i advancing the interests of the state thi the 3 I city cit and the west Let us not forget forlet that the w work rk ol of this club is an unselfish one You ina may p be called away from front YO your r bank or your store to help in some of the clubs club's endeavors en en- deavors work that may seem to conflict with the individual interests Blaming the Members Frank S. S Murphy chairman of the banquet committee was called aIled upon for fora a toast and his response was vas brief He called for an address from Joy Toy II 11 Johnson Johnson John John- son chairman of the membership committee com corn who was responsible for the tOO new members of the club He Ho turned the floor over oyer to C. C A. A Quigley who wise he be said was responsible lIe He gave a good enlo eulogy y to the tho members of the membership membership membership member member- ship ship committee who devoted their time and ana energy for two weeks in in securing new members Dr John F. F Critchlow was next called upon to tell his sensation in working for forthe forthe forthe the clu club Ho lie stated that it was his liis experience experience ex ex- that work for tho the club was accompanied ac ae- companied by a pleasant pheasant sensation and that he lIe boli believed others who did diel things for the club had tho the same sante experience A toast was then given en for Samuel uel Newhouse Mayor laor John S. S Bransford was called upon upon for an au address ss on the tho new club building lIe He briefly outlined the efforts I of the tho club to get et the tho new structure and what the success of f the efforts will mean meau when the building is completed a month or so hence The rho banquet ended with the time rendition of Auld Aul Lang Syne Sync and a son song by hy a quartette |