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Show by these advantages This committee : made a trip to Sallna, to meet, with the organization there. We found an enthusiastic hand of workers, whose! Influence Is far reaching. They offered offer-ed ns every assistance in prompting our organization in (lunnlson, and we have Mrs. West, their president and live of their members, also Mrs. Martin, president of the Ma,nfi society, with us, all ready to help us in any way, fully understanding the needs of -any community in that line. There Is no reason why we cannot have the benefit of this work." FOR LITERARY AND CIVIC IMPROVEMENT, IM-PROVEMENT, Auspicious Commencement For Organization Effected Wednesday. The meeting held Wednesday in the Presbyterian chapel, pursuant to announcement, an-nouncement, for the purpose of organizing a literary society In Gunnison Gun-nison proved a decided success. The attendance comprised both ladles and gentlemen of t;he community, no cognizance, being taken of either religious re-ligious or political alliliation. Mrs., Flora C. Clark of the committee which had called the meeting, presided pre-sided and Mrs. Overl'elt acted as secretary. Following a choice program pro-gram thirty-three persons signed for membership, adopted a constitution and elected ofllcers. The name of "Gunnison Literary and Civic Society" is to designate the organization, organiza-tion, meetings to te he'd fortnightly commencing next Tuesday evening in the chape). Mrs. Lexie Edwards gave for the opening number, a violin solo accompanied accom-panied by Miss Howe. Then Mrs. Clark addressed tho meeting as follows: - "La'dies and Gentlemen:--'This Is no place for me.' as the small boy remarked re-marked when his mother stepped into in-to the pantry while he was busy with the jam jar. And to be candid alxiut It T ,r..r! ,1...! .... T n... Minutes of the proceedings had by tho committee as an initiative move for the organization were here read by the secretary, Mrs. Overfelt. "What a Society of This Kind Could Io" formed the subject of a paper by Miss Curtis, who was followed follow-ed by Mrs. II. A. Kearns on what other organizations of this kind are doing. Mrs. Martin of Manti told of the accomplislimont both in literary and civic matters by the society, now of sixteen years standing, in her city. Mrs. Martin's address was replete, with sound advice and carried a tone of encouragement that would buoy the most reserved. The audience here joined in singing "America." Mrs. O.K. West explained what the-women the-women of Salina were doing, under an organization similar to this now proposed in Gunnison. She heartily commended the plan here of including includ-ing men in the membership, so they might take part in activities other than the banqueting stage of the work. Miss Jean Winder gave a most effective ef-fective recital of "The Soul of a Violin.-' A brief address by Judge Cherry 11-, i ii-ci a ucji as i murine luul youngster must have felt. "It is not for me to tell you how badly we need an organization for in-inteileelual in-inteileelual development, nor what a society of this kind could do for Gunnison. Gun-nison. We merely hope to get you to thinking along this line: we are not afraid of tlie verdict. There can be no question of the benelits to be de-rerlved de-rerlved trom organized, systematic study. There is no standing still; we must either go forward, or go backward. back-ward. "If we only keep up with the general gen-eral trend toward higher education we must gj;;d,smnp little time and thought to-shost and. - oiiiplishraent. We spend .wards of our time, and much energy", amusing and entertaining entertain-ing ourselves. Amusement we must IlilU II IIIJl.IUl IL1J LiUM KJL I1IO U.TUOI spicy mixture of humor and was full of wise suggestions on lines of. literary and civic advancement. Miss Emily Larson sang "Whisper and 1 Shall Weep," in pleasing style. Mrs. A.L.Burns read the constitution constitu-tion and bylaws proposed by the committee. com-mittee. Responses were given by O. 1. Rasmusson of the district school, N'eplii Gledhill of the press, and Joel E. Ricks of the high school. Taking of membership followed and then the election of oflicers as here named: President Mrs. Flora C. Clark. Vice President A. N. Cherry. Secretary Mrs. Willie G. Overfelt. Treasurer E. L. Swalberg. Adopting of the constitution and selection of standing committees concluded con-cluded the proceedings. have, it Is the spice of life, but who of us would care to live on spice aloneV Education, study, effort these are the meat and drink whereby we are really sustained. "We can hardly pick up a paper or periodical without seeing any amount of space devoted to the progress of these organizations women's clubs, civic leagues, literary and' lyceum societies, all directing their efforts toward the improvement of mind aad conditions. There is no other itstitu-tlon itstitu-tlon that gives so much for so little. There are schools and colleges with special courses of study, and expensive tuition, that are not of more educational educa-tional value i n general than can be planned for our own needs. "Other towns and cities in our immediate im-mediate neighborhood are profiting |