Show TREATS EM EMITH lITH ITH COURTESY 00 PEOPLE OF RICHFIELD AND PANGUITCH GIVE l IE MEMBERS mERS OF UTAH UTA II PRESS ASSOCIATION EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT HAVE VE FRIENDLY FEELING FOR NEWSPAPER MEN OF STATE oo It was most refreshing to the Record Record Re Re- cord representative at the Utah Press Association convention at Panguitch to note that the people have a friendly feeling for the newspapermen of ol the state of Utah It was certainly encouraging to hear the good wishes extended to togra gra gras the hands of the citizens and be told that they have an ah abiding faith in the loyalty of the state press towards Utah and her people Our representative left Cedar with witha a feeling that this convention would be taken little notice of ol by the people living in the city of ol Panguitch and II it was with a half hall hearted feeling that he drifted into Richfield where the editors from the north east and west met those from the South We unloaded from the car accompanied by Senaca C. C Beach a distinguished gentleman representing the Master Printers' Printers Association of Los Angeles with the remark Friend Beach do you think we can cantough cantough tough it out 1 But this this feeling feeding fe was soo soon d ded ed when we entered the Johnson Hotel Hotel Hotel Ho Ho- tel and were met by Dr Marcus of the Richfield Reaper Mayor and council council coun cil of the city and the officials of oi the Chamber of ol Commerce A warm hearty welcome was extended coupled ed with an invitation to come and eat eat And it was with delight that the visiting Press Ass members members mem mem- bers 5 60 50 in number sat down to a sumptuous repast which was Interspersed interspersed interspersed inter inter- with a musical program furnished furnished furn furn- fished by local talent under the direction direction direction tion of Mr John Wood a musical director of ol excellent ability After the dinner the guests were taken to the dance pavilion and there spent a couple of ol hours enjoying themselves The sta staid d editors oi ol of northern Utah forgot themselves and danced as lively as did the young people peo peo- pie assembled On the morning of ol the Fifth Filth after a refreshing nights night's slumber the Association As- As members left lert for lor Panguitch driving through the entrancing Marysvale Marysvale Marys Marys- vale canyon on past the lively town of Marysvale through the valley through which flows the Sevier river river riv river riv- riv er with bounteous farms and ranches nestling cosily costly on its banks Soon we reaching enticing Panguitch to be met just north of town by the Mayor of the city city council President o ol of the Panguitch Stake the bishops of the wards the boy scouts scouts the Panguitch Panguitch Panguitch Pan Pan- band and a bevy of ol beautiful girls not forgetting the good good old fathers and mothers of ol the place The caravan of editors were es escorted escorted escorted es- es to the city and distributed among a number of homes told to rest a little while and then assemble on the tabernacle square where something something some some- thing good had been prepared for them and where they would be greeted greet greet- ed again by the At the tabernacle square when th the editors arrived it was found that a barbecue had been prepared under the direction of the Chamber of Commerce Commerce Com Corn merce coerce an and the able editor of the Garfield Garfield Garfield Gar Gar- field County News Billy BUly J. J Peters Hundreds of the town people were there al also o and together enjoyed one of ol the best belt barbecues that has ever eve been held in southern Utah After everybody had enjoy the repast a splendid program of ol musical numbers number and talks was given Senaca C. C Beach Beack of ol Los Angeles Angele gave a ringing and masterful talk on the subject We aie are Brothers occupying occupying occupying oc oc- oc- oc a half hall hour his hearers hearer regretting regretting regretting re re- gretting that he did not have mortime more mor time to enlarge upon this subject Senator Wm Win W. W follow follow- ed d with Ith a splendid oration on Bryce I I of f the Future His Ilis talk from start I Ito to o finish was most interesting We Weare Weare Were II are re sorry that space forbids reproducing Ing ng all that he said and we are forced to o be content with the following I have read somewhere it must I have ove been in a newspaper that in inix I six ix days das the Lord made Heaven and Earth and all that in them is On the seventh lIe He called into council a all l the great experts who had helped Him in inthis this his creation so successfully that it was vas pronounced good Among those summoned to the council were architects archi archi- sculptors painters and decora- decora tors ors They were t the e wind the rain the he snow the heat and the cold To these hese were given ghen the great responsibility responsibility of creating the most beautiful spot pot in Scenic Southern Utah Which means the greatest attraction in the tate state tate of Utah which of course Implies im im- plies the climax of scenic beauty in America and therefore must be the greatest exhibition of ol natures nature's artistic artistic ar- ar hand in all the world It would have lave surprised some of us to have leard eard the Master tell the builders that hat the only coloring matter mattero to o be used was iron but when we gaze upon the delicate tints colors and the shades of the finished product we begin to appreciate ate the marvelous beauty of the coloring coloring col col- col oring orina matter of all nature These faithful servants servants of ol the creation accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac this responsibility cheerfully and it was not until after centuries of f faithful toil that they presented to the world the product of their thousands of years of experience and training The Master was notified that although they were now submitting sub for His Ills approval their task thus far completed they intended to continue to improve upon this masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece mas mas- from generation to generation generation genera genera- tion so that none would ever become tired of visiting and gazing upon it it Each time men visit it although the change may ruay be ever so sign lug this tors scenic jewel will present new an and ana interesting characters Among these Interesting things in this scenic creation creation cre cre- cre are temples churches dwellings dwellings dwell dwell- ings a arenas ena amphitheatres streets alleys boulevards men women children chil chil- children dren ren soldiers policemen kings rulers rul rul- rul ers era and magistrates saints angels spirits and gods god animals of every description de de- description trees tree and all i plants plants plants-aU all these carved in stone colored with iron and decorated in such fantastic fantastic fantastic fan fan- fashion as to bewilder the most alert lover of nature who undertakes t to grasp it all aU in one sweeping view Only one thing was neglected by natures nature's natures nature's na na- na- na tures ture's renowned artists and that was the christening of this beauty spot so we call it Bryce Canyon Tomorrow we shall make you gentlemen of the Press more intimately acquainted with natures nature's prize winning art gallery I When you stand on the brink let your I imagination run rampant After you ou i ihan have han given your imagination the I greatest exercise in all your life if If there here is any living thing that cannot be duplicated or sort of architecture or art that cannot therein be found then we will waive our claims to the greatest single scenic attraction ol of off fill 1511 all the world but if when you bow your heads in humble confession that even an editor cannot tell half hall the truth about Bryce Canyon you desire to have others see what you have seen and feel what you have felt go home homeland land tell the world The attorney of Garfield County also gave a short talk highly interesting interesting inter inter- esting eating to the hearers his subject being The Possibilities of ol Garfield County Mayor James M. M Sargent gave the visitors a most hearty welcome and said that he voiced the sentiment of the people generally when he said I that he was gratified and proud to have the honor of having in Panguitch Panguitch Pan gultch the members of ol t the e Utah State Press Association At the close of ol the barbecue and program the visitors were escorted to the dance hall where they made merry for a couple of hours and which proved to be a real get acquainted ac- ac acquainted ac gathering Sunday morning the Association and town people nearly every res resident resi resi- resident Ident I- I dent went to the beautiful Bryce Canyon where another musical program program program pro pro- gram and big feed was had and the beauty spot given the once over most thoroughly by the visitors It was found that Senator had not exaggerated when he said Bryce anyo yas a b t fit for the Gods At 4 p. p m m. the of people started back for arriving in sufficient time to get lunch and assemble at the tabernacle where another another another an an- other program of musical numbers was given under the direction of the Y L. L Y M. M Associations At this meeting R. R T. T Porte secretary of ol the Utah Press Association talked for a half hall hour taking for lor his subject subject subject sub sub- Loyalty applying it to newspapers news I papers communities counties states I and the n nation tion He was listened to I with close attention by those present and given ghen hearty applause Monday morning the Association met in business session and among the business transacted was the se selecting selecting se se- of a legislative committee to attend the coming 1925 legislature and work for the interests of ol the Utah Press It was also decided to I support one of ol their members for the position of ol legislator and the selection selection tion fell upon Mr Dennis Wood of Nephi The press will get back of ol him and secure his nomination and election if there is a possibility so I that a representative of the Press may have the privilege of ol being represented represented rep- rep I resented in the legislative e halls of ol olI I Utah I I k After attending to other matters of ol I I direct importance to printers and newspaper men generally the convention conven- conven I tion closed with a resolution of hearIty heart hearty hear- hear I t Ity ty thanks for the splendid time given I to the visitors by the Richfield I i Chamber of Commerce Mayor council council coun coun- cil and by Billy BUly J. J Peters the Panguitch Panguitch Pan Pan- I gultch editor President of the Garfield Garfield Garfield Gar- Gar I I field Stake Panguitch Mayor council council council coun coun- I II I cil Boy Scouts young ladies fathers I and mothers of Panguitch I The outing was In one one ne that will belong belong be belong long remembered with pleasure by 1 every member of ol the Press Association Association tion that attended and the thanks they expressed were but feeble expressions expressions expressions ex ex- I of the gratitude and ap appreciation appreciation ap- ap they felt |