Show BANQUET IN CELEBRATION OF THE THET T LINCOLN CENTENNIAL A A. A SUCCESS BRILLIANT COMPANY L ELOQUENT SPEECHES ES I Leading Citizens of Utah Gather t to Honor Memory of the the 1 Great Emancipator A TRIBUTE TO THE SQUARE DEAL POLICY Event Jr-Event EVent s to Man Who Stood for Equal Rights to All Under Auspices of Only Newspaper in Utah Ulah Th That t i 5 I Maintains That Attitude Ii S f. f r The one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lin Lincoln Lincon th the Great Emancipator who stood for Jor a square deal equal rights to all and special privileges to none and the third hir anniversary o of th the birth of The fhe Republican which stands lor br a square deal for U Utah h and its people were verc observed in ina ina ina a du dual l celebration at the Hotel Kenyon last night Under the auspices ui vi The Republican this banquet brought to a in n a brilliant manner the local celebration cele- cele i bration of di the centennial te ni In n an atmos h re impregnated Impregnate tea with patriotism and love for lor the memory of t the great American American- r three e. e hundred citizens of Utah s sat st t at the banquet table In ih bea beautifully t spacious spacious' s' s dining room partaking partaking- ofa of a satisfactory menu and drinking in the sti stirring i rig g addresses sies Jaud tory to the memory of the Martyred President Presidents The he s on vas vas- the ary og of itle thes the the- 1 i r bli r wit fi s nl b 1 lh OW g N speakers speakers' s akers p paid ld 1 homage to the grand graM name of immortal Lincoln They also told of the position The Republican has attained in the newspaper world of the West in the three short years of its existence Seated at the banquet table were the highest officials of the State of Utah members o of the state legislature officials I of the United States government at the head of the federal government affairs in Utah representative citizens their t wives vives and daughters All were there to partake of the sumptuous sump sump- t ous ous banquet and to pay homage to tn the name of the great Lincoln In stirring words that fired every patriotic instinct in the I breasts of their hearers and brought forth unstinted and spontaneous applause the speakers revered in words the of Americas America's great Their praise their reverence and the expression of the thein in innermost feeling of their hearts for the great Lincoln fired the speakers until their oratory filled the great dining room and lodged in the hearts of those present creating a most profound profound profound pro pro- found impression and if le a greater love for the name that each man woman and child has learned to cherish There was nothing to mar and u to entertain The bright l i. tile the handsomely decorated bat ban hall hail the table loaded with good service the stirS stir sUr- thin ts tho the excellent S ring music all aJl added to tho the complete success of the occasion But beneath all of 01 the outward signs of pleasure there was as n a nit t and brightness t f feeling In every heart henrt that each had bad it f tent lout his presence for a a. cause more morer I evenings evening's en- en r worthy orthy than to enjoy enJo an That fact was made more manifest when the menu had been finished the lie hc lieS served and the real Nl been S coffee cotee had hall 4 program of ot tho the evening was begun It was then that the guests the real reason for their presence The They seated themselves clo close e to the ther r speakers speaker's table and listened with closeL close for attention to the toasts that had bad L their subjects the greatness the n. n th this honesty tv tho tenderness tho I I e h and the lovable able character of or Wi His Ills trials troubles W braham Lincoln lb fight almost overwhelming overwhelm overwhelm- his his his-do- ue- ue l ing g odds hl his the tIlO 0 touched all nil feats hi his victories It those present and left lert an anT n nt II hearts of T r- Imprint that will long remain there t Excellent Iut-Ic Iut l evening of the tho course courso During the 1 entertained with Ith music he ne guests were an 1 anI the banquet During and nd song and ana discoursed Patriotic tt I orchestra much pleasure iuro to other airs lend lending Ins Ins- q 4 Salt Lake conc concert t th the aff affair lr The quartet composed of or MISS t s Edna Ednar JJ Hazel Barnes Miss E an soprano contrato F. F C C. Graham tenor and ana r r 11 S S. S Ensign baritone tendered KellY some beautiful selections U tJ Irene was accompanist l banquet hill hail ot of the When the doors of ot one every everyone nearly nearh were thrown open be scaled seated the guests were Vere ready read to hall ball and ami R v They filed into the dining rhe fliey r. V bowed heads while Rev I II tt tJ 4 stood with delivered nn an re Short Lt 4 Francis Bun Burgete te ero 1 I the guests I invocation Then p on To o L. L seated scatted d and the banquet was the dabI ebb dab Pf of or the orchestra t 1 S the music t. t and It was t was enjoyed orate menu was I z 8 30 o'clock when the tho coffee coerce the tho nu of or served elved At the conclusion as closely j the gU guests took seats as 38 and An the r It ry possible to the speakers speakers' table program was Hiram begun E. E Booth Booth u mi 11 Colonel l near ear t States attorney who t J f in 11 a few short hort ort sentences toastmaster SPrY WIlliam g Introduced Governor executive of ot th thC state was 1 The inc chief I- I I. I to make nn an address f and und 51 p evening o tho the p where later in J only a few words at the banquet I am not prepared to make maleo a 0 lengthy speech at nt present said the governor as I have one to make maleo later In the tile evening Wo have much 10 to commemorate in the tho hundredth birthday of ot that great patriot and statesman Abraham Lincoln We Ve are here to revere his name and pa pay homage hornage hom horn age oge to a character as unique a as it was great We are aro here hert also to celebrate the third anniversary annl of or the establishing establishing establish establish- ing InS of or The Tho Mountain Inter-Mountain Republican can which Is ib holding this affair to to- to night We Ye can not help feeling proud of or orthe the tho place the journal has taken token in hn hR newspaper world of the West est Last week its circulation reached the 1000 mark which means that the paper went Into homes It i Is tho tile paper that has stood for Utah's good and Utah's advancement ad and the betterment bet bet- of the people of ot the state Tho Continued on Page Pago Seven cn I S 'S h. h J- J Y I 3 c t 4 f r. r W 4 I I ARTHUR L. L THOMAS Postmaster of Salt Lake and former fonner governor g of Utah who presided at the Lincoln Day banquet last night as toast- toast master i i BRILLIANT COMPANY AT LINCOLN I BANQUET BANQUE IN CELEBRATION GEEB A TIN k l OF THE LINCOLN r CENTENNIAL A SUCCESS Continued One policy poley It lifts has In pursued and an tho the su success cea ces it i. i has ha achieved has hns made It I mighty might ste Is Introduced But we havo with wih u us a man hoIe who ho i ig Ie 1 occupying tho the position of or toast toast- ater here herc tonight and I 1 will wi not fn- fn n n- n trude on tho time farther I tale take great pleasure rc In II introducing Former Governor Arthur L. L 1 L Thomas ThomM Governor Oo Spry's t few w words word were ere I applauded to the echo cho and To Toastmaster Toast Toast- t- t f r master mater Thomas took the floor foor r and gentlemen 1 he said ald wo are hero to do honor to tho the memory mem meni- f ory o. o of oC Abraham A Lincoln one hundredth th birthday we wc arc are celebratIng celebratIng celebrating ing tonight tonight To o ha have the opportunity t to pay pa- tribute to 10 th the memory o of such Buch sucha Bucha I a man i is 18 t ti h privilege indeed In this brilliant constellation of or great men the name of or Abraham Abrham Lincoln shines forth ni ns a 0 star of ot the first rt magnitude Ills His poverty po erh his gle his elevation eleva cleva- tion ton to th the highest highet office In 11 the thc te gift of ot his country countr and hl hI his wonderful f lifes life's work has ha tilled the hearts of his his his' hL I with a never dying Inter Inter- countrymen 1 t. t I wih nc cr Inter I ProVIdent President nt Lincoln possessed grea geat geati i qualities of or head and heart that road mad I Jim great and good I He II was wai strong I brave yet et withal de deeply Ily religious Ills Ils Innate gentleness and simplicity e. e endeared him to tho the hearts of oC hi his countrymen During the most try try- J J 11 lug ing times Ures when ho was subjected tc to Z r the severest criticism and heartier heartIe r 8 and his lre life was wag fraught wih great sorrow yet et he was wa never once known to utter uter an unkind word wOld aboul about r r i anyone The qualities B he displayed in Ir that regard only brought to the thc fore for more prominently the great strength und and beauty of or his noble character Abraham I Lincoln was as singularly honest A story stooP of ot his honesty honest in his 1115 r boyhood hoot days tays will wf bear repetition He ha hati borrowed a book from a nel neigh neigh- hl h- h l bor or He hIe had been res reading reeding ding tho the work ork an and laid It on a windowsill when called caled to look after some somo dut duty It I was forgotten for the time timo being and anda andi a i shower of rain that fell tel soaked the pages and aUt ba badly I Injured the thc volume which was wa precious in those thor days das Lincoln took tool th tho spoiled book back to tho the neighbor and told him how the had been sustained Ho He said Eald lie be hn hud had no mone money to replace it but was willing to work worl out the tho price prie of it It I is said that he labored for tor three days 6 pulling fodder fo der In order to pa pay for the te spoiled book That incident showed Just one of the tho many good l In tho the boys boy's character Those traits became strengthened ned and added to to as the boy bor grew gew to manhood Lincoln had tho the strength of conviction con con- le lie never shirked a a. responsibility or allowed It to rest on other shoulders than his hla own If he lie was In Inan an any wa way responsible If I his political ideas id DS were unpopular he did not coy cov- M pr them up but unhesitatingly I spoke Sloke them theol to all al who might bo ho within range When hen Lincoln was ras can can- candidate of tf f his voice cn- cn for tor u u. u seat in the tho legislature jUI in his twenties a a man clr cIr culat y a a rumor rumor- rumor that thal he had Information tion fOr m. m W Ii-W J a te II possession which h It If Ii 11 he I made H It t known would ouid cause causo caus Lincoln I It to t be defeated f Truth uth Lincoln Ne-ei Ne l Feared Lincoln I went to that roan man and anda a asked li him what hat the tho story was a asked him what he had done that had Injured In Injure Injured In- In jure his state state He lie le further told tho the thoman thoman i tell teU the story I man that If he lie did dit not U to tho world ho was a a. a traitor to the t state Ho Went so far as a to tell tel the theman theman the the- j le man that if Ii the stor story was true whatever whatever what what- I ever Oer It might be he lie would bOar bear ll ar the tho t I allow would not 8 and consequences o ant his 1 with the the mutter u-iatter mater to Interfere ro wih friendship for Cor the tho man who was to ber bo be r In th the matter his en enemy my mater t He lie Lincoln was a modest man ouid not hut take taka honor even when it i I thrust upon him He lie was tenderS tenderhearted tender tender- was as le S hearted and it is said that ho Ito never 1 r refused a a request request One day an nn old I IO man sat In the corridor of or tho the White I House O during tho the civil civi war Abra- Abra braI fliam Lincoln then was President He lie inquired of or tho the old man what was visitor told Lincoln Lincoln Lin Lin- wanted and the lie aged coln coin that his boy was condemned to tolie begged for the sons son's life lie ille and I President Lincoln told tolt him ho he would look Into luto the case at once and did t I MO 40 The he report ho Ito received from the H. H was sentenced sen- sen sentenced that tho the man general was wa wa should bo be and to death r cu ted r I I 1 will wH grant your YOUL bo boy a 0 rc reprieve e I exe-I until we c can cn learn the tho exact facts fact or of the told President tho the tho the case father athor I But Dul that is only a 0 and ond ondi boys boy's life Ute declared declared de do- save my it i will wi not boys dared tb the old man wrote Thereupon President Lincoln tho the boys boy's release I u zt telegram ordering I tho the father i at once and turning to until IL I does docs not die son said If your 1 L order I him to be shot eliot he will live l e to tobe be us as old as Methuselah Abraham Lincoln lived cd to see eo l peace ham come When tho the angel of or peace pece spread her wide wilc white whito wings over the land ler Lincoln was enjo enjoying 1 the golden Jant pleasure when he lie passed into his sn silence As his body was lowered Into the depth of or Its It tomb tomb tho the world amid tears whispered How great how good he lie was Joo Ton slum ly I The rime toastmaster was roun roundly h applauded ap ap- wait walt considerable con con- and forced to woe waa time wa before he was ablo to blo hea a introduce the Rev Re Elmer I. I Goshen who made mado an address addres that stirred mn e Goshen spoke over every hearer Mr r. r but for tor a little time from manuscript Into tho the depth of or his bis when ho he cot got subject the tiLe manuscript was forgotten from oratorical and spoke Ho no grew rew the depth of ot his heart In a n dramatic tho the depth of ot his manner that bespoke feeling and accentuated the true and deep that Impregnated every over the life line nc Tho minister spoke of or ICo of tho the illustrious soldier statesman most He touched nd ruler of men le feelingly on the tle great wide religion or of or tho the man recounted the martyrs martyr s I life Ufe hl his deeds and ills his hit 1 As s the speaker grew tense every vcr car calf that not a u word of the strained so not was sas Wa addre would be bc missed misled and when H tho the completed been th tho address had Ir If en en- hearers Sat bat for tor a moment moment as n st of one accord there ti Then as of applause mighty wave wa that burst fairly forth fortt shook a I the building fairly of or the address the At the tho conclusion which quartet rendered a received WIS heatly heartily to listen lt It will nOW bo be our wil born In Utah who wa 10 to a 1 enteman In Salt Lake ho un under oz er the shadow reared e Sal and mountains a of these grand old u ho Goe speaker wherever where gOel goe welcome ThomAS I 1 1110 havo 0 said Toastmaster ladles le and tl gentlemen MI tn great r Introducing at Lt pleasure to 11 you ou Nephi I. I L. L L Morris The Legacy nc who will wl speak to you yU ou on l or of The Tho Lincoln address ii of or Mr Morris was wa quiet quie thoughtful was listened to with wih and orid thou Interest by those who had gath- gath II loon icon the board pach faeh inch word wOld red Ired at nt carrying with It the ring of or sincerity wih left lett to the in tho legacy Ic acy United States and to tho the thoI the people of or anI I S a L World word J Jy v the J iran an hundredth nitia nUa da day li 1 id d been ben the cause of or the representative gathering The Rigoletto quartet WR wag beautifully bt sunk and as ai a cloning patriotic touch to the thu evening program the entire assemblage e aing two stanzas of or orm America m |