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Show U. P CLERICAL ASS'N. HOLDS 2nd BANQUET Last evening the Clerical Employe association of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad company, Milford Lodge No. 4, held their second annual an-nual banquet at the Union Pacini dining room, followed by a dance ac the opera house. About forty-five guests attended the banquet, which was istrictly an invitation invi-tation affair. G. T. Peer, manager oi the; dining room, had spared no pain in making it a success. The menu was delicious and varied. The tables, profusely decorated with dahlias and chrysanthemums, were set with taste and an eye for the beautiful. The ser vice wag perfect. N. E. Davis, as toastmaster, gave each guest an opportunity to contribute contrib-ute to the enjoyment of the evening. G. R. Wilcox, master mechanic, was the first to respond. He said he did not fully appreciate the term used so much, "working for you," he ranch preferred, "working with you" that expressed the true spirit o cooperation which he was glad to note 'in the. relationship between ethe members of the Clerical Employes' association and the offices. The toastmaster in introducing the only "outsider" present, Mr. Carlton, took occasion to compliment the printer upon the tastiness of tnu printed menu. Mr. Carlton said he was greatly handicapped, as he was ; i..ii nnU lioei'rlia ha hart! hurt his hand that afternoon, consequently conse-quently could not talk with his usual us-ual fluency. However, he was glad to note the spirit of cooperation manifested mani-fested between the clerical force and the officials, and hoped they would allow the newspaper to be of some resistance, re-sistance, as he believed that what was for the good of the clerks was for the good of the railroad and the town. Mr. Rudert, train dispatcher, believed be-lieved that cooperation meant, not only the employe, but the official as well. Wm. McGhie president of the Athletic Ath-letic club, told a good story and regretted re-gretted that more members of the association as-sociation were not present. The toastmaster introduced Pill Morlev as the great solo singer of the tt P ,v,tcm. hut Bill's voice was in the shop for repairs, so the banquer. ers were spared the pains. C. A. Bailey, chief clerk, gave n few 'reminiscences and v his flight at bring filled to overflowing Willi the good things from the table. ATuch credit is due the bnnquef committee for the marked success or the evening. Th dance which followed, was one of the big successes of the season. |