Show R E L C ern E r T i fi I 1 y u ii AT al WEBER D ACADEMY FAREWELL PARTY IN HONOR OF THOMAS E mckay most elaborate social function of the year guests from salt lake and Vir various laus other places the farewell reception given at tho the weber stake academy building last night in honor of thomas E mckay ex superintendent of the senoris ot or weber county was an elaborate affair bad well vell bes bespoke the high esteem in which mr air mckay Is held by the people peole P le of the community in general T there liere were about people at the function many of whom were from the outlying districts tho the committees having the che affair in hand ably acquitted themselves in the performance or of their duty and after the festivities were over it was pronounced the most elaborate social function of the season the program pr of the occasion consisted of music dancing and feasting the musical program rendered was made up of both instrumental instrumental and vocal selections of exceptionally bagh agh merit the rhe academy band furnished the instrumental music and the vocal selections rendered were given by mrs dr fred dark clark mrs airs bessie dean alison allson allison of ogden and mrs emma rt R ramsey t m morrison of salt lake who sang solos mrs airs fred dark clark and hagbert anderson rendered a beautiful duet the occasion for the farewell party was the immediate departure of professor mckay on a mission to germany and switzerland to take charge of the german swiss mission with headquarters at zurich switzerland he will leave ogden on the ara of next month and will likely be away from home for four or five years mr mckay resigned his position as superintendent of the weber county schools to go on this mission which is without remuneration mune ration he has been among agdens most prominent and active young men in church social and civic circles he graduated from the weber county schools and later matriculated from the state university after ho he finished his course in school he be taught for a time in the weber acad academy erny and also spent some time as a teacher in the state agricultural college at logan mr mckay has already filled a mission in germany and because of his effi efficiency clency and experience in the work w ork of that vineyard he has been called to take charge of the gospel work there |