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Show MORGAN HAD AT WELCOME FOR THEM It did not take long for the part; ' of Ogden men. who went In automo-biles automo-biles to Morgan yesterday afternoon. I to learn that the people of that thriving thriv-ing and picturesque town have a warm spot in their hearts for Ogden So many attentions were heaped upon ' ; the visitors that they were embar- I rased In their attempts to show how much such a reception was appreciated appre-ciated Aside from providing the most dellciotUI luncheon that had been enjoyed en-joyed In many months, musicians were on the Job to entertain and the talent of the High school composed a 1 I song In honor of the visit to their I city and the original song was given at the rousing meeting held In the stake house after the supper. The automobile Journey was planned plan-ned and carried out by the Weber I I club and Publicity bureau for the pur-1 pur-1 pose of pointing out to the residents of Morgan that the Interests of Ogden and Morgan in the matter of the transcontinental highway and a bet- 1 ter road between the two cities are Identical But lo and behold' Mor-1 Mor-1 gan knew that already and there was I no plan suggested by the Ogdenlto 1 that the Commercial club of Morgan had not thought of Consequently any added suggestion b the Ogden peo- J pie to the original plans for a closer! spirit of harmony between the two j cities was received with enthusiasm. The automobiles left the Weber ! club at 3 80 o'clock and the run was made to Morgan In one hour and a , half Por most of the distance the roads were in good shape and the , ride was a pleasurable one. After passing through Devil's gate, the alley widens out gradually until 1 ! at Morgan there Is a distance of several sev-eral miles between the two chains of I mountains and the valley Is one green 1 I field of beauty. It was the opinion I of all in the part.v that the valley I 1 mole famous by the Wasatch peas 1 needs no boosting from Us inhabi-j inhabi-j tants A minute's view of the valley I b strangers would do more than several sev-eral hours of boosting. On arris al at Morgan, the autoists were met by President Daniel Ileiner( ot the Morgan Commercial club and the reception committee consisting of R 11 Welch. George A Taggart. Dr c ( Pugmire, H. B. Crouch and Ed- I 1 ward Ctiddell. For a few minutes (he visitors strolled about the town and were j interested in an automobile that had I been sold to W, Olawson, the hotel , keeper, by Frank Clayton, an Ogden man. who had started out on a trip to Cheyenne several days ngo, but j was stranded Becoming disguested 1 with his automobile. Clayton had sold it to the hotel man for $60. Shortly before 7 o'clock, the party went to the Hih school building where the girls of the domestic sci-(l ence department had prepared a most appetizing meal. The luncheon was served in the dining room of the school which had been decorated with Hags and pink and white apple blossoms. blos-soms. After a trip through the canyon In; the crisp mountain air anything would hae lasted delicious but the food that was served to the large) party of Weber club and Morgan club men was beyond expectation. It couldn't be described Here is the menu Pickles Lettuce and radish salad Creamed potatoes Gravy Roast beef Home boiled ham Brown Nut bread Biscuits Strawberries Ice Cream Angel cake Sunrise cake Coffee Candy II the repast was good the diners were equal to the occasion The manner in which the home-grown and home-cooked products disappeared disappear-ed was amazing The compliment, paid the cream the home-boiled ham and all other items were flattering A vote of thanks was tendered the I following young ladles by Judge J A. Howell, in behalf of the visiting delegation dele-gation Thelma Dickson, Yoroncia Tonks, Stella Claw son. Disc Ilelner, Leona Cool bear, Dora Boyce Lela Clark, Mary Giles Clam Brough era Wal- dron. Lovlsa Waldron, Nellie Nickson, Lillian Welch Myrtle Crouch, Mary Meacham, BSlmirn Condle and Stella Clawson Miss Clawson entertained with some charming piano numbers I The young ladies were directed by Mrs. n O. Porter of the domestic scienco department Following the banquet at the school, the members of bolh clubs went to the Stake house where a packed house was assembled to hear what the Ogden visitors ,had to say. President Daniel Helner acted as chairman of the meeting and. with a few appropriate words, introduced the speakers. Mayor S G. Heiner of Morgan was the first speaker. He welcomed the visitors and assured them of Morgan's Mor-gan's friendship The welcome sign will always be displayed for an. visitor vis-itor from Ogden ' said Mayor Heiner. .Judge J. A, Howell was called upon nnd he gained the attention of the audience when he spoke In favor of the proposed bond Issue whereby Morgan county hopes to build a larger and a better High school. In cplalnlng the purpose of the trip be said that Ogden desired to become be-come better acquainted with Morgan because the Interests of both In the matter of a transcontinental highway are Identical Referring to the pro-: pro-: i ed Hard Scrabble road from Morgan Mor-gan to Salt Lake, he pointed out the greater advantages of a good road that would Join Morgan. Ogden and Salt Lake Instead of joining but two of the cities He urged that the road between Ogden and Morgan be im- proved which, with the addition of the already good road between Og-i Og-i den and Salt Lake, would connect up the three cities The remarks of ihe judge were received re-ceived with appplause M. S. Browning established ft reputation rep-utation with the citizens of Morgan as a hutnorlsl. In beginning his talk, he Bald that "fools rush in where an-, an-, gels fear to tread" but that he would risk being placed with the foolish I cla6 in order to give his views. After Af-ter referring, humorously, to his reputation rep-utation as a driver who coven the ground without stopping for bumps. he dropped to his subject He said that a good road Is of benefit to the autoist only Incidentally. The agriculturist, agri-culturist, he said, is the man most benefitted Ho pointed out that the Hard Scrabble road would, becau 6 ui Its grade, be of use only to auto-i ists, while the road down Weber can-I can-I yon' is of such a slight grade that it I Is the only available wagon road. (Jeorgc Halverson Is a taxpayer in Morgan county and In his address he gave some statistics on the mineral resources that even surprised some of the citizens. He declared that it would only be a matter of time before Morgan county would equal Summit In the amount of mineral produi ts Mr Halverson suggested thai the old roadbed of the Union Pacific, from the mouth of Weber canyon to Ogden Og-den lie adopted aB a highway when the" company adopts the ne gr.ole proposed. He pointed out thai It will require but little widening to make it a flret class automobile and wagon road Referring rather sarcastically to the Scrabble Creek road, he said I that the steep highway would make a most excellent aeroplane route I I) iirsou of Ogden expi.-iim. d thai the purpose of the publicitj bureau is to gather Information concerning Hi" northern counties of the state with the view to boosting them He sta ted that the bureau will begin an advertising campaign In which the resources re-sources of Morgan will be featured and that be would be pleased to secure se-cure all Information concerning the I agricultural and mineral resources of the countv Inclosing he Invited the i Morgan people to come to Ogden and he assured them a favorable recep tion On behalf of the Weber club, Dr 1 it M Rowe thanked the people antj the High school girls for the reception recep-tion and backed up Mr L iraon s state ment6 that the lub will be only too willing to aid the Morgan people in 'any way by means of the Btrongei I organization and committees Dr. Rowe emphatically stated that the Ogden club was working at ill l limes for an oerlancl trail and hml never gone into the ranks of th1 Mid I landers, although a minor to that ef- j feet had reached the city of Morgan John Hurst also spoke not once, but often He didn t make long 'speeches His longest address was about 2", words, but w hat lie said and i the way he said it was great When i he stood up. the audience was quiet but he always sat down with laughter rippling on all slde3. The musical program of the evening I was a feature. Miss Hamilton sang "We Never Miss the Sunshine,' in excellent voiot I and responded to the applause with The Rosar ' Charles and Hun Hardy Har-dy gave a duet, clarluet and saxa- I phone, that would have been a hit Ion a high class vaudeville circuit The I gentlemen are masters of tone shad Ing and the tones Ihey produced on I their instruments were clear nnd sparkling. Miss Almira Condle ga-e a number ,,t pi.-, no si le Hons at i he op. nine of the meeting, and Miss ( lnra Brough sang a song composed for the occasion. occa-sion. The words were written by Morgan High school students to be sung to the tune of "That Old Girl of Mine." Dr. Rowe was so pleased with the j verses that he saw to it that the onl3 copy in Morgan was secured He insured in-sured the writers, however, that tl i could secure other copies from the I papers that would be glad to publish it. I lore are the words: W e've gathered here this evening To push a good cause through. To work for better reading To boost for Morgan too. For we are up and doing ml equal to the test: Then let us try. And all Stand by We'll make this town the be6t CHORUS . On our state the light of hope Is softlv beaming On Utah, so rich and yielding. In her valleys broad the grain is gleaming. So priceless and rare Boost, boost and still we'll boost For the best roads In the land. And we'll give to each and evorj one w ho helps us A giud and welcome hand I et:s get together often And see what we can do Towards makitig Morgan counts v. credit to this land. Then work for Morgan High Bthool Among both friends and foes. And while we work Let no one shirk. But see this to a close. While man who had agreed to make the trip to Morgan failed to appear ap-pear at the Weber lub at the last moment, they injured only themselves, for those that did go declared that they are willing at all times to ac cepl a ii v Invitations to visit th-mountain th-mountain city again in the pan were M S Browning. Judge .1 A Howell. Joseph Thomas, C A Wright, R fo m, John Hurst. Dr H M Rowe. Dr t! W Baker. George HalverHon. it J Qreenwell, James Casey, D. I Larson. B, J Williams. W II Wllfl ams, Frank Fouls, 'Jeorge Goddard, f harles Barton. Ernest Ric hardson VY E Sanderson Arthur Kuhn and Hj rum Plngree oo |