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Show OUR IMPRESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATORS. Nearly the entire membership of the legislature of Utah sat down to the banquet tables in the dining room of the Weber club, last evening, and ORd-Mi was made better acquainted with the personnel of the. law-making organisation We often hear of the Reubens in the legislatures of the different states and. therefore, one may be excused for making s rather critical survey of the faces or a legislative body-whenever body-whenever the opportunity is presented, pre-sented, hast night those who expected ex-pected io Bee the uncouth, the awkward awk-ward and unkempt met with a surprise. sur-prise. The ensemble was most pleas-inq pleas-inq There were bright, keen appearing ap-pearing men, and the great majority ave every outward evidence of culture cul-ture 'and refinement The impression impres-sion was most favorable. Wines were served, but most modestly mod-estly indulged in. While wine is good for the stomach s sake temperance and sobriety maintain a clear head We dare say not one glass of wine iu half a dozen was touched, Tins speaks well of Utah as a whole and tends to prove that the aerage Utah home is sending out young men of temperate habits. called on to respond to toasts acquitted acquit-ted themselves well, entering into the good humor of the occasion In fine spirit. The Governor made an excel lent address, evidently impromptu with a play on a few of Ogden's mild conceits and he rounded out an evening eve-ning of good cheer with the skill of a polished public speaker. Ogden's introduction to the legislators legisla-tors was pleasing The visitors are welcome to return. |