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Show ARCHiTECTS' BANQUET HELD ST I0LE1ILD LAST EVENING Idlewild resort, n a post-season of one night's duration, was the scene of an elaborate banquet last evening given by the Utah Association Associa-tion of Architects. Each person present was provided with an architect's chart indicating his place at the table. To some of the building experts present this was like giving a school boy an examination examina-tion on Christmas day, as it required a temporary reversion to their daily grind. During the Intervals between courses, cours-es, the members were served with several rounds of vocal harmony, by Charles Woods and F. S. Clawson, with guitar accompaniment by the latter lat-ter gentleman. Jokes and snappy stories filled the pauses necessary for tuning and voice blending. Master of ceremonies, E. F. Piers, called on Fred Jenson for a speech. As a preliminary, Mr. Jenson criticised criti-cised the modern method of architectural architec-tural imitation, giving in interesting detail the growth of the building art during the earlier ages. He pointed out the lack of definite form in buildings build-ings of today and urged his fellow professionals not to allow the "almighty "al-mighty dollar" to obscure the love of beauty in architecture. "Time was no object," hpe continued, contin-ued, "with the architects of the middle mid-dle ages and the abundance of labor allowed many years to study out and carry into execution any building experiment ex-periment regardless of its size, or cost; but today speed is essential and, unfortunately In many instances, benuty is sacrificed for an early occupancy." oc-cupancy." In conclusion, Mr. Jenson touched on the financial end of the architectural architec-tural profession, how some privileges are abused by the lust of greed. Tho next speaker, Charles Woods, deviated from the commercial field and treated his co-workers to a review re-view of his experiences in New Zealand, Zea-land, the customs, beliefs and peculiarities pecu-liarities of the natives. Mr. Woods told very effectively how the coming of the white man degraded, rather than pplifted, the' New Zealander. "In the years prior to the advent of the white man among the natives," ho said, "a race of people regarding virtue and honesty as Godliness, lived in happiness, wandering from place to place and isalnd to Island. Today, tho dark-skinned lad who many years ago sat at his father's knee and listened lis-tened to the legendary tales of his ancestors, is seen lolling near a house of shame with a cigarette in his mouth. Tho people whom thoy considered con-sidered blessed with a superior skin and the favors of God, have proved tho destroyers of the best virtues of the race." His talk was llstonod to with the keenest attention and was thoroughly enjoyed. Mr. Piers next summoned W. E. Ware, of Salt Lake City, to the floor. Mr. Ware seemed taken unawares, but responded with a brief reBume of the "deplorable" political situation in Salt Lake county, which, ho said, resulted in his being chosen for a legislative candidacy. After a concluding musical number, with the addition of Gus Blixt and his mouth organ, William Soell appeared on the scene with the announcement that, as it was his last night, he would sell to the mansion and hovel planners anything in the building, from the ta. bles to the light globes. An auction sale immediately absorbed attention and many purchases wero made. George A. Graves, chief of the fire department, was an invited guest and was relieved of a promise that he would be less vigilant In putting out fires, and would install a powerful blower to fan the burning houses instead in-stead of extinguishing the flames, thus increasing the contracts of the architects. archi-tects. The Salt Lake members were taken to the Interurban station and left on the last train for their home. Following is a list of those at the banquet: E. O. Triganza, Miles E. Miller, W. E. Ware, E. F. Piers, George A. Graves, Fred Hodgeson, J. L. Mullen, Ryrum Pope, Morris Clawson, Gus Blixt, Fred Jensen, M. C. Woods, F. Weberg, Tom Reid, Earl Callantyne, Leslie S. Hodgson, Bob Major and Ramm Hansen. -oo |