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Show HID MEN ST II CLUB BANQUET Early Saturday evening Ogden was invaded by more than a half hundred members of the Salt Lake Passenger Agents' association and Salt Lake railroad rail-road attaches, who came at the invitation invita-tion of the Ogdon traffic men to attend at-tend a banquet at the Weber club. The "boys" came to the city in a special car over the Damberger electric line, as guests of President Julian Bamberger Bam-berger of that railroad and were met at the Interurban depot by Chairman Paul L. Beemer and members of the local committee. Headed by Frank E. Scott, director of the Ogden Southern Pacific mechanics' band, who brought his cornet along for the occasion, they formed a serpentine lino and marched to the music of the said cornet to the Weber club, drawing the amused attention at-tention of large crowds of pedestrians At the club they were greeted by W. H. Chevers, R. B. Carter and other "locals" and were later extended the courtesies of that noted social institution insti-tution by President William H. Wattis and Secretary I. L Reynolds. The banquet, a sumptuous five-course affair, af-fair, was served promptly at 8 o'clock. under the direction of the club chef, J. W. Ryland and with Paul L Beemer acting as master of ceremonies. While each course was being enjoyed with hearty appetite, the ears of the banqueters, ban-queters, seventy-eight In number, were regaled with music by an orchestra composed of Albert Erlckson, Arthur Agoe and Ernest F. Oborn. The compositions com-positions were admirably selected and played in a fashion that won enthusiastic enthusi-astic applause for the musicians. Between Be-tween courses, during the fore part of the evening, Stewart S. Armstrong of the Southern Pacific. Ogden's newest basso, filled i he banquet room with his big rythmic melodies, each lime being I required to give an "encore. Frank E. Scott, D F. 1 A. of the Southern Pacific, was also called upon for some entertainment and played several old-time old-time melodies, with variations, on his cornet. These were also received with favor. In connection with the program of toasts, which followed the serving of the dessert, music was furnished by the Eagles' quartet, composed of Harry Har-ry Knowlden, Bert Syphers, Ben A. Critchlow and Charles L. Fair. J. W. Ellingson was selected by the local committee to act as toastmaster and handled the job as "to the manor born " He made a neat address of welcome to the Salt Lake guests, saying say-ing it was a pleasure to return in kind the entertainment accorded the Ogden railroad traffic men on several similar occasions when they had been guests of the passenger association in Salt Lake Cttjr. His remarks were greeted with hearty applause D. C. Felt, in the absence of President Seth C Rhodes of the Salt Lake Passenger I Agents' association, responded for the visitors, complimenting the Ogden committer for the splendid banquet and musical entertainment and thanking thank-ing the committee and ihe Weber club for the general courtesies extended. Other talks in jovial mood, by request, were made by M. O. Culton of the Erie railroad and Frank E. Scott and J. Frank Ringer, the new Ogdon city ticket agent of the Southern Pacific, refused to explain "why he ate dinner before coming to the banquet," when requested to do so by the toastmaster. Shortly before 10 o'clock, the hour set for the orche.stra to conclude Its services, Clifford L. Butler of the Chicago. Chi-cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad was given the floor by the toastmaster and, t ailing to mind the present international inter-national crisis involving the United Stales, suggested that "The Star Spangled Span-gled Banner" be played before adjourn-1 ment. The suggestion was received with unanimous approval, expressed by applause, and the national anthem was played by the orchestra and sung by the banqueters, who all arose from their seats at the first chord. An adjournment of a half hour was then taken to await tho coming of other oth-er entertainers, and during this period the crowd found entertainment in the j club billiard parlors and library'. At 1 0 30 o'clock tho Wilson brothers. Pan-tages Pan-tages vaudeville entertainers, arrived, on the scene and quickly became the center of attraction. The banquet room was again occupied and with song, ukelele and mouth organ, the brothers kept the crowd in rare good humor for more than a half hour. They also proved rare raconteurs, being al most equaled, however, in this line of entertainment by F. E. Scott and other oth-er story tellers in the crowd, and the laughter at the stories told was almost continuous. The Salt Lake people deparled for home at 11:30 o'clock with individual expressions of appreciation to the Ogden Og-den people for the fine entertainment given them. Those present at the banquet were-D. were-D. R. Owen, J. L. Welch. Newell Mills. D. C. Olson, J U. Mock, Ray B. Needbam. J. B. Bean, F. H. Woodruff. Wood-ruff. R. D. 8taley. F. ;N. Jenkinson. 11 W. cutshaw. C B Bavsinger, E. .1 Irish. C. W. Price, M. F. Merrill, D. E. Sullivan, E. T. Spencer, L. M. Squires, A. M. Squires, W. H. Gormley, Stewart S. Armstrong, W. H. Hadlock. S. E. Pingree, J. W. O'Brien, C. L. Mr-Knight: Mr-Knight: Frank Fouts, Ben A. Critchlow, Critch-low, Harry Knowlden, Bert Syphers. Paul L. Beemer, John Shields, C. A. Odermatt, R. B. Gray, A. T. Klink. J. Frank Ringer. Chas. L Fair, C. F. But- ler, Phil A. Kohn. P H. Mulcahy, I James R. Dickson, F. F. Goudy, Julian i Bamberger, U . W. Robbing Thomas Hughes". C. A. Lanidge, George Ahl-burg. Ahl-burg. R. B. Carter, H. A. McGaw, F. E. Nichols, T. H. Perleywitz, E. E. Jones, R. A. Burkhardt, C. T. Burns, D. C. Felt, W. W. Sells, C. L Casady, P. C. Jensen. F. P. Featherstone, J. B. Ellingson, El-lingson, Alonzo West. F. E. Scott, Thompson Corn. Dudley Baker, W. L. Greiner, W. H. Chevers, Theodore Harte. C. W. Simmons. M. J. Tanner, A. E. Barker, H. W. Todd, J. M. Peak. Clifford L Butler, M. O. Culton, A. O. Crismon. W. O. Allison, J. E. Williams, J. F. Keate. i The committee responsible for the entertainment was composed of w H, Chevers. Paul L Beemer, J. W. Filing, on and Frank Fouts. I |