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Show EOT cms ST il BANQUET 1 SATURDAY Tho annual banquot of tho University Univer-sity club of Ogdon was held Saturday evening in tho Wober club, with nearly near-ly two hundred members and guests present. The, affair was most successful success-ful and reflocted truthfully tho spir-it spir-it of tho times, for throughout tho Jollification Jol-lification and good humor thoro wa3 ever present tho voln of, seriousness impelled by tho position of tho country coun-try in starting into tho most momen-touB momen-touB war of history. A ringing pledge of fealty to President Wilson and the onthuslastic singing of the first vorso of tho Star Spangled Banner olosod tho ovening's program. Tho election of officers wa3 also ono of the features of the event and tho ballots showed the following re suit: John q. Culley, president; John C. Lynch, vice president; T. Earl Par-doe, Par-doe, secretary; Sam C. Powell, troas. urer; J. G. Falck, J. E. Beeson and E. R. Dumke, directors. As each name was read it was warmly applauded ap-plauded and at tho closo tho votea were made unanimous, on motion of Stuart P. Dobbs. Present at the banquet wore Gov-ornor Gov-ornor Simon Bamberger, Federal 1 IH Judge Tillman D. Johnson. Supreme , IH Court Justice Valentine Gideon, May-or May-or Abbot R. Hey wood and President W. H. Wattis of the Weber club. Lieutenants Frederick C. Kanzler H and Leonard Davidson, tho former of H Salt Lake, and the latter of Ogden, H were also present and represented the H military. B Address by Johnson IH John C. Culley, president of tho H University club, acted as toastmas- IH ter of tho meeting and injected a con- lf tinual run of keen humor and dashing wit Into his introductions which time lfl and again set the banqueters heart- IH ily laughing. H Judge 'T. D. Johnson made the lm portant address of the evening when H he treated the subject, "America and H Her Allies." In part he said: - "I congratulate you gentlcmon on IH the organization of tho University - club of Ogden, bringing together a ' tf class of educated men who can meet IH together, as you arc doing tonight, IH for social recreation from which you IH will mutually derive pleasure and ben- H eflt Especially is such an organi J zation of value now, yhen we are llv- H ing in a critical time in history, when the people are looking to men of edu- IH cation to hold the scales of destiny steady that conditions may be adjust- H cd right. jH "Tho people of the United States are indeed most fortunate in having a ,H university man, a man of broad knowledge and deep understanding of world conditions, with open vision, who can. look into the futuro and lead them to victory. Such a man Is Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States." The speaker reviewed events lead jH ing up to the entrance of the United lH States into tho world war, justifying IH tho delay by declaring the opinion of tho people was not Sufficiently crystallized in favor of war until the ! German nation had demonstrated, too, 1 H , that it looked upon America as a land for conquest after it had subdued the nations of Europe. Judge Johnson said that the timo . would come In this country as it has I in Russia, when the making of peace would be advocated by certain classes . of people, when the opportunity fo amistices will be offered. "And," he continued, "it is' the duty of the unL-verslty unL-verslty man and others of broad vis- ion to look forward to the timo when . this shall occur, to determine in ad- jH vanco whether an acceptance of peace or armistice will be for the best future , interests of tho country, for our gov- ' mmt ernment is democratic and congress and the administration must reflect public opinion in their action upon mmt all great questons. Peter Kasius Speaks. jf Poter Kasius was the first speaker of the evening and very ably delivered a short address on "The Bond." His address in part was: "It is a fundamental principal of , social organization that before a group can come together and mingle in a ' spirit of fraternity, there 'must be at I the bottom a kinship of feeling. With- fl out this kinship this Unlversty club shall perish with it our possibilities are unlimited. What then, is tho mm basis of this kinship. Are we kin, because of a common alma mater? Most certainly not, for we' have rep- resented here tonight a score or more u of famous institutions. Nor are ve one because of a likeness of technical training, for in our ranks aro found IH men of many vocations. Tho search must take us deoper than common skill, or undergraduate sentiment. IH Qur solidarity is much like the soli- IH darity of the nation. It is not a ques- J tion of race, of people, or of special IH training it is a question of attitude. I Wo are ono, gentlemen, because wo , have an attitude toward life which Is common. "As wo sit around tho festive board this night, let us consecrate anew our powers to tho Ideals which have impelled tho civilized world to as- j sume the task of arresting the sinister IH forces of absolutelsm. If wo 'see ; things steadily and see them wholo, if we approach our present duty with a willing heart and an open mind, we may in some measure rise to thoso clear heights of justice and mercy, as so eloquently expressed by our mMl president In hia recent message to ' mmi congress." ' Judge Valentine Gideon was tho IH next speaker Introduced and he dellv- ilH ered a short and pithy addrosB, his mm subject being "The Woolsack." After tho introduction, he remarked that he was impressed at this time with the days of reconstruction to follow the , world war. University men, he said, by their learning and their position will be looked upon to lead the world ( back to sanity, and progress. Men trained to think and to act will be lIH needed to do this vast work, and the nations will not bo found wanting If they can call on tho university men to do it, MM Ariel Quartette. Music furnished by tho Ariel quar-tette quar-tette of singers and Instrumentalists was interspersed between tho speeches. The musicians made a huge I hit in the evening as they sang sev- eral Bongs to prominent members of . the- audience and gave patriotic music ' as well. 'H Warren L. Wattis responded to a jmm call by the toastmaster and told brief- iH ly "how it feels to bo governor by IH proxy." Mr. Wattis at one time represented Governor Bamberger at Idaho and was called on for an oxpla-nation oxpla-nation of this trip. Governor Bamberger. Governor Bamberger delivered a IH characteristically humorous and point-ed point-ed speech. In part he said: iH "In a millionaire's club any roan who has the price can obtain mem- IJ borship, but this is tho worst that I over saw. I wont through many unl- IH versitles in England but I didn't have as much time as you fellows, as I WM was In a hurry. Anyway, my lack of university training was a matter of. business with me. I picked up my education on the street; it didn't C03t mMt me anything." Following tho laugh that followed this jovial sally, Governor Banibor-ger Banibor-ger continued: v "Professional men are the roost lib- mmt eral men on earth and if business fl men as "a class woro as liberal in mmt giving to the poor, there wouldn't be any poor in tho world. I believe you are a protty good class of mon in spite of your being educated. In times like these, we don't feel much like jesting, tiroes when wo need and must have educated men and tho way they are responding to tho country's call is exemplified tonight In tho eight empty chairs to which our attention was called at tho opening of this ban- 'MMt quct. Eight university men out of a club of 100 members is a propor-tion propor-tion larger I am sure than have gono into service from any other class of men in tho country." Clarence E. .Wright, the next spcr er, responded" to the tonsl,; "I A IH Reminded," in a highly ente'rtainin fl fashion. |