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Show 00 UNIVERSITY CLUB ST BANQUET ON SATURDAY The nnnual banquet of the University Univer-sity club of Ogden was held Saturday evening in the Weber club, with nearly near-ly two hundred members and guests present. The affair was most success-ful success-ful and reflected truthfully tho Bpir. it of tho times, for throughout the Jollification Jol-lification and good humor there was ever present tho vein of seriousness impelled by tho position of the country coun-try in starting into tho most momentous momen-tous war of history. A ringing pledge of fealty to President Wilson and the enthusiastic singing of the first verse of the Star Spangled Banner closed tho evening's program. The election of officers was also one of tho features of tho event and the ballots showed tho following re-suit: re-suit: John C Culloy, president; John C. Lij-nch, vice president; T. Earl Par. :loe, secretary; Sam C. Powell, treasurer; treas-urer; J. G. Falck, J. E. Beeson. and E. R. Dumke, dlroctors. As each name was read it was warmly applauded ap-plauded and at the close the votes ivere made unanimous, on motion of Stuart P. Dobbs. . Present at the banquet were Gov-arnor Gov-arnor Simon Bamberger, Federal Judge Tillman D. Johnson. Supreme jH Court Justice Valentine Gideon, May- iH or Abbot R. Heywood and Prcsidont jH W. H. Wattls of the Weber club. Lieutenants Frederick C. Kanzler and Leonard Davidson, the former of jH Salt Lake, and the latter of Ogden, iH were also present and represented the H military. jH Address by Johnson. lH John C. Culley, president of the il University club, acted as toastmas- ;H tor of the meeting and injected a con- tlnual run of keen humor and dashing il wit into his introductions which time lH and again set the banqueters heart- lly laughing. Il Judge T. D. Johnson made the im- jl portant address, of tho evening when jH he treated tho subject., "America and jl Her Allies." In part he said: ! "I congratulate you gentlemen on the organization of the University ll club of Ogden, bringing together a il class of educated men who can meet , together, as you are doing tonight, IH for social recreation from which you will mutually derive pleasure and ben- jJ efit. Especially is such an organ! zation of value now, when wc are liv- ' ing in a critical time in history, whon 'IH the people are looking to men of edu- iH cation to hold the scales of destiny ll steady that conditions may bkr adjust- fl ed right. The people of the United States H are indeed most fortunate in having a university man, a man of broad knowledge and deep understanding of jH world conditions, with open vision, who can look into the futuro and lead them to victory. Such a man Is Woodrow Wilson, prcsidont of the United States." The speaker reviewed events lead-ihg lead-ihg up to the entrance of the United States into the world war, justifying tho delay by declaring (he opinion of the people was not sufficiently crystallized in favor of war until the German nation had demonstrated, too, that it looked upon America as a land for conquest after it had subdued jH the nations of Europe. jH Judge Johnson said that the timo would come in this country as it has in Russia, when the making of peace would be advocated by" certain classes of people, when the opportunity lot amistlces will be offered. "And," he continued, "it is the duty of the uni-versity uni-versity man and others of broad vis-ion vis-ion to look forward to the time when this shall occur, to determine in ad-vance ad-vance whether an acceptance of peace or armlstico'will be for the best future interests of the country, for our gov-ernmcnt gov-ernmcnt is democratic and congress and tho administration must reflect public opinion in their action upon H Peter Kasius Speaks. Peter Kasius was the first speaker of the evening and very ably delivered a Bhort address on "The Bond." His addresB 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 the bottom a kinship of feeling. With- fl out this kinship this Universty club fl shall rferlsh with it our possibilities are unlimited. What then, is the basis of this kinship. Are wQ kin, because of a common alma mater? Most certainly not, for tvo have rep-resented rep-resented here tonight a score or more of famous institutions. Nor are we one.because of a likeness of technical training, for in our ranks are found IH men of many vocations. The search IH must take us deeper than common skill, or undergraduate sentiment. Our solidarity Is much like the soli-darity soli-darity of the nation. It is not a ques- IjH tion of race, of people, or of special training It is a question of attitude. We are one, gentlemen, because we have an attitude toward life which is common. "As we sit around the festive board jH this night, let us consecrate anew our powers to tho ideals which have impelled the civilized world to as-sume as-sume the task of arresting the sinister fl forces of nbsolutelsm. If we 'see 'H things steadily and see them whole,11 fl if we approach our present duty with. a willing heart and an open mind, we may in somo measure rise to those clear heights of justice and mercy. as so eloquently expressed by our president in his recent message to jH congress." Judge Valentine Gideon was tho noxt speaker introduced and he dellv-crcd dellv-crcd a short and pithy address, his subject being "The Woolsack." After the introduction, ho remarked that he was impressed at this time with the days of reconstruction to follow tho 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. Mon trained to think and to act will be needed to do this vast work, and the nations will not bo found wanting if they can call on the university men jH to do it Ariel Quartette. Music ' furnished by the Ariel quar-tette quar-tette of singers and instrumentalists was interspersed between tho speeches. The musicians made a huge jH hit In tho evening as thoy sang sev-oral sev-oral songs to prominent members of the audienco and gave patriotic music as well. Warren L. Wattls responded to a call by tho toastmaster and told brief-ly brief-ly "how it feels to be governor by proxy." Mr. Wattls at one time represented Governor Bamberger at Idaho and was called on for an expla- jH nation of this trip. jH Governor Bamberger. Governor Bamberger delivered a IH characteristically humorous and point-ed point-ed speoch. In part he said: "In a millionaire's club any man who has the price can obtain mem-bcrship, mem-bcrship, but this is the worst that I over saw. I went through many uni-versitlcB uni-versitlcB in England but I didn't have as much timo as you fellows, as I was In a hurry. Anyway, my lack of university training was a matter of business with mo. I picked up my education on the street; it didn't coat me anything." Following tho laugh that followed this Jovial sally, Governor Bamber-gor Bamber-gor continued: fl "Professional men are the most lib-eral lib-eral men on earth and if business men as a class were as liberal In giving to the poor, there wouldn't be any poor In tho world. I believe you are a pretty good class of mon in spite of your being educated. In times like these, we don't feel much llko jesting, times whon wo need and muBt have educated men and tho way jH they are responding to tho country's call is exemplified- tonight in tho eight empty chairs to which our attention was called at the opening of this ban-quct. ban-quct. Eight university men out of a club of 100 members is a propor-tion propor-tion larger I am sui'e than have gone into service from any other class of men in the country." Clarence E. AVrlght, the next sper er, responded to tho toast, "I AtV Reminded," in a highly entertaining fashion. |