Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-08-19 | Page 12 | Business Men Approve Gym

BUSINESSMEN APPROVE GYM Salt Lakers Tell Ocjdenites What Benefits to Expect Prominent business men of Salt Lake are dally approving the Ogden movement move-ment to build the Weber gymnasium and in letters have told of the advantages advan-tages of such .in institution In all cases the Salt Lakers have urged the gymnasium committee to do everything every-thing possible in raising ihe necessary funds and fays w ished the committee memberr, every success in their efforts. ef-forts. HE FAVORS GYM. S. P. Norton, manager of the Rio '.i t rale Lumber company of Salt Lake, a prominent and active member of the De ' ret gymnasium, has this to say-in say-in favor of a gymnasium. "Having been n Deserel fivmnaum member foi ihe pafit three years, I cannot can-not say too much B8 0 the benefits derived from attending this institution. institu-tion. I find this Is one of the best institutions in-stitutions that I h.n i ever belonged to. 1 get more real enjoyment and pleasure plea-sure out of the membership ol ihe Des. eret gymnasium than any other form of amusement or recreation. The work has kepi me In shape so that I feel that without the exercise I get. I could not attend to my v. ork with near the degree of efficiency. "I highly recommend gymnasium work lor anyone who Is confined in an office." LIKES VOLLEY OALL EI C. Davies, stockbroker, and another anoth-er Deseret gymnasium member, has written : "I haven't words to express how much good the Dcscrct gymnasium has done ior me. I was sick and ner vous but I feel like a new man today to-day I believe there L nothing helpi one so much as the floor work and BWimming, after I get through with my floor work I play volley hall which Is the most interest. ng game 1 have ever played. We have one member there who is 7f years of age. He plays like a boy ol 25. "