Show shorthand the ogden shorthand association held their semiannual semi annual meeting tuesday night at their schoolroom canfield block east cast side of main street a goodly number being ln g present tho the meeting was called to order by president wm win lowe the object of the meeting be ia ink explained president wm vin lowe was chosen chairman and T C champney secret secretary alry of the meeting the program was then read which was as follows poetry F ono grafl by T champney lecture by wm win lowe on fonos rafi reading brorn fonos rafic characters by john whittaker recitation hardshell hard shell bag baptist by B E Bybee which brou brought g t out roars of laughter then followed follow edthe the presentation of a beautiful pen drawing executed by al MJ J stone and nicely framed b by y our ur fellow townsman john boyle representing a birds nest with two birds perched upon the branches of a tree with the following ins inscription crip A tribute of respect presented bythe by the members of the ogden orden shorthand writing association to their president wm win lowe at the semiannual semi annual me acting at ogden ci city y U T sept 26 1882 as a token of esteem for his faithful services in organizing and conducting the same the secretary then read the following which was composed by M H jones forthe for the occasion accept this token of esteem we thus present to you and trust that louwill you will ever deem our friendship firm and true may ia fond remembrance oft recall with ith pleasure unalloyed the times weve spent in mental toil their fruits be oft enjoyed president lowe acknowledged this handsome testimonial of his friends and followers in the good cause of fono grafi by a few hearty and appropriate remarks which were well received A poem the young teachers soliloquy was read by mr air lowe from and well appreciated spee speeches were made b by e barker jones and chiyu whittaker c the whole program was executed ably and successfully and evinced the genuine interest taken byall by all the participants in the cause of of shorthand band writing phonetics and spelling in reform a cause fa for r which we have hg e the greatest sympathy and which we hope will spread and prosper until it has achieved its ob eject tha much needed simplification and purification of the written and printed english language |