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Show EAGLES'TRI-STATE CONVENTION HELD Salt Lake, Aug ).. YHh over H"t enthusiastic deleg'.itr-s, representing 10 ilitorcnt aerbs of the Fraternal Order of Kuglivs, pre.senl yesterday afternoon, the trl-stale convention for Utah, Idaho and Nevada was affected. oMicors elected, r.rn,Qlu.ni organisation organis-ation adoptee! and Idaho Falls named a., the nc-t meeting place, ono year hence. A team drill was held In the evening between the Salt Iike and 0,den aeiioM, and supper was served. The first session of delegates was called ut noon. Deputy Grand President Presi-dent H. S. .Mcf nnu In the chair. After Mr. Mcf'aun had weU-omed tho delegates dele-gates in behalf of the order. Gov-tin Gov-tin or William Spry delivered a welcoming wel-coming speech in behalf of the state, and was followed by William Thurston Thurs-ton Brown, who dwelt with eloquence en the principles of the order, dealing deal-ing separately and collectively on liberty, truth, justice and equality. C. A. Boyd responded for the visiting delegates. Mayor firansford was t.nable to attend, owing to illness, but. sent a letter of welcome After the short opening session the delegates adjourned until 2:30 in the afternoon, when they got down to business. The repot t of the committee commit-tee on organization and order of business bus-iness was adopted and the following temporary officers chosen: President, 1 1. S. McCann; vice president. II. C. Walker; treasurer, A. G. Miller, chaplain, Jake Thomas; conductor, H. Gustaldi; Inside guard, Alf Christen-ten; Christen-ten; outside guard, William Canne-r.itef. Canne-r.itef. The committee on organization organiza-tion and order of business recommended recom-mended that the captains of the competing com-peting teams select the judges for tha exempllllcatlon of ritual exercises. ud that the constitution, adopted by ttils convention, be submitted to I ho subordinate aeries of this district for fiietr approval as a wbola, and shall go Into effect, as soon ns possible. Officers Elected. At the regular election of permanent perma-nent officers C. A. Boyd of rocatello was chosen president; William Thurston Thurs-ton Brown of Salt Lake, vice president; presi-dent; M. M. Beaver or Salt Lake, secretary: F. A. Rogers of Kly, New. tifasurer; Karl Gelger of Ogden, chaplain; K. Gustaldi. Rurekn. con-doctor; con-doctor; D. J. Cook, ln?lde guard; H. i; Phelps, Mldvale. outside guard, nnd A. G. Miller. Boe- A. W. Fro iiirin. Bingham, and TV F. Jones, Car-lin, Car-lin, trustees. On the committee on organization nd permanent order of business are rj:rley P. Chrlstensen. Salt Lake; M. Davidson. Ogden; Jake Thomas. Po-c.lelo; Po-c.lelo; A. C. Miller, Boise, and .Martin .Mar-tin Kpan. Murray The cro.lentials committee Is composed of Andrew Mutohler, Poeaiollo; M. M. Beaver. S.ilf Ijike; B. F Jones. Carlln. New, and F. A. Rogers. Kly. Rltunl Contest. The Salt Lake aerie No. f,7 drill tc)im won the contest over Ogden No. lis, taking the $70 first prize. Oili von the second prize of ?30 These two learns were the only ones to rom-pi rom-pi te. J. T. Dean of Bingham. F. A. Rogers of Kly and H. Gustaldi of K11-reka K11-reka are the judges. |