Show ka A USEFUL SOCIETY ogden shorthand writers and 1 literary association Aso clation EDITOR 11 ERAM edu educational cation al forces are now at work in every direction taking hold of every con cei ceivalle ceiva vable blo subject and it has been truly observed that this is an age of progress the tile cities of our country aly tr whether large or small I 1 haves lavt all 1 to a greater or less extent their newspapers magazines and divers others all having in jil view the thead ad van cement of specific objects there are also schools academies colleges libraries ac where all branc braf iches bea of education arc are taught these and other educational u urns m a all more or less laudable are having the effect of bringing the masses to a civilization which cannot fail to enhance the moral status of the population of the count country ayt it is tho the general diff diffusion lasion of intelli intelligence gence amon among 9 the ped people ale which makes nations great and the people happy and prosperous we have always endeavored deavo red to give encouragement to every movement instituted in our midst to develop the better tastes of the people etwas with pleasure 0 that wo we noticed you opened your columns to tu encourage the promo promos olour of our reading room and L lb arary which we may say sa y in passing is not receiving public patronage the enterprise ter prise deserves and it is with this feeling no doubt you have from time to time devoted much of your space to forward all the educational cat ional interests of our city another step is being taken in the city in the direction ot of spreading intelligence among the people in the shape of the tho orvaill organization z aaion of the ogden shorthand W writers and literary association reference to which has been made on several occasions the object of this society cannot fail to be appreciated by an intelligent public especially by th the e young men portion of it for whose particular benefit it has been organized it will be seen by the following fal lowing copy of ibi preamble that the association has been beet established on a healthy basis the tile necessity forthe dissemination of f intelligence aud and useful knowledge 0 is now universally recognized it is this conviction that inspires the originators of this association to constitute themselves into an organization t which will help belp them thein to educate themselves yes and chile thus engaged also to aist others in this direction shorthand is iq now used by thousands of persons all tho the civilized world over in the dally daily avocations of life lire and its acquisition is becoming more and more indispensable it h i q fin fi I 1 avan and more in keeping with with the spirit odthe times than the tile old slow clumsy method of longhand writing it is with the view v i ew of spreading the art writing particularly in connection with general intelligence intel licence especially eskee lally that afa of a literary ebar character acter among the people ople of ogden that alto promoters prom otera r desire asire to build up this believing that all who are with ith it will be mutually refined and enabled to accomplish for themselves and their fellow wen manicom many com results tho thu ers of the society met lait last friday cv ening and listened to an interesting address on the objects of the association and of the utility of in jenc general ril by president win lowe owe who was i followed foll fo ewed Oved by 0 A thomas hadley and other members nem bers who expressed ox presse themselves ibm elves as highly gratified with the organ bation ia tion abich they were determined to uphold by every exertion and male it a success such sentiments we think when Jien coupled with the assistance si stance of the leading men tuen of this taji city and of the territory who aft afe kindly invited to become patrons or 01 honorary member members will go far to ward making this thia society one of the liadi loading ng literary organizations I 1 in utah HAND ogar CN feb 28 tit I 1 I 1 |