Show erickson to head knife fork club arch duke otto of austria to speak at first dinner ferdinand erickson was elected president of the newly formed S south uth central utah knife and Fork fork club at the initial organization meeting in the rainbow cafe monday night fifty six of the ninety charter members were at the meeting to select a board of directors and officers elected to serve with mr erickson are vice presidents stanley D burgess and E H street secretary treasurer A N butler directors A J ashman paul P ashworth blaine betenson william bliss daniels N L hermansen harry W keate B C luth carvel mattsson J N stacey E E national field director for knife and fork international nat onal was at the meeting and to the group how the knife and fork club was not a c ivic civic club in the sense that it assumed duties and obligations but that it was an organization ol 01 men and their families who meet about seven times a year during the winter months for mutually Mutu alil all c cultural entertainment amr mr pointed out how it was the aim of a knife and fork club to bring in varied outside speakers who have a definite message to present in their selected field earle F gardemann international trustee and treasurer and sec treasurer of the bonneville knife and fork club of salt lake city was on hand to discuss the organization of the more than knife and fork clubs throughout the country and to tell the history of the movement mr went over the list of speakers tentatively arranged for the coming year for the local club invitation has been extended to arch duke otto of austria to become the guest speaker at the first dinner meeting early this fall fail although the club has 90 charter members with towns from Gun gunnison pison to elsynore Els lnore represent ed the organization is soon expected to have the maximum membership of president erickson stated persons interested in the knife and fork club should contact a member of the board of directors |