The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-22
WASATCH REDlVlYUS
Reunion of the 0ld-Time Liter
airy Society.
A MOST INTERESTING EVENT.
The Association Meets After Twelve Years
Adjournment, with Bishop Whitney
as President
A MOST INTERESTING EVENT.

Wednesday evening, at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Kimball, was wit
messed most interesting, and to those who
participated, a most notable reunion.
1t was the coming together for one
nights merriment, handshaking and retro
spec,ion, of the old time Wasatch Literary
association, whose achievements fifteen
years ago, used to be the admiration and
envy of the literary, dramatic and musical
portions of the town.
The Wasatch organized in the winter of
1874 for social and literary purposes: it ran
until the summer of 1878 with the highest
degree of success, and during its period of
life it included in its membership many
names which have since risen to
prominence in professional ,and artistic cir
cles in this city. Its Budget Box'2-a
receptacle for odd prose and poetic sketches
contributed under anonymous naines-used
to fairly scintillate with the brilGance OF
its articles, and mauy of them-but for
| their rather personal character-would
adorn the pages of any of our brightest
periodicals of current literature.
Some of the essays and lectures delivered
were equally ambitious, and OF the dra-
matte tastes and impulses generated in the
|
bers of cur Home Dramatic club of Today
were nearly all moving spirits in the
Wasatch society.
1t is circumstance worthy OF note that
so large percentage of the society, In
choosing professions in life drifted into
journalism-a fact due to the decided lite
rary bent of most of the exercises. Bishop
Whitney, the well known poet and preacher
of To-Day, was the foremost mover
| tls.,N Of tlaor or r
served long period on the staff of the
!, NcUs; j. 3. Read, editor of the Butte
Inter Mountain; Il. w. Sloan, formerly OF
THE HERALD, nov of the Logan Journal;
II. il. A. Culmer, of the Journal OF Com
merce; and H. G.Whitney, of THE HERALD
were all workers in the association; ex
Recorder II. Nj. Wells, Richard w. Young
ex-lieutenant and present attorney, ant
John L. Game, jr., are all members WHIT
could almost be called journalists, frou
their affiliations with and frequent contri
buttons to our various periodicals. In OIL
world of art j. w. Clawson and Mr. Cul
mer occupy prominent places, while thu
names of Mr.. Wells, 3. S. Young
Birdie Cummings, Harry Emer,
and L. A. Cummings show nov
strong the tendency of the society raj
are in the profession actively. MIR. Z.
Burton, another member, is the presen
manager of the Salt Lake theatre. Mr.
Culmer and Mr.. Whitney were the frs
managers OF the Home Dramatic and MI
, Whitney directs it to-day. III other walk
the Wasatch imprint has made itself equal
recognizable. Hon. Heber ]. Grant wa
r one OF the early members; ID. C.. Young
!. the architect, was another; b. b. Young
4 the singer, used to delight the society an
> its visitors with his noble voice, which /
his early youth had all the promise of tn
I beautiful baritone it has since become
4 Bank Examiner Kimball, Dr.. S. II. Claw
:, son, James y. Ferguson, James l.. Clay
\ ton, A. H. Kimball Joseph Pitt. John Horne
/ G. e. Wallin, Albion Game, Major w. "
Woods, j. =. Haywood, H. S Beatie, T
n Pembroke, Rudger Clawson and L ID. Youn
l. are all well known names once numbere
g among the old time "Wasatchites, y Will
in the ranks of the ladies were found biri
1 F. d. Kimball, Emma Wells, Mrs. r.
/ Wells, Misses May, Kate, Emily and En-
k incline Wells, Mrs. ID. w. James, Mrs.
y II. Clawson, Mrs. j. L. Clayton. Mrs. j.
. seph H Tingey, Mrs. H. NJ Well
V Mrs. Rose Weightman, Mrs. w. v
y Woods, Mrs. G. r. Hopkins, Bel
Clayton, Mrs H L. A Culmer, Mr.
a Luella Young, Mrs. H. S. Beattie, Matt
r. Hughes, Miss Rettie Young, Mrs. A.
h Game, Miss Mary Ferguson. Mr.
It j. f. Wells and Mrs. j. L. Til
i bits. Very different in appearant
: from the above list, however, is the re
from which these names are taken. III
L names all belonged then to those wi
l. roamed sin maiden meditation fancy free
before matrimony ever had a place in the
ID calculations. and were they called by the
!. maiden names o-day, many Of them won
D hardly know now To make response to I'll
unfamiliar sound.
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