Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-10

observation OF members, and subjects o,
general interest TO the profession.
The Salt Lake Literary * Scientific
Association Is an institution oil high aims
and lludible purposes. II was organized
about the year 1855, and acquired title TO
the old Dcscret Museum building. TO.
gcther with the museum ITSELF The OBJ
iect Of this organization Is to Encourage
the development Of science and liiera.
ture, and under It's efforts, the Dcsergt
Museum has grown TO be avery extensive
affair, and has acquired worldwide cell
cbriy. Ills an object Of great interest to
tourists, and especially 10 visitors OF
scientific tastes and attainments. by many
Of whom Il has been praised IN the high
est terms. DR.. lanes l.. 1almlge, the
curator, has caused the contents OF the
museum 10 be thoroughly classified and
arranged in a HIGHLY scientiiic manner.
aud one that ELECTS much favorable COM
ment from visitors capable OF appreciat-
ing what the Doctor has done The Des-
! cret museum Is undoubtedly destined to
become leading source Of interest and
instruction In this city.
About two years ago the Metric Society
was organized, Us special object being to
encourage and facilitate the IN. Jduction
OF the metric systcm OF weights and
measures into this Territory. Members
OF the faculty OF the University Of Utah
were most prominent In connection with
the movement, and during a year or so
prior to the meeting Of the Constitutional
] convention, the society did a great work
in the way of educating the public OF our
commonwealth In reference to the metric
system. The result was the insertion OF
provision In the constitution requiring
the metric system 10 be taught IN the
public schools.
one Of the most influential and digni.
fed bodies m the Territory, Is the Utah
Bar association. IL was organized a num-
Der OF years ago, and Immediately em-
braced In It's membership all OF the
prominent and most Of the reputable
members Of the bar, NJ least In this city.
One OF It's leading objects Is 10 maintain
and preserve the dignity and integrity Of
the legal profession, and a number OF
instances have occurred which have gone
10 prove that as an organization, Il will
not coun.cnance, ON the part Of any Of It's
members, conduct OF an unprolcssionnl
or improper character
Few social establishments in the city
have exerted a better or more marked
influence within their peculiar field OF
operations, than has the Salt Lake Press
club. 1t was organized February I4th,
1891, and Immediately displayed great
activity in the accomplishment OF the OBJ
jects OF ms creation, II has brought To-
geher, IN warm, social relations the
members of the newspaper profession
residing In this city, and has fostered
among them friend mess and good iel
lowship, the results of which have been
. highly commendable. This organization
10 will be specially remembered for is
e energy in procuring and conducting q
/. series Of entertainments for the purpose
E Of raising funds for the relief OF the
| needy during that season Of distress the
: winter Of 90 and 81. The club occu
: pies comfortable and nicely fitted w
= quarters in the Atlas block.
5 No attempt can here be made TO men
70 ton in detail the various political and
1 religious societies aud organizations that
I exist in this city. There Is q large mum
4 ber OF them that are doing effective work
/ In their respective fields Each ward III
the city has one or more political organi
, cations representing the great national
y parties; and in religious circles the Chris
4 tan kndeavor Society and Young Mems
, Christian Association and the l.. ID. S
$ Mutual Improvement Associations M,
]. all active and engaged in effective effort.
D for good.
l LIBRARIES.
= We have In this city At least two II
: hraries which are accessible 10 the pub
= lie, and which are OF an extensive anC
creditable character. In 1851 Congress
u appropriated hive thousand dollars fo
?, the purchase of public library to b,
u established in this city. By the Ist o
:; February 1889, the books had been pur
+ chased and had arrived here as IN tina
month the library was formally opened
to the public, being located in tho Counci
House. This library was great booi
s TO the community in their ISOLATION, 70
II literature OF all kinds was scarce amonl
e them. A number OF years ago II was
c by an act OF the Territorial Legislature
9 consolidated with that OF the Universit
S of Utah, and placed in charge OF tn
c regents Of that institution. The result
\ was collection of books Of very re
spectacle dimensions, which were greatll
/ augmented two or three year. ago by
S most benehcent act OF Dr. John X
T Park, who donated to Il his own privat
d library. numbering several thousand
y volumes. The collection now embraces
s including duplicates and old works ,abou
d twenty thousand volumes.
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