The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-11
THE ALUMNI BANQUET.
Brilliant Gathering ut the Univer-
sity Last Night.


Last evening the University of Utah
was from top to bottom a scene of
wild and delirious revelry. Not the
kind which steals away your senses
and lands you in the hands of the
police, but that revelry best described
as "a feast Of reason and flow of
SOUL" where wit and humor go hand in
hand with science, art and lore; where
love surmounts all, and the hand of
fellowship is extended intuitively.
There seems no bond in life which
binds so gently yet firmly as the ties
of friendship formed during school
days. The mind seems most impress
sable during this period, and friends
acquired then are generally friends till
death
The Alumni association of the Uni
versity of Utah is no exception to the
rule If there might be an exception
noted it would be to say that there is
an unusual bond of sympathy between
its members. From all sections of the
state its members are gathered each
wear to greet each other and renew
acquaintance. Last night brought to-
gether over three hundred persons who
were almost like ore family, so cordial
were their. greetings.
AT the door the guests were met
by President BIB. Roberts, Miss Rachel
Edwards and Miss Ollie Derbfdge. An
informal reception was held, during
which time Olsen's orchestra played
several very beautiful selections. AT
$50 the guests were ushered -into the
large room of the art gallery, which
had been pressed into service as a
banquet hall.
Here a sight met the eye to please
and delight all. An ocean of tables
loaded down with ali sorts of delicious
viands, fruits and flowers. At a given
signal all were seated and President
Roberts, in few we'll chosen words
invited the guests to Npartake of the
good things spread before them. A
few moments later he presented to the
company toast-ma ster John @. Can
non, who, after thanking the assccia-
ton for the honor conferred upon him,
called up the order of the evening.
The first on the programme was
Miss Elsie Ada Faust, who responded
to The toast, The New Woman" Fol-
lowing this, Mr.. William G. Roylance
responded to Poetry" Governor He
Der M. Wells responded to THE State"
President J. E. Talmage responded to
Knowledge and Wisdom" and also
took occasion to make some very in
teresting remarks concerning the good
accomplished by the University and
urging all people to lend their moral
support to it and not to consider that
it stood in the light of any institute
of learning. He paid nice, tribute to
DIR. John r. Park, and closed by wish
ing all those whose circumstances
might take them away from home, a
God sliced. DR.. Wilcox responded
to the toast, 1.-THE Physician
endeavoring to demonstrate that the
physician did not really, as might be
supposed, try to kill his best custom
CIR. Miss Lillian Hamlin gave a charm
ing response to THE Summer of
Youth" after which the guests were
invited to go into the dancing parlor,
and trip the light fantastic toe, which
they did until we'll into the morning
The rooms were all very beautifully
draped and festooned with flags and
bunting, flowers, pictures and other
things to charm the sight Taken all
in all the banquet may be called the
most successful one ever given in the
university. 90