Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-20
IDAHO LAW MAKERS.
They Arrived Htra This Morning With
Their Friends.
NEARLY THREE HUNDRED IN ALL.
Trip 10 Fort Reception at
the KnuisfOrd-I.emain Here
sunday aud Monday.

The members OF the Idaho leglsla-
ture with members OF their families
ana friends numbering near three
hundred, arrived in this cty at 0:30
this morning, thirty minutes after the
Utah Legislators lett for Logan.
The trains bearing the two parties
met just this side OF FArmiugton, 8
! stop Of about one minute was made,
but az the memb ers OF both parties
were engaged in conversation among
to the windows and give passing
salute, before they were again speeding
along the road In opposite directions.
The Utah Legislature hal made
fore being aware that tho Idaho legis-
| lators were coming to Salt Lake. But
| all Of the members did not 20, ana
general committee on reception was SO.
lected to welcome the visitors to the city
and provide entertainment for them.
| The COMMITTEES is composed Of Speaker
Perkins OF the House, President Neb.
.ker OF the Senate, senator Cham
| bers, Representative kimbsn OF
| Cache county, anu Mesers. w. A. ell
| Jou aud Il. u. Webbsf, president and
| vice-president OF the Salt Lake Cham.
Der OF Commerce.
| On arriving ut the Union Pacific
dcpo, in this city, tue visitors were RE-
quested by Mr.. Nebeker, president Of
the Utah Senate, tS meet at the
corner OF East Temple aud second
South streets, ut 3 O'Clock this after.
noon, from which point street
cars would convey them to Fort
D0uglus, ami on their return reoep-
ton would bn rendered them at tho
kuutsiord. from the depot the
visitors scattered over the city,
some going to hOtels, others engaging
roomp, while few went to visit
friends. The Cullen hotel was the
most literally pstronized, over nifty OF
the visitors putting up there.
There are seventy members in the
IJaho legislature, and all but four or
five OF Them came TO Salt Lake, rs
well as the officers and employees OF
both house. A large number OF ladies
are in the party, Including the wives,
daughters AMI friends OF many OF the
Legislators.
The earlier part of the day the visit.
ore spent viewing points OF interest,
, | some OF tnem Deihg tnOWn tnlouft
the large establishment OF u. T.. Nj. /.
AT O'Clock this afternoon they met
, according to appointment al the
Wasstch corner anu from there were
conveyed to Fort Douglas.
The reception at the knutsford was
arranged to take place at O'Clock tnis
afternoon, and invitations were ex-
tended To the Flrst Presidency and
leading business men and citizens to bc
present.
As 1t was expected that the visitors
would desire to attend the theaters
this evening, tho committee de-
ciJed to leave the evening free to
them to spend rs they choose.
Arrangements have been made for
tho party to attend the Tabernacle
services at . O'Clock tomorrow after
noon, and $50 seats will be reserved
, for them. Alter the services nm organ
recital will be gwen by Prof. Dsynea
for their entertainment.
On Monday the Idaho Legislators
win inset with the Utah Legislature
and indulge IN speech making, and
have a good time together, and at
p. n. OF that day the visiting party
Will leave for the north.