Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-14
FIPENING DAY.
he rrnnsmississippi Con-
gress Meets
EgLgonE 10 DELEGATES
1,r., Attendance But Many d.
tanned by tho Heat
nv PROMINENT MEN PRESENT

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,,,,b- Of we'e""e by
/ veil. and Mayor ei'"a'"
nv colonel Doniph"n-
o,h,r Addresses
..,,,v before ten O'Clock this fore
'4' ,s. ,oupd OF music swept down
y, r, rsmnIe street, emapating from
s,nd stand al the Hall OF hsiic'
Wv, 7, was q salutation to the
a.,,,s. who were members OF inc
l ,Ii session Of the Transmtssi'sippi
.n,,,,, who had begun to wehu
v,y towards the south gate Oh
| Temple block, where the commi'-
|. an reception were awaiting Them
vbs,s tney were to present their
,,ssa,Ials and receive their badges.
i little later, the knights oil
vlbIss band, the one that had been
,v,ng. took up a position under the
~. within the south gate oil the
ur,s block and resumed playiug.
b,le,,tes entered the grounds sing'y
lad in groups and approached an avn
foe. east OF the east entrance to As
kubly hall, where they presented
Mn credentials to Secretary Gunner,
81 were enrolled In the roll books Of
ksr respective states.
To esch delegate was given, by a
tuug lady in charge OF the regalia' a
.dg,; and q bevy of besutiiul young
die we're in attendance, and pinned
bs tadgss upon the lappels OF the
sssate' coats. with the badge was
10 attached to the lapel, by a fair
snsr, q fragrant button.hole boquei.
THE DECORATIONS.
Tie Interior Of Assembly hall was
kiuiliully drspeu 10 the national
bon. Around The pulpi,s flags were
|ii,llcally twinsd and arranged; the
ksif rail wss similarly ornamented,
bile strips Of red, white and blue
undng exlented entirely around the
ileoby. A row OF neat signs .xtsnd-
The length OF the center Of the hall,
ud oihels were attached to balcony
llir, indicating the Feats OF state
slssstlons.lA large number OF gentle
p,n Of nstional prominence anu also
Lumber Of ladies were noticed among
IL delsgsles.
The following committees met the
seGals' on the Temple square:
Committee on receptlon-James L.
9enninss, chairman; Hon. II. p. Hen.
e'Sob, Hon. George NJ. Scott, Judge
ir1ch, Samuel ii. siHin, Hon,
sohn !. Caine, Col. Shaughnessy.
foI. lkingsbury, Attorney General
snop, Dr. Hough, w. p. O'Mearn,
1tniy Dlnwoldey, Dr.. Plummer.
ION. Flank Armstrong, Hiram b.
asson, BOYD Park, W. II. Dale, II.
Reed, Dr.. Dalby.I
Committee on Eentertsinmeat -
~ Excsllency Governor Wells
Sslimap; JudR. Powers, }. k
lhpls, Judge Zspe, g, g, Holmes
~; hsdclIfie, Prot. Meakin, Walter
Hssu' Judge q. c. Goodwin, Hon.
acCotniok, Chris Dlehi, J, 10.
.a'gher, Rev. Adelber, Hudson
~, y, paytes, Col. Nephi w. Clayton
,ee congress was called 10 order a,
~ oy Secretary Calmer, who an
s.ceu mat The morning trains wer.
nua hours late. This would cut
WV ,ne REPRESENTATION OF the morn.
s'slon rom an expected attena.
- o. $50 delegates 10 probably
.,"n ua, lhat number. AT subsequent
s,S however, he expected to see
w. ueegales In their seats. He
v;uugeu Nit. Henry r. Wbitmore
Gu Ltuis, chairman of lbs sxaOn
,,,, SSummiiste, as chairman OF tn.
"i lux afet which the Rev, Mr.
'''n offered the opening prayer,
VERNON WELLS WARM WELCOME.
|ais ss' ,, vs Wells then delivered an
'saARe; 'ne following
n.dies and gentlemen Of the Tr,n..
tns " Dongfess-In behalf Of In.
~ ulah l extend To each NJ
,, ,hefnal greeting and n ,varr "
iTIe TO the lSst and hss, S, lain
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n ,'p.ea the invitation; Won az
adm iusuanee OF 1t anu NOW Ihs
hytu,, anu hospitality OF the slate
n. n % be expected that tha hr.,
nion ~ gte's involving The discuss
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