Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-27


at Havana and take on coal on the way
to the archipelago. Another announced
that the altitude had affected him on
board. Tor they must be about 1000 feet
above the sea The first organisation
formed In the Philippines by the boys
was the sink or swim society; that
was during the rainy season. when any
that could not swim must sink. Then
came the Fire and Fly society when
the Fiiipinos got after Us. Those who
had swcethcarts at home. those whose
exploits have been vented In the pub
lie press. were formed into the Think
and Sigh society Those who had
started out 10 the Philippines expecting
the journey 10 be- n pleasure trip soon
formed n Hope TO Die" society. But
all. ~ soon ~ the hot season set In
were formed into one grand organiza-
tlon. the sweat and Fry society.
In closing Mr.. Wells said.
- regard this me- a most suspicious
occasion. as the awakening Of the
crock spirit amid wodcrn surroundings.
Here In our mountain home we may
call the rock ribbed fastnerscs of the
Wnsatch-our parnarauA The Great
Salt Lake our Aegean Sea. Tho pure,
clear lakes Of brighton. our waters Of
Ella. And may the annual banaueta
N the Pan Hellenic society Of Utah be
our olymplads.
REv. c. T. BROWN.
Rev. Clarence r. brown smoke briefly
responding TO the sentiment.
Good name In man or woman. dear
my Lord,
Is the Immediate Jewel OF their SOULS
introduced by the toast THE Fraternity
AZ Character Mould" lie described
frntcrnity ~ one Of the noblest iniiu-
cnccs Of college life. saying that nil the
aims and all the teachings of the Greek
letter societies tended to the uplifting
81 their members and the strengthening
% their characters. The fraternity TO
which n man belonged shaped his
course IN college, and thereby HE after
life. and In weli-nigh every case his
maternity life tended TO make him
better and stronger and abler man.
How beautiful Is youth, how bright II
with is illusions. aspirations.
dreams."
SENATOR RAwf.fNs.
senator J. l.. Rawlina thoughtfuiiy
spoke OF brothers In College. BROTHERS
Through Life" lie rose amid much en-
thusiaHm. while the banqueters sang
with joyous fcrvor. For He's n Jolly
ucod Fellow" To the toast.
THE friends thou hast and their
ndupfton tftcd
orapplc 10 thy soul with hooks Of
steel
Mr. I,awiina said. n there Ia anything
that leads to Pan Hellenic societies u
~ friendship. which IL the csacnce OF
fraternity life. when "a man entered
college. he sang the same rongs.rode
the same ponies" loved the same
girls for four years with one band Of
men. and such association tended TO
bind man TO man with closest bonds.
And though after graduation mon OF
the same class and the same fraternity
might be separated for years. those
bonds would remain AZ one OF the
choicest memories % life. As whom
rci-hot Iron II beaten. and the sparks
ny out. som. brighter. some with n
morc fcrvcnt glow than others. 20 each
mans life II a npsck on the nea Of
eternity to GLOW some with brighter.
some with fainter radiance. 10 OF ur
who go out from our colleges. some
reach 10 higher planes than othcrr. yet
none forget the days when all were TO.
gether NJ clnsrmatc. or fraternity
brotherr. II Ia happy thought. that
those who are associated together In
college shall be friends all through life.
when a young man Koea out from col
lcgc and faces tho great trinity Of daily
cxiHtcnco-ntrurgicsw with nature. rtrug-
rlcn with roclety, htruggies with reli-
gion-hc realizes the tfuth OF an old
Latin maxim that n great state II
great trouble. Not n friendship formed
by myself In college twenty-five years
ago that IN not "A precious memory.
Nothing IL 20 delightful rs to meet. as
now, with our old friends. II IL a bright
spot IN all ~ our lives. Ana u we ear
~ with " and frrrhen on every occa-
sion. as now, those memories and
teachings. We shall all be better and
truer men,
The success Of the AFFAIR was due 10
the efforts ~ the following officers and
committees; Archon. George l.. Nye:
Grnmmateus. Joseph ~. aeisei. The
raurintca. Charles ~. POST executive
committee. Maj ]. u. jackson. chart
man. ~. T. Hnnauer. J. v. Kerrick.
banquet committee. Dr. VIII l. Eller-
beck, chairman George T.. Holman. c.
n, pichi.
The last named committee IN partlc-
ular deserves especial mention for tho
magninccncc ~ the feast which was
prepared under their order
MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY.
The membera OF the society are A