The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-02
Officers Are Elected.

During all this good time the serious
business Of the evening was going on
uninterrupted, and the members were
casting their ballots for the officers to
conduct the affairs Of the society for
the ensuing year The election result
ed in the choice Of william Igleheart
for ArchOn, George Smith for Gram4
mateus, A B. Sawyer. jr., Thesauris-
ties; A. K. Tiernan, J. G. Z. King and
J. F. Critchlow, executive committee.
The reading of the list of those who
were chosen provoked hearty applause,
and few Hes q Jolly Good Fellow
were sung for all the new chieftains.
But the distinct feature of the even
ing was the toasts that were rendered
by prominent members OF the society.
They came along about midnight and
they were all happy remarks upon top
les Of great import TO Heilas. Then
there was a song that was sung for
each one of the speakers, with the fol-
lowing touching chorus:
We're gathered here. dear friends, to-
night,
To sing and laugh our cares away
Until We meet another day.
Though ladies fair we ali love well
And shout their praises out Ike -,
Their company we did not choose,
George L. Nye opened the battery of
intellects by saying that he was glad
that he was there: that he was glad
everybody else was there, and few
other delieately put little sentiments.
He also told a story that would bear
repeating, but it was too long. Then he
told another story and IL was also good.
Then he introduced DR.. CritchlOw and
sat down amid thunderOus applause
from the Athenians on the one side
and the Spartans on the other.
Critchlow and Dewey.
DR.. Critchlow told about the time
that Dewey came up to him in Manila
and said: why, how are you, Critch,
old boy; where have you been all the
timer" To which the modest soldier
doctor replied: Same to you" He also
gave his opinion Of the marriage Of the
naval hero. which was real serious, but
which caused a most untimely laugh.
The doctor concluded by frankly say
ing that ne was too full for utterance,
and the natives Joined in with so say
we all Of US"
William Igleheart was the next
speaker. and his toast was on the pro-
gramme as When Greek Meets
Greek" He preferred to consider it as
thought it conveyed more and was of
greater import. He advanced a prop
csition during the course Of his toast
that was heartily applauded and was
spoken Of seriously by other members
later in the evening.
1t was that all the college men in the
city could join together with a COM
mon aim to work for better government
and cleaner politics. He advocated
holding meetings at least once a month,
TO which college men would be invited.
and which would do something sub
stantiaI in the way Of a step toward
better government. His remarks were
greeted with hearty applause. and the
members gave three cheers for the
speakers and explained it by saying,
Hes a jolly good fellow"
That much maligned and abused
body Of men, The Faculty received
gentle consideration at the hands of
Profess George III. Marsfa ALL He didn [
exactly pr Use the members Of that au-
gust body. but he said they were all
right
Willard D. Thompson spoke on an
nexatiOn and expansion, but cOu!dn t
understand why he had been chosen for
Il, unless il was for the reason that
Tom Kearns had been spoken of for the
senaJe-he didn't know anything
about IT,
Letcher's Warm Speech.
Jerrold r. Leteher made the real