The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-29

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went broadcast over the country and the
Rev. Meese found himself famous out
Side the limits Of DeI1aIb county.
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That was five years ago Every year
since then reunion of the. association
has been held in Auburn and each sue
cessive meeting has found the odd dsso-
ciatian more strongly intrenched In its
position that the safety of the home de-
mandS wiser gislatiOn-na tiOnal in its
character. perhaps-op the subject OF d.
vorce.
Last year, while the association was in
session at Auburn, an 2nVipatiOn was re-
celNed from Waterloo asking the Meese
people 10 accept the hospitality OF Shls
town for their next meeting. and, 9ccord-
ingly- Waterloo was last Thursday the
1t was decided to hold this years meet
ing in June, in order that the farmers
might more easily get away from their
month in Indiana But un unluckE day
was selected and it rained.
A platform had been erected in The
and score OF plain plank seats arrauSed
in front Of it for the meeting.
They get out early IN the cOUntry, and
before 10 O'Clock the little grove hesan
to brighten up The long plank seats
held a few score people and dozens Of
children scampered and played in the
grass.
From a wagon which backed up 20 the
platform a church organ was unloaded
and half a dozen busy members Of the
Waterloo choir unpacked hymn books
the Waterloo Ladies Military band, at
tired in blue and white and looking cool
and happy, strOlled into the grove, car
( rying comets and t'redoh 2orns, ana me
Z toWnspeOpIe of Waterloo began 70 gather
( at the edge Of the plot to look on Most
/ of the married folks who came t. the re-
union looked hCpelesSly serious LIE "
them is a solemn matter and the tack
and chatter which went on before the
3 7rf @ rTsrfT
never laugh or a smile. There We're
I Jew young people and there was none cf
the playful banter, 1he eNuDeranCe -Ct
4 spirits, which city folks cannot and do
( not wish to repreSs when they get out
and Derby hat. flitted around the grove,
I attending to thousand details.
( A great banner stretched between TWO
I trees back Of the platform announced
that the ''Meese Matrimonial Association
Reunion was in progress, and lower
4 noupced the motto Of the unique Jrgani-
zation Marriage is not 4 failure.
Wheu about go people had been sit
\ Ting pc tiently for an hour or 50 waiting
+ foE- the.openlng Of the Jays exercises the
! Rev. Mr.. Meese told r. NJ LoCSharJ, who
mas been IN the legislature, that fneY
1 might as well get things going, and Mr..
7 Lookhart called the reunion to order. lie
said ne ala NOT dntend 70 make a speech,
{ but he wished to thank avery one for
coming and TO Introduce the ladies' mill
Z taTy Sand watch would open the pro-
! ceedings The band mad been lined IN
around a corner of the schoolhouse. 0u1
Of sight of the gathering. and at q signal
& ring qHiCkstep nd giving quite martial
I air TO the proceedings
Not a handicap was heard when ihe
! band ended its march. and evidently no.
; one was expected. The choir around tng
organ arose when the nand bad ceases
/ 70 play and sang Light OF ne morn
inS, which was received il the same
( stoiia silence. A slender, boyIsh-looKine
nisteTsEbetrayed By ilis white lawn .tils
was string we'll fOTsEa ID the plat
form evidently eSpe cJiag TO make lhC
customary Invocation. out BY some over
/ overlooked untl after the music Ther
s. Charles Eckhart, known to fame be
the Prohibition ticket, gas asked to make
"a prayer he delivered the address, oi
4 Waterloo ellis ADDRESS was a fervent
plea TOR the sanctty of the home, threat
eueu by the alarming Increasing qumbe,
4 Of divorces. aud he declared that Fhs
Meest Matrimonial 8ssociatiOn could moi
be engaged in Il grandeT mission thar
that which is the handspring of it,
Fhe Rev. Mr. .Neese, the originator. OF
the entire movement, arose When Or
minutes on the objects OF the t1ssocfa
t-ons introducing set OF resolutions
! ot AUBURN. blonde Young man VINO L
thoroughly convinced that marriage is
very far from being a failure. The reso
buttons were then adopted
I Strangely enough. there was absolute
~ no enthusiasm over the resolutions
/ Attoruoy j. T. Pomer0y. who TespO leC
to the address of welcome followed Wit
a strong talk on the legal aspect OF mar
l-rfage and divorce, DECLARING that whore
as the country now has fOrty-eight dit
-1erent codes Of divorce, one for every
stata and territory, il was imperative
hat q national divorce Jaw be eaactet
4 by congress which would make,.it i'm
i possible rthat 4 divorce be legal in on
Z state and Illegal i'm another or tnat
man or woman be legally married see
ond time In one state and q biga mist j.
There was n long talk by The Rev
Ralph C. Zones on Love. COurtShip an,
Marriage, and plenty Of music. After
noon trains. wagons Ind huggles brOugh
to swell the crowd One party of nlooTn
ing young girls from Auburn, who mas
querade as an "Old Maids citibr cam
over in big carry-all, bearing leSend
Can. To this was added the cabaIisu
Y letters. -. q. IT, the Interpretation O
WHICH is one Of the solemn secrets Of tn
/ club.
When everything else BAD been said
played or sung-and the prograInm
Contained thirfN-one numbers-the Re-
Ny Reese himself closed The proceedings
iTl q talk suggesting that all the descend
ants Of the present members of che as
soetAfton be made eN-ofnclo members a
i've and carry on its great work whe
/ its founders and original members nav
passed away. And thus ended the fift
! ANIMAL reunion of the only matrim0 Ma
association ia the world.
ROYAL 80. BREAD.
None 49, None
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