Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-18
SILVER GOBLET
FOR THE ORATORS
BOvd Park Presents the Y, NJ. M
!, A, With a Handsome Trophy
LASTING FAME FOR YOUTHS
Each \ ear tie winner OF tho orator
zeal Contest wan Have Lis Name
inscribed on the cap

The officers Of the Mutual Improve
ment Associations now have an elegant
sterling silver loving cup upon winch
they viii have inscribed the names of
their champion orators. This splendid
trophy has been presented to the as
ISOLATION by Boyd Park, the we'll
SHOWN Jeueler Of this city, and is IN
every sense Of The word an elegant
piece OF plate. The cup, which Is fur
nshed with three handles after the
approved style stands upon a small
pedestal which greatly enhances its
appearance, # is the intention OF Ne
C0nor that this trophy is 70 remain
TIE purpcry Of the association and
that as each year goes b. the name Of
Tie winner - the 0.atorlcal sontest
shall b. Inscribed upon It.
II is needless TO say that the inter-
est In the contests viii BE- greatly in
creased by this glfL and the district
contests TO be held on Tuesday evening
VIII be largely attended by the friends
and partisans Of the various champions
who viii compete on that evening the
ward meetings of young men as wen as
young ladies associations win be closed
The 0tatoricM contest Of the Mutual
Improvement Associations held last
spring was so successful and such in
terest is now being shown in the one
now IN progress that the officers Of the
associations feel assured mat the con
test has come to stay, and one viii be
held each year So great is the inter.
est shown in The city and s. excellent
are the results of the contest here that
the future may find the final contest
not stake or county but a state af-
fair
IN the contest every winner will hold
the championship until he misses n
contest or Is defeated by another can
1ldate Tor the honor OF having his name
Inscribed upon the cup. The cup viii
remain IN the Keeping Of the associa.
ton until as many names are placed
upon II as there is room for. After this
IS done the cup viii be carefully kept
IN the home the Mutuals will have by
mat time, as souvenir and record OF
NJ l. work in public speaking. 1t will
be interesting to members of the assoc
cations to see what becomes OF these
orators and how much they accomplish
IN their lives Ii Is wen understood
that an honor, as the inscribing Of
name upon a cup creates very much
more interest than personal gifts can,
II Is for this reason, perhaps, that such
active and general interest Is being
taken In this coming event The honor
OF having been the first name To be in
scribed upon the trophy will be eager
ly sought.
The ward contests We're held In the
tarious wards Sunday evening, MAY 3.
The city has been divided into Ave
lstrlets, In which district contests will
ne held next Tuesday evening as fol-
lows:
First, district Second ward meet.
ing house, at $780, second district. sixth
ward 1880; third district, Twenty first
ward assembly room. s o'clock; fourth
district, Thirteenth ward hall, o'clock,
and the contest in the ffth district will
be held In the Twenty-second ward
meeting house at 1880.
The names of the contestants are not
announced. so no opportunity will be
given the Judge TO learn who the con-
testants are. The subjects OF the
orations are withheld so that the Judges
may be better able to Judge impartial
ly.
The final contest, the one in which
the winners in the districts will meet.
the contest which win decide whose
name will be placed on the cup first.
VIII be held in the Assembly Hall. June
J. Saturday evening. commencing at
eight o'clock. II is anticipated that
this VIII be one Of the many attrac-
i've features OF the coming Young
Mans eon f,.a.,o. ''