The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-10
TELEGRAPHERS
TAKE THE CITY
Association Begins Its twenty
second Annual Meeting Today.
ACE LIMIT MAY Be RAISED
BANQUET AND THREE DAYS OF
PLEASURE PLANNED.
ACE LIMIT MAY BE RAISED

~ into the city. The twenty second
annual reunion of this association
and the Society Of the United States
Military Telegraph Corps begins today
and several hundred delegates are ex-
pected. There viii be several business
sessions this morning. and the rest of
the time viii be devoted TO pleasure.
The first meeting today will be in
the nature of a reunion. This viii be
held at the Kenyon hotel at 10 o'clock.
and viii be followed at 1920 by bust
ness session OF the Old-time Telegra-
piers and Historical association. The
members of the military corps viii
have their business meeting at 1880
o'clock.
An important question will be
brought up for discussion this morn
ing. This is the question of the age
limit. Under the rules of the Telegra-
piers association. a person Is not ell
gible for membership unless 70 years
have elapsed since he entered the serV-
ice. Under this rule a person who be-
gan as a messenger boy when he was
10 years OF age is eligible for member
ship when he bec(mes 80 years OF age
AS a result of the present age limit,
the title of "oldtime telegraphers' IS
becoming a misnomer, as the ranks OF
the organization are films with
younger class of men.
Want 1t Exclusive.
Until late years the ranks of the or
| ganization have been filled by persons
| who have reached middle age. and
/ many Of them have attained positions
| of distinction in the various walks of
/ life. To perpetuate the exclusive char
acter OF the organization with regard
/ To the age limit. it has been suggested
| that the limit of eligibility be raised 70
| thirty years. The question has become
! the subject of considerable agitation
and there is pronounced feeling in IA
vor of the change. The principal ques-
ton seems TO be whether TO raise the
limit five or ten years.
The question was discussed at some
length at the Montreal convention last
year, and an idea may be gained OF
the feeling prevalent at that time by
quoting from the report of Secretary
John Rrant He said, in substance:
IN scanning the applications fol
membership during the year past you
y
youthfulness of many OF the applicants
and, after mature consideration. ha
reached the conclusion that if this or
ganiZaUiOn is 10 be known as the Old
time photographers association il vii
be necessary TO make the eligibilit.
limit twenty-five or thirty years serv
ice, instead Of twenty, as at the pres
. ent time"
May Go Over For Year.
1t is possible that the question vii
be DISPOSED of at one of the mornin
sessions. Probably much will depen
upon the representation. II the meet
ing is as large as anticipated, the ques
ton will be disposed of. II not, II ma
be nut over until next year. If appli
, cations for membership are received a
this time they may not be acted on
= the age of the applicant is below tn
% limit which the older members wOul
like to uphold.
This afternoon the visitors viii en-
: Joy a trolley ride around the city. TIL
= trip includes a visit to the Salt PalaC
and to Fort Douglas. At 10 o'cloc
= tomorrow the guests viii take specii
). train for Saltair. returning in time fC
i luncheon. A special train viii TAX
: the visitors to Lagoon at 2:S0 in I'll
= afternoon. The banquet will be hel
at the Kenyon tomorrow evening, an
+ this will be the swell event of the o,
= casion. A large representation is el
i pected at this function.
At 1880 O'clock on Friday mornin
there win be an organ recital at II
tabernacle. and an enjoyable pr,
gramme has been arranged by d.
\ Spencer, who is on this committee. !
noon the party Will take a train Z,
ogden. where a ride through the car
yon has been arranged. The party VI
A., return to Salt Lake at 5:45.