Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-02
Legislative Party Royalty Enter
tanned in Cedar City,
NEEDS OF THE INSTITUTION
One More HuIIding indispensable
Young Ladies' high Upin Culinary
Art blossoms at banquet

One Of the most popular institutions
IN the state with certain number Of
legislators. Is he branch normal school
at Cedar city The legislative porty
that left salt Lake last week TO visit
this school, returned yesterday with
nothing but praise on their lips The
praise was not confined TO the school
but it,extended 10 the people Of Cedar
city whom they say, carry as good
brand OF hospitality az was ever
shown tn the state, and they return
home with only one regret which Is,
that they are unable TO appropriate
NtOoO.OJO for the branch normal
school. The PARTY encountered all the
cold weather they could consume and
Travelled portions Of the map which as
public highways might be regarded as
signal failures. But the good time they
had In Cedar, they say, more than COM
peusated them Tor the uncomfortable
features Of the trip and they are all
glad they went
The parry consisted Of Senator j. c.
NJ. Barnes and daughter, Represents
tive and Mrs Willard Done and daugh-
ter Representative and Mrs. r. II. Mer-
rlll Representative w II. Barrett and
son, Representatives y. n Morris, $
l.. Chapman, Morgan Richards W. II.
Redd. Dr. ana Mrs. j. y. Kingsbury
Mrs. Little, Miss Murdoch and A. r.
Barnes. The party left Salt Lake We'd
nesday evening and arrived in Cedar
city Thursday after a 35-nllle stage trip
from Lund. the nearest railroad station.
The visitors We're met on the outskirts
Of Cedar City BY President Urlah T.
Jones, Of the Iron stake. and Mayor
Lund OF Cedar, ana a large body OF
citizens led by brass band, The
column was formed and the march was
made 10 the tabernacle where the even
ing was spent IN speechmaking.
The next morning the lawmakers
visited he school, the teachers and
some Of the students having succeeded
IN getting them up early enough for
chapel exercises. Principal n. T. Por-
ter presided and Representative Willard
Done delivered a short address. At
noon the party sat down 70 a dainty
spread prepared by the young ladies' Of
the domestic science department. and
the visitors were Obliged 20 recognize
the fact that 80 far as culinary accom-
pllshments were concerned, the young
women OF the Cedar City school had
reached as high a stage of perfection as
could he boosted 10y any institution IN
the staies The afternoon was occupied
with anoh.ss' meeting at the tabernacle.
THE GROWING EVENT.
The browning event Of the visit was
the banquet on Friday evening, at
which nearly COO guests were present,
some Of whom had come from ST.
George and other distant points The
people who came over from 81. George
brought with them blossoms from fruit
trees and the tables We're adorned with
them, while on the outside OF the hall,
the ground was covered with snow,
Senator Barnes acted as POSTMASTER
and as the feast lasted several hours
nearly everyone had a chance 10 say
something Principal Porter and other
instructors al the school explained the
work that was being done and the
needs Of he institution II was point
cd out that another building 20 cost
about $4,000 was indispensable. as the
present and only building was made
Quate 10 accommodate the 260 students
that are attending the school. and many
students have had 60 be turned away
because OF the lack of room The peo-
pie In the southern part Of the state are
justly proud OF the school, and are pat
ronizIng IL loyalty
IL was q cold hard drive back 10
Lund, but Supt llenderson's private
car was awaiting the party there and
they were soon made comfortable.