The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-29
SUCCESS CROWNS
CLUB BANQUET
Business Men Meet at the An
nuai Feast.
TRIBUTE TO GOV. WELLS.
WIT AND ELoQUENCE AT THE
COMMERCIAL CLUB.

I WIT AND ELoQUENCE AT THE
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
common sense and an attendance Of 200
earnest business men were the features
Of the third annual banquet of the Com
mercial club held in the club rooms last
evening. 1t was voted at the close the
most successful junction of the kind ever
heled by the Organization. The speeches
were short and to the point. the whole
affair was ,Ve~ IN good time and the
spirit that animated all present was the
best possible promise for cO-ODeration
and the accomplishment of big things in
the year to come.
A pleasing feature of the occasion, was
the tribute paid Governor Wells. He ar
rived late and lad no sooner entered the
banquet hail tnan n hearty and general
Sheer went up that forced repeated ac-
Z knoWiecgmentS from the popular eXecu-
tive. Again when he was introduced to
respond TO the toast. Governors I Have
known he was given an ovation which
ended in the assem- blage standing drink
ing ms good health and giving him three
rousing cheers. 1t is doubtful ~f Gov
ernor Wells e-er had a more spontaneous
{ tribute paid him
quet proved popular. In was over in good
time to permit I'll to catch cars home Be
fore the guests sat down and while they
were assembling Christensen's orchestra
rendered popular music. This was con-
tinued Throughout the evening and more
than once the asSembiage broke into
song as some old familiar air was
played. This was especially true of
Home -
Prompt With the Dinner.
The guests wore assembled in the ban
quet hall a little after o'clock. and no
time was lost IN serving the dinner the
menu was as follows:
Martini Cocktail
Blue Points
Chicken Broth in Cup
Celery Sailed Almonds. Olives.
Salmon Trout, Bearnaise.
Tenderioin Of Beef with Mushrooms
| Croquette Potatoes. French Peas.
Maraschino Punch.
Broiled Spring Chicken on Toast,
,os0rto, Asparagus, vinaigrette; CO. 70
Roquefort Cheese. Toasted Crackers.
White Rock
Coffee.
Principe de Gales.
The Feast of Reason.
When the hour had arrived for the
! toasts, Mayor r p. Morris introduced
Judge G. g. Goodwin as POSTMASTER. The
judge was -ec9iYed with every mark of
appreciation, and his sallies of wit at the
expense Of hose he introduced were en-
JOyed fully. Louis II. Farnsworth, CASH
Ter of the Walker bank, was first intro
duced and spoke to the subject The
Commercial Club" His paper was care
fully prepared; he outlined the objects of
the club; told briefly what it had done
L In hr n
terial interests Of the city and state, and
pointed out the great opportunities it has
before IL. He closed with this epitOme:
The Commercial club enjoys the con-
fidence and good will of the people, 1T is
recognized throughout the state of Utah
as an important factor in all measures
| looking TO The public good. IL does not
stand for anV political party or church
American citizenship. recognizing that
the first duty If an American citizen is
to uphold the avs Of his country as su-
preme."
| in the absence of Horace G. Whitney,
who was down TO respond TO the. toast.
The Press Z" fOsepff +. CaineS was called
upon and regsled those. present with one
OF those humorous, witty addresses Tor
which he has Tecome noted.
Governor Wells. when he could make
himself heard above the din, expressed
thanks for The cordial reception gwen
him. and followed this up with a brief
and witty little speech. Contrary to his
usual custom he spoke without manu-
script, and demonstrated that he rs no
slave to this method of addressing the
public.
"a Tale of Two Cities"
When Robert ". Sloan was called upon
10 speak TO the subject, "A Tale of Two
Cities" he was met with a perfect YER
bal shower. mt his repartee was equal
| TO the occasion He had prepared seri-
Gus paper, but the crowd demanded some
His address had TO do with the union of
Salt Lake with Los Angeles. He told
/ Of the trials. The hopes and the dreams
of the pioneers who crossed the desert TO
] the coast, and closed with this thought.
As the bells of the old mOngsteTieS
called TO evening vespers in the City of
| the Angels, who shall say that the
| thoughts AMI hopes and dreams Of early
| youth did not bring unbidden tears TO
| the eyes of those there who, with unut-
! terable Iongiags. turned their gaze toward
the east. over which the darkening twi-
| light softly descended and prayed with
| al their souls for a closer union with
1 the City of he Saints. that oasis in the
wild desert that lay between them and
( their old and beloved homes, the memory
Of which had become haliowed by time
and sanctified by absence and labor
/ dreams are the shadows Of things that
are to be- and though the dreamer may
not see his lreams fulfilled, they are des-
/ tined Generalization nevertheless.
L give you. gentlemen, as response 10
/ the toast of the Tale OF Two Cities-the
dream that, the dreamer dreamed came TO
| pass-the union Of the City of the Angels
and the City of the Saints.
Mr.. SIoan7s speech completed the reg
uIar programme. but it by no means
J closed the evening. Captain ii. {. Law
renee was called upon 10 run line Tor
! the Panama canal; b. II. Roberts paid q
high compliment to the work of the Com
I rnercIaI club in assisting titan forward
( to her great destiny; DR. John +. Nritch-
J low was called upon to tell what ne
/ knew about appendicitis and told every.
firing else: Fisher S. Harris spoke elO-
mently of the work and objects Of the
| Commercial club; Judge .. W. Powers
told How it Feels to Run Tor congress
Simon Bamberger told OF some or the
curves and grades Of railroads; DR.. 7. w:
Pinkerton spoke on Total Depravity;
George Y Wallace was asked TO tell
what ne thought of opposition telephone
lines. and eXtricated himself gracefully
stephen H. Love told what the legisla-
ture would do. and d. G. Dunbar told a
story that convulsed the crowd.
Colonel Holmes Writes.
In letter from President Z. f. Holmes,
read at the opening of the banquet, these
suggestions were expressed:
The matter of the cityS water supply
seems in fair way Of being solved, as
Stunning that the bond issue carries in the
coming election. failing which, the work
has to be done over again. for in the end
the question will be solved. and without
doubt, in the meantime, the city's inter
ests must suffer. and in the END the cost
will be materially increased.
THE state irrigation matter is being
worked 'out along safe. conservative lines,
and If the Salt Lake county proposition
should not be the first one taken up II
Mil be because Of The. lack OF sufficient
interest on the part OF those TO be most
directly benefited in their waiver of prim-
airy rights.