Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12
Friendships HAND EXTENDED.
Taken TO Saltalr on Special Train
And Dined at the Commercial Club
On Return to the City.
OFF FOR EAST THIS AFTERNOON.
Came in on Short Line and Go Out
On the Rio Grande Having
A Royal Time.

EOrty-One members OF lhe A"Ai'
Press association, accompanied by their
wives and daughters, came In nom
ne north over the Oregon Short Line
mis- morning and spent a few hours in
,hs city prior to leaving for Denver
and the worlds fair. on the Rio Grande
n, sl5 this afternoon. Refreshed by
rood nights rest on the cars they
we're In a merry mood when they
elghted ready to explore Salt Lake.
The party left Boise yesterday after
NON at o'clock, there then being but
25 on the car at that time, including the
ladies' At various points in southern
Idaho other moulders Of public thought
climbed on the train until by the time
the Idaho state line was reached the
delegation was up to It's full strength.
Upot arriving here everyone en-
deayored to make the strangers feel as
though they we're at home--perhaps
more 30. for the doors were thrown
wide open. After preliminary canter
around the business portion Of the city
Manager Langford Of the Salt Lake &
Los Angeles road and saltair beach ap-
peared upon the scene and escorted
the stick, pastpot and pencil manipu-
lators TO Fourth West where q special
train was awaiting TO take them out
20 saltair After a rapid run they spent
nearly an hour out at the resort There
was considerable "chaff" INDUCED in
but none could be induced to try the
buoyant waters Of the lake. s, ID. Taylor
the Kootenai Herald, who puts in hls
spare time IN fishing at Bonners Ferry
when Job work is slack, bit most grace
fully at the time honored gag anent the
beautiful salt mackerel that lnhabit
the lake and live on the shimps, while
several other hoary- headed jokes that
are kept on ice for the inquisltive tour
Isl were sprung with great eclat on
the Joyous aggregation.
The visit to the lake was the occasion
OF coplous notes on tho part OF the
scribes, who spoiled considerable virgin
paper during short and Interesting
lecture on the great Dead Sea Of Amerl-
ca by Prof Marcus Jones, while /. IL.
Dehl Of the Utah Press association did
the honors for the country papers OF
the Beehive state.
There was one man who did not ac-
company the party, He was Il. w. Ellis,
associate editor OF the Idaho Magazine,
published in Boise. Ellis has grown a
most beautiful crop OF whiskers spec
Tally for the occasion, and his friends
failed to recognize him, He wanted to
have peaceful time and declared that
since leaving Boise the pace had been
something terrific. He was on hand,
however In time to take I'm the lrnch-
con at the Commercial club following
The trip on the Seeing Salt Lake" car.
The party eventually left over the
RIO Grande this afternoon after ex-
pressing their appreciation of the
courtesies received at the hands OF
Salt Lake, They will make stops at
Denver and Kansas City before ST.
louis IL reached.
On the return trip the idaho Jour
nalists Will be entertained by the Min
neapolls Commercial club. and will
probably be extended courtesies at
chicago and at Madison or Milwaukee,
Wis.
The session of the association on the
fair grounds will probably be quite
short The program will be as follows;
Opening remarks-M. s. Parker, Sec
rotary, Idaho lconoclast, Boise.
Address of welcome-David r.. Fran
els president Of the exposition, st.
Louis
:, Responsc-H. C. Shaver, president,
Star, Moscow
Address, 1.-THE Press Of Idaho'--D. T.
haokintosh, Gazette Kendrick.
Boise.
Address Women in Idaho Journal
ISM Miss Mabel Payne, Herald,
Mountainhome.
Address "our Trips. ID. Taylor,
Herald, Bonner's Ferry
Address, The Worlds Fair'-7Idahos
executive fair commissioner, c. II.
HURT, Boise.
Address, "Our Straightforward
SOM 7, Morrison, Boise.
The officers OF the association are.
PRESIDENT II. G. Shaver, Star, Moscow,
Vice president, Il. c. Simmons, Union.
~ Boise; secretary, NJ. S, Parker,
Idaho lconoclast, Boise: treasurer, Miss
~ Anel Payne Herald, Mountainhome.
- iAhlil'h hhNt utNil
chosen delegates to the annual meet
!ns OF the National Editorial assocla-
City.
W. j. Darcy, Evening Capital News,
~ d. Flenner Evening Bulletin,
Charles A Hacknev u,osio Eoad
ows.
a. b. Hoag, Enterprise, Priest River
Ne following is the complete person.
NJ, = Parker, wife and sister. Of the
iiSSonoelast Boise; r. w Ellis of the
aaeho Magazine, Boise; Frank Cooper
M VIE Statesman, Boise: j. u.
7 7 '9 ~, and wife, Bulletin, Boise: w.
Ar - ArGhX Daily Capital News, Boise:
I'D ~ Polk and wife, Weekly CAPITAL
iISSS 1--WE Boise Frank simmons and Wife
ga o uhlonist, Boise, d. l.. Bailey
"Ho WIFE, Idaho odd Fellow Boise; s.