The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-15

NALTAIR was honored ny being the
scene OF the chief activity of the
AngeIenos and their hosts yester-
Cay. The visitors tried the water, the
dancing. the sunset. the bowling alleys,
the food. the drink and pronounced
them ma gnifcent divine, glorious,
smooth palatable and eXhilaratins,
respectively. They tried various other
things, including their voices, which
were lifted often elOquently and high
in cheers. speeches and song They
tried the agility Of their guides in keep
ing up with their movements. aquatic
and terrestrial. and. on the whole, the
men from the coast had perhaps the
most delightful day of the trip thus
far. That was the view many of them
expressed. There was no mountain
climbing 20 weary them, no Formally
and the visitors were required to do no
more than to abandon themselves to
the pursuit of pleasure Their joys
We're shared by something like 1000
Salt Lakers who joUrneyed to the lake
during the afternoon and evening
Sample the Water.
Some of the AngeIenos further mani
Tested their characteristic trait of
getting information first hand by tast-
ing the water, despite admOnitiOns from
their guides The traditional results
followed in every case-mUch strangIing
and requests for brandy Some of the
CalifOrnianS accustomed to the COM
paTatiVely mildly-Saline waters of the
Pacific. refused to admit they could not
dive with impunity in the lake, but
each one who tried TO dive lived to
know better. Then the game took a
new phase-ducking one another, and
hoStilitieS of this nature enlivened the
f..s- D. u tar
the party reached the pavilion.
The water stood at Is degrees a
temperature Just right" There was
breeze sufficient to make chOppy little
waves that added much TO the exhilar-
ating effect of the water, and the Wis
itors had q royal time The main body
went out on the > o'clock train. An
immediate rush for the ticket office.
where tickets were distributed free Of
charge. followed. Some of the An
EeIenoS were unable to tear themselves
away from the water until the banquet
was begun at O'Clock.
No Formally in Banquet.
The banquet was delightfully."- free
and easy II had an able master of
ceremonies in the person of Captain
Joseph T.. Caine. but even he was
treated with none too much respect,
while the speakers of the occasion
Ntl- utiOeI IRE e -ffNtt part % the
time 1t was no place for an amateur
orator. and the committee was for
tUUate in placing none but seasoned
Spea kerS on the list. Everything was
received with high acclaim, however
: including the musical numbers by
AChriStenSen's orchestra. The thought
fuI AugeleUOS even assisted the mu-
siciaus at times by drumming vigor-
ously on plates with knives and spoons
and ny Breaking into song at frequent
intervals The uprUar from the ban
quot hall early attracted the attention
OF people all over the pavilion. who
were soon banked in rows all around
the enclosure
The banquet was the nearest dp-
pfoach to formality during the day
and il was none too formal. as has
been indicated. With the breaking W
Of the banquet shortly after : o'clock
the visitors amused themselves aC-
CordiuE to their several bentS some re-
manning for the dancing in the even
ing and others returning to the city
with the avoWcd intention of getting
long sleep i'm preparation for the fes-
tivities that are due today and to-
morrow The wind rose for q short
10 come home who otherwise would
have remained longer AT the beach
The chief feature for today's enter
tainment viii be a trip To Lagoon
where the visitors viii have an Oppor-
tUnity TO test the famed hospitality OF
Senator Simon BambeTger.