The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-14

FORMALLY RECEIVED INTO
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
Officers Elected at Meeting Held
on Thursday Evening; Work
to Begin Now.

Archaeological work in Utah received
a forward impetus Thursday when
Prof Mitchell Carroll OF the George
Washington university, the associate
secretary of the institute. formally
welcomed the Utah branch into the or
ganiZation rs an affiliated society. To
take part In this important event IN
te-csted men and women Of this city
gathered last evening at the home of
Dr, and Mrs William F.. Beer. The
minimum number requisite for recogni-
ton as an Independent affiliated soci-
ETY. is fifty, and although only forty
five members were enrolled in the To-
cal society last evening, Prof, Carroll
nevertheless formally welcomed it
into the National association. He did
this with the assurance that the five
needed members would be enrolled be-
fore his departure today
Officers Elected.
At the meeting last evening the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year; President Col E. A Wall;
ce-presidents, Gov. John c. Cutler.
Dr.. j. r. Kingsbury, Col Willard
Young; treasurer. Mathonihah Thomas,
secTotl.y, Prof Byron Cummings; ex-
ecutive coE.nittee, Dr. W. F. Beer, Dr.
]. f. KingSbury, James T. Hammond
Mrs. r. f.. Little, George a. Eaton
Methonihah Thomas. Prof Byron
Cummings, Miss Rosalie Pollock.
Prof. Carroll Introduced,
Mathonihah Thomas called the meet |
ing 10 order and introduced Prof. Car |
roll, who, In a rather lengthy ADDRESS, |
told of the interesting work being done |
by the Los Angeles society, which has
been gathering Mexican folk songs. He |
also told of his recent trip to the |
Northwest and the organization OF So |
cieties at Seattle and Walla Walla. Ac- |
cording TO the speaker. there is great |
interest all along the Pacific coast in
the work of preserving local curiosl-
ties
Wonderful Stones Found.
W. NJ. Havenor then made a short
talk telling of archaeological curiosi-
ties that have come to his attention in
his travels through Utah and Nevada.
He described wonderful stones found
In Death valley. exhibited perfect ar
row-heads that he has collected. and
described very interesting cliffs located
in southern Utah that are covered with
strange inscriptions.
Received Into Institute.
After the election OF the officers
Prof. Carroll formally received the
Utah Affiliated society into the Ameri-
can Archaeological Institute Of Amer
lea. DR.. J. I. Kingsbury who presided
at the meeting, responded by express
ing the thanks of the local society.
After the meeting adjourned light re-
freshments were served
Will Begin Active Work.
The newly organized society will now
begin active work In archaeological re-
search In Utah. Prof. Carroll has as
sured the Utah society OF the support
OF the National association In its work
OF collecting and preserving remains
peculiar to this State. The society viii
branches at Ogden, Provo, Lo-
gan and other cities where the interest
demands All these Will cooperate In
to light interesting facts re-
Earding prehistoric Utah and her in
habltants.
Who Compose Society
The members of the society at the
present time are: w. s. Mccormick.
Bishop F. S. Spalding, Gov John c.
Cutler. Rev. F. I. Goshen. Rev. w NJ.
Paden, DR.. ]. T. Kingsbury George A.
Eaton, DR.. w. T, Beer, w. w Ritter.
Frank Pierce, H. P. Henderson. Prof
j. NJ. Mills, Joseph Oberndorfer. Mrs
Ledyard NJ. Bailey, Mathonihah Thom-
az, Prof. Byron Cummings, a. c. Mel
son, Mrs. X. E. Little, y. H Christen-
sen. James T. Hammond. Levi e.
Young. r. w. Reynolds, Dr. r V.
Isaac Russell. Kate Thom-
as. K. o. Leatherwood. Prof Edwin
Evans, George a. Smith, B. H. Roberts,
John a. Widtsoe. Alice q. Rowe. VAL
entlne Murphy. F., NJ. Dukes, John
John Cain. Donald Beau
regard Ira Travis. Rosalie Pollock,
Clesson S. Kinney. Mrs ]. S Ferguson,
R. l.. McGhie. j. H. Moyle, l.. p. Judd,
w. M Havenor. r. c. French and
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