The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-12
LAGOON IS VISITED
BY ODD FELLOWS
Enjoyable Day Is Spent at the
Pretty Resort by Big
Fraternity.
ATTENDANCE ESTIMATED
AT MORE THAN 5000
Event One of the Most Pleasant
of Its Kind in Orders
History.

The Lagoon was yesterday filled TO
overnowing with Odd Fellows Tho
| brothers of tho big fraternity came on
| special trains from all points in the
| State and settled down in the beautiful
| Davis county resort about 5000 strong
| to enjoy q day together among the many
attractions.
And the day was certainly festive
| one for all. Everything that vas In
| any manner connected with tho success
! of the affair as whole went or with
| out a hitch and when the occasion WAS
over with about 1890 o'clock at night,
all wendcd their way home full OF the
| thoughts of the jolly good time which
| had been had.
Excursion trains from about the State
| began to arrive in Salt Lake carly in the
| morning and continued to come In until
noon. at which time 1t was estimated
| that 5000 OF the visiting brothers, their
friends and their families. were In the
| city.
Summit County Leads.
Tho first train to arrive at the scene
| of the great festivities was the special
| from Park City and Coalyil!e over the
Oregon Short Line by way of ogden Tho
| train was composed OF twelve coaches
| and carried crowd of fully 300 peo-
Line to the Lagoon and held there until
! time TO return TO Ogden. 1t went back
In two sections, one In the early even
Ing and the other at the close OF the
resort at night.
The Rio Grande train from Goshen.
| Provo and intermediate points arrived
in Salt Lake along toward noon and
| carried about 500 people The Tintlc dis
| trict brothers were brought In Via the
Salt Lake Route and along the course
the number picked up was about 800
| Logan and about $50 from Malad and
| Tremonton The trains were unable TO
| handle the crowds. The Park City spe-
cial started . w''h plenty of room.
but the crowd augmented so rapidly as
the stops we're made at the several
small stations that by tho time Echo
ing room left. Every available inch
from platform to platform was crowded
and hundreds were passed by and forced
to wait for the regular daily train
| When the eXcursionists were all at
the Lagoon and the crowd Of brothers
from Salt Lake and vicinity added, the
number was between 5000 and 5000.
Lodges Represented.
The following lodges were represented
| Utah lodge No /, Salt Lake No z, Jor-
dan No. 3, Enterprise No. Is. Fidelity
No. IL, Mystic No; 22 and Friendship
No. 81, all from Salt Lake. Corlnne No,
4, Ogden No. 8, Bingham No. 10. SANDY
No, IL Eureka No. II. Proyo No is.
No 25 Lehi No. 2S, Coalvillo No 2S.
Robinson No 81. Scoheld No. 80. Muir
ray No. SO, Castle Gate No. "a, stock
ton No. 30. Sunnyside No; 81, Ophir No,
3S, West Jordan No. 81. Clear Creek No.
40 nGd Trr-snton 40 45- -.
And such a time as the fraternity as
whole did have 1t was, was such hran, an oef &C.
jolly Odd Fellows get together. Every
one was out for all the pleasure there
was In II and pleasant pi r5ae ume Vas asepYs tne
thing connected with the success OF the
day went OFF exceptionally smooth, there
not being a single accident or mlshap
to mar the pleasure and enjoyment OF
the crowd.
Kept In the Shade.
During the morning and the early part
OF the afternoon the crowd OF brothers
and their friends were contented WITT
keeping in the shade. shaking hands with
old acQuaintances and disposing OF eat
ables and drinkables. which the majority
OF them took along in baskets to the re-
sort Things were quite stlll during the
afternoon until about O'Clock. at whlcn
time the sports began, From then unti
the closing time for the resort things
were exceptionally busy In all lines Inc
sports consisted OF tug-of-War, nine
foot races for children. bowling con.
test and list OF dancing contests OF var,
ious kinds. AL OF these were participated
In by large numbers which made things
was 1sts 81 lined around the sidelines. boosting
their favorites.
Probably the most enthusiastic lodge
Vile bunch, who were on hand with big
brass band Of sixteen pieces, which made
things lively with old marches. The
band boys were dressed in natty uniforms
and the enthusiasm which they showed
with their music indicated that Coalville
is strictly up-to-date. They held forth IN
the bandstand and played. during the
whole afternoon.
Lively In Evening.
In the evenlng things at the resort be
| came livelier than ever. The main attrac-
tion, of course. was the dancing, which
was participated In by most of the crowd
but the numerous attractions on the
grounds were patronized to their full ca
} pacity. The shoot the chutes. the minia-
ture railway, the roller skating and the
boating were crowded all the time.
The winners Of the sporting contests
Tug -war-won by a picked team
| from Murray
Baseball game-Postponed on account OF
Foot race for girls under 12-Nellie Ran.
dali OF ogden.
| Foot race for girls under ls-Helen Rel-
, lev of Salt Lake
Foot race for boys under 12-Ed Dunn OF
Ogden
Lake
Boys under 1S-Charles Stores of Coal
Vile.
Fat mans race-W F. Challenger OF
Toocle.
Needle race for lades-Mrs, E. c. Tune
OF Murray.
| Peanut race for boys and girls under
1G-Frank Meyers Of Salt Lake and Heller
Brown of Stockton.
A picture rattle WAS held In the evening
and the winning number was 1883. II this
| number fails to turn up at the Strsyel
& Scovill bakery on Main street TO re
ccive the picture. the holder OF 1859 viii
be entitled to the picture. The other win
ming numbers in order are 1860 1913 and e5