Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-20
Sixth Quarterly Juhilation Held by
Gem State Pencil Pushers
At PocatelIO.
ADDRESS BY COLONEL MOORE
Strand Banquet Served In Bannock IIo-
tel---Program Includes Trip TO
American Falls.
fspecIal 10 tho "News.'D


Pocatelio. Ida. Aug. 20.-The sixth
quarterly meeting of the Eastern Idaho
Press club was held at Pocatello. on
Sunday and Monday, Aug. IS and 10.
Many of the leading journalists OF the
state were present, and that the pencil
pushers had a joyful time would be in
dicated by the program, which was
blocked out as follows;
SUNDAY, AUG. is.
1880 a. m.-Reception to arriving
members from the north and west,
Short Line depot.
7:l5 a, m.-Recepton TO arriving
members from the east and south at
Short Line depot.
1890 p. m-Trlp by special train to
American Falls; arriving at American
Falls at 1870. Lunch in the Power City,
as guests of the American Falls Com
mercial club. Trip through mammoth
hydro-electric power plant of American
Falls Power, Light & Water company.
and drive to principal points of interest
in the Power City. Returning, the
special train leaves American Falls at
4 O'clock arriving Pocatello at p. m.
$50 y. m.--Assembly Mt club head
quarters at Bannock hotel. Drive about
the city in carriages and automobiles,
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beers to meet In city hall in business
session.
9p. m-Banquet at Bannock hotel.
MONDAY. AUG. 49,
$3.50 a. m.--Business meeting of the
club at city hall. Assembly at Bannock
hotel
ii a. m.-Driving trip about the city.
Dutch lunch served at city water reser-
yolrs at 10 O'clock Visit to Academy
of Idaho, Pocatello general hospital
east side wholesale district, Short Line
machine and car shops and other points
of interest.
p. m.--Baseball game at east side
mark. club to assemble at Bannock
hotel, where carriages will be in walt
ing. 80
D. m.-Business meeting of the club
in hotel parlors.
THE BANQUET.
The regular banquet was given at
Hammock hotel, SUNDAY evening, at
which Prest. George b. Frazer, OF Twin
Falls. acted as toastmaster. Following
is the program of addresses and toasts:
Address of Welcome, by Myor e, Il.
M. Loux of Poctello
Supplementary Address of Welcome,
by James II. Brady. president of the
Pocatello Commercial club.
Response. by George B. Fraser,
president of the Press club.
ToAsTs.
"The Gate City the Commercial Cen
ter of an Inland Empire" by Truxton
Talbot of the Pocatello Advance.
.'The Power CITY," by Q. II. Barber OF
the American Falls Press.
Bear Lake, the Beautiful, by
Charles L. Wright of the Montpelier
Examiner.
"t'izz Water" by Joe III. De Witt OF
the Soda Springs Chieftain.
Address by Col Avery 9. Moore OF
Occur d'Alene, 1.-THE Idaho Spirit
"At the Foot of the Tetons," by II. Fl.
Hartvigsen of the Ashton Independent.
Sugar Beets and Such by John w.
Jones of the Rigby Star.
Eagle Rock OF Old and the Idaho
Falls of Today" by Charles G. Summer
of the Idaho Falls Post.
"Sagebrush,' by Major Fred r. Reed
of Milner-b the-Dam.
"The Editorial We and Our Babies
by Il. A. Strong of the Fremont County
News.
Not by Damsite, but Neverthe-
less" bv Hon. A. s. Abbott of the Ru-
pert Record.
COL MooRE'S ADDRESS.
Following appears the address of Col.
Avery Moore Mr.. Moore was originally
an eastern journalist, who came west
on tour of investigation. He was so
taken up with the possibilities stored up
In the Gem state that he cast his lot
with Idaho. and has continuously sung
her praises east and west, in an able
manner. His talk on THE Idaho
Spirit was one of the leading ad-
dresses of the occasion, and is repro
duced in full. together with portrait
OF the author:
THE IDAHO SPIRIT.
Mr.. Toastmaster and Gentlemen
The letter which ordered my appear
ance at this festive board, gracefully,
and with due regard for proportion.
admitted that the motive was to secure
the presence of IA real person OF
Importance" ! offer this to my fellow
guest, Mr.. Brady, with my best wishes
for his continued complacency.
This Is u distinguished company
gentlemen. and / am glad TO be here.
Every editor present presides over the
destinies of ''the leading newspapers"
in "the most rapidly growing town"
in the greatest state" Of the
mighties nation that the world has
ever known" You preach that be-
cause you believe 1t, and because you
preach II you are doing your commu-