Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-17
PROVO.
UTAH GRAND LODGE |. o. OF
In Thirty-third Annual Scs$ion--He-
beclsah State Assembly.

In Tbirty-third Annual Scssicn--Ese-
becluh State Assembly.
Special Correspondence.
Provo, April 1.-THE city presents a
gala day appearance, with flags and the
national colOrs displayed on she public
buildings and business houses, together
with the ], q. o, IT. colorsr red and pink,
in honor of the 3Srd annual session OF
the order held here yesterday, today
and tomorrow, and The yellow ana
green OF the Commercial club, under
whose auspices the county horse fair Is
held today.
r. o.. O. F. GRAND LODGE.
The delegates to the Utah grand lodge
OF Odd Fellows were met yesterday on
their arrival at the depot by the Provo
lodge No. u. accompanied by the b. y.
II. band and the march was taken up
for the /. O. q, f. hail. which was filled
with delegates and visitors, the local
members of the order and citizens who
had assembled to welcome the strain
gers,
Noble Grand Hugh Mooney. OF Provo
lodge No. IA. called the meeting 10 or
der and Introduced Mayor Frlsby, who
delivered an earnest speech of well
come.
Past Grand Master Eph Homer, in be-
half OF Provo lodge No IL and Deborah
lodge No. 8, welcomed the delegates
Grand Secretary Peter a. Slmpkin
extended by Mayor FrIsby and Mr.
Homer. He spoke in glowing sentences
of the aims and purposes OF the order
and in anticipation OF the good time to
be spent In the city
Grand Master Stringer gave EXPIRES
sion to q few words of appreciation OF
the welcome extended by Mayor Frtsby
and Mr.. Homer, after which the grand
lodge went into executive session.
At the noon hour a delicious luncheon
was served to the visitors by h Ia
dies of the Rebekahs, at which about
200 guests were entertained
REBEKAH STATE ASSEMBLY.
The Rebekah state assembly is hold
ing it's annual session meeting In the
X. of p. hail, The state officers and
about 50 delegates are in attendance
CITY COUNCIL,
Members of the free library trustees
appeared before the city council last
evening, and DR. +. w. Taylor. In be-
half of the trustees, presented q letter
from Mr.. Andrew Carnegie which stat
ed that If the city council by resoll-
ton would agree to contribute sl,iSO
annually for the support of q library
and give a. site. he would give sl7,5OO
for a building. DR.. Taylor presented
a resolution 10 be passed by the coun-
ell. This provided for an ~appropria-
ton of 1000 annually, and DIR. Taylor
stated that the committee favored a
s9O, 900 library, and that Mr. Carnegie
would give $4,000. ff q $4,000 approprl.
alton was made. DIR. Taylor also stated
that. while the city had offered a site,
the trustees had received applications
from citizens to furnish Sites which
might even be better tina the one Of
fereG by the city, The committee a
advertised for sites, and would seIec;
one. either from those offered or the
city's site. He expected n hoped
that the library would be completed
before snow falls. Remarks were
made by Rev. j. Challen Smith VIM.
NJ. Roylance. DIR. Geo. II, Brlrnhall and
favorable action on the matter.
General discussion was engaged In
as to the legal phases OF the subject,
and q substitute resolution was forrnu-
lated agreeing 10 appropriate Sl,15O an.
for maintenance this amount
10 be levied under the law of the state,
The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed.
City Engineer Pack reported that the
Merrill Lumber company was anxious
o have the waterwoTlss extension In the
accepted, and that Consulting
Engineer Kelsey could not be here for
about two weeks. Report accepted An
appropriation sufficient to pay the Mer-
rllI Lumber company 50 per cent OF the
of the pipe was made,
Judge VI. NJ, Kellogg resigned as
Judge Of the Juvenile court 10 take eff
Iect Immediately. The resignation was
accepted
A letter was received from
Auditor w. Il. Andrews of the treasury
department Mt Washington, stating that
warrant for 81 would be mailed 10
he city In payment of the federal
building site sold by tho city to tho
government for 81.
COURT BUSINESS,
The case OF NJ, A. Smith VS. the S, p
!. A. e. S. L. Railroad company is now
,eing heard in the district court. Plain
m sues for 5000 for sheep Killed by
he railroad company in American Fork
n 1906.
The following additional 5urors were
Henry Stage, James w. Bailey.
frank conOvcr, Agnes Becbe DOmlnI-
us Snow. all Of Provo
JUSTICES COURT.
following cases were disposed OF
n Justice Moons court yesterday,
/. Maxwell and J.. l.. Short. fined 81
aoh for stealing a ride Lee SwensOn,
20. ana o, Quincy and w. Davis. s15
ach for %VagTancy. j. VI, Rosengren
given another week 10 plead To a
harge OF keeping his photograph gall
cry open ON Sunday.
GARDEN CITY NOTES.
The following grand lodge Officers
we're elected today: Grand master,
NJ. Ulmer. Salt Lake. deputy grand
Master. w. w, Thompson, Eureka
warden. a. Stewart, SANDY
rand secretary. p. A. slmpkin, Salt
axe; grand treasurer, w. II, Bree-
Ion, Provo; grand representative. J,
(. Thomas. Salt Lake This % the