Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-30
Judge King and Rev. Goshen Talk
Straight from Shoulder at
Commercial Club.
KNOCKERS ARE HIT SoUARELY
Announcement Of Independent
SmeIter and the 0. S. L. Depot
Propositions Evoke Cheers.
Judge Powers in Friendly Satire on
Clearing House CcrtiGcatcs--
saturday Nights Function.

Get together. stay together. bury old
differences. everybody put their shout
der 10 the wheel and boost" was the
slogan sounded at the sixth annual ban
suet OF the salt Lake Commercial club
held at the club rooms Saturday night
II VISA a representative gathering OF
nearly geo men. leaders IN enterprise
professions and business throughout tho
great state OF Utah. Past differences
were forgotten and the numerous lights
in the big dining han shone down up
on brilliant gathering of clergymen.
merchants, jurists, doctors. mining
kings. livestock men. railroad men
and others all touching elbows and bent
on enjoying the intellectual and CASTRO
nomic feast spread for their delecta-
ton
Aside from the good fellowship which
prevailed the banquet was notable Tor
three interesting features There was
the announcement by former Senator
Thomas kearns that construction would
be probably started within the next 80
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Asst. Gen. Passenger Agent ID. s. Spon-
Ger of the oregon Short Line gave cm-
phatic assurance that work on the big
Hartman depot In Salt Lake had not
ceased and that Il would be rushed TO
completion. and first and last two
SPEAKERS, Judge William ~ King and
Rev Elmer l. Goshen, made strong an
peals 60 end the strife that has so long
retarded the growth of Salt Lake as
city and Utah as a state.
Aside from the oratory IN evidence
the appointments Of the banquet were
everything that could be desired. The
banquet han In its dress Of holly ana
senaonahle foliage, bunting and Ola
Glory never looked more prOdigal The
CUISINE was excellent and the orchestra
took upon itself the spirit Of the occa-
sion TO the retirement of classic music
at times ia favor OF Around Her Neck
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" and other
CITIES associated with the lighter and
fothy side Of life. In addition to Chris
tensen's orchestra another musical fea-
tUre Of the evening was the singing OF
Dawn by NJ. j.. Briires, who was ac-
cOmpanied by J. j. Mcclellan. For am
encore he sang Love"
The banquetting boards we've placed
In the shape Of huge gridiron with
one long table paralleling the south
wall and the others branching out at
and potted plants IN bloom constituted
the floral decorations. The menu cards
We're In keeping with the rest and We're
enclosed I'm neat leather covers of a
color that was a delicate compliment TO
Toastmaster Murphy. President HALO
ran. Thomas kearns and other names
reminiscent OF the Emerald Isle.
THE MENU.
The menu which was served at 915
included the following:
Canope OF Caviar. Martini cocktail.
Blue points ON the half she'll
Strained chicken gumbo entasse.
Sailed Almonds. Queen olives.
Brook trout. saute 'meunier
Potatoes parisionne Haute Sauterne.
larded fiillet OF beef with mushrooms.
Petit pois. Potato croquettes.
Pontet Camel.
Commercial Club Punch.
Neuve CliQuot.
Roast quail on toast. au ericsson.
White Rock.
Neapolitan ice cream. Cake
LoQucfort cheese. Toasted crackers
Creme de Menthe.
cafe N0ir.
Ci rs
When President HsIloran arose even
tuully he was greeted with demonstra-
tions and aided and sbetted by the or
ehestra those present sang with more
Feeling than time, For He's a jolly
Good Fellow"
HALLORAN AND DALE.
The president opened his remarks
With a review Of the accomplishments
OF the Commercial club and asserted
that its membership roll was well on
towards the LOCO mark Mr.. Halloran
boWcgtr. blamed William Dale for tho
banquet and OF course DO was for Nj
Dale 90 make explanations.
1--WE have done the best We could
D. said Those Of you who have
been az the dance halls Of Lcadviiie in
the old days viii remember the sign
over the stands of the PLAYERS. Don't
shoot Tho musicians, they are doing The
best they can.' And $50 we have done
the best We can. We claim no credit
FOR the oklahoma quail which came
from Cache county, nor Tor the Nea-
politan ice cream. which came from the
glgln dairy. but We wish t0 assure the
members OF the Commercial club that
We have done our best ana now VIII
yield to the more prominent speakers
OF the occasion; another man from the
'ould sod. Frank S. Murphy the toast-
master"
r. u. Murphy was then disclosed
mndostly blushlng behind large palm.
~ made am ideal toastmaster' be-
cause Dc lets the other Fellow do the
talking" as ono OF the banquettors
naiygly pat a.