Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-08
DELEGATES SPEND
DAY At WANOANERE
Park is Thrown Open to Visitors
Attending Mutual Convention
For Social Reunion.
RECEPTION HELD IN EVENING.
More Than Five Thousand People Par
ticlps1e-Tcachers at saltair---
Children at Lagoon.

Ths ~sthering Of the delegates
to the Mutual Improvement con-
ycntion at Wandamere park yes
tcrday afternoon was one Of
the features of the occasion which will
be remembered with pleasure by all
no attended. While the attendance
was no doubt somewhat diminished by
the unfavorable weather conditions, yet
ii is estimated that more than 1000
people were present at the resort during
tho afternoon.
After the morning session OF the con-
yention at Barratt hall adjourned the
delegates repaired to their homes ana
!ctels for lunch, and at ] o'clock as
sembled at Wandamere park Tor
social time together The resort ana
ali the features were thrown open tol
the use Of the guests and several hours
~ unaiIoyed enioyme MT followed. From
tho skating rink TO the bowling alley
All the attractions were kept hummins.
uns not the least enjoyable Tea ture OF
the afternoon was the renewing OF
old acquaintances by friends from far
separated localities, brought together
by the annual convention of Mutual
workers Lunch was pnrtaken OF at
n. M. and a general reception given by
the general board to the delegates was
l,eId In the pavilion at O'Clock In the
evening, The days events closed viii.
Il dance.
Granite VI. /. \. at Wandamere-The
Young Ladies ana Young Mems Mutual
Improvement ASSOCIATIONS OF Granite
stake are planning a great day at Wan
damere park for Flag day. June IL. The
stake and ward authorities of both as
sociatlons have the mattel. In charge,
and one Of the biggest days of the sea-
sor Is anticipated. program OF reg
uar field and track sports Is being ar
ranged for the junior and senior classes
Of the associations. and medals will oe
given tho winners and second and third
Places In each event. Basketball and
baseball contests will also be held, and
cprn member of the winning team VIII
he given q medal. The basketball game
VIII he played by girls. bowling con-
test for girls has also been arranged
the winners OF which VIII also receive
A modal. orders have been placed with
local jewelers. for ssh worth of medals
to be tiven as prizes In the sporting
events. ana the contests are expected to
lie lively and interesting
Field Day vt saltair-Weathcr con-
ditions not permitting tie field day eN
ercises ut SaltaiT yesterday were not
fdIIitu ouA. DuN lIit hAANliNilANN WOO
good, nevertheless and the social feat
ures of the day were successful. II was
the last day of the commencement
week celebrations, and many students,
graduates and alumni exchanged fare
wells and had good time together
All the features of the resort. with the
possible exception of bathing, were
brought into requisttIon for the enter
tainment of the party, and dancing
In the pavilion was substituted for the
field sports The close of the year at
the state school is thus auspiciously
brought to n close and the students
now go back to their various occupa-
tions for the space OF three months
Teachers ut Saltair--The l.. ID, $.
teachers. l15 IN number, together with
a number of friends, spent the after
noon at Saltair yesterday. the person.
al guests Of President Joseph Nelson,
of Saltair company, Teachers we're
present from Church schools from
Canada to Mexico, and all joined In
the general spirit of having good
time, ana they had IT, Among the
guests were President Joseph T. Smith
and Anthem H. Lund the general board
of Church schools and other prominent
educators Mr. Nelson conducted the
large party through all the places of
interest at the resort, aud each feature
was thoroughly enjoyed, despite the
uufaVorable weather
schools nt Iagoon-Tralns on the
Snlt Lake and Ogden road started out
yesterday morning hauling between
1900 ana 1000 children on each train
out To tho Lagoon resort for the field
day or the city schools And before
the day was over fully 5000 children
were carried back and forth between
pretty Lagoon park and this city With
out an accident And while IT raiued
IN town most OF the afternoon, and
while 1t WAS cloudy and threatening at
the resort yet very little rain fell and
the tots fitted about without restraint
or rain to spoil their frocks from the
bear pen to the monkey cage and the
scenic railway track to the boating
pond the skiing rink and dancing pa
vlllon receiving large shares OF patron
age from the little ones. The AFFAIR
was great success and Supt. Chris
tensen and his able corps OF teachers.
ar well as the management OF the
Lagoon md Snlt Lake & Ogden rail-
way, are 10 be congratulated for the
successful hnndllng OF the large turn
out OF children, and for the genuine
sood time they all enjoyed
The athletic events constituted the
leading feature of the day and each
event was holly contested by many
pupils from all the Echools The sDorts