Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-29
TO GO OR NOT, IS THE QUERY
Unless Funds Come in With Rush
Before Tomorrow Night
Issue in Doubt.
Youngsters, Police and All Classes
Helping Out So as 20 Assure the
Boys Much Advertised Outing.

BUIIEsTIN--'This afternoon Gen.
eraI Manager Joseph 5. Wells OF the
Utah Light and Railway company an
nounced that his company wonid SUD
scribe $500 towards the High Schooi
cadet excursion fund. The Alta club
management also agreed 10 raise
1000.
This morning It looked as IL the
splendid purpose of sending the High
school cadets TO San Francisco would
he halted because the final $4,000 OF
the total amount needed could not be
raised.
The finance committee of the cadet
trip were gloomy because they had
seen the High school boys dig into thu
pockets an into the pockets
of their families. and bring IA
$4,000 for the trip, and had seen thS
merchants of Salt Lake respond handf
somely with $4,000, and had seen ths
movement begin to halt with $4,000 still
to raise.
The word of the city had been pledg
ed by those who banked on what any
good city would normally do with an
opportunity such as that presented by
the cadets, and the invitation extend
ed TO them from utah's naval admiral.
TO-DAY the city's faith was further
pledged by the receipts of telegram
from Gen, Funston, commanding the
land forces of San Francisco, inviting
the Salt Lake cadets TO occupy camp
within his own private headquarters.
These are at Fort Mason, overlooking
the bay of San Francisco, at most
advantageous point, From this point
Gen. Funston directed the operations of
the federal troops during the critical
weeks of San Francisco's recovery from
the earthquake. 1t is beautifully park
ed. and will command an unexceIled
view OF the 40 great battleships ana
cruisers when they steam through
the Golden Gate.
BOYS FUNDS VOTED.
Today the rally towards the cadets
has been swift and certain. No more
beautiful Gift was ever recorded than
that OF the widow who gave a mite
when 1t was the extent that her heart
should be shown by the size of her
purse Such II spirit as hers was
shown today in the Salt Lake High
school, where the Junior class voted
the entire contents of the class treas
uly to the cadet fund. This money
mas been accumulated TO do honors
to the senior class In a graduating
banquet, and this year precedent of
a decade viii be broken. a school Gus
tom abandoned that those who would
normally participate In It. might help
n cause into which they have thrown
their hearts. Hardly less OF a sacrifice
was that made by the Dramatic club.
when It voted the 800 in It's treasury
TO the cadets and thus gave up fund
gathered TO assist II In giving it's per-
Torrance.
POLICE HELP ALSO.
Organizations of people today began
to feel a responsibility to see that the
plans do not fail Policemen on the
AIRY hardly large enough 20 live upon.
each threw In their quarters and half
dollars. until az noon the cadet COM
mittee was notified that $26 had been
raised.
The alumni declaring that their
loyalty to their school is not less than
that Of tho youngsters, sim In the class
rooms, today voted 10 give every cent
in their treasury This amounts TO
365, and President II. j. Pitts i'm
mediately issued r. call TO all alumni
to meet him In his Office at room 1
Hooper Dldredge block each bringing
a contribution as large as he can SO
that the total may be turned in 10 the
general fund. President Pitts thinks
that 500 can he raised among the
alumni,
TICKETS SELLING
Clerks in the Oregon Short Line
railroad, having no responsibility In
the roads affair, but having a keen
interest as Salt Lake men, in the citys
boys, each began TO feel for their spare
change, and soon had $500 invested in
tickets for Friday nights concert
This concert is counted on 10 bring
in enough OF the "a 600 still needed 10
make u possible 10 raise the rest by
heroic measures nj the eleventh hour
small sale OF concert tickets means
moro certainly than any one act. the
hnal failure Of the plan 10 send the
cadets.
A program which includes musical
of the highest order has been
and il VIII close with q ren-
dering OF THE Star Spangled Banner
by the band which viii play the same
tune aboard Admiral Evans flagship
a week after II is rendered in the tab
srnaco This fact will probably make
the appearance OF the cadet band the
occasion of a general overflow OF patri-
otic spirit and will result In a tre-
ovation as tho oity's farewell
TO hor boys
WORKING HARD.
The finance committee h. working
nnrd This afternoon, and It's members
leclaro that they will be the last OF
he oity's citizens 10 say quit, and that
( the boys STAY home when Saturday
morning comes II Is because public sup
lort IS Insufficient 10 bring tho total
unds high enough 10 permit the boys
O go
WILL DANCE TONIGHT
Tonights ball at tho Odeon dancing
Iall by the q, C. n. OF Utah, has been
urned into a general reception Cor con-
for the cadets. Wives OF the
commercial travellers are in charge and
nave made every arrangement 20 in
urt "a great success. Tickets have
,een placed on sale AZ the Knutsford,
Kenyon Wilson and cullen hotels. and
/ is expected that 500 couples will be
he tloor