The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-07


To fell the towering oak
And when the wood is snak' and piled,
Clothes torn and limbs all sore,
| top of the log was significant of the
activities of the Woodmen.
The Murray degree team, under Cap
tain Matt Gibbs, and members marched
back of this float.
The third division was commanded
by Ralph Cotrell. First came the Utah
State band. followed by the degree
! team Of Utah camp 1888 of Salt Lake,
, under Captain Burkhart.
Two Goats In Line.
L. F. Schiiling, walking back of the
degree team, led two goats. The spec
tatOrs, on seeing the animals, con-
cluded that as 500 candidates were to
be initiated during the night into the
mysteries of woodcraft, the work would
prove too arduous for one William goat
and that an understudy had been pro-
vided, so that no novice could slip into
the order without riding a thoroughly
efficient goat.
After Mr.. SchiIling and truculenC
goats walked the members of 33S with
float described as the altar of wood
craft. 1t represented a large stump,
in which an ak had been driven.
The Merry Widows.
Salt Lake camp IS came next, headed
by the degree team under Captain B.
II. Ridd. Camp 90 had two floats which
attracted much attention. The first
bore big placard. my Husband Was
a Woodman." Within sat two women,
presumably representing widows who
had been left comfortably provided for.
They were seated at table, taking
the world easy.
From the next float waved a big sign
on which was painted, MY Husband
Was Not" Inside was a woman bend
ing over washtub, surrounded by ten
urchins. all about the same age She,
II seemed, was a widow, whose de-
parted husband had not possessed suf-
ficient gumption to join the Woodmen.
The little fellows who played the parts
of the widows children were bright
eyed youngsters who sell The Herald
every morning.
Then came Deseret camp 406 of Salt
Lake. The degree team was in the lead
commanded by Captain Wiseman At
the head of the other members of the
camp was Benjamin McPhee, a Scotch
pipeman. There are many sons of bon
ny Scotland in Deseret camp, and they
marched proudly to the, shrill notes of
brae Benny.
invasion of Salt Lake.
All day long Woodmen streamed into
Salt Lake, with their wives and children
Every city and town in which there is a
camp was represented. Ogden sent the
largest delegation, the party from the
Junction city numbering about 800. Provo
Logan. Bingham. Murray, Park City,
Smitnfleld and other points sent numer-
Gus WOOdmen to the festivities.
1t was estimated that with the 1000 Salt
Lake members of the order, there were
1900 Woodmen in the city. General Or
ganiZer 7. j. Van Hooser said that this
was only beginning.
The annual state log-rolling of the
Woodmer is going to be a greater event
with each year" he said. This is our
first big gathering, and its success is very
gratifying, but next year there will be
twice as many visiting Woodmen."
The Woodmen could not have asked for
a fairer day for their Qualification at the
during the afternoon and everybody
seemed to have good time
Christensen's Glad Hand.
Old acquaintance from various points
gathered in small knots and swapped rem
iniscences. or toward the grounds In
search Nof diversion. In the crowd were
several who were pointed out as men of
destiny. John Pattison, one of the five
head mana gers of the Woodmen, who ar
rived from Colfax. Wash, is said to be
slated for the Democratic nomination for
governor of the state of Washington, and
Farley p. Christensen was pointed out as
an Utah Republican congressional posi-
biiity. AS Mr.. Pattison was away from
home he did not display the energy of
Mr.. Christensen in going from group to
group in the big gathering and glad
handing" the WOOdmen. Mr.. Christensen
was chairman of the state committee of
sixty-three in charge of the log-rolling.
As II was warm day the Woodmen
decided not to chop and saw logs. but
the war was pulled off on the green in |
the center of the saucer track.
The Tug of War.
team of twelve stalwarts from Bling |
ham, under Captain S. L. Bryan, COM |
peted with a mixed team from Salt Lake |
Ogden and other points, under Captain j. |
c. Slade of Ogden.
The Bingham team was composed of |
Dave MCGEE, Leroy Sanger, Charles I,e- |
liza, J. H. Clark, Ellsworth Phillips, B. H. |
Phillips. Charles Rice, w. n. Main. Alex !
ander Kennedy. Ed Main. Neil Mcdonald |
and Sam Mailaby.
The mixed team was made up of L. ]. |
Lyon Frank Proudfoot, G. Hilberg, r. C. |
Brown, V. NJ. Hixson of camp 33S, Salt |
Lake: A. F. Denney, ]. c. Slade and ]. II. |
Wheelwright, camp "A, Ogden: A A. Law, |
camp 747, Logan; w. S. Graham, camp |
81, Morgan: William C Scrowther and T. |
B. DAILY camp so, Smithfield.
The Bingham team was declared the |
winner.
Uniform Rank Contest.
The committee in charge of the after |
moons amusements was composed of II. J. |
Fitzgerald, chairman; A. A. Law of Lo- |
gan, S. l.. Mallaby, Fred Soloman. Alex |
ander Kennedy and Charles CARMEL of !
Bingham: Webb Green of Salt Lake and |
John Rosa of Logan.
Owing to the delayed arrival of some |
of the drill teams, the uniform rank con- |
test was postponed until after the parade |
There were seven teams. each composed |
of sixteen men and captain, entered for /
the competition. They were Salt Lake |
camp So under Captain Brig Rid; Utah |
camp 33S. Salt Lake, under Captain Burk- !
hart: Deseret camp 400. Salt Lake. under |
Captain Frank Williams; Weber camp, a. |
Ogden. under Captain I. c. Morris; Ma |
hogany camp. Murray. under Captain |
Matt Gibbs. Arbor camp. West Jordan. |
under Captain Colclough. and Logan |
camp AT. Logan. under Captain Bithell
The prizes for the best decorated build |
ings in honor of the Woodmen were |
awarded last night as follows:
First prize. A H. Crabbe Clothing |
company, 90 South Main street; second /
prize, +. Auerbach & Bros, dry goods /
store 114 South Main street. third prize \