The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-25
Knights of Columbus at Lagoon.


Tuesday was one of the big days
Of the season at the "Prettiest Spot in
Utah., the occasion being the first an
nual outing of the knights of Column
bus. About 1000 people. including
| the members of the fraternal Organiza-
ton and their many friends, visited the
beautiful resort during the day, and
from all standpoints the outing was
considered one of the most enjoyable
and successful held at the Lagoon this
| season.
This outing, which in succeeding
| years is to be an annual event. is in
! commemoration of Father Escailante
| the first white man to come to this sec
ton, and after whom Escailante val
ley is named. During past years the
name of this great explorer has re-
| ceived but little attention. but now
the Catholics intend to bring it to the
front by holding yearly celebrations in
his honor. In addition to this, the
Very Rev. w. R. Harris, D. D.. of this
city is publishing Catholic history of
Utah. in which he tells of the wonder
full explorations of Father Escalante.
An elaborate program was prepared
for the occasion, and from start to
finish was carried out without a mar
of any kind. Numerous contests were
pulled off, consisting of a score of va
riOus kinds of races, fast walking and
slow walking, high jumping, broad
jumping and every other kind of
jumping, rowing, swimming. dancing
and Waiting. The winners of the con-
tests were awarded substantial prizes.
y feature of the afternoon was a base
ball game between Ogden Council No
7777 and Salt Lake Council No COZ. the
former easily winning the handsome
silver cup donated by George Doyle by
a score of 20 to s.
In the evening the Very Rev. Dean
Harris made an address on the sub
jeCt. "On the Trail of the Spanish
Pioneers" his remarks being in line
with the explorations of Father Esca-
lante. and represented an interesting
development of Dean Harris searches
relative to the early explorers of this
section. Both addresses were most
enthusiastically received.
Every one of the 203 youngsters who
were present in charge of Miss Nora
Gleason and the young girls of the st.
Cecilia choir. as the guests of the
Knights of Columbus. heaved sigh of
repletion as they left the banquet
which had been spread for them. All
the children from both the st. AIMS
and the State street orphanages went
to Lagoon. where they passed a day
which they will remember all their
lives. Through the kindness of Sen
ator Simon Bamberger the children
were given rides on the lake and on
the roller coaster, free transportation
to Lagoon, and Joseph S. Wells of the
Salt Lake railway company gave the
street car transportation.
The Prize Winners Were
David Goddding. Ogden.
2-Wilfred Wheelright and Edward !
McDermott, ogden.
3-Juanita Dunbar, Ogden.
An. Grimm, Salt Lake.
5-Mare Doyle. Salt Lake.
6-Basil English Ogden.
mabel Stephens. Salt Lake.
S-Basil English, Ogden
9-Edward Brophy, Ogden.
10-May Morrisey Ogden.
Fisher ogden.
12-Warren Dunbar, Ogden.
Brophy, Ogden.
English, Ogden.
15-Walter Dean, Ogden.
16-P. D. Delmas, Salt Lake.
17-Walter Dean, Ogden.
1S-Con Kellehar, Ogden.
I'D, e. Ray, Salt Lake
council Ogden.
23-4-Skipped.
Miss Mcmahon, Salt Lake; Mr.. Nc
Laughlin. Ogden.