, 1908-01-13
CLOSING SESSION OF
SHEEP CONVENTION

sociation band. Amid tremendous ap-
plause a donation of $40 was receiver
from New Mexico boys" and $25 from
MI. j.. C. Miller. Sweetwater and Uin-
ia counties were heard from, and an
amount was made up among the audi
ence, aggregating $425.10.
Introduced University Girls.
President Delfelder, who has been
widely advertised as a single man, in
PRODUCED the University Mandolin
club as "Our girls of our university"
which would indicate that the officer
is not so bashful as DR.. Wilson had led
a trusting public to believe. The girls
received a genuine ovation, being re-
called three times, rendering as a clos
ing number the University song com
posed by DR.. June E. Downey, an alum
nus of the institution and one of its
instructors.
Resolutions Committee Reports.
The committee on resolutions being
ready to report after a long n siren
uous day, it was voted to hear n act
upon the several sections separately.
The resolutions published below were
heard and adopted practically without
opposition, No. IA being passed with
much enthusiasm by a rising vote. The
fight of the convention was over "Reso.
luton 49, which was finally defeated
nftn,. , pyarJyr w, ~ urhfah CDuorrnr
Brooks, DR.. Wilson, President Delfel-
der, Messrs. Armstrong, Rumsey, Sui
livan, Bell, Daley, Metcalf, Laughlin
and many others participated. 1t was
largely owing to the counsel OF Cover
nor Brooks hat the resolution failed
to pass.
A reelection of all the officers was
made by reclamation, the incumbents
being: President, ]. A. Delfelder Of
Wolton; vice president, E.. j. Bell Of
Laramie; secretary-treasurer, George
S. Walker of Cheyenne.
Rawlins Selected.
An invitation to hold the next coll
vention at Rawlins was rendered by
Hon. j. A. Donnel, Mr.. Daley cordially
seconding the speech and offering add
ed inducements. Mr.. E. E. L%onabaugh
extended an equally cordial invitation
for Sheridan, but Rawlins was selected
as the next place of meeting.
Hatfuf Of Money for Orphans.
DR.. Wilson, in presenting Miss Allie
Jewell Of the Sioux Falls, S. D., Or
phoncI homo mazda a most imnrasCiVn
and effective plea for the little human
bum lambs, whose mothers are dead
or worse" Miss Jewell held the hand
of a frail but winsome morsel of human
ity as she made her appeal for funds
to carry on the work. Her words were
very few but the response was electri-
flying. Mr.. Chesley offered S25 if the
audience would raise a hundred, and
President Delfelder gave the first So,
others fairly crowding to contribute.
Nearly 5000 was collected and Mr..
Chesley added his $25 amid cheers.
A resolution of thanks to Laramie
for generous hospitality and passed by
reclamation and the convention stood
adjourned.
Smoker at Maennerchor Hall.
The adjournment of. the convention
at 6 o'clock was somewhat of a sur
prise to some of the delegates, who had
expected a night session n who be-
lieved the convention would not be
able to complete its work before the
dinner hour. Indeed, a motion was
made by Mr.. Bell to adjourn until 1880,
but President Delfelder believed the
end could be reached and held the del
egates together. The fact that the res
olutions had been adopted without
more discussion helped, only one Of
them having received any attention
in an oratorical way. Therefore,
when the motion was carried to re-
| elect the officers and the appointment
of an executive committee occupy
ing not more than ten or fifteen min
utes, the end was in SIGHT. Very few
delegates or visitors had left the hail
when President Delfelder declared the
fourth annual convention at an end.
Had Delightful Time.
Maennerchor hall was lighted and
warmed at s o'clock and long tables
across the hall in front or the stage
were loaded with the food and drink
that went to make up the luncheon.
Cigars were passed, sandwiches We're
served, coffee and punch were discus
sed and it was not until after II
o'clock was there much thinning of the
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