The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-30
CELE A I ED
K A N s A s
DAY
JAYHAWKERS ASSEMBLE IN CAR
NEGlE HALL.
Utah-kansans Honor Anniversary Of
Their Native State With
Fitting Program.

Last evening over one hundred Jay
hawkers assembled In the hall over
| the Carnegie Library to celebrate the
| anniversary of their native state. The
| purpose of the meeting was to effect
q permanent organization and bring
the "Kansans" together In a closer
bond OF fellowship
The permanent officers elected were
j. c. Nye, president; Prof. l. H.
Masters. secretary; ]. r.. Cooper, trea-
surer, --E SIX
II is the plan to hold a reunion each
year on the 10Th OF January.
The principal speakers at the meet
ing last night were Judge Bagley aud
j. C. Nye, The latter, in "a very
able manner. recited many early MIS-
toric features OF Kansas and told OF
the trials of the grasshopper season
and then cleverly closed by showing
that Kansas was no longer or never
was name for reproach, but that 1t
was making its mark among the best
states in the union Judge Bagley Is
typical JayhawkeT orator, he knows
how to please and instruct an audi
ence at the same time. He spoke in
part as follows:
"Of all the people. the Kansas peo-
pie are the liyelest Kansas Is not
on the level, 1t is an uphill business
to live in Kansas. as the state TisoS
from its eastern border. OF about 400
feet to an elevation OF 1000 feet. The
people ran their boots over trying 10
walk up side ways" Mr. BaGley then
spoke Of his early settlement in Sher-
man county, Kansas. He said; when
| settled there they had four county
seats and the county was not yet or
ganized. There was not a town IN
the county; there was not a stream.
and we had to dig $50 feet for water;
this is the reason Kansas people like
water so we'll. The trials and tribula-
tions of the early settlers of Kansas
have never been surpassed" The
Judge then paid very high tribute TO
William Allen White, the greatest
journalist in the middle west, and eX-
Senator John ]. ingalls,.
Among the others who took part
on the program were l. R. Croft,
of the u S. Forestry Department
from Downs, Kansas; DR.. Barber from
| Mcpherson, Kansas. Miss Mitchell
sang very beautiful solo. and Miss
Anderson Of the High school rendered
a very pleasing plano solo. Miss
Cramer of Lacrosse, Kansas. gave q
very excellent reading from Eugene
| Ware on THE Kansas Dugout-"
Prof, l. H. Masters. who presided as
| chairman of the meeting, and did a
large part of the arranging Of the pro-
| gram, then read a splendid letter
| from William Allen White. We quote
| the letter:
Emporia, Kansas, Jan. 10, 1909.
My Dear Mr.. Masters: 1t is plea
sure to know that some of you Kan
sans living in Utah will hold a re-
union on Kansas Day. l wish. indee1,
that might be with you. / feel that
| all Kansans must realize the comp.i-
| ment of Kansan organizing his fel-
lows into a, Kansas society In Utah.
| It may please you TO know that Ill
| Kansas we nominate all OF our ofti'
GERS by direct primary from road
| overseer to United States senator:
| that we have an anti-pass law, which
prevents a railroad from giving passes
| to any one not directly employed by
the railroad; that we have full rem
| dition tax law; that we have n two
cent railroad fare; and that this year
| we are passing a law which Will put
! all public utilities, telephones cleo
| trio light. gas, water, street railroads
| under one state board with the power
| to regulate rates. Kansas Is up and
a coming.
| wish you all happy and prosper
Gus year. Very truly and sincerely
yours, (Signed)
W. A WHITE.