The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-13
Y. 7. {. /. Gives Brilliant Affair
at Congregational
Church.
NINE ORGANIZATIONS
JOIN IN BIG BANQUET
General Reception PrecedeS the
Feast and Inspiring
ToaStS Follow.

young Christian workers in the history
of Salt Lake City was held at the First
Congregational church Friday night
when over 500 members Of the Young
People 5 Christian Union gathered Cor
an evening Of social enjoyment and
mental bcttcrmcnt.
! The gathering was notable in many
wavs The more than 800 youug people
present represented the nine or@auiza-
tions which 90 TO make mp tho y. =,
| &. l.. IT was the first annual banquet
of the union. Seven ministers of the
gospel were present TO encourage the
| young people, The menu was simple
but delicious and from the time that the
| first member of the committee entered
| the church until tho members and
| friends sang the ''Glcry' song ut the
close of the banquet there was not a
discordant note.
The gathering means much TO the
members of The Y. +. &. t. They know
each other better today than they did
in the past and as they each LETT the
church last night it WIS with a feeling
that they viii work harder in the lu-
tnrc for the success of the union than
:hcy have ever worked before.
Where Credit Is Due
Too much credit for the success of the
first banquet of tho society cannot be
given 10 .. Rowland Mumford, chair
man of the social department Of the
\. l.. c. T., con whose shoulders fell
the work of seeing that everything ran
without hitch Mr. Mumford war
here, there and everywhere from the
time that the first member of the com
mittec arrived until the last person left.
To, L. i, Il
the various members Of the several com
mittccs who saw 10 it that everyone had
a good time and that nothing was left
uudonc TO make the gathering one long
10 be he remembered
Mrs. Olive IlaVcns and her assistants
IN charge of the banquet saw 10 it that
no one left the table without having cv-
erytbing that goes to make a success Of
such an affair.
Homer llaisington; with his fifteen
assistants, was among the busiest peo
pile present. 1t was their duty to sec
that everyone knew everyone else and
that each person had Il seht nj the ban
quct table.
The gathering was announced for s
clock, but a half hour before that time
members of the various societies com.
mcnced 10 arrive ut the church, They
were taken in hand by members Of the
T'''i ION committee ana rs t1fn OfN
member or friend arrived he or she was
introduced 10 all not known
From s clock 10 q a general rcccp
tlon was held, "a gct-acduaiutcd meet
ing was the WAY the members of the
committee expressed IT. II WAS Just a
gathering where members of one society
were introduced to members of the other
societies, until everybody knew every
body else and felt that they had known
Ihcm for years.
Leaders of the union stated Friday
night that they believed the one hour
spent before the banquet proper was
QUO of the most profitable hours that
the members of the union had ever
spent in their lives.
The Banquet.
Following the hour of social inter
course came tho banquet
Despite the large attendance there
Was no hitch i'll the seating of the pco
pie at the heavily loaded tables, Each
person had been provided with mum
bcr and each seat was numbered. With
IN ten minutes after the announcement
was made that supuer was ready every
person was in hIS scat ready TO boW
as Toastmastcr Henry Jacobs called
ON the Rev. J.. 5 Bowcrman TO say
grace.
WIS spent III 1pdlidNlH2 pl lhc uIlnIN
menu provided, and IN little friendly
talks with uci2hbors at the table.
Shortly before 10 o'clock. ToastmaS-
ter Jacobs called ON the Rev G. e..
McIntirc TO respond 10 the toast. " Win
nmg Souls. - In u short but forccful
speech, the Rev Mr., Mc1ntirc. told those
present how to ''wfn sousi' In lit
tlc talk Of ten minutes. the Rev. {. w.
Nccl told OF Lost Opportunities -
''Docs Prison Work Pay?' WAS the
toasr responded to by Miss Louise Benz
chairman Of the prison committee of
the union.
If there was any person present who
doubted the efficiency Of prison work
his doubts must have been removed
after listening 10 the brief address OF
Miss BcuH.
In short address Miss Jessie lIar-
per responded 10 the toast. "Our Dcvo-
tionuI Life - ''DW Japanese School
ono of which is conducted by the \ i.
&. e., in this city, was The toast re-
epondcd toby l.. II. Page. Briefly aud
forcibly Mir, Page told Of the success
Of the school in this city.
II there WIS any doubt IN the lpiuds
of any person present WHY the urlun
should hold sociaIs, il was removed by
he response Of MIR Mumford TO the
toast. " Socials: Why We Have Them -
Following lin" response Of Mr.. Mum.
ford. Toastmastcr jacobs said: owe
will now sing The Glory Song. and
with viii the @raud song WAS given
by every person present.
Societies Represented
Tie societies represented with thCr
president are as fullnws: Central Chris
tiou Eudcayur society, Mr. Massca. IN
manuel Young People : society. Henry
jacobs; First Congregation Christian
Endcuvor society. Miss AIicc Jones:
First Methodist Epworth league, Miss
Emm9 Ilccknor: Phillips Congregations
al Eudcayor Sori"tv, Claud l.. Shields;
Westminster Cbristian Endravur 50
ciciv. Miss Tcckla Nelson Ilin Mcfho@
dist Epworth league, Miss IilInh DarlSc:
Third Presbyterian Endeavur society,
Miss May SIorcr; Liberty Park Epworth
league. NJ iss Florence Stacklcford