The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-30
AUXILIARY PRESIDENT
IS GIVEN A SOUVENIR
Pleasant Incident at the Month
ly Meeting of Ameri-
can Women.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
woman's auxiliary of the American
party was held Thursday afternoon at
cral discussion Of parliamentary law oc-
cupled the greater part of the time.
after which Mrs, Snyder, on behalf of
the organization. presented the presI-
dent, Mrs. w. H. Wilkinson, with
handsome pearl gold-mounted Amcri-
can flag, the emblem of the party,
which the auxiliary has so ably assisted
in the last several political campaigns.
Mrs Snyder made an appropriate pre-"
sentation speech and Mrs. Wilkinson re-
sponded in a similar vein.
Music was rendered by Miss I've Sny
der, Miss Eva johnson and Mrs. j. II.
Robinson. Delicious refreshments, con-
sisting of Ice cream and nuts. were
served. Mrs. Snyder's home was hand
somely decorated with carnations, tu-
lips and American Beauty roses. Mrs.
Snyder presentation address follows:
Humanity takes the hand Of humanity
in frner grasp when hearts beat to-
gether with a common interest When
men and women stand together in rank.
fighting for a common cause, then II is
that we learn to love and appreciate our
ncighbor best. The ties that bind indi-
vidual interests into the fabric of our
social order strongest when they arc
dSSallsN, 10 mas IL Deen WIN the men,
bers of our organization. We have stood
together when the fight has been hardest.
we have endured defeat and rcjoiced In
victory, and through 1t all We have
learned to appreciate one anothcrs worth
Our work last year met defeat. but 1t
was defeat without a sting. for we were
conscious IcS that we had had, done our best
cause that is just and right victory and
defeat are mere words. for they are
nd CT md q
measured or expressed within their
scope OF meaning.
Like the mere Pri!vates who make up an
army. every individual member OF our
club deserves all credit that Is due one
who strives according to her conscience,
vet all great causes must have great
leaders. and so there is one figure that
during the past year has stood above and
more prominent than the rest-that of our
president. our leader. BY her example
OF quiet dignity she has taught us to be
perseverlng and loyal She has been the
predominant spirit of all our efforts. al
ways ready to sacrifice personal interest
been q source of inspiration to every
member and she has labored that our or
SaniZation might be worthy OF its cause.
TO her we owe more than we can
ever repay. and were her good deeds TO
fall at her feet and blossom she would
be lost in q wilderness OF flowers. While
we cannot repay her for all she has done
for us and our cause we wish to express
our appreciation, In small measure at
least, and we choose this little flag. the
emblem under which we have labored to-
gether. and to you. Mrs. Wilkinson, we
wish il 10 convey all that we feel, but
cannot express in words, The colors In
ennoblement; we feel, but we cannot eX-
press. so do we feel toward you. Wear
It with the thought that You are carry
ing with you always the love and re-
spect OF the givers and. II providence
please. we will some day rejoice with
you in its complete victory and tustiflca
ton here in tUah.
Mrs. Wilkinson was taken complete
ly by surprise, but voiced her apprecin-
tion OF the gift and the sentiment which
II expressed in 4 brief sDeeeh.