The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-17
GREAT TIME HAD
BY ODD FELLOWS
Lagoon Is Scene of Big Gather
ing From All Parts Of
State.
PROGRAMME OF SPORTS
IS FEATURE OF AFFAIR
Members Lay Aside Cares and
AnxietieS of Life and
Break All Records.

! On one day OF each year the Odd Eel
lows OF the state-and they are many
| lay aside the cares and anxieties OF the
ordinary routine Of life and devote their
energies To pure and unalloyed enjoy
ment This year Friday was the day.
Beautiful Lagoon the place. In keep
Ing with the past records OF the order.
the celebration was all that could be
desired, eNceiling all past occasions Of
the sort both in point of attendance and
pleasure. Members Of the J. o. Q. F.
were present from all sections OF the
state; the three links. a symbol of the
order was omnipresent, and friendship.
love and truth prevailed. The lodges OF
Salt Lake. Provo Ogden. Park City.
Bingham. Tintic. Coalvile and Garfield
were represented by large delegations.
throughout the state was so good that
none of them was anxious 10 assert itself
as having the largest showing"
Special trains were run from the out
side cities and towns, and the first one.
from the south. was loaded to the guards
It arrived in Salt Lake at 10 o'clock in
the morning and was followed at frequent
intervals by others, From the city the
visitors, accompanied by large number
of Salt Lakers. made their way to La
COON, and there thc day was spent In
mingled together and enjoyed the numer-
Gus "fun-makers at the resort. They
danced, skatcd, bathed, shot the
chutes," bumped the bumps, ate,
programme OF field sports was carried
out and the various events were
watched with interest and the winners
were heartily congratulated and ap-
The baseball game between the lodges
of Stockton and Salt Lake City was won
by the former by a score OF 10 TO .. The
Stockton boys were "A little too fast for
their opponents, but the contest was
good one, and the victory was only won
after a struggle. The batteries were: For
Stockton. Hollow and Kiss; for Salt
Lake McKim and Sparks, James C.
Brown umpred the game.
Stockton Brought Sprinter.
Stockton also brought up a sprinter
with them IN the person Of Harry Thorn
as. 30 years old, who simply ran away
from his opponents in the mems 'spe-
cial' race. The winners in the children's
races were as follows: Girls under
years, Ella Dawson; boys TO l2 James
Brown. girls. to u. Ruth Tay; boys, $
White. BOYS three-legged race. Lowell
McLeese and Cornell McGrath; mems
free fora Orila Stevens; ladies' ''spe.-
fial" May Benton men mens free se;t Ifor.all; AL
lodge No. . won the swimming contest.
In the evening the sports were con-
tinucd, bowling matches, roller ska ting
races and dancing contests being INDUCED |
joying the fun. The extraordinary fea-
ture OF the nights events was a bowling
contest between the grand master Of the
order, w J. Moore, and the grand
warden. Parl"y p Christensen. Though
official dope" on the nnaI result was not
obtainablc. the odds were much in favor
II Mr. Moore.
Bother Berry OF Salt Lake lodge No. > |
was probably the oldest odd Fellow. in |
years OF membership. on the grounds
He has been a member of
he order for fifty-dye years, and Is now |
rs enthusiastic and conscientious work
II for the good and welfare OF his lodge |
is he In his younger days,
4 conservative estimate OF the number
II people who enjoyed the outing is 5000.
Every one had splendid time, and the
Of the people stayed late. The
asst trains into town were unusually |
heavily loaded. The visitors were loud
n their praise OF the treatment accorded
hem by the Salt Lake members. and the
Salt Lasers. In turn. were we'll pleased
md happy In the fact thnt the visitors
lad cnjoyed such good time.
T.. Homer OF Provo was chairman OF
he general committee, and T.. W, Bowl
ng Of Salt Lake. secretary.