Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-29
Halt a Million Dollars a Day for
Iced Drinks During Hot
Weather.
ICE CREAM AND BEER S4OO. 900
Greatest sane Fourth Ever Held In
United States Scheduled for
Monday--Ccnter of Art.

goans are spending this warm weather
! in the EFFORT to keep cool by drinking
! cooling beverages, and less than half OF
| that goes for beer and other intoXi-
! cants. Tho soft drinkers" are great
spenders when the Thermometer gets
/ to- the 90-in-the- shade notch in Chica-
! go. Thousands Of gallons OF ice cream
and other soft drinks and thousands OF
| barrels OF beer are required to slack
! Chlcaros thirst for one day, and this
city leads the world in the quantities
Of iced beverages consumed, New
| York being a close second, and the
large cities of foreign countries being
! hopclessly left behind. They haven't
been educated to the American Iced
drink" habit Ice cream and other
ices extract 100000 day from the
pockets OF Chicagos thirsty ones Beer
takes out another 100000. The re
naming 100000 is contributed by the
lemonade drinkers. the buttermilk
drinkers and those who are partial to
other kinds Of soft drinks. Chicago not
| only consumes more ice cream than
and other city, but manufactures
thousands OF gallons daily that arc
shipped to other places. some OF the
shipments going as far south as Mem
phis
CAMP ON LAKE SIDE.
A thousand army tents, housing 5000
soldiers OF Uncle Sans regular army,
are in place ia Grant park. along the
lake front In Chicagos downtown dis
trict and the boys are getting ready
to participate next Monday in the
greatest sane Fourth" celebration
ever held IN tho land The army
mdncuvers which will cover almost the
entire range OF duties Of the regular
army viii be only a part of the cele
bration, preparations for which have
gone on with such a pace that Health
Commissioner Evans has advised all
those wishing to spend u quiet Fourth
to remain in the city. Seats are being
built to accommodate 10000 specta-
tors. and II is estimated that another
10000 from other vantage points will
watch the army tournament at Camp
Dickinson" The soldiers will remain
In camp until July H. giving a pro-
gram each day, but the big day" viii
be next Monday. Spectators will wit
ness of such actual war scenes as the
building II pontoon bridges under fire,
construction and demolition of trestle
bridges, infantry and cavalry methods
OF attack and defense intricate infau-
try and cavalry drills. bareback riding,
treatment of wounded men on battle
feld day and night signaling Of all
kinds military fireworks field teleg-
raphy and telephone put up and oper-
ated, wireless telegra ply military
uses OF aeroplanes and dirigibles. field
sanitation, model field bakery. showing
the old and new methods OF making
bread. great pageantry parade in
which the soldiers will participate. will
prccede tho program at the camp
LATEST SARTORIAL STYLE
And now member OF one Of chi
Cages oldest and most conservative
clubs has started new sartorial style
that has made New Workers. gasp. Re
ports that have drlfted back from New
York verify the first rumor Of the SEN
satlon created when r. II Smallcy a
Chicago attorney and member OF the
Hamilton club delega ton which went TO
New York to welcome Col RooscvelL.
marched down Peacock Alley AT tn
Waldorf-Astoria clad In a fun dress
coat and waistcoat, silk hat and cream
colored trousers. Mr. smalley. who has
earned the soubrlquet OF silent Will
liam" because of his fondness for
conversation. is a well known member
OF the Chicago bar. who has exhibited
some eccentrlcities Of dress in the past
but none to such an extent as To en-
danger the reputation OF Alderman /,
Bath House" John Coughlin in that |
line Alderman Coughlin has artsen |
TO remark that Mr.. Smalley's departure !
is In bad taste, outre. passamenterie, |
and all that sort OF thing. In order |
TO maintain his reputation Alderman /
Coughlin has ordered made "A mid |
summer dress suit that Will cast Mr. |
Smalley's cream colored trousers in the |
shade. The weskit," says Alderman |
John. will be beautiful shade 1f |
heliocerise. "a blended hue of my own |
creation. 1t certainly will be some |
Wesklt"
ARTISTIC CHICAGO.
Having taken a great stride towards |
the top in the financial world by secur- |
ing the second largest bank In the |
country, and almost the largest. Chit |
cago II now after the priced position |
OF the center Of American art, the or |
ganization of the Friends Of American |
Art formed to bring this to pass, hav- |
ing been completed. fund Of 100000 |
"A wear will be raised for the purpose |
OF purchasing works OF American art |
lists. most OF which Will BE- turned over |
10 the Chicago Art Institute. Already |
$50 subscribers to this annual fund |
have been secured. and responses are
coming In by every mail The establish |
ment Of this large purchasing fund viii |
be the magnet that viii draw the very |
best American work to the annual eX-
hibitions al the Art Institute Frank |
O. Logan. In charge Of the preliminary |
work, says Enthusiastically that the |
fund will soon result In bringing TO |
Chicago such n collection of American |
art that picture lovers from all over
the world will he drawn 60 II. just a. |
Americans are drawn to the famous |
galleries OF Europe. I'VE have seized /
that happy moment" he saws, when !
American painters and sculptors are |
recognized AZ home and abroad. and /
whom our citizens feel interest and |
pride enough TO do something In this |
behalf"