The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
N0TA ABLE RUM
LATEST sped
Salt I, Lake k. Transportati,,
Has Clear Track On In;s'
Trip.
WIT AND 0RATORY
AT MEAL STl1
Banquet of Newly Formed /
road Mems Club Was 8.
plete Success.

with music and orator7; with.
OF fun and much serious thonss
a hundred or more railroad ma ~
representing lines from Albo,,,
leo, from the Atlantic IN ,ha
such was the first annual bancu,,
recently organized Salt Lake ~ r..
tation club. The feast Ua.
the commercial club, probably h
large banquet to be hold j.
rooms, and from start TO 6n;.,
an unqualified success. Az
the guests assembled in the dim.
where tables were arranged a.,
very prettlly decorated. The Sail
theater orchestra furnished N.
tor the march and the variouu
throughout the evening, which /.
greatly to the pleasure Of IL.
gramme.
In the absence Of the prosidcsl
+. Sco, the banquet WAS opc,ea
Il. Gray, district freight and us,'
agent of the Hartman lines wLo
u rattling address and Muid ihs
and laughter introduced as rond'
OF the special, L. Fl. Plaistsd. ass;|
general freight agent Of tbo n
Short Line. Mr.. PIaistcd. rs usual
most happy, and before proceed,
business, read kilograms from Sts
II. Love. William II. Taft, y. Il. N
and various other notablcs. rppre
their absence, but giving their Ma,
the new club. He called upon tbe'
neer, j. II. DAVIS, who spoke IN a
GUS vein, and gave some really
points ON the idea of the club and
1t hopes to accomplish.
spry Gives Talk.
Governor Spry Was introdues3
was most warmly received. he
his early railroad experiences ou
railroad as a section man and mad
boys laugh ut his "reminiscences. q
faces are mostly familiar TO me.
marked the governor, and voicd
the house said, He's on tho n
board.' Governor Spry told ho'
had aided the railroad editors and
promised railroads to Dixie, Boaye.
ton and various other places, ard 4
conclusion Of his speech the ord
played "Dixie,' while the croB|
plauded.
W. j. Sloan, representing the ne|
pers, spoke next and made bit
some new and funny stories. He
down for the subject. Railroad
Have Met,' and he had evldently
some with fund OF new Oncs
Joseph L. Caine, The populsf
tary Of the Commercial club. was
down for some expert advice "a
travellers and he gave it with hn
good humor and grace.
The attention of the audienes
then directed to the stage, where
Owens and his party of high elag
tertainers performed for about n
minutes. He gave sleight'of-ban
reading and various tricks and p|
jugglery to the great amusement 2
Other Speakers
The other speakers were L. T.
born, "Anything We Please;" !!
Priest. 'The Newspaper Men a,
U.s." and Parson Simphn, KAY
Men as Known to Their Chaplain, ,
The musical numbers were re Iene y
by those gifted musicians, f,9H we
John j. Mcclellan, Professor "'
Weihe and Fred Graham.
The menu card was most in'ai''
document, full Of good things sno
the press of the Grocer Printing
pany. 1t contained, among,
things. the popular songs OF lns
with new words and these were su'
intervals throughout the evening
1t was a good start the specls,l !
in leaving Salt Lake station . anu = !
be taken as a good omen for fne ~
of the club. The music and oislo's
up until a late hour and IL va (,
past midnight when the speeis' Y
into the district terminal sna y
long blast of the whistle dcn0''a
the run was over.