The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-11
CLUBS JOIN IN
BOOSTING FOR
GREATER UTAH
Effective Business Energies
of Rotary and Weber
Clubs Get Together for
Common Good.
GOOD FELLOWSHIP
AND HUMOR MIXED
Representative Men of Two
Progressive Cities to Have
One Object-Union's
Mightiest State.

Nearly 100 members of the Weber
club Of Ogden came to Salt Lake last
night and were the guests OF the Ro-
tary club at what was unquestionably
one of the jolliest dinners ever held
in Salt Lake City. A month ago the
Rotary club was entertained by the
Weber club Last night the Rotariaus
attempted to outdo the entertainment
provided by the Ogden men. Those
who attended both affairs agreed last
night that it was about a ''stand-
Off"
The dinner was given in the main
dining room OF the Hotel Utah, and
the 200 diners filled the room. They
were seated at tables of FIVE or six.
with the exception Of those at the
speaker table, which extended along
the north end of the room. The af
fair was entirely informal, resembling
in gayety and fellowship an oldfash
ioned picnic. The diners roancd from
table TO table between courses, met +.
their friends and mingled with the
Ogden guests until everybody felt thor
oughly at home
Boundaries Forgotten.
City boundaries, antagonism on pub
lie issues, jealousy and other terrible
things which the two cities have been
accused of faded in the genial warmth
of good fellowship, and the diners left
the room late in the evening to the
strains of "Auld Lang Syne' from
hundred lusty threats and a feeling that
Salt Lake and Ogden were more closely
united for a greater Utah than ever
before.
Beginning at O'Clock delicious
dinner was served to the company. AS
it progressed the spirit of fellowship
increased. Diners left their tables to
shake hands with the Salt Lakers and
the Ogdenites at the nearby tables,
Peals Of laughter, bits Of song and
merry jests filed the room with a JOY.
GUS medley of fraternity. It set the
stage for number of the wittiest and
most humorous after-dinner speeches
that have ever been heard here. Presi-
dents, governors, bankers, doctors, poll
ticians-men from sall walks of life
became the subjects of good-natured
witticisms uttered by the speakers and
supplemented frequently by the hear
ers, among whom could be numbered
many of the states foremost citizens.
Tying Starts Fraternity.
President Charles Tying of the Ro-
tary club happily introduced the toast
master of the evening, Charles A Quig
ley, when he informed the diners that
he would introduce tho most "cantan
tho genlalty of the POSTMASTER, the
diners took the keynote from President
Tying and the flow of wit and humor
continued for two hours. Mr.. Tying
called attention to the thousands of
dollars that Salt Lake City and Og-
den were spending to advertise Them
selves and suggested that the two cit
les get together and advertise Utah.
This, too, became keynote of succeed
ing comments.
fEIn financial and business way
Salt Lake and Ogden are IN the van,
guard of the cities of the United
States" said Mr.. Tying. Dependable
statistics show that last year there
was a greater proportionate amount of
building in Ogden than in any other
city in the country. Last month Salt
Lake City was tho only city in the
United States which showed an in
crease over the same month year be
fore in building operations, with the
exception of San Francisco. And the
increase In San Francisco is due to the
fair, The census figures quoted IN this
mornings paper showed there were
only seyeuty-three vacant houses In
Salt Lake. Can yon beat itf''
Browning's "reminiscences.
After paying a glowing tribute TO
President Joseph Scowcroft OF tho
Weber club, who was unable to be
and represent that organizs-
ion on the list of speakers, Toast
master Ouieley introduced NJ, s.
Browning of Ogden. Mr., Quigley
sketched Mr.. .Browning's
characteristics for the
benefit Of the diners. and noted that
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