Evening Star Newspaper, July 18, 1926, Page 25

UTAH CLUB PLANS STATE OBSERVANGE Membeis Here to Celebrate Founders’ Day on July 24. BY MARGARET B. DOWNING. July 24th is a State holiday in Utah ~—Founders’ day, end known to all denizens of this Commonwealth as Ploneer day, the date on which is commemorated the arrival of the first }T‘«ll-‘;‘?tfl.rl in the Salt Lake Valley n X The local Utah Soclety will cele- brate in befitting fashion this epochal event of its annals, and with this the soclety will terminate a very active and successful season. This vigorous young organization was formed in the Spring of 1918, and the following offi- cers were elected at the first business meeting: Lorenzo Richards, presi- dent; Miss Edna Malan, vice president, and Wesley Horseley, secretary. They served for several years, but eventu- ally ylelded to the iure of the Golden West and returned to Utah, where each has carved out a prosperous and worthy career. These founders of the first Utah Society in the Capital will be duly honored at the State day gathering to take place at Hains Point next Sunday afternoon. This will be a basket picnic, with qulet, mneighborly intercourse, no set speeches nor formal numbers of any sort, but a reverent remembrance of the “covered wagon” and the intrepid ploneers who crossed the plains in the early months of 1847. Activities of the Club. The Utah Club is unusually active. A business meeting marks the opening of the season, generally held on All Hallow Eve, and after the affairs o the society are settled for the year there is a frolic after. the accepted traditions .of this day. A Thanksgiv- ing or harvest ball is the next fea- ture. An annual banquet is given every February and is always a felicitous affair, the one last Winter having been addressed by a number of promi- nent officials of the State. Assoclate Justice George Sutherland of the TUnited States Supreme Tourt was principal speaker and Gen. Frank T. Hines acted as toastmaster. Besides these three formal and regular enter- tainments, throughout the year the Utahans give dances, card parties, mu- sicals and picnics. According to the rule fixed at its organization, the club has but four officers, and ‘those serving at present are Arthur McGregor, president; Mrs. Jack Stirrat, vice president Elmer W. Pratt, secretary, and G.: Stanley Me- Allister,. treasurer. - Senator Smoot is " the chairman of the éxecutive commit- tee and the vice chairman is Senator King, and despite the grueling duties of both, they give their State soclety diligent attention. The other mem- bers are Representative Leatherwood; Representative Coltofi, Fred 8. Schow, Alfred K. Cherry and Mrs. Lee Hig- ginbotham. The Utah Club was organized en- tirely for social intercourse and wel- fare endeavors for the members, and these duties are discharged with a rare degree of zeal and exactness. For instance, the Utah Club sees to it that every student within the gates who has a claim on the, Staté'is not lonely ‘at Christmas and‘on-other. holi days. There are approximately 508 citizens of Utah residént {i Whshing~ ton, and three-fourths of these are members of the club. Not enly, does the club-give opportiinity for énjoy- ment, but the members privately look after _the students throughout the school year, and in case. of sickness and trouble they proffer all aid pos- sible. During the scholastic year just ended there were more than 100 young people from Utah specializing in vari- ous Jlocal colleges and - universities, George Washington Law School alone counting 30. . State Flower Reproduced. Combined with soclal = intercourse and the pleasant task of looking after the young people from the State tem- porarily In Washington for educa- tional purposes, the Utahans labor dil- igently in behaif of their State's prog- ress. The sego lily is their flower and it is always in evidence, either in the natural bloom or well reproduced in paper, cloth or silk. The root or tuber of this lily furnished the first food which = travelers . in the “‘covered wagons” dug from the soil of their new honie, and for a long time it was a staple vegetable. But now the, sego is rai for floral decoration arid hal- lowed as a historic association of the beginnings of the State. At the musicals and literary eve- nings held by the soclety during the ‘Winter the scenic beauty of Utah is depicted on the screen, and lectures by noted men and women are given on the Zion Park, part of the vast Rocky Mountain national park sys- tem under the control of the Depart- ment of the Interior. Bryce's Canyon is an outstanding feature of this grand panorama and figures on many can- vases showing this chain of moun- tains. A visitor may also get an ex- cellent idea of the progress of Salt Lake City, its beauty and prosperity, and also of the delights of bathing in a great body of salt water where there is no danger of drowning, no matter how reckless the swimmer may become, The vast open spaces, of which the westerner is' so prone to talk, are frequently shown at-these lecturés, and the unfortunate who live in the crowded cities of the Atlantic seaboard, mnoting the fertile plains ‘where almost countiess herds of sheep graze, often feel the urge td try their fortunes beyond the Great Divide. Many Prominent Members. Utah s representéd in Washington and in its local soclety by-some of the most . important members of the offi. clal world. The Secretary of Agricul- ture, who spent many useful years in Utah, takes a cordial interest in the club and, with Mrs. Jardine, has been a frequent attendant on social occa- sions. clate Justice and Mrs. Sutherland called Salt Lake City their home for many years, and though now permanently a part of Was| on's official circle, they still visit Utah and keep alive the pleasant memories con- | . nected with their early re;lfmm there. of the Veterans’ Bureau. H active at the annual banqu Hines was born in Salt Lake City, and o him it is the finest city in the world. Mrs. Hines is also an enthusiastic member of the club. Others well and favorably known to the Washington public are Col. John T. Axton, the former chief of Army chaplains, and Mrs. Axton; Dr. Ed- ward B. Bossard, the United States traiff commissioner, and Mrs. Bos- sard; Dr. M. C. Merrill; editor in chief of the Department of Agriculture pub- lications, and Mrs. Merrill; Casto, attorney, United States prop- erty custodian, and Mrs. Casto; Dr. Willlam M. Black, dfrector of 'the medical staff of the United States Vet. George | < EPISCOPAL WORKERS TO MEET TOMORROW # Nine-Day Session at Hood College, in Frederick, Will Be In- struotion Course. The Blue Mountain Conference for - { ch ke to_be hel Hood mcurchworen 4 at ' Appeals, and Mrs. Morris; Frank K. Nebeker, ex-Assistant to the Attorney General, and Mrs. Nebeker; Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes; director of public. play- grounds; William D. Riter, ex-Assist. t |ant to the Attorney General, and Mrs. Riter; Willilam Spry, commissioner of the United States Land Office and ex- Governor of Utah.. | P FUATR N SR REPLIES MADE T0 SUITS Maj. Peyton Gordon and Dr. W. A. White Deny Charges of False Arrest and Detention. Maj. Peyton Gordon, United States attorney, and Dr. Willlam A. White, superintendent of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, yesterday filed demurrers to the damage sults brought against them by Miss Mary A. Ruthven, who was detained six weeks in the asy- lum in 1924. - She wants $200,000 from Dr. White and $100,000 from Maj. Gordon. - The defendants say the ‘declara=- tions dre ‘bad in substance and do not contain facts to support the al- legations of false arrést and impris- onment which form their bases. Assistant . United States Attorney Leo A. Rover appears for the two defendants. Miss Ruthven. flled-a number of suits asking damages totaling in ex- cess of $1,000,000. Others charged by her as responsible for her stay at St. Elizabeth’s before her release in July, 1924, are Justice Adolph A. Hoehling of the District Supreme Court, who granted .a continuance when she. was first called for hear- ing ré.a jury; Dr.'D. Percy Hick- Jing. rict -alienist, who testified Against-her; District- Commissioners Rudolph ‘and "Bell ‘and others. She appears.as her own, counsel, SIGNAL’ CORPS CAMP GIVES RADIO TRAINING Headquarters 3d Corps Area to Send 50 Additional Men to Fort Monmouth, N. J. In response to requests for. tralning in radio other methods of com- munication, arrangements have been made - by - headquarters, 3d Corps Area to send 50 additional men to the Signal Corps Camp at Fort Monmouth. Maj Samuels T Stewars, C. M. T: C. officer, who has returned from Fort Monmouth, is enthusi- astic over the camp preparations ‘which have been made to take care . C. candlates. Sliver, N.,J. In addition to the regular work, special evening classes, preparatory for the Department . of Commerce -examination: for operators’ licenses of the various classes, will be offered to all candidates, August 6 to September 4. Enrollment in this course will be voluntary. A scholar- ship in the Loomis Radio School will be awarded to the best student from the Third Corps Area. Applications are being received by Maj. Stewart-at the the 3rd Corps Area, Baltimore. KU KLUX KLAN SUED. A suit ‘against the Ku Klux Klan, Instituted by two nurses at Casualty Toer Court bere through the oMce of oul re thro ice of Rosea. F'.. Downing. o $126 each. for nursing given them EY S kgl am Kleagle L. A. Mueller promised would be taken care of by the Klan. Frederick, Md.,, for nine days beginning tomorrow, is intended prin- ¢ipally as a achool for those who are engaged -in churech work. The con- ference has been arranged by palians of Pennsylvania, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Regu- lar tourses, followed in some cases by written tests, will be: conducted. by some of the foremost leaders in the country, r im| nt feature of the experts members of the conference, these experts will hold meetings in the afternoons and evenings of each day. Each evening at 8 o'clock there will be a lecture or an address, which will be given in most cases by an eéxpert brought to the conference for this purpose. Tomorrow there will be no after: noon periods and at 8 p.m. there will be one general meeting of the whole conference to receive preliminary in- structions. = Tusday. the afternoon period will be given up to regular lec- ture courses. Tuesday evening there will be a meeting at which all of the missionaries present will be given an opportunity to describe their fleld. Two Offcers Resign. Resignation of Capt. Kenneth 8. Purdie, ‘Coast = Artillery Corps, sta- tioned at Fort Monroe, Va., and that of First Lieut. Chester L. Condon, Cavalry, stationed at Monterey, Calif., have been accepted by the President. 1 SU‘IVEL\'. there are 1 fif “A NewRoof Today and a YeartoPay” Allied Asphalt Products Corp'n 921 N. Y. Ave. . Mangs . B /IR “In the 'Sébing a Young Man’s Fancy”- Or is.it “in the Spring” that the young. man’s fancy turns? 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