The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-24
LADIES, LlTERARY cAuB.

Ladies' Literary club celebrated our
national holiday in a charming and
appropriate way on Friday afternoon.
Part Of the work Of the year having
been devoted to the study Of American
history and the birthday Of the
Father of his Country" coming on
this Friday, the usual order of work
was dispensed with and the afternoon,
in the hands of the ladies of the his
tory, section. was devoted to q me-
mortal celebration. The club room was
deliberately and artistically decorated.
The ladies in charge of this Depart
ment were kindly and ably assisted by
General Ottinger, who showed his
skill, both as military man and an
artist in the sketches which he made
for the decoration, which were carried
out by the elaborate and ingenious use
OF HaSs, muShetS, swords and canteens.
Portraits of George and Martha Wash
ington hung at either end of the room
and the cabinet contained large and
interesting collection of colonial relics,
among them an autograph letter of
General Washington, the first watch
used in Connecticut, sugar tongs and
spoon of the year 1890, a miniature
piece of Pennsylvania Dutch spun
linen made in 1900, two documents
signed by General Knox in 1888, and
def plates, bowl and pitcher over a
hundred years old.
The ladies of the history section, pre-
ceded by a number Of little boys and
girls, all in the picturesque colonial
costume, marched into the room and
distributed the souvenirs of the after
noon, dainty little hatchets, tied with
the tri-color. The programme was
opened by Mrs. Royle, who read a
poem, written for the occasion, by Mrs.
Charlotte Gilchrist. Mrs. La Rarth
gave a clear and concise sketch of the
ancestors of Washington from the first
renowned Lawrence Washington, twice
| mayor of Northampton, to the Sir
John Washington. who. forced to
flee to this country during CromWelrs
reign, because the founder of this
branch Of the family, and by this
PREF history proved that the
and Stripes could be traced directly
! to the coat of arms Of the washington
family. The first flag of thirteen
stripes and thirteen stars was made in
June, 177e, by Miss Ross, Of Philadel-
phia, from emblems and designs fur
nished by Washington, and f1oated first
from the mast of Captain Paul Jones'
ship. Mrs. La Barth closed her sketch
| in these words of Henry Ward
Beecher: Elm the name of God we lift
| UP our banner and dedicate it to peace,
union and liberty. The STARS and
stripes have been unfurled in every
| land and amid the solitudes of every
sea, always as the luminous symbol of
resistless and benefcient power They
! have led the brave to victory and
| glory, they have foated oyer our era
dies. Let 1t be our prayers and our
struggle that they shall float over our
| graves"
| Little Morton Lewis followed in a
poem entitled February 22d." Beatrice
Sells recited a poem written by her
mother Mrs. H. y. Sells, appropriate
| to the afternoon. Little Irene Eckes
then gave the descriptive minuette
| story Grandma Told Me All About
! It." which was followed with a prac-
| teal illustration by the dancing of the
| old time minuette by little Misses Sells,
! Jennings, Boxwood and Eckes and
Masters Fabian. Lewis and Oglesby.
! All the little folks rendered their parts
| quite charmingly to the delight Of all
! present. Our national airs were played
by Olsen's orchestra between each Sc
| lection. The afternoon closed with an
informal tea. The three nations that
| founded this Countrywide French the
Dutch and English-being represented
in the tea tables
| Olsen's band was secured for the af-
| ternoon and played the national airs
appropriate to each number on the
programme,