The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-22
Ogden society.

Conducted by Maud Alexander.l
Last week was lively week both in
the matter of club meetings and in
other social affairs. The celebration of
the anniversary of La Coterie was a
very pleasant event and brought
out prominently the important work
done and being done by that and
kindred organizations.
A pleasant surprise party was given
Thursday night in honor of w. W.
Corey, the day being his birthday. The
parlors of the Corey home, 2699 Jeffer-
son avenue, were thronged until a late
hour by a merry party of guests. A
series of card games furnished amuSe-
ment for the guests. Refreshments
were served and a very pleasant time
was had by all.
Mrs. j. c. Armstrong expects to
leave Tuesday to spend the winter in
California.
Mrs. r: T. Hume entertained at
cards Friday afternoon at her home
557 Twenty-fifth street. The rooms
were tastefully decorated and a
dainty menu of refreshments was
served. To Mrs. Al Matson was
awarded the first prize, cut glass
olive dish, While Mrs. George W.
Jones secured the consolation prize, a
sugar and cream set of fine china
ware. Among the guests were
Mesdames J. H. Human, A c. Bishop
and Cambridge of Salt Lake and the
following from Ogden: Mesdames
Jones, Williams, Reynolds, Wallace,
Allison, Anderson, Spencer, Kiesel.
Matson. Pierce, Conlisk, Mcguire,
Tyler, BigeloW, A. D. Reynolds, Hurl-
burt, Ryan, Armstrong, Swan, AL MAJ
son, Bishop, Brick, Pratt, Fitzgerald.
Ensign, Abbott Schansenbach, Gill,
Marks, Spargo. Evans, Patton, A. B.
Kuhn, Costello.
Mrs. L. A. Whalen was hostess at
another charming affair on Thursday
of last week. There were six card
tables, each being adorned by a vase of
magnificent ohrysanthemums The
color scheme was pink and green and
was charminingly carried out through
all details of the decorations, score
cards, tally sheets and the like. After
the card games it was found that Mrs.
John Tyler had won the first prize. A
pleasant surprise was then made
known when it was announced that
the vases and the chrysanthemums
adorning the tables were also prizes
to be cut for by the four ladies seated
aDout each one The guests of Mrs.
Whalen were: MeSdames A. c.
Bigelow. c. K. Banister, j. n. Kimball
A. c. Emerson, David Evans, Abe
Kuhn, Frank Cannon, Albert Keisel, A.
b. Graham, John C0rlew, Don Mcguire
Al Kuhn, John Tyler, A. P. Bigelow.
L. ID. Ensign, ]. Conlisk, c. Darling
Ross, j. w. Abbott. G. W. Perkins
Misses Lettie Fitzgerald ,Leda Kuhn
Minnie Schansenbach, Julia Marks.
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Ogden Ladge No. !, D. of H. gave
unique and pleasant social on Wednes-
day at the regular meeting. 1t was
Tor members only and went by the
name of peanut social, which term
covered multitude of nonsensicaI
things. Each member was required to
bring nickeFs worth of peanuts and
must relate real or fancied tale of
now that nickel was earned A great
variety of experiences from wage
earners was given and much merri-
ment resulted
A prize was awarded by COM
mittee to the most ingenious story of
now coin was earned and the prize
went to Mrs. Archie Bowman. Her
story in outline was as follows: She
together with five friends. agreed IN
each contribute a penny to q frienI
which should be awarded to the one
OF their number who could tell the
most improbable story, original or
otherwise. The first narrator fold Of
being in the midst of a desert waste
up about Mob Hill when she was
captured by a lot of barbarians who !
inhabit the region and was informed
that the only way to save her life
was by running the gauntlet. This
gauntlet was arranged by standing
two long ranks of very ferocious birds
one opposite the other The birds |
were so powerful as to be able to fell
a human with one blow from their
beaks and so ferocious that thav
struck viciously at the captive when,
ever she approached. The chance was
a meagre one but it was the ONLY
chance and the lady, being fleet of foot !
prepared to sprint for her life. She
made desperate dash down between
the long lines, never once PLAYING tba
part of Lots wife until she was
Then on looking back she
saw every one of the monster hirds
lead in its tracks. So rapid had beer
ner Hight that though each biped had
struck y. ar her the blow had missed and
he heads of the striking birds had
come together with such terrific force
as to crush the skulls of each
On hearing this tale four % tho
aides yielded the palm but the fiftb
'emaining contestant, who was the
speaker. said that she had set ont to
ind Degree of Honor lodge which
lad roster of officers each of whom,
illed her respective station with more
ability, courtesy and grace than ala
he corresponding officer in Oe,j,an
lodge No. 1. Such a lodge had bean
ound with ease. This story was con-
iidered so utterly Improbable that
he stakes went to the teller of if nv
consent
There were numerous other AMUSING
n thrilling stories. One dignified mem.
'er had actually carried four bushels
If coal w two fights of stairs after
having failed as a boot black and news
10Y. One lady had earned her nickle
~ making pie and q gentleman had
armed similar amount by eating il.
-fter which a physician had earned a
tickle by attending the pie-eater Thus
he fun went on and q very enjoyable
vening indeed was spent. This organ
cation gives a meeting on Wednesday
'ext. ct which other than members
nay attend.
J. T. Smith, formerly court Steno-
-rapher of Weber county. but now of
ALT Lake, visited last week in Ogden.