The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-30

At the close of this programme dancing
was resumed and continued considerably
beyond midnight.
The decorations and booths were in the
hands of Mr.. c. S. Berry, Miss Louie Felt
Mrs. Easson and Mr.. Brodie. and reflected
great credit on them. The committees
who had the other parts of the work To
do were follows:
Master of Ceremonies-C. L. Berry.
Reception-H. Symons and wife, A. T.
Sutherland and wife. H. J. Wallace and
wife, j. Schwartz, Laura Staples.
Floor-C- B. Marshall. chairman; L.
Dionne. Nell Griffith, l. Lederman, L. A
Hudson. ]. Poulton.
The programme of dances was unique,
and the department or persons whom
they singled out came in for general dis
cussion- The following gives the pro-
gramme in full:
1885, $3.50 PM Grand March and
Waltz.
Cash Boys" Two Step.
Forward Centennial Lancers.
Sample Fiend'' Schottische
Mail Order Waltz.
Floor Walkers Quadrille.
.'On Approval Polka.
Special Sale Rage Quadrille.
Just Looking Two Step.
''Milliners' " Triangle Quadrille.
Never Undersold" Schottische.
mo Goods Exchanged Wentworth.
&c O. D." National Quadrille.
Travelling Mems Delight Jig Quadrille.
1887 % PM Medley.
Taken all in all, it was very interest
ing affair and promises to be only a fore
runner of many more such.
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The dance given by the officers of the
Twenty-fourth infantry at Fort Douglas
last evening was a large and brilliant
affair. a large number of invitations
the city and hearty response was the
result.
. The large post hall was beautifully
decorated for the occasion and showed
no lack of artistic ability among those
whose skill had transformed the bare
interior into g brilliant effect in light
and color. The whole room was sur
rounded with the United States flags
the bare walls and give color to the
room.
Roth sides of the hall from end to
end were daintily draped with the large
flags Here and there they were looped
up and festooned, seemingly, with bits
of cedar, the red. white ana blue of the
bunting falling away in graceful folds.
FestoOns of evergreens and bunting hung
in pleasing effects from the ceiling and
were formed into graceful curves running
from the center to the corners and sides
of the ceiling.
The supporting rods of the several
lamps were prettily wrapped with strings
of cedar and red. white and blue ribbons.
The end of the room, opposite the
musicians cutlery, WdS llStlCe4iJ
draped with large flags. one of which
would cover the whole end. These were
draped in luxurious folds. caught up in
places by knots of the olive green cedar.
Fold after fold of the colors fell away
from the center of the wall leaving
small space which was filed by a group
of small flags fastened to the wall with
one of the large flags as background
At the base of the small flags. known in
army parlance as "guidons. stood a
small mountain Hotchkiss. the barrel of
which was occupied as a seat by several
of the young couples during the evening.
Over the entrance 10 the room and
nearly concealing the musicians gallery,
were fastened a profusion of small flags.
figures in evergreens and two large silk
national colors. One of the pleasing
effects in the decoration was the arrange
festoons of cedar and bunting were held
in place by a unique ARRANGEMENT of
green wreaths of the fragrant cedar
which gave an artistic appearance to the
whole.
There were a great many couples up
from the city and were received by Mrs.
Kent Mrs. Dodge Mrs. Brett and Mrs.
Ducat Besides the officers and ladies
of the post, who were nearly all present.
there were seen the Misses Judge, Miss
Burke Mrs. Young, Miss Bessie Glen
Miss Agnes Judge Mrs Robert
Miss Mayme Noble. Mrs.
Newman, Miss Noble, Miss Judge and
Messrs. Hooper. Robert Glendinning,
Frank Judge. George Downey, WAYNE
Smith. Newman. Captain Young, Mr..
After dancing the guests retired to the