Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
I. {. N. |. REUNION AND BALL.
Grand Social Affair a, The Christensen Acade-
my Last Evening,
al Program, aud an Address by Pres
ident vilford Woodruff.

Yesterday was q. c. NJ. l. day, so to
speak. Utahs big mercantile establish
ment closing It's doors to the usual
ployes together for the annual and
very necessary proceeding OF stock
taking. This work occupied the greater
part OF the day and In the evening the
institution gave its annual reunion and
ball, the grand social function taking
place at Christensen'S hall. which was
deliberately decorated for the occasion.
There was a very large attendance the
hail being taxed to its utmost capacity,
and u merrier more sociable crowd OF
people than those who did Justice to all
that was prepared for them, IL would
indeed be very difficult to fall In with
Among those present We're President
MILFORD Woodruff. the chief officer OF
the establishment, President George G.
Cannon. vice president thereof. Supt.
Il. q. Webber, Directors John II. Win
der. Henry Dinwoodey. John X. Barnes
and George Romncy, Treasurer "A. w.
Carlson, Hamilton q. Park. Rodney
lillian. Managers l.. o., Taft of Provo.
John Watson of Ogden and Benjamin
Bennett OF Idaho Fails, together with
Mrs. Amelia Young and President
Lorenzo Snow.
AT s o'clock the dance program
commenced. the grand march being led
by President George q. Cannon ana
daughter. Following came officers and
directors of the institution, heads oil
departments. etc, the whole making
up q pleasing scene as they marched
"a ha y.ll tin,aI strains of the Chris
Jensen orchestra. Eight numbers oil
the dance program We're attended to
before halt was called, and then
came Il prepared musical program, the
same being of hlgh-class quality and
very much appreciated, especially by
those who did not participate in the
dance.
The first number was a selection by
the factory choir led by Thomas Kid
die. Then Master of Ceremonies Rodney
lillian. introduced President Wiiford
Woodruff who made few remarks to
the large assembly, in which he re-
ferred to the entrance of the Pioneers
into this valley. at a time when the
major portion of those assembled were
In the spirit world. President Wood
run was pleased to see the rising gem
Grafton In such comfortable circum-
stances and he urged upon an To
thank God for the blessings bestowed
upon them from time to time. He like
wise exhorted all to be true and faith
full to the principles that would bring
them together in the morning OF the
resurrection.
Continuing with the program James
Poulton sang, 1t Tickled Me So, In that
gentleman's inlmitable style. Then fol-
lowed a selection by the Mandolin ana
Guitar club and a well executed song
by n ladies' quartet consisting OF the
Misses Lille and Allie Bitner, Miss
Carol Cannon and Miss savilie:
double male quartet rendered q seiec-
ton, and for On encore Mr. VIII Wits
responded. the gentleman only satisfy
ing the demand after he had rendered
two very pretty songs, Messrs. ASH
worth. Love. Brain, Scare, Miugley
Wllding and jacobson joining In the
chorus. The Song of the brotherhood
was given by the factory choir; AFTER
which Mrs. Lizzie Thomas Edward
by request sang in her pleasing style
Tell Me Daisy and for an encore, The
Mlller's Daughter.
The musical program over. dancing
was resumed with just as much vigof
as before. and in the interim the guests
aocked to the dinins-room and there
did Justice to salads, cold meats ice
cream. cake and other tasty dclic0cies
gracefully served to the hungry by an
efficient corps of walters ana waitress
es. Mirth held sway until after IL
when n. e. NJ. L. great corps VI eii-
ployes and friends bundled on theii
wraps and turned their faces home
ward, after voting the affair n huge
success in every particular. The sue
cess of the undertaking Is due to the
work of the following committees:
Execut!ve-A II. Woolley. f. $. Tin
gey, NJ. A. Romney, y. Parsons. Roht
/ Patrick Jr. h. lillian, +. Meyer s. II
Love. A. II. Woodruff, j. w. Saville
| G.. Warning.
son, C. Orlobb.
Decorations--H, @. Park, +, f. Par,
| ish, f. Flygare, Il. a. Lameourne, T.
| Rawlins.
| Programme. lillian, r. g. Collect
| Thomas Kiddle, Miss Rose Lawry, MIS-
| Lille Bitner, Miss Sarah Evans, $. ii
Love, Miss Aggie Campbell, j. r. Hay
G. Il. Teasdale. >,
| Reception-Fred Meyer, Mrs. j. II
burrows, Mrs. s. r. Benedict. p. God
dard James Hunter, Mrs. p. Mulhall
Mrs. H. Margetts, Miss Nellie Reiser
| George Reiser. William Sanders. MIS-
| Annie White, Mrs. b. A; Beatie
George T. Bourne. Fera Decker MIS-
Nellie Grifiths. Albert Horne. Mis-
Emma Mcintyre, C. f. Madsen. T. +
| Newman. George w. Reed Jr.. mis-
Florence scholes. Alonzo Young, J.. J
Brown, ]. II. Felt.Cy. Gould, Miss Mar