The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-11
The Press Club.

The Womans Press club of Salt Lake
have every occasion to remember the
9Th of December, 1898, as on that day
Mrs. Arthur Brown opened her beau
tiful home and entertained the ladies,
forty in number including a few in
Vited guests, The tables were beauti-
fully decorated With flowers, and a pro-
fusion of silver and cut-glass. The
menu was served in courses, and was
ali that could be desired. The ladies
were two hours at the table, respond
ing to toasts-a feast of reason and
flow OF soul.
One lone man name appearing. the
toast-mistress decided that he was such
an eminent Journalist that he should
be upon the programme. He was given
to a lady who, knowing he had been
dead over 100 years, did not hesitate to
elaborate upon him. The programme
was as follows:
Prayer-Mrs. Doolin.
Singing America" by the club, Mrs.
Anna M Bradley, accompanies.
Toast" Benjamin Franklin"
1T matters little where he was born,
Or if his parents were rich or poor:
Whether they shrank at this cold
world scorn,
Or baslzed in the pride of wealth Sc
cure"
Mrs. lucia NJ. Rhodes.
1.-THE Womans Press Club: It's ORR
gin-Its Present-Its Future
How shall 1 speak this or thy power
address. thou God Of our idolatry, the
press" Cowper-Mrs. Emmeline B.
Wells.
utah Pioneer Women.
There was woman's fearless eyes,
Led by her deep loves troth.
Oh, callest holy ground the land
where first they trod. Felicia He
mans-Airs. Phoebe c. Young.
1.-THE Freedom of the Press.
Through the rare felicity Of the
times you are permitted to think what
you please, to publish what you think. -
DIR. Romania B. Pratt.
Woman as a bread-winner.
Not charity we ask.
Nor yet thy git refuse. Holmes.
Or. Ellis R. Ship.
1.-The Club Woman
blinds the sweet with the good,
And from cares and endeaVor,
Rest never. "-Schiller-Miss Julia a.
Farnsworth
Sarah E. Carmichael, Utah's Immor-
tai Poetess.''
Immortal I feel ii and know ii,
Who doubts it if sad as she. Lowell
Mrs. Lydia D. Alder.
Fancy Burney (AIlle. Darblay)."
THE woman who did for he world of
drama, but did it in better way, by
writing the first novel ever written by
a woman '-McCaulay-M Ella W.
Hyde.
Reading the Origin of Cold by
Sarah z. Carmichael-Mrs. Alder
Women Engaged In Journalism In
Utah
In their feverish exultation-
In their triumph and their yearning,
In their passionate protestation,
In their words among the nations,
Tine Prometheus' fire is burn
ing. '-Longfellow-Mrs. Ruth NJ
Fox
.SThe Lady Reporter"
"They reckon i'll who leave me out,
when me they fly am the wings. >
-Emerson-Mrs. Anna NJ. Bradley.
Singing Aud Lang Syne" by the
club
Those present were Mrs. E. E. Wells,
Mrs. r. B. Pratt Mrs. L. L. G. Greene,
Mrs. NJ. A. Freeze, Mrs. z. r. Ship
Mrs. r. M. Fox, Mrs. s. E. LaWler,
hrs. L. NJ Rhodes, Mrs. z. W. Hyde,
Mrs. L. A Clarke, Mrs. E. H Wood
mansee, Mrs. r. z. Miller. Mrs. L. D.
Alder, Mrs. Olea Shipp. Mrs. E. R.
Lovesey, Mrs. NJ Caine, Mrs. P c
Young, Mrs. A. NJ. Bradley, Mrs, NJ.
Y. Dougall, Mrs. F. a. Shelter, Mrs. c.
c. r. Wells, Mrs. NJ. w. Eckerts Miss
J. A Farnsworth, Mrs. A. B. Kinney
Mrs NJ. Francis, Mrs. r. Doolin, Mrs.
I. C. Brown of the club, and Mrs. A w.
Grant, Mrs. Z. II. Jensen, Mrs. Amelia
T. Young. Mrs. p. c. Beatty. Mrs. E.
A. Empey, Mrs. NJ. c. Clawson, Mrs.
Ettia Mclaughlin. Mrs. T. L. Clements,
Mrs. p. c. Kimball and Mrs. A W. Nc
Cune. guests.