The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
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! \ thoroughly enjoyable social affair
| OF the week was the bail by the NJ
! y. NJ. c. club. given Wednesday even
ing in the pavilion Of Lesser park. Tor
the benefit OF the Red Cross society.
The decorations were elaborate and
tasteful to a degree seldom if ever
equaled in the pavilion The national
coiors ard those of Cuba libre We're
much in evidence. while pictures Of
Sampson. Eobson and Dewey, and
other heroes OF the war were given
places OF honor Military Announcements
were placed about in odd corners, and
rtar the entrance, by some stacked
n Cskets. AID Under a bower OF flags
was the punch bowl
Three pretty little misses, Inez Ad-
ans. Connie PEBBLES and Marie Adams.
presided there. and each represented
one OF the flag colorS in her costume.
The young ladies Of the club acted as
a reception committee, and each was
dressed in the costume of a Red Cross
nurse
One incident of the evening aptly
showed their DrCmCtnesS, When one Of
the seats gave way. depositins dozen
or 50 of people gently on the floor, they
FASTENED to the scene with prof1ers of
! assistance and trays of refreshments.
The music was Of the best, and every
thing went of smoothly and with dis
patch. A handsome sum was netted
for the Red Cross society. The young
ladies Of the club on hand were Misses
Marguerite Buchmiiler. Franc PEBBLES,
jamie Taylor. Pearl Peebl5s, Myrtle
GUnneil Lily Mccoy, Nerna Hayes and
Rose Hulaniski.
Misses Ida Pingree and Veda Little
field returned Morday, after a visit
with friends in Morgan.
MRS. ROGERS ENTERTAINS.
Mrs. Z. r. Rogers was hostess at a
most delightful and successful gather
ing Tuesday evening, on the occasion
of the presentation of a sabre to
Lieutenant John ID. Murphy. The af-
fair had been planned to take place
the sudden illness Of Mrs. Hanson
necessitated q. change. which was
quickly made to the Rogers nome.
The exterior and interior of the house
We're gaily decorated with national
emblems and war-like bric-a-brac. A
set of signal flags reminded the guests
to Remember the Maine" The score
cards bore dainty painted flags ana
were lettered Battery c." Even the
game played was suggestive of the
war time days of '"63." The signals
to play. advance and the like were
given by bugle in regulation army
fashion. The prizes were won by Mrs.
j. L. Bagley and Mrs. James Ballard.
who received respectively pictures of
Schley and Dewey.
About midnight the guests were
called to mess" which was certainly
rather elaborate for army fare. About
1880 the sword presentation was
made and the ceremony has already
been described in these columns.
SENATOR CANNON'S FAMILY.
Mrs Frank ]. Cannon returned from
Washington yesterday with the SEN
ator and also their son 20" Cannon
Miss DOttie Cannon has come up from
Salt Lake and the Cannon family is
again at their old home on Twenty
fifth street.
Mrs. a. B. Hayes and daughter Ruth !
returned Tuesday from visit with
Dr. L. Walker in Bingham.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Tuesday afternoon Myrtle Kensler
was the little hostess of q pleasant par
" given in honor of her 18th anniver- /
sary by her aunt, Mrs. A. B. Corey. |
The little ones played numerous games |
in and out of doors and spent a merry |
afternoon. The lawn and porch were |
decorated with the national colors and |
instead of playing. the donkey game /
the little ones placed the flag over San !
tiago Miss Eva Brown secured the 1
prize for skill in this game. Those who !
sat down to a tasteful luncheon with |
the hostess were: Helen Green. Lily |
Anderson, Grace Meek, Stella Watts. |
Lucille Douglass. Lizzie Dollinore, Maud /
Patterson. leila Stevens, Bessie Nc
Carly, Eve. Brown, Hazel Blair. Edith /
Corey. The young hostess was the re-
cipient OF many handsome presents.
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Bert Olson. secretary to Congressman
King. spent the week the guest of
friends.
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Monday evening in Hooper, at the
home of Eli D. Spaulding, Miss Nellie