The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16
Banquet and Ball at ChriStenSen'S
Last Evening.
WAS A LARGE GATHERING
OLD TIME STUDENTS TURNED
OUT IN FORCE.
A Number of Toasts-The Address
of the Evening Was Made By
Hon. Heber J. Grant-A Brilliant
Affair-Festivities Kept Up Until
a Late Hour.

BY far the most interesting reunion ever
held by the alumni of the University OF
! Utah was the banquet given by that as
ISOLATION last evening at Christensen
hall. Covers were laid for 250 persons.
and the tables were almost completely
filed. The hall was very beautifully DEC
GRATED and draped with protuslon OF
American flags of all sizes and materials
They were festooned, fioated, twisted ana
| tied in every available space in the dress
| ing rooms, in the hall and upon the stage.
| They made a glorious decoration. Inc
| leaving the main floor for dancing. Inc
guests began to arrive a little before >
/ clock and an hour later were Sedteu
at the tables In the meantime the Cnrlst-
enSen orchestra diScoursed sweet music,
and while some put in the time dancing,
EotherS enjoyed the Misunderstanding ana re-
neWing of old acquaintanceshlp Wnlcn IN
many cases had for years IAN oorindHl
or existed only as memory OF lang
syne" When the guests were seated at
F, the banoueting tables Mrs. r. e. Little,
who is president of the Alumni asoScla-
ton. arose, and calling the assembly to
order thanked them for their presence
and bade them enjoy the many luXurles
there spread before them Inc orchestra
played America. there was an enthus-
iastic round of applause, and the party
fell to with a will When the president
next arose it was to introduce Ioastmast-
err George NJ. Cannon, which she ana IN
! complimentary ana well chosen words.
The programme was then proceeded with
according to the order in which the var
iouS members We're set down. Elegant
special engraved programmes were found
under each plate, the design on cover pc
ing a representation of an American nag
and a Cuban flag interviewed In tne cen
ter appeared the bee hive, and below an
open book, across which were seen a
sword and a pen. crossed. surrounding
all this was a sunburst in which the IN
itialS L. of L. appeared in letters OF scar
let The covers and leaves were dalntlly
tied together with baby ribbon, all OF
which made a very pretty souvenir OF the
occasion. and these were in nearly every
instance preserved by the members.
The ladies were beautifully gowned and
I made a pretty Kaleidoscope picture. The
list of guests embraced many of the most
intelligent ladies and gentlemen, young
and middle aged, of the state. The re-
sponses to the toasts were all extremely
interesting, that of Hon. H. j. Grant be-
The programme in it's entirety was as
| follows:
Music, America" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
:. :. ......... Christensen's orchestra.
Address ............ Pres. Mrs. r. E. Little
1ntermezzo from ''Cavalliera Rusti-
cana -'-1o; rcbe:tra N''scas III
Introduction of the Toast Master. Mr..
George NJ Cannon. Observation-Disclosures.
The President, Mrs. R. E. Little.
Overture, 'OrpheuS -OnenDach
Orchestra.
Il know no disease of the soul but igno-
: rance-Ben. Jonson.
President. ]. T. Kingsbury.
Valse. Lost Happiness" ............. Gillett
Orchestra.
1.-The Nobility of Life.
The best is vet to be
The last of life. for which the first was
made.-Robert Browning.
Mrs. Keetie H. Kimball.
Song for Cornet, Concert in the Forest
.........-.... ...... .:.....-.. Eilenberg
1.-The University of Yesterday.
Praising what is lost,
Makes the remembrance dear
Heber ]. Grant.
Overture, Poet and Recessant" 49,.
1.-The University of Today ........
All Love, but day
And the world has changed.
Miss Mary E. Connolly
Dance. ''Polish National .....:.........
.-Scharwenka
1.-The Branch Normal ..........
Although the print be small. the whole
And copy of the father.-shakespeare.
Mr.. Milton Bennion.
The Future" ........... ..........
When my ship comes in.
March, STARS and Stripes Forever
Orchestra.
Our dance of custom let us not forget.
Shakespeare.
At the close of this dancing was re-
sumed and it was well into the morning
before the last guest had departed.
The event was in honor of the 18th ami
versary of the organization of the asso-
citation, the previous ones having been
given in the buildings of the university.
The association has grown to such magni-
tude that these rooms will not accommo-
date the throng of graduates who desire
to attend, hence It was given in the larger
hall. The banquet was one both dainty
and substantial. as will be seen by the
following menu:
Now good digestion wait on appetite
And health on both!-Macbeth.
Claret Frappe
Yet have l something in me dangerous
Hamlet
Salade tomat. Lettuce
warrant there's vinegar and pepper
in't.-Twelfth Night.
Westphalia ham.
Heaven sends US good meat.-Garrick.
Salade Pomme de Terre
Let ohio atoms Turk within the bowl.
And half suspected animate the whole
Sydney Smith.
Cheese Straws. Bread and Butter
Bachelors fare: bread and cheese
Pickles. Olives.
/ have gained my eXperience.-As
You Like 1t.
Ice Cream. Strawberries. Assorted Cakes.
The daintiest last to make the end
most sweet.-Rich. III.
Cheese. Cherries
Digestive cheese and fruit there sure
will be-Ben Jonson.
Coffee.
have not slept one wink.-Cymbeline.
The present officers of the association
are as follows:
Rebecca e. Little, president; Samuel
Doxey, vice president; Ray Van Colt, sec
rotary and treasurer; Emma Young, as
sstant secretary and treasurer.
]. T. Kingsbury, William Wallace, Edna
Wells Sloan, Edna Hyde. L. E. Young,
Estella Dunford, r. l.. McGhie.
The state board of equalization received
a protest yesterday from the Rio Grande
Western, demonstrating against the high
value placed upon their main and branch
lines compared with other classes of prop
erty. The board is petitioned to recon-
slider and make substantial reductions in
its assessment so as to place the burden
of their taxation upon plane with other
taxpayers. Attention is called to the fact
that the taxation this year is 1894 COM
pared to $101. 434 last year, when a care
full examination of their property was
made. The company can't see why there
should be an increase of 80 per cent. in
value. A representative of the Wagner
Palace Car company will appear before
the board Friday morning.