Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25
Large Throng Of Men and Women
at Christensen's Last Night.
BIG BOON FOR The ORPHANS
Institution Reached Receipts closely
Approximations $4,000 some OF
Those Present.

% their need. u would have seemed 10
many Of them. doubtless. something like
the realization Of the dream Of the
storlcd lot Of Cinderella. 40 bright
would have been the vision to the
starved lives % tho children of tho
poor. At Christcnscns last night a
wonderful picture OF moving throngr.
brilliant lights. blazing Jewels. costumes
ranging from the dainticst gauzc u
fairy land 10 elaborate court creations
Of prnccsscs. and music that might
have iurcd all the fnys that have ever
danced In moonlit dclls OF mystic child
boredom. to trip dainty feet on the leo
smooth floor N Salt Lakes gay.colored
decoration AMI generous bnnquot-tnhlcH
| spread with delicious CONNECTIONS aud
| dcckcl with flowers. were IN living and
GORGEOUS scene al called into being at
~" waving ui the wand uf that tllfy
| god-mothcr, Mercy. which dwolis, an
! Invisible, but potent presence In hui
| man hearts. ready Mt the stress Of cry
| ing Mood to bring into agency beauu-
tul manifestations subordinate TO It's
| power.
Though all events projected In the
name % charity In the past have been
| successful. IL IN Doubtless " any before
have Witnessed the instant and gcncr-
Gus response which met the efforts Tor
| tho aud o. the Institution for whose
benefit last nights nnalr WIS under
| taken. Certain II II that no such thrung
| ever tfod the floors Of ChfiHtouEou'H
| and u II probable that many more
| would hive been In evidence 10 all the
| tickets that We're sold had been repre-
/ scented IN person by those who paid for
| them. A. u was. from nine until
| eleven o'clock, such q dense throng
| nllcd the hall, platform, untc-rOuns
/ aud entrance lobby a. 10 make Il a
| problem a. md fnacc 20 stand. 10 say
nothing Of the chlmerlcal dream Of hav-
| ina seats to III upon. Nearly $50 pc0-
pie wcrv present, and had all who sub
Hcribvd To the charity attempted TO be
| present Il IN doubtful u there would
have been space 10 dance.
At half past nine o'clock the opening
| strains N beautiful march. composed.
| by the way, by a Utah musician, Walter
| G, Coleman, were heard. ana long
| line Of couples led by Gov Wells and
MrH. Rachel Z. Miller. president of the
Orphans Home ana Day Nursery,
marched 10 the time and the festivities
| once Opened. II was a notable sight 10
see the big throng enter into the gaiety
of the occasion. From 10 o'clock until
long past midnight the dancing kept
| up. the pleasure Increasing as muny of
| the people who had come as spectators,
went home, thus making dancing on the
who could not ind seats. less nrduous
a pastine. on the platform. banked
with palms and bright with cut flowers
which adorned the tables. a constant
complement of guests sat at the laden
boards. varying the pleasures Of the
frcahmcnta provided by the score
~ fair hands which served II. Assist
ing In this part ~ the evenings enter
talnment were. Mrs Thorn, Misses Me
urath the Misses Leonard. the Misses
Miller. Miss Edna shenrman. Miss
Florence stevenson. Miss Katherine
Gcddcs. Miss Addlc Zane, Miss calder,
| Miss bradley. Miss Welhy, Miss Hattie
Jcnnlngs Miss Raleigh aud others.
Tho reception committee, most OF
whom In the earlier part OF the evening
stood Just inside ~ the ball room. were.
GOV, Wells Mayor clark. Judge Baskln
Colonel possey, Mr.. j. y. Woodman
Mr. Henry pcvry Ir., Mrs. Amelia
Young. Mrs Hottie Crllchlow. Mis-
T.. II. spraguo. Nra Priscilla Jen.
nlnss, Mrs. Chloe Eldrodsv. Judg,
| and Mra Zane, Judge and Mrs
henderson. Judge and Mrs. Miner
Judge and Mrs. Royle. Judge and
Mira Goodwin President and Mira La,
ranzo SNOW, Mr. and Mr Nobl,
Warrum. Mr.. and Aits. G. w. Pcnrosc
Mr.. and Mrs. David Keith. MIR. anu
Mrs. William Iglch.art. Mr., and Mrs
y. u. Klmbnn. Mr. and Mrs, =. V
shclp. MIR. and Mrs W. W Ritter Mr.
aud Mrs. q. Y. Wallace, Mir. and Mrs
Poyton. Mr. and Mrs Ezra Thompson
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kcnrns, Mr., ana
Mrs. II. ]. Grant, Mr.. and Mira, Geofg,
a. Lowe, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. 4. Hlus MIR
aud Mn.. 4. q. Wcbbcr. Mr. aud Mrs
George q, Cannon, Mr.. and Mrs ~ A
Empoy, Mr. and Mrs. $. Auerbach Mr
and Mrs. NJ ~. Walker. MI and Mrs
]. T., Iiumbyfg,f, Mr.. aud Mrs AleNnn.
dor Tnrbet. &. and Mis-. q. a. whit,
akor, Mr.. ana Mfa. W, s. Mccormick
Alr and Mrs !. Il. DOoly, Mr, and Mrs
W. II. Dale. Mr, and Mrs. McVlokcr
/ Mr.. and Mrs, II, Johnson. Mr. and Mrs
, l.. T. Palmer. Mr. and Mrs, Simon
, Hamhcfgcr,
, The AFFAIR ended at 30 o'clock, but Il
II probable that the interest and pleas
ure would have remained undated
/ Ind there been music TO furnish In
| Hplrltiun To the feet that had mo-
, tired IN che long hours OF oeaselosl
J dancing.
The event. all in all. was mos
complete success and those who IA,
the event IN charg" may Well b. con
gratulatcd upon the outcome OF thel
luudnhlc effort.
The officers u the association and the
ladies' to whom the credit for the ANAL
, belong are Mrs. Rachel Miller, Mrs
william Elliott, Mrs. r. II. Thorn, Mrs
X. n. Tcrhune. Mrs. ponse. Mrs. Solo,
mon Siegel Mrs Vnrlnn, Mrs. Suther.
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