Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

social festivities during the past week
have been tnged with Its CHEEKY hues'
Christmas day was celebrated by num-
berless social functions. dinners. and
private and public parties. making
notable list. New Years day and the
week following promises to echo the
past weeks CHEEKY social notes. and we
may look for a list OF brilliant events
throughout the holidays.
Amongst the delightful events o. the
week have been The college functions
all OF which have been notably bril-
liant affairs.
ON Thursday night the local branch
OF the Delta Epsilon society gave
banquet at the knutstord. the event
being the second given by the members
or the society. The guest OF honor was
Mr., David Starr Jordan, who IL Cor
nell graduate and member OF the ira
ternIty.
The table was beautifully decorated
with roses. carnations and smilax. and
tinted candles with dainty shades, aid
ed In the artistic effect.
The menu cards had dainty designs
were In manipulating. ana the menu
itself WIS most elaborate. Music WIS
dispensed during the banquet by Harold
Orlob's juvenile orchestra.
Tho aifair was INFORMED In nature.
impromptu toasts being made and re.
sponded TO- and the event devoted
chiefly to an enjoyable reunion.
Or. Plummer acted ms toastmaster'
The toasts were Delta Upsllion," supt
Frank u. Cooper; "Detn upsillon EN-
panslon." Prof. Byron Cummings. and
sour Guest" Prof. George NJ. Marshall
Response. Dr. David Starr Jordan. The
other guests were Ledyard NJ Bailey
Joseph II. .Slcgcl. ID. X. Brown. ID. H.
ntaaanfu nd t.aoruF IL. SpTuuue.
An equally delightful affair was the
ball given at Landrum's ThuTday
night by the sophomore ana freshman
Glasses OF the University Of Utah. The
dancing hall was artistically decorated
with holly and japanese fans. and
pretty booth drnped with the
national cOlors was set up In
in a corner OF the hall. aiding In the
bright effect. From this booth lemon
ade was dispensed by Misses Vivian
Little. Edith Kingsbury and Elsie Ritter.
The evening was spent In dancing and
was most enjoyable throughout. The
chaperones were Mrs. II. l.. Little. Mrs.
]. T. Kingsbury. Mrs. c. W. Watson
and MrB. W. W. Ritter The committee.
60 whom credit Is due for the success
full affair, are: 'lss Claire Ellerbeck,
Miss Belle sconold. Mr.. Walter Ray and
Mr. Nelson Dickcrman. Among those
present were: Mrs. w. w. Ritter Mrs
Watson. Miss Mable Harker. Miss La
Won Pierce. OF Brigham City. Miss Min
ME James. Miss Little. Miss Katie Muir
ply. Miss Elizabeth Groo. Miss Hcwett
Miss Sconeld. Miss Halle Ferron. Miss
Jennie Sands, Miss Ellerbeck. Miss
Vera Tempest, Misses Dye, Misses Can.
non, Miss Edna Swcnsou, Miss jose
phine Wells. Miss Clane Thatcher. Miss
Gertrude Felt, Miss Ella Walker. Miss
Hyde. Miss Josie Norris Miss Hazel
william
Mr.. Lucian Ray. Mr.. Nelson Dlcker-
man. Mr.. Seth =. Rigby. Mr.. bod Ritter,
Mr.. George Gibbs. Mr.. Eugene Lewis.
Mr.. Waldo kingnbury. Mr. Preston
Cannon, MIR. WIN Grimdale, Mr., Ben
tamin Howell. Mr.. Ralph Watson. Mr..
w. c. Dunno. Mr.. Frank barnes Mr..
IL. Claude Lewis. Mr. Alviras Snow.
DIR. Snow. Mr. Wallace. MIR, Payne. Mr.,
Mcintyre. Mr.. Brigham Young, Mr..
Nelson Margctts, Mr.. Whitney. Mr..
Jay Groo. Mr.. George Badger. MIR. VIII
Christopherson and Mr.. Fred Sands.
Mr.. George Ritter was the host OF an
elaborate dinner on Thursday In honor
OF DIR. ID. $. Jordan. president OF the
Stanford University, where Mr. Ritter
was a student The event took place nj
the home OF Mr. and Mrs. W. w Ritter
and was most enjoyable throughout
The table was artistically decorated
with red ana white. the re- dstandini
Nv Nn' vi li' fhu
cdtional association OF Utah. and rec
and white for the Utah University
Geraniums, roses and carnations wer,
used with artistic effect.
The guests We're DIR. Jordan, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Ritter, Gov. Wells, DIR. and Mrs J
r. Kingsbury. Mr., and Mrs. Waldcma
Van Colt. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pierce
Mrs. Il. y. Little. Mrs. Il. s. Miller. Mis-
Cecilia Sharp, l.. Il. Young. Miss Luc.
Van Colt and Mr.. Scott Wells.
A delightful event of the week wa
the wedding Of Miss Alice Taylor an
Mr. Edwin $. Sheets, which occurred o
Wednesday.
The marriage was solcmnzed in IN
Salt Lake Temple during the day an
was held at the home OF the brides me
ther. Mrs. Martha Taylor 235 u stree
The rooms were prettlly decorate
with evergroens, carnations and smila'
the arrangement being most artistic.
The bride wore dainty gown Z
white silk argandie and carried brit
roses.
Delicious Refreshments were serve
and the event was enjoyable through
out.
The young couple are wen and pop,
larry known In Salt Lake the bride Il
some time past having been connect'
with the Deseret News, and the groo
is a son OF Bishop Elijah Sheets OF u
friends who VIII join In wishing the
happiness and prosperity In their 4
ture life-a wish In which the New
most heartily Joins.
The newly married couple will be
home after January 7th. In their ne
home at 1904 south Fifth East street
unique event of the week was
/ pie party" given on Thursday eveniI
, NJ the home OF Miss Florence Groe
beck. The affair was one OF u seri
given by Il set numbering about te
who meet together In n social gfithe
!, Ing at which pie figures as the form
refreshment The gatherings are who
Informal and most enjoyable.
The members are Florence GroosbeS
, Cathle Lougall. Fay MoCune idrs.
W. Mcclure. Jr,, Elliott Klmball, chs
ne Lawrence. Preston Cannon, Fra
Thatcher, Brig Cannon.
Mrs. Gertio Hampton Will be
% guest OF Mrs. Stanley ciawson durl
the next two weeks.
:, Miss Claire Kimball was the host
- e' pleasant evening party on Wedn
UA Gay; The entertainment was music o
cards; ana an enjoyable time was spe
me guests Were Miss Joan Wo
Inansee, Miss Gertrude Felt, Miss Cl
" rhatches Mss Flossie Parry, NJ
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