The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-19
PROVO SOCIETY.

Provo, Feb. 1S--Monday evening one;
of the best character balls Provo has,
seen for some time was given in the
First ward social hall. Costumes OF
beauty and uniqueness made the scene.
q fascinating one. The hall was too'
small for the large number present, butt
nevertheless the evening was to all
full of pleasure.
Among those who assumed charac-
ters were: Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Taft,
George and Martha Washington; Mr.
and Mrs. r. A. Barney, Dutch lady and
gentleman; Florence Taylor, old glory;
Nora Beck, silver dollars; Sarah Doug
! las, good luck; Edna Beck. Columbia;
Rhoda Douglas, pond lilly; Ivy Holden.
old lady; Annie Slick. old lady; Fred
Stubs, old gentleman; Annie Douglas,
Swiss peasant; Ed Tanner, English
dude; Mrs. NJ. NJ. Warner, night; Alma
Smoot, flour mill; William Dusenberry,
! Yankee; William Walker. actor; Ras-
mus, Strong, English dude; Charles
Giles and Willis Daniels, cowboys; Mrs
Josiah Beck, lady of the sixteenth GEN.
fury; William Strong, cyclist; Lea Bird,
! Spaniard; Dudley Swan, Dewey; Will
! liam Peay, sailor; Bert Thurman,
monk; Charles Thomas, militiaman;
! Stella Thomas, dancing girl; Hans
Johnson, Chinaman; Harry Thomas,
monk; Eugene Fletcher, sailor; David
I johnson anu JONI 1HuTSOOuf SCQDOl-
! boys; Mile Parks. May; Elite john
| son, flower girl; Bert ChOules and Persy
| Burles, baseball players; William Sam
! uelSon, cyclist; W. J. Startup. sailor OF
| the Oregon; Miss Smith. japanese lady;
| Elite Farrer, spring; Mrs w J. Start
/ up, schoolgirl; Mary Nuttall, night;
| Electa SmOot America; Jeanette and
Rhoda Richards, old fashioned maid
ems; Stella Gray and Tessie Roberts,
| schoolgirls; Ella Jones, flower girl;
Bonnie Bullock, baby on the block;
Mrs. Pearl Yates, Hagar; Clara Nuttal,
carnatiOn; Sarah Giles, Margarita- The
/ ball was under the management of the
First ward Amusement committee.
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Monday evening the young ladies Of
the Fourth ward surprised the Y. Nj. Nj.
I. a. of the same ward after their regu-
lar meetings were over. a very enjoy
able time was had by the young folks.
Games, refreshments and songs helped
to while away the evening.
Oscar Lyman of Parowan has been
visiting friends and relatives in the
Garden City this week.
Tuesday evening a number of the
friends Of Mrs. Barbara Slick surprised
her at her home in the Fourth ward.
y very enjoyable evening was spent by
all in listening TO songs, playing games
and enjoying refreshments.
The company present We're: Messrs.
and Mesdames J. H. Boshard, ]. Z.
Boshard, James BOyden, H. S. Pyne,
John Pyne, Christopher Bandley, Fred
Moore. Mesdames Mary Ann Boshard.
Mezner, Henry Crane, George Eagan,
Joseph Giles. Cornelia Clayton, Eliza
Olsen, Meschula Gee, Misses Lizzie
Twelves, Annie Slick, Ida Boshard,
Minnie Bandley. Queenie Giles, May
Boshard. Masters Reed Boshard and
Mesner, Albert Slick and Arnold Bosh-
ard
Thursday afternoon a number of Ia
dies surrised Mrs. Hardy, wife of the
medical superintendent DR. NJ H Har-
dy, at the asylum The surprise
was complete and effective and the la
dies enjoyed a pleasant afternoon at
the institution. In the evening the reg
ular Patients Social" was given the
ladies of the surprise party being
joined by their husbands or escorts
from town.
Tuesday evening there was a surprise
party at the Hotel Roberts, given by
Miss WedgwOod, assisted by Mrs. n.
P. Num-, to her mother, Mrs. f. a.
Wedgwood and Mrs w. D. Roberts.
The occasion was in honor of the joint
birthday of the two ladies. The eff
forts of the surprisers were successful
and the evening spent was a pleasant
one.
Wednesday evening a number of the
friends of Mrs. L. o. Taft surprised
them at their residence, the occasion
being in honor of the genial hosts six
teenth anniversary of his wedding day
Games, songs, cards progressive
'sixty-three'D and refreshments were
in order during the evening. Among
those present We're: MeSSrS. and Mes
DANES John H Denhalter, Joseph Far
rer, John Farrer. Jesse Smith, ]. r.
Twelves Robert R. Irvine. George f.
Howe, r. E. Knowlden, Mrs. r. A Bar
ney, Miss Florence Taylor, Joseph But
tie, Walter Whitehead, Miss Elite Far
rer.
The Nineteenth Century club met at
the home Of Mrs. Charles De Noisy
Friday afternoon. The programme was
that which was to have been given on
Feb. 10. but which was postponed.
Miss Isely read a paper on The Tu-
DORIS" and was followed by Mrs. Buck
Ter. who read a paper on Mary. Queen
of Scots and Elizabeth. the Vir=in
Queen" Both papers were unusually
interesting. showing that much time
and thought had been given them.
Views of places mentioned and minia-
lures of character named were shown
during the reading of the papers.
The regular programme of Feb. II
will be given March 81.
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Robert Shelton is a visitor in Salt
Lake today.
Attorney J. w. n. Whitecotton is in
the capital today.
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One of the most successful club meet
ings in the history of the Utah Sorosis
vas held Wednesday in the club