The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-07
SPRINGVILLE SOCIETY.
Especial Correspondence

! Springville, May 6.-The reception given
! by the Springville Woman's club yester-
day afternoon was one of the most unique
| and successful entertainments ever given
in this city. 1t was held in Caffrey's hall,
| and was attended by about eighty ladies.
The windows of the ballroom had been
darkened, and the consequent gloom was
transformed to "A soft. mellow light by a
large number of lights of the Egyptian
Sayle. The decorations and draperies We're
after the Egyptian order. A mummy and
an obelisk, together with couple of
Egyptian lamp stands, several urns, etc.
formed the central ornaments of the ball
room, about which the banqueting tables
were spread. The ladies of the Springville
club were attired in Egyptian costumes,
Mrs. f. n. West being dressed as prin-
cess.
The Nineteenth Century club of Provo
was represented by delegation of fifteen
ladies and the Sorosis club. also of Provo,
by twenty. The exercises commenced at
9 O'Clock. with an address of welcome by
Mrs. York. president of the Springville
club. which was responded to by Mrs.
Peek of the Nineteenth Century club. A
series of toasts followed:
The Egyptian Banquet. by Mrs. STAN
ley OF SorosiS.
Relic Digging in Egypt" by Miss Linn
of Springville.
The Baby" by Mrs A. o. Smoot of
Sorosis.
The Club Womans Husband" by Mrs.
Peek of Nineteenth Century
Cleopatra by Mrs. Wedgwood of
Nineteenth Century.
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Springviile.
The toasts were mingled with a flow of
wit and good-humored repartee and We're
the features of the day.
A banquet followed. refreshments being
served by misses dressed in Egyptian
slave costume.
The many guests of the club were high
ly pleased with their entertainment, more
especially the invitations issued gave
no hint of its nature.
here Tuesday for an extended visit to her
father. Mr.. J. S. Scott. and sister, Mrs.
York.
{. 6. 3,
George Matson and daughter. Miss Err
ma, leave in d couple of weeks for Penn
syIvania on an extended visit at the for
mers old home. Mr.. Matson will make
a tour OF the eastern states in the inter-
est of the Latter-day Saints church dur
ing the summer.
back from Eureka. where they have lived
for two years. and are now settled at
home again in Mapleton.
Ed Raymond has returned from Wells
Mr.. and Mrs: II; G. Boyer are up from
Nephi on a visit this week
Miss Mary Nelson is up from Mt. Pleas
ant on a visit to friends here.
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Miss Minnie Matthews of this city and
Mr. Richard Holes of Spanish Fork were
married at Provo by Judge Dusenberry
TUESDAY. They will make their home at
Spanish Fork
On Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs r A.
Deal gave an informal reception in honor
or the !atters mother. Mrs. Ellen May
cock. whose sixty-third birthday it was.
Among those present were: Mrs Eliza
Deal and Mrs. Laura Bird. sisters and
the last remaining members of the orig
inal family. and Mrs Harriet zee and
Mrs. Margaret Guyman. These ladies are
representatives of the families who first
settled Springville. and stories of the old
en- time flowed freely.
The Christian Endeavor society held a
special praise service for the absent SOL
der boys at the Presbyterian chapel on
Wednesday evening.