The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-03
OGDEN SOCIETY.
(special corresnondence.,

| Ogden, Sept. "A thoroughly enjoy
able social event of the week was the
banquet aid entertainment given Fri
day evening by the Young Ladies' Mu-
tual Improvement association of the
Fifth ward in commemoration of the
anniversary Of the society. The ward
institute was prettily decorated, and
three long tables set with a tempting
and abundant supply of good things
were placed in the amusement hall. Cut
| flowers were freely used in the decOra-
lions, and a few sprays of sweet peas
were placed beside each plate. Nearly
400 members of the ward and their
| guests sat down to the spread and did
| justice to the menu. Miss Garfield,
president of the ward association, in
! troduced Hon. H. H. Rolapp as toast
! master, and the judge made a happy
reply, touching on what he knew and
| did not know of the numerous varieties
of toast.
He called on Miss Martha Burton to
respond to the toast Our President, y
| and that young lady responded with an
affectionate tribute to Miss Garfield,
which the entire audience approved
with the heartiest demonstrations of
approval.
Miss Ruthinda Moench replied to the
| toast Mutual Improvement Assoc1a-
| TONS in a brief eulogy of the work
| done by that society. Our Bishop
was the toast responded to by President
| C. F. Middleton, who recounted the
work of Bishop Stevens as a citizen
and as churchman from the time or
the advent of the bishop in Ogden to
the present time. The recital was ex-
| ceedingly complimentary to Bishop
Stevens. and the address of President
Middleton was most heartily applauded.
Miss FANNIE Cannon responded to the
request of Judge Rolapp for toast on
| "Bachelors,' and Joshua Rackham
toasted Maids" Each of these speak
ers responded in a happy vein, creating
much mirth by their witty sallies.
James Douglass gave an eloquent eu-
iogy to 1.-The Pioneers" and the con-
GLIDING toast, ''Utahs Best Crop" was
fittingly given by Miss L.. M. Irvine.
Two vocal musical numbers were given
during the evening, one each by MIS-
Ethel Pike Holbrook and Miss Beatrice
Farley. Messrs. Ford and Thatcher
rendered orchestral selections during
the course of the banquet. The young
ladies are highly pleased over the sue
cess Of their efforts.
Today the ladies' of the Degree OF
Honor, A. o. u. W., gave an excur-
sion to Glenwood and large crowd
enioyed the outing to that resort. The
dancing floor was we'll patronized, and
in the contest dances Miss Pressit ana
Mr.. Brown were given prizes Tor the
cakewaIk and George Stanford the prize
in the Waiting contest. Tomorrow, La
bor day. the A. o. U. w. will have an
excursion to the resort.
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Volunteer day at Glenwood Thursday
was the occasion of a great outpourlns
of people to the resort. The Jonn A.
Dix post and corps and the John A.
Logan post and corps were on hand 10
make things pleasant Tor tne oio soi-
diers and the young soldiers. A oln-
nea. was served to all these in the early
afternoon.
Mrs. Fletcher and family have come
in from their camp up Ogden valley
Tuesday evening a surprise party
was planned and executed on sergeant
and Mrs. George B. Wardlaw. DR.:
Mary McGrew was in the secret and
got the couple over to her rooms IN
the First National bank building,
whereupon the guests took. possession
of the Wardlaw rooms in the court
house, decorated the rooms with hags
and with beautiful flowers, furnished
by Miss Imogene Wilson. Sergeant ana
Mrs. Wardlaw returned to their domi-
Gle ABOUT on diiu oo IAASS SAAS>-
rooms the lights were Immediately
turned on The doughty sergeant and
his wife found themselves in the midst
of an ambuscade of friends. Inc eVen-
ing was spent in games ana conVersd-
ton. Sergeant Wardlaw entertained
his guests with an account OF ms ex-
periences in the field, hospital and on
transport. About 10 o'clock rations
were served and the company disband-
ed about midnight. The guests were:
Mayor and Mrs. John A. Boyle, Chief
of the Fire Department Orson Riser
and wife, Bishop Robert McQuarrie and
wife. Bishop D. H. Ensign and daugh-
ter Edith, DR.. Mary McGrew, l.. A.
Herrick and wife, L. A. Herrick, jr.,
and wife, John McQuarrie and wife,
John Wood and wife, Mesdames e. ].
Ellen J. Stevens, Misses Mamie Nc |
Quarrie, Media McQuarrie, Lizzie Nc
Ouarrie, Hazel McQuarrie, jamie Her |
rick. Ruby Stevens, Mamie Emmett,
Messrs. Edgar Ensign. Will Stevens, |
Earl Stevens, Ensign Herrick.
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On Wednesday Tom Mccoy, wife and |
three children came up to Ogden from
Salt Lake and were entertained by |
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Graham with a |
tally-ho party up Ogden canyon and !
a dinner at the Hermitage. The other |
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. John. Jen-
kins and two children, Mr.. and Mrs.
ed Auth and child, Mrs. Code and
child, Mrs. Howe and Mrs. Stair.
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Friday evening Manager John Wat
son of q. c. M. 1. gave the employees
Of that institution, with a few of their
guests, a delightful drive up the can
yon with a supper at the Hermitage.
The store was closed at o'clock and
the employees taken to Wilson in big
excursion wagon, drawn by four horses. |!
After supper at the Hermitage dancing
and music were the order for a short
time and the company returned IN time
FOR the Fifth ward banquet, which
many attended. The company included:
Messrs. and Mesdames George Shorten,
Thomas A. Shreeve, Luke Crawshaw,
Chris Flygare, Aaron Kolderwynn,
Joseph J. Harrison, Samuel Hastings,
". A. Tanner, Mrs. Frank ]. Cannon.
Misses Mamie McQuarrie, Rhoda Stew
anson, Nell Young, Ada Douglass,
Glenn Douglass, Ava Brown, Messrs.
rohn Watson, N. G. Flygare, Frank
Naisbitt, William Watson, Josh Rock
nam, jr., Sumner Nelson, r Maynard
Nelson, Emil Ecklund,, Leland Fife,
John Gilmer Soon after reaching the
hermitage the party was joined by
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthias Hinchcliffe, Mrs.
John McQuarrie and Mrs. Alonzo Her
lex.
L. E. Olson of Weiser Ida, is visit
ng Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ Hanson.
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Miss Neva Pratt of Salt Lake is the
,uest of Ogden friends. i
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