Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25
THE DANCE FOR
SWEET CHARITY.
Large ThrOng Of Men and Women
at Christensen's Last Night.
BIG BOON FOR THE ORPHANS
Institution Reached Receipts Closely
Approximating $4,000. Some of
Those Present.

last ulbHl festivities nave HaN
glimpse Of the scenes through the call
Of their need, Il would have seemed to
many Of them, doubtless. something like
the realization OF the dream OF the
storied lot Of Cinderella. so bright
would have been the vision to the
starved lives Of the children Of the
poor At Chrlstensen's last night q
wonderful picture OF moving throngs,
brilliant lights, blazing jewels, costumes
ranging from the dainuest gauze Of
fairy land to elaborate court creations
Of Processes, and music that might
have lured all the fayS that have ever
danced in moonlit dells Of mystic child
lore dom, TO trip dainty feet on the lee
saloOth floor Of Salt Lakes gay-colored
decoration and generous banquet-tables
spread with delicious connections and
deckcd with flowers, were In living and
gorgeous scene. all called into being al
the waving OF the wand " that fairy
god-mother Mercy. which dwells, an
invisible, but potent presence IN hui
man hearts ready at the stress OF cry
ing nce1 20 bring into agency beauu-
full manifestations subordinate 20 It's
power.
Though all events projected In the
name OF charity in the past have been
successful, 1t Is doubtless II any before
have witnessed the instant and gener-
Gus response which met the efforts for
the AID O. the institution for whose
benefit last nights AFFAIR was under
taken. Certain IL Is that no such throng
ever trod the floors Of Christensen's,
and II Is probable that many more
would have been In evidence II all the
| tickets that were sold had been repre-
scented In person by those who paid for
| them. As il was, from nine until
| eleven O'Clock. such a dense lhrOng
filled the hall, platform ante-rooms
and entrance lobby as TO make II a
! problem to ind space to stand 70 say
nothing Of the chlmerical dream Of hay-
ing seats 10 sit upon. Nearly $50 peo-
| pie were present. and had all who sub
scrlbed TO the charity attempted to be
present 1t is doubtful II there would
have been space TO dance.
At half past nine o'clock the opening
strains OF beautiful march, composed,
| by the way, by Utah musician, Walter
| c. Coleman. We're heard, and a long
lire Of couples led by Gov, Wells and
| Mrs. Rachel s. Miller, president OF the
| Orphans Home and Day Nursery
| marched 10 the time, and the festivities
| once opened. II was a notable sight 10
| see the big throng enter into the gaiey
| of the occasion. From 10 o'clock until
long past midnight the dancing kept
| up. the pleasure Increasing as many OF
1 the people who had come as spectators,
went home, thus making dancing on the
| crowded floor, half filled with those
| who could not find seats less arduOus
a pastime. 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
dance with the palatable re-
freshments provided by the score
Of fair hands which served It. Assist
ing in this part Of the evenings enter
talnment We're: Mrs Thorn, Misses Nc
Grath. the Misses Leonard, the Misses
Miller, Miss Edna Sherman, Miss
Florence Stevenson, Miss Katherine
Geddes. Miss Addie Zane Miss Calder,
Miss Bradley. Miss Welby, Miss Hattie
Jennings. Miss Raleigh and others,
The reception committee most OF
whom In the earlier part Of the evening
stood Just inside Of the ball room were:
Gov Wells, Mayor Clark. Judge Baskln,
Colonel Possey, MIR, J. +. Woodman,
Mir. Henry Peery Jr., Mrs. Amelia
Young Mrs. Hettie CTltchlow, Mrs.,
+. r. Spraeue, Mrs. Priscilla Jen-
hinge Mrs. Chloe Eldredge, Judge
and Mrs. Zane, Judge and Mrs
Henderson, Judge and Mrs Miner
Judge and Mrs. Royle, Judge and
Mrs. Goodwin, President and Mrs. Lo,
renzo Snow, Mr.. and Mrs, Noble
Warrum, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Penrose
Mr.. and Mrs. David Keith, Mr.. and
Mrs. William lgleheaft, Mr., and Mrs
f. d. Kimball, Dir. and Mrs. 5. V
Shalp, Mr. and Mrs. w. w Ritter, Mr.
and Mrs. q. Y, Wallace, Me-. and Mrs
PeytOn. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Thompson
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kearns. Mr.. anc
Mrs. II. j. Grant Mr.. and Mrs. GeOrg,
A. Lowe, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. 5. Hills Mr.
! and Mrs. T. c. Weber. Mr. and Mrs
George Q. Cannon, Mr.. and Mrs. \. A
| Empey, Mr. and Mrs. 5. Auerbach, Mr.
and Mrs NJ. n. Walker, Mr. and Mrs
, ]. L. Hamburger, Mr.. and Mrs. AleXan'
, der Tarbet. z. and MIS-. O. A. Whit
/ aker Mr.. and Mrs. W s. Mccormick
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Dolly. Mr., and Mrs
. W. II. Dale, Mr. and Mrs McVlcker
p Mr. and Mrs. II. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs
/, l.. i. Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs, Simon
, Bamberger
! The affair ended at 80 o'clock. but 4
4 Is probable that the interest aud pleas
/ ure would have remained undated
r had there been music 10 furnish In
/ spiration 20 the feet that had no
! tired IN che long hours OF ceaseles
2 dancing.
The event, all in ALL was a mos
, complete success, and those who haI
! the event IN charge may well be con
| graduated upon the outcome OF thel
laudable effort.
The officers Of the association and IN,
. ladies' 20 whom the credit for the affail
: belong are Mrs. Rachel Miller, Mrs
William Elliott, Mrs. +. I. Thorn, Mrs
X. II. Terhune, Mrs. pease. Mrs. Solo
= mon siegel Mrs. Varlan. Mrs, Suther
: land, Mrs. f. s. Richards, Mrs. Arthur
Brown and Miss Mather
Among the dancers were notice,
Governor Wells Mayor Clark, Messrs
\ and Mesdames Simon Bainberger, Bur
ton. Read. Hough, II. NJ DinwOOdey
- | W. T. Dinw0odey. Boggs, Officer, Neil
Vivian McCune. A. w. McCune Jr.
Hoyt Sherman, Game, Travis, Alder
4 Savage. w. H. Jones, George a. Snow
. Y. J. Glendnning. Dayeler. Charlie
a Wells. Elias Smith, II. G. Whitney
I Edgar Hills, ], d. Spencer, Tatlock
. | Waldemar Van Colt, Stanley Clawson
4 Horlick. Hansen. Brastow, JH. Moyle
i John Groesbeck, IA. @. Mcmillan, G,
D Whlttemore. s. ID. Evans. d. d. Wal
b lace, r. d. Beatty. =. W. Madsen, W
T. Daily. Henderson. Emanuel Kahn
Archer. Ransoh0n, Dlgnowity, Bradley
Welby. Canning J. y. Dooly, Lindsa
A Rogers, Terry, Osmond. Reeves, Jaco
r Moritz. Darling, Snow. Campbell, X. i
s Miller. Smell. Stewart, Simon, j. 7
s Smith. G.. w. Meyer, ". j. Beati'
a French, Z. A. Trip, Waterman CowaI
!. Choate. Lynch. stehl. Dey. Mccoy Hal
n Mcmahon. Dowell, II D. Folsom, "
/. NJ. Elliott, J. a. Jennings, George
Z Smith. Henry Cohn. George II. Woo
=, William Bennett. G. =. Brooks, Cutler
e Forbes, Mesdames Jeyne, Wernel
n Fowler Of Napa, LOOMS, W Jennings
d Smell, owen. Sprague, Cowan, Felfusi
l. Priest: Misses Park, Edna Sherman