The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-12
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Nothing so elaborate or so perfectly
{ carried out as the dinner-dance last
night has been seen in the city in
many months. It was arranged in
honor of the announcement of the en-
I gagement of Miss Edna DOnnellan
and Lieutenant Falls of Fort Douglas,
and consisted of a beautifully ap-
pointed dinner at the Commercial
club, followed by a dance at Christen-
sens. at which about 200 guests were
entertained.
The table for the dinner was spread
in the large dining room and forty
guests We're seated around the board.
1t was of OblOng shape and was bril-
liantly lighted and exQuisitely deco
rated. An immense bed of smilaS was
frightened with maline in pale pink
and masses of pink bridesmaid roses
were used through all the decorations
From the chandelier above sprays OF
ferns and Smilax were feStOOned, and
twelve heavy candelabra, holding pink
candles and shaded. in pink, lighted
the table. Around the edge were the
daintiest and most unique place cards,
showing pictures of society girls with
cUpids done in water cOlOrs. In the
southeast corner of the room an or
cheStTa was stationed. furnishing the
eTal courses A screen of handsome
palms separated them from the guests,
and many beautiful palms and rubber
plants lent grace TO the corridors and
passa geways through the building.
The dinner guests We're only the most
intimate friends of the family and the
infantry bachelor officers at the post
They numbered forty, and the guests
were. Major and Mrs. DOWney. Mr..
and Mrs. HOyt Sherman, Mr.. and Mrs
Mccormick. Mr. and Mrs Frank Nc
GGrrin. Nj and Mrs Russell L Tracy.
Mr.. and Mrs. DAILY, Colonel Bubb, Cap
tain Creary, Captain HarbeSon, Cap
tain VIM, Lieutenants Heidi. Merrill
HaTdtman and Jackson, the Misses Nc
COrnick. Read. McGrath. Salisbury,
Sherman. Laura Sherman. Kinney.
Mary Kinney. Mr.. George Lawrence,
Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. T. Ellis
Browne
After the dinner the guests proceeded
to the dancing hall where the elder
people Joined the receiving party and
the younger ones distributed them
selves throughout the gay company.
The hall was beautifully decorated with
flags and bunting. ana palms were used
in all the alcOves- A screen of two
immense flags separated the smaller
room from the main floor, and here ices
and punch were served. A band fur
niShed the music, and the merry throng
of dancers filed the hall. Well on into
the late hours of the night the merri-
ment was kept up, and the young peO-
pie in whose honor the event was
planned were still receiving the good
wishes Of their friends.
Mr.. Nat Goodwin will be entertained
at the Country club this afternoon.
The party Of young people who went
to Park City with Mrs. Mclaughlin
Tuesday did not return till last night
While there Dr. and Mrs. W. H. DOnO-
her entertained at a second party in
their honor.
The preliminary handicap for the
women was played at the Country club
yesterday afternoon. Only about eight
women entered.
Mrs. George Hancock gives a lunch
con Wednesday in honor Of Miss Edith
Ferry
Mrs r. l. Tracy will entertain at
luncheon Monday at the Country
club in honor Of Miss Edna Donnellan-
Mrs. s T. Pearson has gone to Pa
remain in California visiting points of
interest for a year.
Mrs. Layton J. Buck. a cousin Of
H. P. Henderson of this city, from
Lansing, Mich. is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Henderson for a few days.
Mr.. w. H. Tibbals leaves this morn
ing for Chicago. where he viii meet
his daughter. Mildred, who is return
ing from a year spent in post graduate
work at Wellesley.
Mr.. and Mrs. David S. Murray will
have Miss Julia Dean as their guest
during her stay in the city.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Axlesen of Manti are
visiting in the city at % North First
West. Mr. Axlesen is the manager of
the Manti Messenger. He is here with
the intention of purchasing a home in
Salt Lake.
Miss Winifred Whitehead left last
Wednesday for Spokane, Wash, where
she will spend the summer with Mr..
and Mrs. T. R. Cutler, jr.
McGurrin & Co. have moved to No.
134 NAH street.