The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-01-28
SALT LAKE
CITY AND NEIeHBoRHooD.

comes 10 succeed Arthur O'COnnel
who has resigned his position to tax
position or the coast.
w. p Noble obtained another injunc
ton against Salt Lake city las
Wednesday. This was signed by Judg
Armstrong. Ii restraints the City's sery
ants from blowing up or removing tn
cement sidewalk in front OF Mr.. Noble
house at the corner of Brigham and l
streets
The management of the Denver & Ri
GTande railroad is after employees anC
others who have been i'm the habit o
smoking cigarettes on the company
property. General Agent Benton of th'
local passenger department this Weeh
received two placards reading: Cigar
cite Smoking Prohibited and tackled
them up in conspicuous places on the
company's premises.
The Elks Of salt Lake entertained the
members of the legislature at a third
house" and social session Wednesday
evening and showed the solons how
they looked to others while making
lafs. The evenings programme was a
most humorous one. and was heartily
enjoyed by all those present. Follow
ing the Introduction of bills and the
election Of United States senator, the
house adjourned and there was a social
session. "A buffet luncheon and other
refreshments being served.
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The Utah Light & Railway company
and Barney Mailer reached an agree
ment last. Saturday for a right of way
for the interurban company through
Salt Lake city. Under the terms Of the
agreement the interurban will enter the
city on the county road from the north
west at Third West street. From this
point il viii angle across to Second
West at Warm Springs and follow this
street south to South Temple. 1t will
run east o1 South Temple 10 West Tenn
pie and down West Temple street 10
the southern limits of the city.
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ST. PauIs reetory was the scene on
Wednesday evening of another recep-
ton in honor of Bishop T. 5, Spalding,
when the congregation of that church
and their friends gathered to extend a
welcome to him. Directly following the
evening service in honor of St. Pauls
day. the parlors of the rectoTy we're
filed with guests. I'm the receiving
party stood Rev. and Mrs c. Z. Per-
kins. Mrs. G. c. Hunting and T. A
Druehl. and in the dining room beyond
Mrs. Fisher Harris and Miss Althea
Wheeler poured. Assisting them were
the Misses Rose Howard. Edith Beless,
Josephine BOttsfOrd and Irene Myers.
The women Of st. Pauls Guild had
charge of the affair and assisted in
seeing to the comfort of the guests.
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For years the birthday of Robert
Burns. Scotland's poet has been cele-
brated in Salt Lake by the resident
IN, 81 70 ha
upon as an event to be anticipated.
Many who have been at the banquets
for twenty seasons past could be seen
a the gathering last night 1t was
given by the Thistle club in its hall in
the Jennings block, and 1872 sat down
to the spread. The tables were beauti-
fully arranged and decorated and the
menu was of the choicest description.
this and all the arrangements rejecting |
great credit upon the committee Pres |
ident Nicol Hood William T. Hopkins, |
Miss Hannah White, Mrs. Janet Wills. |
Simon GIieve. w. A. Gray, Robert Cor |
don. Miss Lizzie Stevenson and David |
Henderson.
Heber NJ. Wells was elected, last Sat |
urday evening. president of the Com /
mercial club at the annual meeting of |
the board of governors, and in addi- |
ton to the election Of officers for the !
ensuing year several matters affecting /
the interests of Salt Lake and the |
state in general We're considered. /
The following named officers were chos-
en- without opposition, the newly elect
ed members of the board of governors
sitting for the first time President /
Heber NJ. Wells: vice president.
Charles A. Quigley; treasurer, F. ".
Francis: secretary. Joseph f. Cali
CHER; manager Fisher Harris. In
brief speech Mr.. Wells accepted the
presidency Of the club.
Miss Louise A. Williams of Augusta
Ca. is d newcomer among the Salt
Lake artists. but her work has already 7
attention where it is eX-
hibued. She has brought with her from
Denver some paintings which are
shown in the windows of the Leyson
jewelry store and the Boyd Park jew
elry store. one Of these. done in wa
Ter colors. is home scene typical Of
the south and its people. Miss Will
liams is not alone a worker with the
brush. but is also skilled in the plas-
tic art. and has modelled busts of a
number Of noted men, among the Car
dmal Gibbons and Lieutenant Peary
This is her favorite mode Of express
sion and in it she has done her best
work.
Many friends and admirers I'm this
city VIII he interested in learning of
the first success of Blanche Thomas,
daughter Of Hon. R. X. Thomas of
this city. As Blanche Kendall she has
been on the stage for some seasons.
and at the opening Of the present the
atrical year she was given the part of
Hope Brewer i'm the dramatization of
lEben Holden. Copies of the press no.
tees have been made up into a fea-
-ure bin by the management and they
show that throughout northern New !
York. which was the scene of the
story, the papers. one and all. speak
IN the highest terms of the work of
this young girl. She is Of q clever |
family sister, Miss Kate Thomas.
being a writer Of local note and her ]
brother being the young university
student who recently tried for the
Rhodes scholarship
Melha arrived Thursday morning in
Ter private car "Riva. Soon after
ihe reached the city she started out ;
or a walk, and was seen on Main |
street apparently enjoying our beau
tful weather The members Of the
Iva company, who are all registered | ,
IL the hnutsford, call it 'Melba's {
weather. on account of the sunshine
hat has been found in every city when |
She has arrived in them to sing all
through her present tour. Melba is
cooking the picture of health. Those
# her company who have not been seen
lere before began sightseeing soon aft
y their arrival and are enthusiastic !
,yer the acoustic properties of the Tab
rnacle. Melba's family name is Mitch
lll, her stage name being taken from
he city Of Melbourne, Australia, near
o which she was born in 1865 Her ]
'oice was discovered by Necchi. sing ]
ng master residing in Melbourne, with I
whom she studied. and then finished {