The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-17
WOMEN GATHER
At FESTAL BOARD
Third Annual Breakfast of Ladies
Literary Club Is Largely
Attended.
MANY T0ASTS ARE GIVEN
SPECIAL HONOR is PAID MRS
RoYLE, FIRST PRESIDENT.


airy club was broken yesterday when
the third anniversary breakfast was
served. In the combination of ma
terial and literary things the breakfast
was declared the most satisfying ever
partaken of, and despite the fact that
it was limited almost entirely to men,
beTs of the club the gathering was a
large one. The large dining room at
the ManitOu hotel was filled to its ca
pacity, seats for an even hundred being
provided. The room was shaded and
lighted artificially with numerous lights
and the club cOlors of green and white
were carried out in harmonious man
ner on all the tables Suspended above
the central tables, however, were balls
of pink carnations held by ropes Of smi-
lax, and in the far northeastern corner
bank of palms hid an orchestra which
furnished music throughout the serv-
ing.
When the feast of good things appeal
ing to the inner woman had been dis
posed of, the literary part of the pro-
gramme commenced. Just before time
for tie for nal arrangement, however,
a letter from Mrs. Fidelia 3. Hamilton,
one of the earliest members of the club,
was read by Mrs. William Igleheart. 1t
was in response to the invitation which
A1clO ACdCltCU UCi lOE TIE DtGdhldSl- anu
was filled with the clever, humorous
personality of the writer. Running
through 1T all, too, was the deeper
thought Of love for the club as whole
and for the members who were her
friends in the old days. Later in the
programme an imprOmptu toast was
proposed by Mrs. Igleheart to Mrs.
Hamilton and the absent members ev-
where, and it was drunk, standing.
First President Responds.
Miss Ethel Paul was the toast
mistress md opened the regular pro-
gramme with a brief characteristic
speech, in which she referred to the
feasts of reason with which the club was
wo1t tc regale itself in bygone years
In q few words of warm appreciation
and regard, she called on Mrs. ]. c.
Royle, the clubs first president, to re
spond to the first toast, Our Club
Abroad" Mrs. ROyIe'S name was re-
ceived with applause, and when she
arose she was again greeted cordially
She said she would give no toast in
the accepted Sci Sc of the term, but she
would tell the club Of the honor that
had been paid them afar in order that
1t might prove a greater incentive to
the members to go on and be shining
example to the city, the community and
NAAC NAtAiQlCli- WI y VIC lOlU IlON lnt
Twelfth Night club in entertaining
Edwin Milton ROyle had heard how
great his respect for wOmen's clubs was
through his aSSOCia ton with the Ladies'
Literary club, and had received the
name with great honor and enthusiastic
approval. Mrs. ROyIe closed with the
tender thought OF making the club sc
fill place in tie home life that it must
be dear to the younger generation.
oil, ~
president. was next introduced in q
humorous manner as having had mar
tyrdOm thrust upon her. She responded
to he toast, THE Presidential Chair
and Fame" Mrs. GOrham sprinkled hel
brief speech with many witty stories
and turned each to bear upon the sub
ject in such a manner as to hold the
attention of her hearers.
Sac was followed by Mrs. Fisher
Harris, who was introduced as the less
er light Of the family Mrs. Harris be-
gan by saying she was glad this matter
had been referred to, as it saved hel
the explanation cue, and she felt enti-
tied now to speak on her toast, which
was, The New Club Members Amb:-
ton" The many dreams of reform and
uplift which fill the mind of the new
club member were gone over and the
quotation which Introduced her topic
Aim at the sun, you may hit a star
woven into the thought of her closins
lines:
But in our aspirations to be great,
Our destinies DER leap their norma
state.
And create in us such a love and rever.
enCe from afar.
That fortune, fame power and life,
Have named themselves a star"
On Ornaments and Dreams.