Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-05

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~ rEW YORK. Nov. 2H.-I4ast Mon
day evening, Priest Fen Il.
Rich, gave his first social, an
at home to his friends OF
the Brooklyn conference, and great
crowd responded to the invitation. In
the afternoon he entertained at dinner
several relatives who are here, includ-
ing Mrs. Lbbie Rich Pratt, her daugl-
ter, Viola Pratt Gillett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Bergener and Miley Pratt; an
impronptu program was arranged,
Mrs. Gillett. Mr.. j. b. McE'arane,
baritone, Leona Pratt Bergener Oscar
i[irltham, f. c. Easton,7 a. M. Dur
ham, Harold GofT--Mesdames Stuart
Kohn. L. Klein, Helene Davis. Ruth
Hayes and Mabel Borg participating.
Music was the principal feature, though
recitations formed a part ofsthe amuse-.
nlcnt which lasted until 1880 O'Clock
when refreshments We're served. Elder
and Mrs. Ogden provided for that part
Of the entertainment. AS a host PRIEST.
Rich IS Ut his best, and everyone felt
himself and herself the most favored
guest. At the conclusion all present
pronounced it among the most enjoya-
BILE of evenings passed at the mission
headquarters.
From Brooklyn Mr.. and Mrs. J. a.
Russon and Mr.. and Mrs. C. Salisbury
were visitors; both these gentlemen are
art students OF the Pratt institute,
Brooklyn, and only occasionally are
they seen on the New York side
President Rich left for Albany Satur-
day to attend the New York conference
there; he will then have visited every
conference from Maine to West Vir-
ri,,t,, Il 70, act nc h lon tyn
personally will have talked with eve
ry elder in the field.
A week from today our conference
will convene at Hawthorne hall. l5l
West Ono Hundred and Twentytifth
street. and a good time is expected. as
friends from Newark. Jersey City.
Ocean Side and other places will be We'll
represented.
At the Mutual Improvement session
Tuesday evening several elders on their
way from Great Britain and Germany
were present, among them T.. l.. Rob
erts of Provo. of the German and
Swiss mission, David Bradshaw. Il. D..
Hanson, and Chas. Parsons, secretary
OF the Swiss mission, and Julian NJ.
Thomas, who has labored in England;
these elders, with Elder Iise Smith,
Boston. Elder Smith came down from
Boston Wednesday, and is visiting with
friends for a few days here before
starting west; his iabors have been
mostly in Switzerland, and the last
year in Germany. Iii each field where
| he has lived there has been no lack of
friends among elders and converts.
Mr.. Stuart NJ. Kohn, who went as far
T. -, tu Jta
! Ilohns uncle, Mr.. John Pett. to HIS
| home, returned Wednesday er.nins.
| After leaving Kansas City, buiness
| took Mr.. kohn to st. Louis. and while
| there he went to see Maude Adams i'll
"What Every Woman Knows, the new
j.. NJ. Barrie comedy. He sent her over
the footlishts 4 handsome bouquet Of
| American Beauties. with his card. stat
| ing that he was stranger to the lady
but like herself Utahn, and that they
! had many mutual friends living in
| New York 1t was a graceful compli-
| ment to the actress and no doubt one
much appreciated.
| Frohman announces that Miss Adams
will be seen in her new play on Mon
| day, Dec. Il. at the Empire for II rur
! of eight weeks.
i Julius McNicker, once of Tne Bon
ME Brier Bush company, has beer
seen in several Salt Lake engagements
he has many friends there who vii
be glad to know thar he has signet
/ with Liebler & Co., atid will supper
Viola Allen. Mr. McVi1ker was score
by Alan Dale and other critics for nj
| work with Bessie BonStell at the Ma
jestic. but he drew the attention Q
managers to his acting, with the resul
/ that Liebler engaged him,
Thanksgiving has come, the turke!
4 has gone and all are now looking for
3 ward to Christmas, and the arrival Q
q the Christmas News. Thanksgiving
+ children's day in New York and tn
j. exhibitions of wild Indians. Buffal
Bill and other fantastic costumes tn
2 children put on for this festal :da
would stampede a cowboys pa rldt
The streets are dangerous abidin
places. for mischief is In the air ana ! !
4 YOU wait to save your good clothes d
4 not wear them on Thanksgiving day
4 The occasion was well observe
throughout the colony Mr.. Turke
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