The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-18
SUCCESS IS SCORED
BY CHARITY BALL
Annual Society Event Of Utah's
Capital Eclipses All
Former Efforts.
FLOWER OF SALT LAKE
SMART SET is PRESENT
Gowns Worn by the Ladies Are
the HandsOmest Ever
Seen in the City.

The sentiment expressed in the
scriptures, "And the greatest of
these is charity caused to gather at
the Odeon hall on North Temple street,
Tuesday evening, the greatest throng
IN the city's history for the purpose
of assisting charitable cause. The
great Charity ball, given by the St.
Marks Hospital association for the
benefit Of the poor who are sent TO
that institution for treatment, and are
unable to pay for it. goes down into
history as the greatest event of It's
kind ever held in Zion. Passed en-
deavors Of this association, although
successful, were clearly outdone, and
the receipts from tine attending throngs
will suffice TO supply many of the poor
who are forced to seek the hospital for
| the coming twelve months.
Never has such q scene been wit
messed il the city as that presented
by the more than one thousand who
attended the Charity ball. Never has
there been such an array of magnid-
rations or enchanting music. The sight
| presented as the hundreds Of merry
dancers glded over the fiooE caunot be
told in words, but must have been seen
to be fully appreciated. Al times 1t
seemed as though every man and
woman in the city was gathered with
in the confines of the handsome hall,
and its capacity was never before so
| completely taxed. Men and women
from nearly every walk IN life were
| there to lend their support and add
| their mite for ''sweet charity's sake.
! The decorations were magnificent
! Numberless streamers OF red and then
! white tissue paper were hung from the
! chandelier in the center OF the ball TO
| ell sides, md they formed complete
| canopy above the assembled throngs-
! From the center there dropped an array
of green stresmers, formed into the
shape of q shield, In the center Of
which was hung an arc light The
myriads of electric lights which crossed
and recrossed the ceiling merely added
to the grandeur of the display. Here
and there, scattered ali over the hall,
were immense bouquets of chrysan-
themums, while in one corner, where
| the punch was served, the decorations
consisted of the American flag, chrysan.
themums and trailing ivy.
The orchestra sat behind a bower OF
| palms and potted plants, and besides
these, the American flag was hung from
beneath the orchestra chamber. while
overhead were festoous of red and
white tissue paper prettily interviewer.
Grand March Pleasing.
Promptly at 8 o'clock the Odecn
orchestra, composed of ten pieces and
led by r. L. Sweeten, sounded the first
strains of the opening number for the
grand march. A moment later DR.. f
S. Bascom and Mrs; William c. Jen.
nings took their place at the head
Of the line, and they were followed
Y. Rice. Next in line were the nurses
of the senior and junior classes, in their
natty uniforms. from ST. Mark 5
hospital, and several of the physicians,
in their uniforms Of white. added 10
the attractiveness of the scene. One
hundred couples, followed, and as they
moved about the great hall, oircling
here and there, and finally breaking
into waltz, the hundreds OF others
VINO mad merely been looking on burst
forth into prolonged applause. Bishop
T. S. Spalding was to have led the
grand march, but ne was suddenly
called from the city, upon receipt OF
Springs. Colo, OF the Right Rev. Q. J,
Knight, bishop Of the diocese of west.
ern Colorado, and a close personal
friend of Bishop Spalding.
Dancing began immediately after the
grand march had ended. and this was
There was never a dull moment
throughout the entire evening, and
there was never a time when tho floor,
waSed TO perfection, was not crowded
by hundreds of dancers.
Appetizing Supper Served.
At 10 clock, while the dancing was
still going on, j most pleasing and ap-
pctiZing supper was served IN the din.
ingroom below the dance hall. Here
tables had been tastefulJY arranged
for 100 people, and highly efficient
corps of mattresses, each OF whom was
attircd in black and white. had been
provided. The supper, which consisted
of turkey, with all the ixin S, - and
delicions coffee, had been, prepared
Kimball, who was ably assisted by Mrs.
C. r. Pcarsa!l. Mrs, Hall. Mrs: j. e.
Gallagher. Mrs Rachel Miller. Mrs. Nc
Gratb, Mrs. Samuel Paul, Mrs, Robert
Broadhurst and Mrs. q. G. Nerbryek,
and to each OF these ladies unbounded
credit. is due for the snlendld manner
in which the supper was served and Tor
the excellence of the good things nlpced
before the merry party, The dining
hall presented equally rs pleasing
and attractive appearance as the hall
above. Cut flowers formed the dccora.
tions, and there was an abundance of
these Roses, carnations and chrysan-
themums had beer distributed with
a lavish hand. until the tables were
fairly hidden beneath them. Each of
the eight tables had n hostess, who
gracefully presided over 1t. These were