The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-13
Women /: Clubs.

The Utah day at the Ladies' Literary
club proved to be the most popular day
of the entire year, or, indeed, that the
club has ever had. The club house
was crowded to the doors with the
members and their guests. and many
went away unable to gain entrance. A
well arranged program had been pre-
pared, and it opened with a compost
ton for the piano by Mrs. Eva Rich
ardson, played by herself. Mrs. C. Z.
Richards followed with a group of
Mrs. Frank c. Kelsey's poems. a group
of poems by Mrs. Emily Cloves Burke
a Christmas story by Mrs. NJ. L.
Ritchie and a poem by Edwin Milton
Royle. for which Mrs Martha Royle
King played an accompaniment of her
own composition.
A song written by Miss A. E. Bu-
chanan was sung by Miss Orborne, and
then Mrs. Russell Schulder read one
of her own poems, These Hands Are
Fleeing" Mrs. Plummer sang a lul-
laby by Mrs. Thomas Weir for which
Mr.. Shelton had composed the music
and which he and Mrs. SHELTON accom-
panied An exquisite poem by Annie
Pike Greenwood. set TO music of ]. J.
Mcclellan, was sung by Fred Graham
with Mr. NcClellan accompanying
Later Mr.. Mcclellan played two num-
bers by Arthur Stayner. a barcarole to
the Pacific and one to the Great Salt
lake.
Miss Edna Evans sang three songs
by Edwin Kimball with the composer
accompanying, and Mrs. Peters sang
one by Arthur Shepherd, to the accom-
paniment of Squire Coop. Mr.. Coop
also played a piano number of his own
as close to a beautiful program. Mrs.
Bessie Dean Allison of Ogden sang In
Memoriam,' also by Mr.. Coop, with
an accompaniment of four voices and
the piano, the four singers being Miss
Evans, Miss Pendleton, Mr. Graham
and Mr.. AsRby. Miss Esther Allen read
two of her sisters poems. one pub
lished in her book, PATHS" and
new one just issued in a college maya
zine Another composition by Mrs /
Richardson was sung by Mrs Charles
C. Plummer. The afternoon was one
long To be remembered. and 4 is likely
will be made a permanent part of the
years work in the club.
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Members of the Utah Sorosis of
Provo were delightfully."- entertained by
President Nav at the home of Mrs J.
A Holloway Wednesday afternoon.
The rooms were decorated with chrys-
anthemums and the club colors hello
trope and cream Musical selections
were given by Mrs. Dora Irvine. and
Miss Pearl Adams gave two of her in
teresting readings "A Romance in
Twenty Words followed. the prize
being awarded to Miss Francella
Adams After the presidents day fes-
tivities the day was turned into sur
prise on Miss FranceIla Adams. the
former president, who leaves shortly
for New Jersey.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Athenaeum of Park City was held
Monday afternoon at the home Of
Miss Shields Several articles on the
prevention of tuberculosis we're read
before the program OF the day was be-
gun. After a short recess the follow
program was presented Presentation
of THE Duke of Milan" was written
by Mrs. Frankel. and five-ninute
sketches of ''Marcelia," written by
Mrs. Lecompte and read by Mrs
Wight: Mariana and Isabella" writ
ten and read by Miss Lawrence;
.sGraccho,'' written by Miss Hughes
and read BY Miss Stuart Miss Wilson