The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
SALT LAKERS IN NEW YORK

On account of the blizzard which Wis
tier New York on the day appointed
for the meeting of the Sewing club,
but few of the members braved the
storm and made their way to the
Bronx to the home of Mrs. Clyde
Squires and her sister, Miss Nora Ell
lison, who were at home to their
friends on Friday afternoon. But the
faithful few who are ever loyal to
pleasures and duty passed Il most de-
lightful afternoon.
While a number of the busy ones
worked. they were at the same time re-
ceivinS much inspiration from the
splendid vocal selections given by Miss
Nora Ellison.
During the past two weeks Mrs.
KOhn, formerly of ogden, Utah, but
now making her home in New York
has been suffering with a most aggra-
waited attack of la grippe. Inquiry to-
day brought the word that she was i'm
proving and hoped soon to have en-
tirely regained her strength.
Nephi L. Cotton and Mr. Daily Of
Salt Lake entertained a number of
friends at a dinner party on Saturday
evening. Red roses were the table
decorations. The guests were Miss
Anna Grant. Miss Anna Parkinson,
Miss Irene Strang, Mrs. Ida SmoOt
Dusenberry. w. A. Joseph and Mr.. Al
len. Covers were laid for eight
Mr.. Evans of ogden, accompanied by
several Utah friends, were guests of
Mr.. Fairbanks at the Art Museum on
Tuesday afternoon. 1t is useless to say
the pleasure and instruction were
equally appreciated.
Mr.. Evans left for Utah on Wednes-
day. While here we learned that he
was one of the participants at the
splendid dinner party given by Miss
Gates and Mrs. Willard Andelin in Ber-
lin on New Years day
Through the courtesy of sthe man
agement at the Empire theatre,
number of the senior Columbia stu
dents, among them being the writer,
saw Miss Maud Adams in her new
play. THE TESTERS" last Wednesday
evening. 1t is with no small degree of
satisfaction that every loyal westerner
notes the fact that this clever little
actress is from Utah. The New York
Times describes her as playing with
fine sense of delicate values, giving to
the figure of Chicat the charm Of
youth, high spirits and sympathetic
sensibilities. She was a picture to look
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blithe and slender little figure moving
gracefully through the play; her richly
plant voice now gently soothing in the
tender love passages. now manfully de-
fiant when the deed of daring must
be done" Her Characterization is, in
fact a very lovely thing, a thing to
be seen often and remembered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee returned to New
York on Tuesday. They left here i'm
mediately after their marriage in No
vember for Indianapolis where Mr..
Mckee had signed a season contract
with "A dramatic organization. They
were happy TO return, and equally de-
lighted were their many New York
friends to welcome them home. Mrs
Mckee is Familiarity known as Miss
Blanche. She is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. X. Thomas of Salt Lake City
Mr.. Scowcroft. Mr.. Patrick and Mr..
Decker of Ogden arrived in New York
on Saturday and We're at church Sun
day afternoon, shaking hands with
their many New York friends. They
will combine business and pleasure,
and aim to see the best operas and
leading theatrical productions during
their two weeks stay.
The American, one of the largest
steamers running over the Hamburg
American steamFhip line after very
rough but SIccessfui journey, landed