The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-07
AMERICAN CLUBS
BALL IS SUCCESS
Recent Victory Is Celebrated in
Joyous Dance at the
0deOn Hall.
SIN HUNDRED PERSONS
ATTEND MERRY AFFAIR
Hall PrettiIy Decorated and
Those Not Caring to Dance
Are Provided For.

upon showing their colofs ana lONil'l
10 Amcricanism IN the dance hall, Il:
well as at the polls. gathered in Odeor
hall Moudav evening. when the annual
ball of the American club was the mag
net to draw them TO an evening OF
amusement The ball was a success
from start to finish. and all of the great
tbrong cnjoycd themselves from first to
last.
One disappointment was in store foI
the attendants, and that was the ah
Sencc from the city of Mayor John )
Bransford. who has been in California
for several DAYS. The MAYOR had hoped
TO return IN time 10 be present at the
ball aud 10 lead the grand march. but
unfortunately was detained IN Cahtor'
mia.
Odeon hall presented . scene of rare
beauty The committee having The a.
fair in charge had planned 10 ma Ike
extensive decorations. but finally de-
cided upon tho party emblem-thc STARS
and strpcs-IS sufficient. An immense
ilag was drapcd from the balcony on
the south side uf the hall. while all
about the great room smaller flags were
prcttilv cntwincd. The effect was strik'
Ing aud The simplicity of the dccora-
tious was such as 10 cause many favor.
able comments from the assembled
merry makers
Pretty Women. Well Gowncd.
Nothing can he more attractive than
company of pretty women. well
gowDcd. No gathering held in the his
tory of the city ever surpassed that Of
Monday evening in these two features.
While there was no special cndcavor TO
make an exceptional display Of liDery,
still The gowns were all the more at
trattivc for their simplicity. and the
scene WAS more like that of fairy laud
than Il really.
y booth was placed in a corner of
the hall from which fruit punch WAS
served 10 the dapccrs by Miss Stella
Floyd and Miss Margaret Robinson,
Two American Young Indies. The booth
was handsomely trimmed. with ferns
and cut flowers and the two punch bowls
were placed in the center of bower
OF flowers.
rhc grand march was one of the
prcttiesi ever seen here aud was par,
ticipated in by ali even hundred
couples. Mayor Bransford WAS 10 have
led this. but in his absence Judge j. +.
Dsrmcr, chairman of the american
party S recent campaign, and Miss l.u-
Gle Yates, who WAS secretary 10 the
committee. were called upon 10 act, and
they did 50 in delightful and pleasing
mauucr. Thcv were followed by j. T..
Couuor and Mrs. Darmer. and tbc mem-
bers of the committee of arrangements
sud members of the city government
followed with their ladies.
Several of those present who did mol
care 10 dance had their wants attended
10. for the committee had arranged sew
cr1I tables IN ,be reception rooms where
cards were eujoved during the evening.
| was "A merry party which gathered
In these rooms and iollity reicned su
proiac. Included in the party were sew
1t. oil k,.
prals of laughter constantly heard IN
the dance hall above told of tho good
flmc being enjoyed on the floor be
low
Pretty Decorations.
The committee on arrangements had
not overlooked the card rooms whom
il came Ia decorations and the rooms
prosecuted - pretty sight. deckcd as they
were in palms. ferns and with nnmcr-
Gus bouquets of cut flowers. Cnrna.
tons chrysanthcmums. roses and Il va
Tlcty Of other beautiful flowers were
used in profusiOu. From thc hallway
the rooms had more Of an appearance
OF charming conservatory than of
Ordinary card parlors.
The dances were divided into two
sections, and each was named for
member of the city government, either
4 head of department or y member
of the present or incoming council. The
fgst was christcned ''Salt Lake City -
while the second number. q waltz was
named the American Club. The
third number was for his honor. the
mayor. while the next was in honor Of
i. T.. Darmrr. aud so named. The fifth
was named after Frank Christensen,
the sixth, 4. j. Charon. The seventh,
Lucille Yates, the only lady thus hon
oTed The eighth number was for the
district chairman. the ninth for Chief
GlOrc of the FIRE department and the
tcnth for Chief Barlow of ihc police
department.
Tho remaining ten numbers were
named after members of the council,
present and future. and were called the
CouDcilmanic Dances. The names
entered after each number were as fol.
lows: y. j. Davis. l.. j. Wood, j. B.
Moreton. Judge Mckinney. Ed O'Don.
neil Captain Reed. ". Mout Ferry. w.
G. Lyme, Martin L. Mulvcy and Mark
Ecedall
The Committee.
The committee on arrangements con
Sisted of Judge \ j Weber. ?. t. Con
smooth carving out Of The evening s
programme, Jesse BUrnctte, Miss Lucille
Yates. Miss RUBY Williams, Miss Mabel
SNYDER, Mrs. Willard SNYDER and Mr..
and Mrs. \. l. Charon, The floor was
i'm charge of Mr.. Charon as floor mana
ger
The reception committee was com
posed Of The following: Mayor and Mrs.
John =. Bransford, Mr. and Mrs. A, j.
Davis. Mr. aud Mrs. ". Mont Ferry.
Mr. and Mrs. L.. G.. q 'Donncll. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. W Mckinney, Mr. and Mrs. G.
IL Reed. Mr.. and Mrs !. j. Wood. Mr..
and Mrs, G. II. Rayboul1, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Lyme, Mr. and Mrs j. !. Stew.
art. Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Black. Mr. and
Mrs Mark Rccdall. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r.
Muvey. Mr.. and Mrs. H. J.. Dninnv.
Mr.. and Mrs. h. $. Rives Mr.. ard
Mrs. Gideon SNYDER Mr.. and Mrs. Ru.
dolph Alff, Mr.. and Mrs l.. u. Martin,