Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
Old Day Memories
Revived at Delightful Ball

4 short by six Inches. hair combed for
ward from a part AZ the back OF the
| head and reached on top. Mrs George
! Piper was one OF the most striking
| pictures there In her old fashioned
| hoop gown Of bright and enormous
plald and old fashioned shawl. Mrs.
Roealis Klmban wore court costume
and wig. and many others were there
| whose costumes drew the eve and
awoke gusts Of appreciation. II W. re-
| grettable that all the names were not
obtainable and that a big photo % the
participants could not have been Sc
cured. Tho affair was the most sue
cessful yet given and the committees
responsible are Susa Young Gates. Mrs.
Alice kimball smith. Mrs Elizabeth
NJ McCune, Mrs. Annie -. Watson.
Miss Maud MAY Babcock. Mrs Augusta
w. Grant. Mrs. Malyina Peters Mrs.
Anna ID. Groesbeck. Mrs. Rebecca y.
Nibley, Mrs. Marie y. Wnder. Mrs.
Isabel whitney Sears. Mrs Eleanor r..
Mcdonald. Mrs. Anna Lynch. Mrs
Flora Il. Horne. Mrs. Edna L. Smith
Mrs. A. Lund, Mrs. Zina " Card.
George d. Pyper Lou Groesbeck Nc
Cune, Ina c. smith. Flora 5. wins
Mary Grant. Joseph s.. Peery and 1.y-
man r. Martinesu. Sir. Piper being
chairman OF the evening.
REvIv1NG OLD MEMORIES.
Last nights gathering was not alone
notable for Its display OF old gowns
and its revival of Nauvoo memories.
Seated in tho coy corners on the
stage or the benches watching the
dancers. were clusters OF old tim. vet
Grams who devoted the evening To eN-
changing "reminiscences Of the Social
hall and the notable episodes which
had been enacted within its walls since
y was built as the pioneer theatcr ana
dance hall In 1852.
Among others noticed were Hon
John r. Caine. the veteran actor WIN
took part in one OF the first plays pre-
scented in the old hall 81 1852. The
Lady Of Lyons" not the first however
as the opening bin was Don Caesar
De Bazan." He was iull OF recollec-
lions ~ his fellow players, and OF his
own part. that of CLAWS. or all that
cast, which was headed by James
FcrEusonl as Claude. and Mrs. VINCE
lock as Pauline, only Mr.. Caine, Mrs
NJ. g. Clavson, John ID. T.
McAlllster and Phil MsrRetts re-
main As the quartet sang Bon Boi.''
Mr. Caine recalled also that he first
heard the old ballad rendered by its
composer so years ago in ST. Louis
In another corner President John r.
Winder, lie Grande Young and W. W.
Ritter looked upon the familiar faces
which hung upon the walls and re-
called the many times the originals had
'tripped the light fantastic toe" upon
the floor OF the hall Judge r. D. Wool
ley Of Kanab. whose father Bishop Ed
win Woolley. lived so long in the old
house just across the alley. was an
other who was full OF anecdotes. Abra-
ham Hatch, Harrison Sperry. tho vet
eran j. II. Martineau Of Mexico. and
James TIRE. also told many incidents
Of the social parties OF those DAYS. AMI
Mr.. IRE pointed out the exact corner
In which President Young used %
dance in the Quadrille.
Two other veterans who were not too
old to dance were Evan A. Richards,
So years OF eye next May. who recalled
a brilliant event in the Social han for
the benefit OF the Nauvoo Legion. in
which he participated. just IS years
ago. Still another was job. Smith, tho
old pioneer who drove across the
plains. a wagon which did not contain
a single nail. having been bound to
gether with pegs and strips OF buffalo
hide.
The beauty OF the RECONSTRUCTED hail
the convenience OF the arrangements.
the smooth floor. and the rare collection
OF old portraits. all appealed strongly
to the venerable guests and there were
general expressions Of delight that the
historical BAH should have been devoted
to the purposes OF the Genealogical so
ciety
II was equally pleasant to see that
the original arrangement OF the IN
terror, the stage. the old proscenium
arch and the wooden bust OF Shake
speaie which surmounts the arch. We're
all left as they were originally designed
standing record was taken OF an
those present who were born IN Nau-
WOO, aud four responded. namely, Mrs.
Mary J. Whitney Groo. Caroline Raleigh
Wells, j. ID, Woolley and ]. A. Fisher.
Ann Hardy was introduced as
having been born IN Adam-ondl-
Ahinon. Those who had lived
In Nauvoo numbered 10. and
the children Of Nauvoo people num-
bered ST. OF the pioneers OF is47. mot
however Of the original band). tn-,
were present, W w. Ritter and Harri-
son Sherry
Another pleasant diversion was the
serving OF buttermik and douxhnuts
and Gives quadrile band PLAYED a
round Of old tunes which alone We're
suificient to start everyones feet 70
tapping time,