The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-19
SOCIETY

The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. c. Phillips. who have made the 7
home in salt Lake for many years, was
celebrated yesterday afternoon and
evening at the Phillips home on East
Second South street. About sixty Of
Mrs. Phillips intimate friends were in
vited in to enjoy cards in the after
noon, when, besides the usual card
games, d table was filled with lotto
players. at which Mrs. L. Werthe.mer
won the prize Other prize winners
were Mrs. O. h. Lewis and Miss Hon
ME Herman.
The home was 4 perfect bower -
flowers. a wealth of orange blossoms.
roses, carnations and smilax having been
sent by the only son, Harry Phillips of
Los Angeles Besides all this the rooms
were hung with golden streamers and
gold was everywhere in evidence in
honor of the anniversary. Many mes
ages of love from friends both here
and elsewhere We're sent to Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips. and especially from the
absent daughter. Mrs. Louis Hyams,
and the son. Besides the Misses Phil
lips the hostess was assisted by Mrs.
A r. Haywood Of Ogden. Mrs. Simon
Bamberger. Mrs. A. j. Davis and Miss
Herman. Miss Title Phillips wore dur
ing the afternoon and evening the we'd
ding gown worn by her mother fifty
years ago, looking quaint and pretty in
the old-fashioned, handsome frOck. The
dress is moire antique, handmade and
exqusitely trimmed with fringe, now
yellow with age.
In the evening AIR. and Mrs Phillips
received a host of Their old friends quite
informally the same friends still as
sisting. welding cake, decorated
with two dates and made in the old
style, was in evidence and this was
served to the guests by Miss Herman.
Mrs Jack Keith entertained yester-
day afternoon at a luncheon. followed
by bridge, at the University club. in
honor Of Mrs. Horace VI ddleton. The
guests, numbering twenty-five. were
seated at the long table i'm the private
dining room. and decorations. consist
ing of a long mound of vioiets and mar
cissus. were used. Place cards showing
the combined monogram of the hostess
and the guest of honor We're at each
place and on these each was obliged 10
write a limerick before the meal ended
The Hawaiian troubadours furnished
del ghtful music throughout the meal.
Later the guests went upstairs to the
parlors. where bridge was played, the
prizes being won by Mrs. w. c. Alex
ander. Mrs. Alexander c. Ewing and
Mrs. Ashby D Cleveland.
Mrs. Elbridge Thomas and Mrs. Jay
Rogers were the hostesses last evening
at a delightful bridge party. when the
members of the Cup and Saucer club
entertained their husbands at the
Thomas home. The guests unbered
twenty-six and the evening was passed
merrily.
Mrs. II. A. Whitney entertained a few
Of her neighbOrs yesterday afternoon
at bridge for Mrs. A. Fred Wey. who
4 leaves tomorrow for New York to sail
[ later for European trip of some
/ months.
Mr.. and Mrs Windsor Y. Rice ard
their children are home after more than
| a month spent in the east They left
Mrs. Southworth. Mrs. Rice's sister. inn
/ proving in health satisfactorily.
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A number Of salt Lake friends win
/ go to Ogden tomorrow to attend the
| wedding there Of Miss bessie Spencer
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Spen-
Ger. to a. W Walker.
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Mr.. aud Mrs. Wallace Bransfor1 have
gone to Pasadena. where they viii
spend the rest Of the winter.
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Mrs. \ J. Gorham entertained the
members of her sewing club yesterday
afternoon at her home on Second street
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! Miss Margaret Park and her father
I Boyd Park. and Afr. and Mrs. W. d
Foster are all at the Shirley in Denver
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w F. Cotton mas gone TO Philadelphia
to visit relatives Later he viii sail for
a trip through the West Indies
VI So Emma Merrill of Dewitt Ia ],
a guest at the Howat home for som,
time.
Mrs J. WaIcott Thompson entertain,
the players in the Tuesday bridge tour.
nanlent this afternoon at her home OF
d street.
The Regimental Bridge club meet.
this Afternoon with Mrs. Willis thine a
Fort Douglas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lyme and soi
have gone 20 California for stay o
/ some time
Airs. e A. Wedswood and Mis-