The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-27
LONGWORTH DINNER
IS UNIQUE AFFAIR
Monkey Chase Affords Excite
ment for Guests Gathered
to Pay Respects.
SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON
oLD-FASHIoNED DANCE BRINGS
BACK BYGoNE DAYS.

Especial to The dld-RepuDhcdn.j
Washington, D. c., Feb. 26.-TO Mrs.
Nicholas LongwOrth, wife Of Repre-
sentative LongwOrth of Ohio, and for
merly Miss Alice Roosevelt, is conceded
the palm for originality in dinner en-
tertainments, after the exciting adVen-
ture experienced by the guests at din
ner party given at her home last week
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, who are visiting the Long
WOrths on their way south to spend the
rest of the winter. A most impromptu,
not to say thrilling, monkey hunt was
the order of the evening party, partici-
pated in by the masculine members OF
the party, while the feminine contin-
gent afforded a real jungle atmosphere
by shrill sQueals and shrieks.
It seems that the talk at the dinner
liable reverted to the subject OF ami
? mails, whereupon Mrs. LOngWOrth be-
gan with enthusiasm to describe two
pet monkeys which had recently been
given her. Some of the guests eX-
pressed a desire to see the animals, so
Mrs LongwOrth. proud OF her posses
sions. ordered the cage brought into the
dining room.
One OF the monkeys, quite overcome
by the attention suddenly thrust upon
him, succeeded in opening the door OF
the cage, and, before any could realize
what had happened, he had turned
few handsprings on the table and
leaped to the chandelier, where he
swung by his tail, ChatteTing VOlubly
at the company.
The women screamed and jumped
upon their chairs while the men tried
feverishly to devise schemes of captur-
ing the beast with the least possible
danger. Colonel Roosevelt in Africa
could not have had any more thrills of
the chase than did his daughters din
ner guests, as in full evening dress
they attempted to beard the elusive
simian in his chandelier. When finally
reunited from its perch by the brave
hunters, the monkey ran around the
room a few times the shrieking women
and some of the men rapidly disappear
ing through the various exits at each
circuit, after which it leaped upon the
buffet, playing havoc with some of the
cut glass wedding presents of Princess
Alice" from there to the plate rail,
where his diSappTOVal of bTiC-a-bTaC
was just as plainly evinced; thence 10
the floor again, where he fortified him
self behind a jaTdiuiere until captured
by his valiant pursueTs.
When order was once more restored,
and the guests were about to resume
their places at the table, Mrs. BOurke
Cochran, the house guest of General
and Mrs. Clarence Edwards, announced
her opinion that the bed Of the mon
keys was not of the kind most approved
in MOnkeyland She had been in the
Philippines. and thought she knew just
the sort of bed most conducive to mon
key comfort. Cotton and soft grass were
supplied her, and she set about rene
lying the monkeys sleeping quarters,
but they proved ungTateful, and one of
them bit her on the thumb, A further
panic was narrowly averted, and d ply
stefan pronounced the wound not Sc
Tious.
Taft Reviews Troops.
Fort Myer was the scene Of a brilliant
assemblage at its first exhibition drill
of the season, given by the Fifteenth
United States cavalry and the Third
United States artillery, under the diTec-
ton of Colonel Joseph Gaward, COM
mandant of the post, for the benefit Of
the Army Relief society.
President Taft stood beside Colonel
GarTard. reviewing each troop as it
wheeled into the hall Society was rep
resented by scores of beautifully
gOwned women, who filled the stands at
either end of the hall, and enthusiast
tically applauded the daring equine
feats and the perfectly executed artil-
lery drill.
Mrs. Taft. with her sister, Mrs.
Thomas K. Laughln of Pittsburg, and
Mrs. MCCagg of Chicago. both house
guests at the White house was one of
the most interested spectators. After
the drill the ladies of the Army Relief
society served tea at the quarters of
General J. Franklin Bell.
The proceeds Of the exhibition viii so
toward the support and education of
thirty-twO boys and girls dependent
upon officers and enlisted men who have
lost their lives in the service. =
Old Fashioned Dancing.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Henderson
made an enjoyable departure from con-
vention III the Old-fashioned dance