The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-01
SECTION THREE.

r HE merry month Of May has come
to us this season with abundant
promise OF a beautiful summer TO fol-
low. Perhaps even In the experience
of the oldest inhabitant there has never
been such a succession Of perfect Gays
as have been enjoyed IN this vicinity
during the months of March and April
as has been the case the present season
The exquisite Wild flowers in the nils
and canyons, as well as the garden
blooms, are at least three weeks ahead
of other years. The early spring mas
a distinct bearing upon local society
in general, when resorts and country
homes will be thrown open for the sum-
mer campaign.
Salt Lake has ever been very gay
socially in the good OLD summer time,
and the prospects for the present year
seem more than usually pTopitiOus for
a giddy whirl. The present week holds
much OF interest along social lines, the
eliminating point perhaps being the
coming of Maud Adams. which is al
ways the signal for theatre parties
composed Of admiring friends OF that
famous actress, who are proud to wei
come her to her childhood home. While
IL Is an understood fact that Miss
Adams does not accept invitations and
declines the hOnOrs which would De
showered upon her even in her home
town. there will be few household cir
cles that will not be indirectly inter
ested and make their plans according
". The news recently received that
Miss Adams has graCiOusly consented,
through the courtesy of her business
manager, TO appear in an extra matinee
for the benefit of the building fund OF
the Orphans Home and Day Nursery,
has been enthusiastically received, not
Tzr0rT l-1Ta o
women who bear the financial burden,
but the community at large.
The society ball TO be given Friday
evening at the OdeOn in connection
with Mothers day observance. bids fair
to equal the annual charity ball In bril-
liancy, II the plans of the energetic
Young society girls in charge are car
ried out, with the backing of the lead
ing society matTOns as patrons
The formal opening of the Country
club is scheduled TO occur during the
week which event is the official open
ing Of the social season in exclusive So
ciety circles. Everything VIII be done
to make the country season a social
success. when the custom of former
seasons will prevail in the way Of aft
ernoon teas, lUncheOns and dinner
dances. together with the Out-Of-dOOr
games and sports which make the
charming spot notably the gathering
place for all lovers Of the healthful
amuSementS.
Rather a clever anecdOte has been
told N local literary circles within the
past week something to this effect;
one Of the leading clergymen in the
CITY told one of the feminine members
of his family that he would allow her
lust FIVE minutes to give the names Of
twelve women mentioned in the New
Testament The learned divine was
somewhat taken aback when the said
Young woman promptly answered
Mary, Martha and the ten foolish viz
gins.
Three middle-aged matrOns. on their
way to attend a meeting OF one OF the
exclusive bridge clubs during the week
at one of the Brigham street homes,
might have been seen busily engaged
searching for fOur-leaved cloVerS,
which. when found, were to he placed
in their Shoes in the fond hope mat
luck would attend them to the extent
of their winning the handsome prize to
be given in the game Of the afternoon
Sad to relate, the only one who was
successful in the search was rewarded
later with the BOBBY prize