The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-06
SOCIETY LEADERS
TAKE TO SKATING
Members of Younger Set Or
ganize Club Limited to
One Hundred.
MRS. TAFT'S SECRETARY
MISS MARY SPiERs is TO SUc-
cEED MISS ALICE BLEcH.
MRS. TAFT'S SECRETARY
tspeoiaI to The HeraIa-Republlean.,

Especial to The Herald Republican,
Washington, March 5.-The unprece-
denied cold snap which froze over the
Basin" pond not far from the resi-
dent district of Washington, and
brought the rare treat of a few days
of skating to the younger set, has re-
Vived such a passion for the sport that,
in lieu of ice, the skating enthusiasts
have turned TO roller skating, with the
result that a roller skating club, COM
posed of the very smartest of the social
set, has been formed and promises to
occupy considerable OF the time, which,
10 those who are accustomed to con-
slant whirl, is likely to drag during
Lent The club meets twice a week.
on Tuesdays. and Fridays, from to G.,
and already its bi-weekly meetings
have been voted a great success. The
membership has been limited to 100, and
includes only the ultra-smart Of the
young married set, a favored few debu-
tantes of the last two seasons, and a
limited number of bachelors in the dip
lomatic and official circles.
Everything cOntriVed to add to the
comfort of skaters has been thought
fully provided. Competent instructors
have been engaged to assist those as
yet uninitiated to the sport. Those who
have acquired the tea habit, one of
Washington's rapidly growing vices,
find the mildly cheering beverage ou-
tainable throughout the afternoon.
Music by the best Orchestras is also
provided.
The governing committee of the club
is composed of such we'll known persons
as Mrs. Jack Story, Countess Moltke
wife OF the Danish minister, who was
before her marriage, q Boston belle,
and Countess Luise Alexandra Won
BernstOrff, the debutante daughter of
the German ambassador.
The Countess Moltke, who as Miss
Cornelia Thayer, was known as one of
the most accomplished skaters of Bos-
ton, is one of the clubs very enthusi-
astic members Her marriage with the
Danish nObleman. which took her to
Copenhagen before the counts appoint
ment as minister, afforded her many
opportunities for INDUCING her fond
ness for the sport and thereby greatly
increased her skill.
Enthusiastic Skaters.
The Misses Meyer, daughters of the
secretary of the navy, learned the arr
of skating during their fathers service
as ambassador to Russia, and together
daughter of the Russian ambassador,
they are familiar figures on the rink,
being enthusiastic skaters. The Misses
Meyer are attractive on skates, not
alone because of their grace, for they
are always dressed precisely alike, a
fact which often misleads people into
taking them for twins. Mrs. Meyer
follows the continental fashion in dress
ing her daughters alike, and in their
case it is very effective.
Captain Archibald Butt. the Pres-
dents military aide. while not an old
hand, is a most persevering scholar
when it comes TO skating His friends
are sometimes inclined to be jealous of
the gallant captain because he numbers
so many of the bellies among his in
struetors, while they have no such ex-
cuse for requiring attention. If his de-
termination holds out as strongly as It
appears to be now. ne viii no doubt be
promoted soon from the awkward