The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
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u1uE Is COuplcte NltuOuJ luC"'
Mrs Jay Travis Harris, formerly
among the most popular young Salt
Lake matrons, will be hero early in the
week to visit at The Amelia palace with
her brother and sister, Colonel and Mrs
Edwin +. Holmes. She will bring with
her her two little ones, Bransford and
Susanna, and together with Mr.. Harris.
who is already here, they will be guests
at the Amelia palace over the holi'
days. Tho place will be n very merry
one, it being tho first timo in many
years that tho walls have rung TO the
laughter of little ones. the thing that
makes a Christmas merry after all.
A number Of the society girls have
gone ahead On their own responsibility
again this year and arc busy providing
a Christmas tree for the poor little ones
who have no other Christmas coming
TO them. The tree will be displayed on
the afternoon of Friday, December %,
at 3 clock. in Unity hall, and already
"a hundred children are included in the
list of those to receive presents. Miss
Gertrude McGrath is heading tho agGrc
CATION of young girls, and Captain
Woods is lending able assistance in
finding the deserving ones.
While the social whirI has not been
nearly so giddy for the past week as
ii was prior to that time, there have
been some rather elaborate affairs in
society one or two dinners and lunch.
cons cclipsing all previous affairs Of
a like nature. Conspicuous among them
was the dinner given Tuesday evening
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Armstrong, the
luncheons for Mrs. Edwin +, Holmes
and Mrs j. r. Cosgr,ff at the Alta
club, at which Mrs, RAY Walker, Mrs.
Rob Walker and Mrs. a. G. Ewing re-
spcctively entertained, and dinner at
the Quigley home on Tuesday evening.
Society, or such part Of it as en-
ioys the gracious hospitality of the
army folks busy making ready the
frills and fnrbelows for the hop the
evening Of the Goth, for II is under
stood that no one not in fancy dress
will be admitted TO the hall, The
plan to wear a mask and domino is to
be spoiled in the bud, aud all the
guests will be required 10 wear really
fancy costumes. The post people have
been most indulgent in the past and
they should certainly be favored in
this request, OF having all thcir guests
appear in characteristic costumes, The
receiving line for that evening will in
cludc Colonel Scott and Miss Ward,
his niece, who is a guest at the Scott
home, and Captain and Mrs. John M.
Palmer. The hop committee is doing
everything 10 mako the affair The most
enjoyable of the season.
Miss Helen MacVicbio entertained
nearly fifty of her young girl friends
Saturday afternoon at delightful tea,
the game Of 500 preceding the Tea
time. The tea table was decorated
with pink Chetney roses and pink was
used in all the decorations throughout.
The young hostess was assisted by Der
mother, Mrs. Duncan MacNichic-
Mrs. .ToHeph Young entertained a
party of friends al the Orpbeum ut the
Saturday matinee in compliment 10
Mrs. Edwin F. Holmes. the other guests
being Mrs. John G.. Cutler. Mrs T.. Ron
ncmort. Mrs. Frank Knox, Mrs Ezra
Thompson, Mrs. j. j. DAILY and Mrs.
J. J. Ruswcll
A pleasant affair of yesterday after
noon, enjoyed by a number of The
younger girls. was the bridge tea given
by Miss Marion Hooper at the Hooper
homo. when ten tables Of bridge were
followed by tea to which number
more had been invited Red docora.
tions suggestive Of Christmas were
used In all the rooms and iinv taIIios
showing sprays OF holly, indicated the
places for the game. The young hos.
less was assisted by Miss Helen Wood.
ruff, Miss Dean Alder and Miss Helen
Ellerbcck.
Miss Zaida Boutwell, was the hostess
Saturday afternoon al a delightful
bridge tea for number of the Younger
girls. the affair being IN honor of Miss
Maude Miller, who is recently home
frt1 j
tables of the game wero PLAYED in he
early afternoon, and later a number
more came in for tea when Mrs. Il. ri.
Officer poured and the Younger sisters
Of the hostess assisted. The rooms were
gay with Christmas coIors, and all the