The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-27
EVENTFUL NIGHT
FOR CLUB MEMBERS
Program Committee of Com
mercial Club Provides Many
Pleasing Surprises.
SMOKER A BIG SUCCESS
Vaudeville Entertainers and Opera
Company Stars Assist in Making
Occasion One to Be Remembered

After two or three days OF formal
receptions. the members OF the Com
mercial club last night toasted their
feet i'm the cOZiness OF their own home
by themselves
Wednesday the club drew open its
doors 10 almost everyone who cared
To be a visitor; Thursday, Thanksgiv-
Ing day the members. with their
friends had an informal house party;
Friday marked the beginning OF the
midday luncheon, but il was last
night that the club members really felt
that he had come into his own.
10 was only a smoker arlair-but
what a smoker. Warnings had been
sent out, one that the members must
come prepared FOR anything. another
thar the program would begin along
about 9.30 OF 10 o'clock, OF some time
later. that il was To oe 2 common
everyday affair, and all dress suit eff
rects debarred. Members began
drifting into the new club house by
o'clock, by s O'Clock there was the
steady whirring and hum of autOmO-
biles outside the building. the main
doors swinging constantly. By 9
O'Clock the building promised TO COM
fortably house the clubs membership
Tor years 10 come was almost
thronsed with club members
Splendid Program.
Informal i'm its way. the CONNER
cial clubs FIRST smoker i'm its new
home was one OF the most elaborate
affairs. The program committee.
working for several weeks. furnished
bin of entertainment that was a
surprise TO even those who had been
given AN inkling of what might be ex-
pected
Here is what happened ON the i'm
provised stage erected in the main
dining or banquet hall
Charles Riesner black faced come
dian, in funny monolOgue. opened the
evenings entertainment He was fol-
lowed by Lucy Lucier and Charles
Ellsworth, "a comedy song and dance
team
From 1870 to n o'clock the team
OF Howard and Howard, in their droll
jew" sketch. the headliner in the
weeks Orpheum bill entertained the
club members i'm a way that brought
out uproarious laughter ana applause.
he surprise OF the evening was
sprung on the members when the
program committee introduced Bessie
cinord and the Yama Yama girls OF
the Three Twins" company follow
ing Howard and Howard. and then
ance of Victor Morley of the same
company.
No Closing Hours.
The whole affair OF the smoker.
which lasted till we'll past the mid
night hour (Chief of Police Sam Bar
low is member OF the club. so there
was no closing hour, was voted tho
best ever"
The smoker" committee was COM
posed of ". Ii. Shearman. chairman.
l. h. Harding vice chairman. j. II.
Arson, +. G.. Barnes. &C. Chralton.
James b. cecil. r. L. COnley. N. II.
Desly, j. II. Deming. ". Ii. Frazee,
Ernest GAYLORD. DR.. j. y Harrison.
Or Ned Hewett. Or. j. n. Keith. Har-
old Lamb. Don r. Lewis A. W. Long.
Frank A. Lowe. ii. A. Mccormick. r.
Mckenzie. ". :. Zehring. Theo. Nv
strom, b F. OF, l. G. Ritter. sig ST.
mon. A. 7. Spitko. Grant Snyder. c.
h. TitcOmb, F. A Timby. j. NJ. Wilhy.
William Bowen. F. g. Brooks. A. X.
Herman. JOY II. Johnson. president.
j. r. Caine. secretary.
he subcommittee on the program
consisted of W. H. Sherman, Dr. Ned
Hewett and W. s. Zehring.