The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
Excellent Menu and
Sparkling Wit Mark
Elaborate Breakfast
Annual Event of Ladies Literary Club Notable Sue
cess; Responses to Toasts Show Originality;
Introductions by Toastmistress
Exceptionally Clever

I'VE number now two hundred, more or
less;
In years we do to ,hirty-four confess.
The DAYS have melted into months. and
The months have heightened into years -
and on
They roll. Each has its history. each
OF memories. of friendships deep and
rare.
Pause now moment. check unseemly
Look backward down the years. What
seems waste
OF barren toll. of fruitless effort, shows
a host of things well done; and wonder
grows
These were the lines with which the
genial toastmstrcss began the literary
part of the Ladies' Literary club break
fast. yestcrday-thc breakfast given in
celebration OF the clubs thirty fourth
birthday. and they fitted so well into the
general spirit of the day. and Of the pro-
gramme prepared that they made a
proper Introduction.
Presents Elaborate Scene
The literary part began however, at
the end of quite the most satisfactory
meal the club has ever partaken Of to-
gether. and one which was served in the
most satisfactory manner that the club
room at the Commercial club was filed
with the guests, and three long tables.
running parallel, with one across the
top, seated the $50 ladies who were in
attendance at the affair. The hour set
was 10 o'clock and almost on that hour
the company was settled and service OF
were gay with flowers. cycamen and
ferns i'm tho white and green OF the club
colors making effective decorations: At
each place menu card held the list OF
fCQ OF y1l iSt nf 10
things provided for the inner woman.
the clubs monogram in white and green
gracing the outer cover.
For more than an hour general con
versation was enjoyed over a delicious
menu. and when at the proper time tho
president. Mrs. w, r. Hutchinson arose
ton was turned to the other feast pre-
pared for the company-the literary part.
In a few well-chosen words. Mrs. Hutch
inson introduced Mrs. +. B. Critchlow as
toastmistress, referring 10 her personal
lty with the lines;
"she kept us fresh-ambitious all the
And lifted tons, just with her voice and
smile"
into verse--not just iingles, but verse Of
high order and filed with the hest
suggestions for club work. In the lines
above she gave the subject of Retro
spection.' and in resnonse Mrs Hu,chin
son reviewed briefly some Of the clubs
most interesting recent history. speaking
Of the valued members recently taken
from the club. especially the Club
mother" Mrs. Eliza KIrtley Roylc.
In opposition To retrospcction was the
next toast, "Anticipation. and to this
Mrs. +. r. Jones gave a splendid re-
sponse. speaking more especially of the
proposed new clubhouse and dwelling on
The need for optimism and enthusiasm
She said that suspicion and criticism
was two-headed monster which would
say enterprise itself, and that no pro-
moter had ever accomplished anything
unless he believed with all his heart and
soul that the thing could be accomplished.
Let MS resolve to he Of one mind in this.
and next year we'll celebrate our birth
day in our own home, under our own
roof tree This sentiment was greeted
with burst of applause which auGurcd
well for the clubhouse.
Continuing her lines OF introduction for
each one Mrs. Crtchow introduced Mrs,
A. r. Campbell. new member. who re-
Sponded to the toast "Green Fields and
Pastures New" making AN enjoyable.
though brief talk on the value of tho
club to the new member and weaving
in clever fashion some telling anecdotes
into her speech.
Introduction in Verse.
The subject OF publicity had been
given TO Mrs w Eugene Traughber and
IL was so timely, so we'll introduced and
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