The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
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years. and nearly all staple foods had
gone M very materially in price
Attention was called particularly to
| the fact that retail dealers pay so small
price to the producers. while demand
I ing So high n price from the consumers,
! that the prodnccg- were rapidly seek
! inc more profitable lines Of business,
the result heiUe that tho fictitious val
ucs Of ono period become tho actual
! values OF The next period, Thus IN the
matter Of eggs, the actual scarcity of
eggs today is duc 10 the fact tbat the
/ best poultry men caaDot afford 10 Spe-
rializc on raising eggs for the market,
/ whcr retailers pay only nj best per
/ cent OF what hes charge ihcir custom
ers. Hence. many arc going out Vi the
puulirv business,
! Mrs. {. T. Alien. president ri the 10
cal branch of the congress. presided at
/ the meeting and she prcfsccd Miss Var
/ Cott : talk by au announcement OF the
coming of Miss Fletcher Of Washing
| Ton, d. e.. 10 give a series of lectures
and demonstrations Oh the Montesseri
methods. the first of the year
The annual election aud installation
of officers OF Elcc,a chapter No. s ..
+. s. took place at the Masonic tcm
pie Tuesday evening. and the follow
ing officers were chosen for the cnsu-
ing year: Worthy matron, Jcnnis NJ
Murfiit; worth patron. :. \. A. Down
ing; associate matTon, Fannie Miucar;
Secretary. Ida T. Wire; treasurer.
ltbelyn Perkins: conductrcss, Maud
Watms: associate conductrcss, Lille
Downing; chaplain, Matilda Cain; mar
ShSl. sophia McCrea; organist, Euth
Glasbrooli: Ada. Lois Harmon; Ruth.
Clara Peterson; Esther, Louise Dodds;
Martha, Corinda kcmpner; Blecta Lulu
Il, Browncll; wardcr, Carrie +. Dalton;
sentinel. j. C. kcarns. The worthy
graud uatron, Eunicc G. Gordon, Off
ciatcd assisted by Rhotla ConcIy. grand
marshal. and Lille f.. Treasure. acting
Grand orgauist. The retiring matrou
I.uccna MARCEL. was presented with a
past matron s jewel. present atlon being
made by Birdie s Nipper, in behalf Of
the chapter.
\ programme devoted entirely TO the
subject Of Christmas was given ON
Friday afternoon by the current
events and current literature section
Of tho Ladies Literary club. two
Christmas stories and ono splendid pa
per on 1.-The True Spirit of Christ
mas" forming the literary part Of the
programme Mrs W s. Gicsy read
Christmas story from he pen of her
- L.
read ono Of her own compositions,
called Larry while a paper which
was largely without notes. was given !
by Mrs A. j. Gorham. Music hy Mrs |
Allen McNitt ana tea for the social !
hour followed the rest Of the pro
gramme.
Through tho combined efforts OF the /
Mothers congress and the Froebei So (
cicty, Miss Roberta Fletcher of Wash |
ington, u. c.. ono Of ;hc great special. !
lists Of lbc country IN educational lines. (
viii be here carly in January To de- /
liver a series Of lectures on the Mon.
tessori methods OF cducatiou Miss /
Fletcher will lecture on January u. ( !
and s and will give demonstrations for
parents aud for teachers, the one ut |
Rowland hall OIL Tuesday afternoon aud ,
tho other at ;hc University Of Utah |
affairs arc ulanncd FOR .uIss Fletcher. !
among them n reception at the home
Of Mrs. ". $. Mccormick. on Monday |
afternoon.
The women $ clubs have all called .
their meetings off for the next week or
so, only two ncing scheduled for the ,
week just beginning. The Bay View |
Reading club holds It's regular meeting
tomorrow afternoon. The lesson will ne !
given by section : aud The magazine /
review bv section ). Mrs. Grant |
Brown will give pancr and Mrs. !
Travis will review current events. The |,
Ladies Literary club will hold the next |
regular meeting next Friday afternoon,
the programme being entirely in charge |
Of Miss Cara !. Colburne, who will F,
give a special afternoon Of Browning.
The music will be furnished by Mrs
Walter &. Tuttle. and Mrs. p, ~ Cook,
The members Of thc College club On.
tcrtalned a number OF their friends
very pleasantly Thursdav afternoon at
an open meeting at the home of Mrs.
+. E. Marcy on p street The literary
part of the afternoon was given bv
Miss Moore Of the Collegiate Institute
faculty, who gave very ENJOYABLE talk
OH her two years abroad Mrs. Ira u.
Travis the president of the club. Mrs.
G, V, Lawry and Mrs. Robert Porter
assisted the hostess in receiving ard
later in serving tea to the company.
The Study club Of the American
Woman 5 LEAGUE in parliamentary law
and c,vics will meet next time. Iauu~
AIRY ., at their study rooms. 21S South
Main street. The director of the Study
club in journalism is Mrs, A. J. John. |