The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-23
Gathering Is Quantity Rerni-
niscent of the Olden
Days.
y NUAINTLY reminiscent of the days

QUANTITY reminiscent oil the days
of more than half century ago
tho days when those who
Y fought out life s battle in Utah
were dependent solely upon themselves
last night in the Bishops building by
the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
The function, both a social and hnan-
cial success, presented several unique
features. Present were women who
were real pioneers-womcn who in their
childhood were Of the company that
first settled in the valley Of Great Salt
Lake and founded the city which bears
its name. There were scores Of daugh-
tiers of the pioneers, many granddaugh-
ters and some great granddaughter.
About 500 attended and enjoyed, seem
ingly to the utmost, the dancing, ex-
change Of greetings and the recalling
of old-timc memories,
The costumes furnished conclusive
proof that Il woman preserves her cher.
isbed clothes longer than man. Many
of the women present wore the gowns
their mothers, grandmothers or great
auuts had worn in the days before the
| '50s: there was only one man present
in pioneer costume and this was only a
replica and of modern manufacture.
Nearly all of the pioneer families Of
| the state were represented. there being
descendants of Brigham Young, Franz
lin D. Richards, Heber G. kimball, Viii
ford Woodruff and Lorenzo Snow.
Among the real pioneers present were
Louisa Decker, Margaret Miller and
Mary J. Miller.
Mrs. Zina Card wore gown that
her mother. Zina d. Young, had worn
fifty years before; Mrs. Elizabeth j. d.
Roundy, S3 years of age, wore an Irish
poplin gown, the gift of Eliza r. Snow.
There were also to be noted as adorn-
ments many family heirlooms Of price
less value to the owners. Mrs. Melvin
NJ. Miller. daughter of pioneer, wore
earrings IT'S years old, handed down
from her great-grandmother; Mrs. Lucy
A. Clark exhibited pair Of bracelets
more than a century old, and Mrs. Lily
C. Wolstenholme wore necklace made
of gold dollars, half dollars and quar-
ters, product of the first years in prim'
tive mining IN California after the dis
covery of the yellow metal there.
The "kiddies' were also out in
force and their bright, modern costumes
formed o striking contrast to the gowns
Of two generations ago:
| Inc dance music undeT Ine aDle oil
rection Of Professor W, C.. Give was
appropriate to the spirit of the event
There was no "ragging" and the
stately, old-fashioned dances held the
boards during the evening. Many
women Of three score and ten danced
the Virginia reel gracefully and with
ease. And it was to be noted that
many of the younger folk needed much
prompting in some Of the old-time
square dances,
Refreshments were served in an ante
room OF the hall during the evening
and the departure of the guests at mid
night was marked by heartfelt felicita.
tions over the success of the affair and
the unstiuted enjoyment. Those in
charge OF the affair were Elizabeth
Wright. Elizabeth Hayward, Zina Y
Card, Victoria McCune, Ida 8. Allen
Laura II. Merrill, Effie Merrill, Sarah
~. Cannon, Hattie Kimball. Flora
Horne. Lucy A. Clark, Mary H. Buck
holdt, Emerette G. Smith, Julia NJ
IFarnsworth. Isabel Thurman, Mary But
terwortb, Mary J. Clawson, Nav Belle
Davis. Abbie II. Cowley, Kate r. Bur
ton, Isabel Workman.