The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-14
Members of Organization
Cleverly Impersonate Char
acters of Play.

~ silIilar to that preceding Christ.
~ mas or any anniversary when
secrets kept for months are
about to be unfolded, pervaded the
Ladies Literary club house yesterday
afternoon, as the members assembled
at their regular meeting hour to cele-
brate the club S thirty-seventh birth
day. The members were wearing their
prettiest clothes in honor of the occn-
sion and talked in subdued tones of
suppressed excitement as they looked
at the drawn curtain on the stage in
the main auditorium, which hid the
great birthday secret.
No matter how Imagination had run
riot as to the nature Of the secret, no
disappointment was felt at the nature
Of the birthday treat prepared by the
entertainment committee for the club.
At the opening the curtains parted
and the "Club Spirit" impersonated
by Mrs. Eugene B. Palmer, appeared,
with recipe book (the club year book)
in hand, with the announcement that
she was going TO bake birthday
cake" for the club anniversary.
The curtains were drawn, revealing
table containing mixing bowl,
spoon and all of the paraphernalia for
cake baking, but before she started her
task the stage darkened and three ugly
forces, known as "Glooms," appeared
and frightened the "Club Spirit"
away, These glooms were "Discour-
agement," represented by Mrs. Frank
Larsen; "Chronic Objector,'' imper-
sonated by Mrs. F. NJ, McHugh, and
"Unjust Criticism" represented by
Mrs. Beulah Storrs Lewis.
Spoiled the Cake.
The "Glooms' put in a number of
ingredients which makes an altogeth-
er flat and unpalatable cake. A cry
for help was heard from the outside
and three "Graces' appeared to re-
lieve the distress of the "Club Spirit"
nd redeem her cake The "Graces" "
were "Faith," impersouated by Mrs.
A j. Gorham; Glove represented
by Mrs. Raymond Ackerman, and
"Hope,v represented by Mrs. w. J.
| Shealv.
When the f'Graces" had counter
acted all the bad effect of the
"Glooms," efforts to spoil the cake
and it was ready for baking, the "In-
spector" was called to inspect the
dough as to its pure food qualities.
The Inspector" Mrs. P. N. Cook, ap-
peared and put her stamp of approval
on the mixture of the "Club Spirit, Z"
aided by the "Graces," and the enter
tainment committee services were
asked to bake the big birthday
cake" The inspector presented the
club gold spoon from the city as a
token of appreciation
While the baking was supposed to
be in progress the "Club Spirit"
called forth the different years Of the
club, represented by children dressed
in white and carrying pennants with
each year lettered upon them. The
year 1914 was cleverly impersonated
by tiny tot hardly able to walk.
Then the great finale came when a
curtain was drawn, revealing the huge
cake in the center Of the stage, cone
shaped and beautifully decorated
with tinsel and garlands Of pink and
yellow roses
The "Club Spirit announced that,
since the cake was too large to present
as whole, she would give it to the
club IN slices. Then representatives of
the various sections Of the club, con
ceaIed in the cake, arose one at a
time, with special birthday greet
ing, Mrs. w. +. Adams, president of
the club, arose last from the center OF
the cake, with a beautiful little speech
of good wishes and congratulations fol-
the club and its work.
The club sections and their repro
scntativcs were: Art, Mrs. i. j. Par