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Show SOCIAL GATHERING. A very pleasant family gathering of about fifty in number, took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter II. Anderson on Sunday last, in honor of Mr. John Patten, Jr., of New York, who is visiting relatives and friends in this city. Members of the Patten family from afar who were present, were Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Patten of Provo; Mr. and Mrs. Reuben DeWitt, Miss Edith De-Witt, De-Witt, Mrs. E. Durkee and Miss Candace Durkee of Marysvale; Mrs. Charles Patten and the Misses Jennie and Emily Patten of Baltimore. Balti-more. Dinner was served at an early hour and the afternoon passed in a most pleasing way. Mrs. Patten of Provo gave an interesting talk, recalling re-calling scenes and incidents of bygone by-gone days, concluding by paying a neat tribute to the efforts and achievements of the distinguished gentleman present. By request Mr. Azariah Smith sang a song composed by himself while serving in the Mormon battalion. Miss Eloise Vorhees gave a number of vocal selections in fine style, and Mrs. A. P. Vorhees sang with much expression the dear old song, "Silver "Sil-ver threads among the gold.1' A number of recitations were creditably credit-ably rendered by Miss EleanorAn-derson. EleanorAn-derson. Mr. Patten, in a genial and courteous cour-teous manner, acknowledged the appreciation tendered him and expressed ex-pressed his pleasure at once more being in his native city, the place of his birth and early boyhood. He related a number of his experiences in the line of his profession, which were listened to with deep interest. Mr. Patten is broad-minded and generous, and usually takes the correct view of things regarding Utah and her people. He has certainly cer-tainly won a name among the inventive in-ventive geniuses of the age, and through his whole-souled benevolence benevo-lence may be styled one of nature's true philanthropists. His many friends wish him every possible success in his future undertakings. |