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Show ;l Society. Bi rJ I For a sultry week in the middle of summer when HjVi 1 it is such hard work to get up enough ambition K 'I I to change a kimono for an evening gown or a loose B,il!i"w, summer make-up for monkey clothes, the past Hf iTjI few days have been remarkable socially. r"tf 11 Tlie brllliant reception at the Post last evening, Mi! jji tne lfike parties, kensingtons, and best of all the Ulni i'ijl informal little dinners and luncheons that have HMjfjn crowded the week, have made it most interesting. I pf -jf j And next week promises much. The Kimball H V1 J j " musicale, the Sturgis dance at the Country club B &llf' far' and a number of other smaller affairs. m t ,, 'i j H ,, ,1 i) j The Post Reception. j'th One of the most brilliant functions ever gh en H ifj, W at Fort Douglas, or in the city, was the reception H &'!, and hop at the Post last evening. It was given by H ! p r.y the oflicers and ladies of the Fort and Was the so- KNl'fvi cial success of the summer. The grounds were Mr!$i f! quaintly beautiful, hundreds of grotesque Chinese HKj'H lanterns being arranged among the trees. The fjUf band was outslde during the leception and the Hi iff "f1 originality of the whole affair was the subject of tfh much conversation. The reception was held in thp J jj oflicers' club, the ladies receiving until 10 o'clock, H J"Vl J WllGn Uie dancing hegan in the Post hall. H!ii It Th Way betweeu the club aml the hall was H il covered, and the patriotic decorations in the hall H ill 'if WGie beautiful- Pretty cosy corners weie arranged H jijj & also, and the hall never looked more inviting. A H In flf J" complete change has taken place at the club, H1 'f which has been furnished with everything the Mjpifrjfl' regiment used to have at Leavenworth, and last HRj( )dl evening the appearance of the old club-house was Hf Ffrj most artistic. The refreshments were served out- If Nf! Side' a clcver innvatlon, and the punchit had Hi 1 been waiting in bottles three weks and it was H ,-W a shade the best anyone ever tasted. Hundreds of HI guests from town enjoyed the hospitality of the If M oflicers and ladies. f, fir IsL Luncheon for Gov. Savage. W $w Gov Savage of Nebraska, accompanied by his HiTfSjj' stafC and a Party of friends, arrived on the Short jc Lino on Tuesday morning and was met at the Bi Iff j ': f depot by Secretary of State Hammond, who is act- Iff v V ing as Svernor Pro tem during Governor "Wells' HJLj J "" absence, Fisher Harris, secretary of the Commer- Hlf fti ' cial club' aml otbers and the visitors were driven Iff') ii r t to the Knutsfor(1 hotel. At 11 o'clock the Nebraska HiIIm party was taken to the Tabernacle, where they Hlfij 1 listened to an organ recital. Theace the gentlemen Hff i 1 1 I were escorted to the Commercial club, where Gov. Hllif Hammond gave them a luncheon. Among those IHnii" HM present wero Col. Dorsey of Nebraska, John Dern, Hfisfl If W. R. Hutchison and Lucius P. Judd formerly of J j I Nebraska, and G. S. Holmes of the Knutsford, l I representing the Commercial club. 1 1f .1 jj jj At the Country Club. - If A largo number of people visited the Country f ft ij club on Thursday, the 21th. H' 4 A buffet lunch was served from 12:30 to 2:30 and flU fill table d'hote dinner at 6:30. ni His H , ft j Tea and clock golf today at 4 o'clock. Jm II fa ! Mrs. Robert B. Harkness is hostess. HI ;1 Next Wednesday is Visitors'-day (and night) at H iM f ' the Country club and promises to be very popular. Ml ; J Mrs. S. D. Sturgis will be hostess, the band Jirom Hff ' w the Fort will be in attendance and the first dance nf given in years at the pretty spot will take place. HB; j Miss Anna McCornick entertained at luncheon HB at the club Wednesday. IKj imi Did you try the moon at the Country club last H HK j week? It was most romantic. !HHrai Tlie Droa veranda at the Country club is a delightful de-lightful place to have your dinner served. And now some one says that that gentleman was asked to resign his membership because he snored so loud that he woke up a party that was having a Ihk stupid time. Mooney-IJahn. An interesting event of the week was the marriage mar-riage on Wednesday of Carrie A. Mooney and Eugene Eu-gene E. Kahn, son of the late Col. Kahn, at the home of the mother of the bride. The ceremony was performed by Rabbi Jacob-son Jacob-son of Shreveport, La. The bridal party stood under a canopy of carnations carna-tions and sweet peas and those flowers, with palms were arranged in profusion throughout the rooms. At 5 o'clock MJss Osborne played the wedding inarch, and the party entered. Miss Esther Morris was bridesmaid and Henry Kahn, brother of the frroom, best man.. A wedding supper followed the ceremony and was attended by the families and intimate friends. Mr. and Mrs. Kahn went to California and will be home September 1st Monday evening the grand opening of the new Elks building will be the occasion of an exceptionally excep-tionally fine musical entertainment in the elegant new hall. Prof. Goddard will render a solo, the Fort Douglas band will give several selections, the First Ward quartette, oensisting of Messrs. Thomas Ashworth, Fred Graham, John Robinson and Wil-lard Wil-lard Squires will sing several selections, each member mem-ber of the quartette probably giving a solo during the evening. The splendid singing of Miss Edna Duncan at the Tabernacle Tuesday morning was the subject of much comment. Mrs. Julia Kimball and Miss Kimball have invitations in-vitations out for a musicale to be given Monday evening. It is to be in honor of Mr. Woodmansee, who leaves for the East next month. Dr. and Mrs. Vincent are at Hobble Creek ranch. Mrs. Igleheart will return from the East in August. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Y. Wallace took about twenty friends to tlie lake Monday evening. The party was given in honor of Mr. F. P. Fish of Boston. We may anticipate at least one very military wedding this fall. Mrs. McClure is in San Francisco. . Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Filer will return home the first part of the month. Mr. Walter Townsend has returned from St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Darling and Miss Ellenbeck are at Brighton. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Ferns have moved to 304 First street. Mrs. Arthur Brown entertained at a whist party Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Snyder entertained at a large dinner Monday evening in honor of Mrs. S. P. Taft of St. Louis. Miss Dooly gave a lake party Wednesday evening. even-ing. Miss McCornick gave another of a series of bicycle bi-cycle parties on Tuesday. Major Stanton left for San Francisco on Wednesday. Wed-nesday. Several friends accompanied him to Ogden to see that he got off safely. He did. Mr. Joseph J. Bamberger will be home from New York next week to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bamberger. Mr. Frank B. King has returned to San Francisco. Fran-cisco. Miss Lockhart is the guest of Miss Dooly. Dr. and Mrs. Rykert gave a dinner Sunday even-inn. even-inn. The Misses Cooper of Seattle are the guests of Miss Eveline Thomas. Mrs. J. W. Bowers of Los Angeles is the guest of Col. and Mrs. Edwin F. Holmes. Mrs. J. D. Spencer and children are at Brighton. George Dygert, one of Butte's prominent young attorneys, is in Salt Lake on business connected with his firm. Mrs. Olive L. Gaylord will leave for Southern California next week. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Copp have arrived from their wedding trip. Continued on page ji. Society Continued. 7 The Misses June and Elizabeth Mclntyre entertained enter-tained at an informal dance "Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tibbals gave a large dinner at their home Thursday evening. Mrs. Frank Knox and children are home from California. Mrs. W. H. Donnell and Mrs. Dana T. Smith are at Brighton. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Somner and Miss Bergh of Denver have returned from Provo canyon. Mr. Edward Bennett, formerly of this city, but now with the Piedmont Air Line at San Francisco, was in the city during the week on his way to the coast from New York. Sidney Hooper and Vivian McCune have returned from the north. They did not find Tracy. |