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Show I The whole story of New Year's eve will never bo told, and besides, it couldn't bo. J But it was - .at Hie happiest Now Year that j this little city ever ushered In, and tho incidents pertaining to its welcome, and during the first twenty-four hours of its life came nearer the real i Bohemian spirit than a"hy celebration in local hls- II is quite wonderful to think of the change In a few brief months, from a city where on Now 1 car's eve a few Bacchanalian warblers would sing a young welcome, shoot a few guns and then rndf Into the night, to the- present Greater Salt Lake, where thousands of people wore on the streets until quite early in the cold gray morn, where there ware brilliantly lighted restaurants crowded to capacity with crowds metropolitan in their spirit (or spirits) and appearance, happy and dofiant in their peculiar refutation of the' prophesies that the times aro,io bo hard; S & & I It was a lino, ijight for . porch climbers, for ! everybody was . away from. 'homo, and up to the. jj time that the janitors camo to work, no one was particularly strenuous in evincing a desire to ro- turn to their own domiciles. . Another year, and the wiser ones will heed j the warning of the proprietors of the cafes, for. I there were those who had an idea that tablejsf i would be easy to got, but the Louvre, and the . Wilson and Cullen wore packed, and when any-' cue progressed from orie place to another, thc i tables they left behind them wore Instantly lined. II R. O. signs In Salt Lake cafos are strictly an J, Innovation, but they went up the other night, and J the result was tt picnic. There wore hundreds who couldn't get a place to see the old year get his conge at the . Lquvro, . feents were at a premium at the Wilson, where the Star Spangled Banner was sung so beautifully by one of the leading jurists, and more wore kept out of tho Cullen whon, accompanied by the Hungarian Hun-garian orchestra, the crowd yelled. Its welcome to 1008. Salt Lake came nearer to dear old Frisco Tuesday night, than ever before, and tho closer it ets in Its fun making, tho better It will bo to live in. & & & Tho clubs wore crowded just as the restaurants restaur-ants wore, and there were scores of little parties that made the welkin ring, but while many heard the ringing very, few witnessed tin- operation, for discretion is sometimes the better part of a good time. But while their wassails were hidden from the public eye, they ware none the less enthusiastic, and the participants saw the old year out In a blaze of glory, and welcomed the now one In a riot of rosds and of song. Open house next day did not start until late in tho afternoon, but it completed the most festive fes-tive Now Year's that those who do most to make lurid the local color over saw. & & & THE LITTLE LAWYER MAN. ''-It' 'was a little lawyer man Who softly bluohed as ho began ' 'Her poor, dead husband's will to scan. o--.li He smiled whila thinking of his fee, . Then said to her, so tenderly, "You have a nice, fat legacy." And when, 'next day, he lay in bqd . With bandages upon his head, V'. ' cJl j- He wondered; what on earth -he said. " U j . . ftTrFrom the. Green Bag:, J & t : ; ( Invitations; have belh re&elyed-tyBJ'Giduringtho wfelr. for tlioMveadlngJrof Mia'aTosIo' Louis Fox) daughter of Mr. andkrs. Moyl'an 0."Fox; to"Mrj Edson Adams of Oakland, California'; ' T Tho wedding jv'ill tak- place , In that city . on Thursday, Ja'nu&iiy 10th, at St. T'auls Church, and : will be followed by a large reception at the home of the bride. & & ; A pretty wedding of Wednesday was that of I.Iis Maisel Kelly, the daughter1 of Mr. and Mi's, A. H. Kelly, to Ronald B. Rankin of Kentucky The ceremony, which was performed by the Rov Short, took place at the home of the brides parr-ents, parr-ents, and was witnessed only by .the rqlntivqa and iutimate friends. '. -" - " ' J f Mr. and Mrs. Rankin have gone to Califortnaf where they .will, reside . , ' Oiion "house Kt the Comnioroiar club va's'Ono. of the. most attracyyo-features of Nw Yeaa dayV wheii lh& club Whs visited by hundreds df thomr berf and thbir frjends. " ' ". ' .; Among those who entertained at their home& . on that day were Mi, and" Mrs. W. H. Cunningham, Cunning-ham, .Mr. and. Mrs, . William Rei(L Mrs. and the Misses Howat Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Ferry, Mrs. T. Ci Bailey, Mrs.. Charles Post and Miss Bailey" thj Misses Pearl and Nora Van Cptt, Miss Katheryn! Judge and Mr. and Mrs. George M. Bacon. : It was a real old-fashioned New Year's. day, wih the added charm of modernism much to the joy of all concerned. i i Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gould-Smith will leave hi ffey,"days for Golconda, Nov.; to beuway some time. f.fc & & Walker Salisbury entdrtained a score of friends at the Guntry club' New Year's eve. & The wedding of Miss Constance Kirkpatrick ahd John'R. Van Fleet was the surprise of the week for society. 'They were married on New Year's eve at the Knutsford, Judge Morse performing the ceremony. cere-mony. ! ' The' only people present were Mrs. Kirkpatrick, mother of the bride, and the bride's sisters, Mrs, Walter Stone and Miss Kirkpatrick, the former t arriving from Goldfield to be present at the event, and Judge Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Van Fleet left immediately after the ceremony for La Conda, Nev where they will bo at home after January 15th. . Mrs. John Zane entertained at an elaborate luncheon at the Alta club on Tuesday afternoon. tC" A beautiful wedding of New Year's eve was that of Miss La Prele Hatch and Don B. Ray, which took place at the home of the bride's parents. par-ents. Abram Hatch, father of the bride, performed the ceremony, D. W. McAllister giving the bride away, The bride was . attended by Miss Minnie Roy, and Mr. Lee Weber was best man for Mr. Ray. After the ceremony an informal reception was bold in the beautifully decorated rooms, in which " the color scheme of pink and white was tastefully I followed. iC Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Paul entertained at-cards on Tuesday, in honor of Lieutenant and Mrs. Ed-v.Sn Ed-v.Sn Butcher, who are guests at the home of Mr. ami Mrs. Fred Wey. & & & ' In honor of Miss Laura Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Tracy entertained at dinner on Friday evening. 0 & & & . Mr. and Mrs. J. R- Cloaveland of Denver announce an-nounce . the engagement of their daughter Florence Flor-ence to Mr. R. Prewitt Coleman of this city. The wedding will take place In Denver in the spring. ! Mr. and Mrs. It. C. Aley have returned from California. J & lif Miss Stella Fabian entertained at bridge on ' Tuesday-afternoon, i & . & Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scarff of Chicago were the l guest- of honor at an informal affair given on j Monday evening by Mr. and Mrs. John D. Spen cer. , & jfi J5 . Mrs. Edward J. Roberts entertained at bridge j on Monday afternoon. & y & Mr. and Mrs.. Baker, who have been the Kitosts of the E. S. Forrys during the holidays, have returned to their, home in Everett, Washington. Wash-ington. Mr. and Mrs. Baker entertained a few fi lends informally on New Yoai's eve. - - . . & & & ' Mrs. W. L. Green received informally at the Emery flats on Thursday afternoon, in honor of ' her niece, Miss Sarah Truax, who spent a few days here on the way east. Miss Truax has a largo number of friends here, made in the earlier ' days of her stage career, when she was a gresit 1 favorite locally. ' & Mrs. T. R, Black entertained at cards at the ; Kenyon on Monday afternoon. |