Show BOOK SOCIAL A SUCCESS Elks Entertain En ertain and Receive t About Choice Volumes The book social which the Elks Elite gave last evening ev assisted by the members of the Orpheus club who ten tendered tendered tendered dered the members of the order a com corn complimentary complimentary concert netted the club about 75 volumes The members of or oro No o 85 can now not ot only boast of ot the finest Elks club building b in the United i States but probably proba ly the largest and most choice library to be found in any Elk club j That the people of Salt Lake are I readers of the best books published was attested to last evening by the character of the volumes which were given to tp t the club The major portion of them are standard stan ard works by b the best authors and bound in the finest of bindings A large number of sets were donated by Elks or their friends some of them theta being bein worth from 55 65 to 75 per set There Was as not a J J single volume contributed which could coald be purchased in any any book store for tor less than 1 L In some instances single vol voi volumes volumes umes ames cost 3 Z and 4 t The books will now nov be arranged In cabinets and on shelves in the library of the club building which is on the top floor of df the th club A catalogue catalo e will willbe willbe willbe be printed giving the names of the books authors and the donators Those who are competent to judge say it would wo ld be a difficult task to reproduce the Elks El library for less than 1800 or 2000 The musical rendered by the members of the Orpheus club A AH AIt AH H It Peabody conductor which was given given en in the lodge room roam at was thoroughly enjoyed by all an The seating capacity capac t of the room was exceeded and or more were com compelled to stand in i the rear of the room or in m the ante chamber The pro I gramme contained several numbers by I Ithe the club which were rendered by forty male voices There were vocal and in instrumental i selections as follows Mrs George E Curtis mezzo soprano Wit lard Weihe violin J W Curtis bari ban i tone Ione W H Sherman tenor Arthur Shepard accompanist I The club building was waa thrown open to the general public throughout the I day The rooms Iere beautifully and artistically decorated decorate with th potted palms American flags and the lodge I colors purple and white The Tha feature of ot the social was the evening eig pro pr gramme which was YaS as attended att by the smart set of the city It n really proved the social event of the season The social was given gi q under the per personal personal personal supervision of at the follow ollow oU w com corn committee committee of which Parley P Christensen was chairman B E W Duncan C C P F Adams H Barnett and John Bit Brooks |