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Show SOCIAL SALT LAKE. . So tireless and censeless is the chase for the almighty dollar that the Strang, er within the gates of Zion would never suspect from surface indications alone how much time and talent is devoted in this city to the better side of life, to improvement, im-provement, entertainment and charity. We have in Salt Lake a Ladies literary liter-ary club that is really select iu the broader meaning of the term. Every summer a programme outlining the work for the ensuing winter is printed and it shows a rare appreciation of the literary genius of tho age. This year Russia is the main subject of study in the club Interspersed with current and miscellaneous topics of every nature. Different in character and com position posi-tion but more far-reaching is the Young Ladies and Young Mens Mutual Improvement Im-provement association, with ramifications ramifica-tions all through Utah. The Home Dramatic club is a company com-pany of local amateurs composed of ladies and gentlemen of remarkable talent and training. It excels many a profeasional troupe that comes this way heralded with all the pomp and circumstance of the lithographers art, and it has provided some very enjoyable enjoya-ble evenings to a most critical pubiic. Few cities of any size surpass Salt Lake in the promotion and appreciation apprecia-tion of music. ' Not only have we several sev-eral of the best teachers of the divine art among us, but we have sent forth a number of gifted musicians and vocalists. vocal-ists. The Ladies Musical society is doing splendid work, both through its own competent members and through recitals reci-tals of professional musicians invited for that purpose. The Choral society is known beyond the confines of Salt Lake and it is a potent and cnthusiastio factor in popularizing popu-larizing the compositions of the great masters. And who is there that has not drawn Inspiration from the oft arid sweet strains of the Guitar and Mandolin club? Among strictly social organizations the Pleasant Hours club stands probably proba-bly foremost, while the Harmony club is a credit to its members and the city. Everybody knows the Alta club, that generous and genial body of gentlemen gentle-men which finds healthy recreation under its hospitable roof. More unrestrained but fully as delightful de-lightful is the order of the Elks. To the lover of manly or athletic sports the rowing clubr the gun club, the wheel club or the sportmens club afford a variety of exercise unrivalled anywhere. , -v - Besides these we have all the associations associa-tions formed by churches, nationalities, educational institutions; and military ecret and . beaoy.plent orders. Our theater, though alone since the Grand Opera house was burned, is careful to provide ample and wholesome entertainment enter-tainment to the people. What we lack is a public library accessible to the masses, but it is only a question of time when that is coming. , Western cities are usually more Intent In-tent on cultivating the productive than the finer pursuits. We do both and in this respect as in so many others Salt Lako City is ahead of all her rivals. The Times appreciating this condition condi-tion of things and erer desirous to advance ad-vance the best Interests of the city in every sphere of usefulness is the first newspaper to chroniole in a special department de-partment the life of social Salt Lake. |