Show SOCIAL AND PERSONAL > ack of tile mere fact that W S Mc Conilck yesterday morning was the guest at breakfast of T R Jones Is a pretty story of long friendship ana how an Sm i promplu event was the Inaupiyatlon of a Now Years custom covering lentyscvcn years That long ago yesterday T R Jones had a breakfast at his home Be sides Mr McCornlck there were others who have since passed away Time next year tho same party met at Mr Joness but tho third year Mr McCornlck enter tained and so It alternated from year to year one or time other giving the Now Years breakfast Mrs William G Sharp was at homo to her friends yesterday afternoon and a de lightful time was passed by her guests S P a The New Year was ushered In by an in formal watch party given by Mr and Mrs W T Dlnwoodcy P P P A largo number went out to Red Butte Hollow for the at home of the Misses Young Misses Sadler and Miss Irma Alfr S 5 r At Fords hotel last evening time guests and friends of Mrs Ford vero entertained at the usual holiday ball Tho dining room was cleared for dancing and an orchestra or-chestra stationed in the hallway Punch was served continually and supper at 11 oclock Dancing kept up until a late hour P Tho Y M C A held open house last evening us has been tho New Years otis tom s or several patit years The rooms weio bright with their Christmas greens and filled lo overflowing with guests who passed to and fro In tho receptionrooms or went 10 limo gymnasium to sec time ex erMscs or basketball game which was spiritedly given hv Limo Reds and Blues li was a purely Informal event and tile guests fully appreciated that fact The Pomcroy orchestra furnished the music and refreshments were served In tho gymnasiim Limo young athletes gave n lino exhibition of general exercises of which time high diving was most Interest ing A game of basketball ended the exorcises ex-orcises Tho reception committee was composed of Mrs Hudson Smith Mra Steward Mrs Scheuck Mrs Glesy Mrs Rlppeto and Miss Quiiltrough Tile committee com-mittee In charge of refreshments was made up of Misses Williamson Helkcs Whittemore Curtis Maude Clark Murphy Mur-phy Ott Gnlrell Anna and Maggie Dick son Sue and Stella Clark From 9 oclock until midnight the rooms were crowded and with hearty good will was tile new year ushered In P a S Chrlslensens hall was crowded at both motineo and evening with a holiday gathering of young people bent upon properly celebrating the day and to watch thorn diiiuo was almost as great fun ns participating ones self for the most complete com-plete Joy wan shown on every face This was time IIISL public holiday dance until Washingtons Blrthdaj so Limo guests made the ipoM of thin opportunity and encored nearly every number a P S Jima resubmits of the Second ward held a New Years reunion yesterday afternoon and evening In their assembly hall Fully 509 people or about onehalf of the reid dents of time ward were present during time day nail u most enjoyable tlmo way had lime halt was artistically decorated for the occasion with bunting and stringers string-ers of artificial flowers and ferns The festivities opened with a banquet served in the main hallway and time feast concluded con-cluded an Informal musical programme was rendered During the evening dancing took precedence and was kept up until a late hour The reunion was In charge of Bishop llcbcr C Ivcrson of the Second ward and the general committee assisting him was composed of Paul Olson Ol-son Frank IJranting Mary Bassett S B Young Emma Iverson W H Lovcscy Mllllo Bassett Sarah Mitchell William Strlngham Robert Slddoway Edith Love soy Mary R Gallachcr Ilyrum J Smith and Edwin Pcnroac a P P General Agent C M Wood of the Now York Life last evening gave a dinner party to the agents and representatives of the company Time event took place at his homo 720 East Third South and was a truly enjoyable one In every way The table was prettily decorated with roses carnations and smllax and the menu wan most elaborate The host was surprised sur-prised by his guests presenting him with a very handsome stationery set the gift adding to the many pleasures of the evening Tile guests were Messrs and Mcsdamcs D H Webb of Elko 1 II Cook II II Goddard Vllllam Weber oC Oiden J D Spencer E E Shcpperd William Dougall Jr D II Livingston and Miss M Allender of Salt Lake a P P Mr and Mrs Morris Tovy celebrated their silver wedding last evening at their residence 211 East Fifth South street A delightful evening was passed a tino supper being served at 10 ocloclc |