Show best of the seasons social events WAS SERVED hundred and twenty odd guests participate asand bouic decorations the at the opera houge and their banquet at the South ball were both brilliant and were voted by the participants about the most pleasant social event in the history of fiovo the doomed dozen spared neither pains nor their pecuniary profits for the last year in making the event the pleasing success that was secured the opera house where the dancing was done had been extravagantly and artistically decorated for the occasion with evergreens ever greens and costly greenhouse flowers sour large festoons fes curved gracefully erace fully from a large center piece just over the parquet and back of the stage in plain yiew hung a motto in evergreen with the simple word BACHELORS around the circles were other appropriate decorations and beau parlor lamps here and there added grace and finish to the whole scene on the bouth side of the stage was an elegant little parlor prepared as a dressing room for the ladies the bachelors were the reception committee ano the ease and smiling grace with which they handled their hundred and twenty odd guests won for them remembrance especially in the breatta of the beautiful girls of provo there was nothing lacking the guests were a little slow in arriving and it was 10 before the grand bachelors was begun the bachelors with condescending beaux were in the lead and a more brilliant dress parade was never before witnessed in the garden city the ladies were out in the latest styles of bilk and satin cowna many de colette and the gentlemen wore handsome evening suits the march waa much admired dancing then became the order of the evening to the sweet strains of the barton quadrille band the leader of the band I 1 B darton had just been married three hours when band struck ap the grand march and ha was never in better spirits the other members of the band shared his serene feelings joe white was prompter and alex hedquist the floor manager careered carl ered to the wishes of every one with an impromptu program BANQUET at 12 the banquet at south hall was announced then another dazzling scene fell upon the vision of the merry multitude four tables were arranged in form of a maltese cross with a large center piece of eyer greenB and buttonhole button hole by each plate the guests seated prof M one of the bachelors welcomed the guests to the banquet in a neat little speech wherein he asked with modest sarcasm that the invited guests look over the inexperience of the hosts and half sorrowfully alluded to the batters doomed elate the banquet under the supervision of B E fleiner the was delicious and complete turkey and cold meafua were served and thero was an almost endless variety of cafcas and coffee and claret were the drinks toasts were made by 8 A kingden ator A 0 smoot dr W J pike and judge jones married men who gently joked the hosts on their celibacy prof N L kelson offered the following set of resolutions in conclusion which were adopted whereas certain doomed ones among us have taken this erace fal way of retiring sinto the gloomy caverns of and whereas it is not to bo supposed I 1 that they would thus retire willingly while a single hour of leap year remains to give them hope be it that our loye goes out to these lonely sons of jacob especially that of the fair ones present and e it further resolved that we especially the feminine wo of thia happy throng will not stand by and eee so dire a calamity happen as the contemplated fossilization of fauch a handsome dazen Ses oved that we should all be pleased to attend the banquet of thesa one year hence the guests then returned to the ball ajom and spent another couple of hours BALli ROOM toast to the promoters of the bachelors ball heres to abe bachelors oi today and the fathers husbands and prominent men of the future As you have sought on this occasion to honor others may others honor you there were two young men on the bachelor list last evening one a prominent druggist the other a notably printer of whom it is surprising that they have not got entrapped yet considering si the strong nature of their allurements allure ments if those bachelors could provide so handsomely for such a large family surely chev can take care of a smaller one S ran jensen did the decorating and furnished abe boquete bo he did a fine job the ladies will now take an innings with their last leap year ball ot tho century on the night of the dinst many confers it will be next to impossible to eclipse the bachelors |