Show I Governors Governor's Reception Rec j ii- ii and and I I Messiah Close H Holiday liday Marked chiefly by a host of social cia events some somo o of which outdid In splendor any of similar type held in recent years Monday witnessed ss d' d the end of the 1927 Yuletide season In Salt Lake The chief event of the day day- was the r rendition of The Messiah by bythe bythe bythe the Salt Lake Oratorio society In tho Tabernacle at nt 4 p. p m. m The structure was wa's filled with byers lovers lovers lov lov- ers and those seeking to fittingly observe the holiday oliday Much of the audience that that- heard henrJ and witnessed t The Messiah adjourned to to- local theatres following the m musical en en- en t. t Among the leading social affairs of ot th tho day was the reception of at Governor and Mrs George H. H Dern Dem- tendered to their friends between 2 and 10 p. p m. m at th the governors governor's home at East South Temple street At 11 ll a. a m. m the governor and his wife following a custom carried out by tho the states state's chief executive for tor years ars ar's received formally O alI the officers officers- I f of Pt tho the national guard and their theiL wives After Atter the gove governors governor's nors rece reception to the tho guard officers Major aj r and Mrs F F. A A. Prince h held ld open house for the officers and their wives at the Prince Prie ce home President George Thomas of the University of or Utah and Mrs Thomas Thom Thom- as entertained at nt open rouse house In the reception room of the trie John R. R Park building Monday afternoon between and 4 i Attended by about persons Including Governor and Mrs Dern Mayor and Mrs John F. F Bowman Bow Bow- man nian Edward M. M Ashton president of at the chamber of at commerce and arid Mrs Ashton State Adjutant General General General Gen Gen- eral W. W G. G Williams and ad Mrs Mis Williams Wil Barns liams me members bers of the he chamber of or commerce military affairs committee commit commit- tee national guard officers and of officers officers officers of- of of the One Hundred and Fourth reserve division Colonl Colonel and Mrs 1 Walter B McCaskey McCaskey held aNew a n aNew New Years Year's re reception Sunday at Fort r v I It y r f t t. t |